Ryan Larcom

Ryan drives growth for ambitious companies through new ventures, partnerships, and thoughtfully-designed products. As a Managing Director at Alloy Partners, Ryan co-creates "advantaged" startups and venture studios with the world's leading organizations and entrepreneurs. A prolific venture builder and pioneer of the model, Ryan has co-created 40 startups in the last decade that have gone on to raise $250M+ in venture funding, including strategic investment from Fortune 500 corporations, R1 universities, philanthropies, and SSBCI funding.

His superpower is building from a blank page. When the vision is set but the path lacks a playbook, Ryan shapes strategy and directs cross-functional teams to execute. A designer by nature, his portfolio of work spans strategy, innovation, and design within Fortune 500 companies, venture capital, and startups. The throughline of Ryan’s career is the conviction that businesses designed with intention can advance human flourishing.

In addition to serving on several startup boards, Ryan is actively involved in a number of philanthropic and nonprofit endeavors. His contributions have been acknowledged as an Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty under 40” honoree. He co-founded Collective Works, which launches sustainable for-profit/for-good businesses to scalably address social problems.

Originally from Connecticut, Ryan is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and industrial design. Ryan lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Melissa, and two children. He is passionate about urban community revitalization, historic home restoration, and homebrewing.