Ryan Clinton combines a West Point physics degree, a Harvard MBA, and a Penn/Wharton MPA with military service in Iraq alongside Ridgeline co-founder Ben Walker, time as an early employee at Anduril, and recognition as a Purple Heart recipient and Combat Infantryman. At Ridgeline, he takes a hands-on role in defense and industrial investing, advising on DoD-related deals near $100 million, moving the firm to Memphis to connect portfolio companies with enterprise customers like FedEx, Dollar General, and AutoZone, and serving on the boards of companies such as Harbinger and RKVST.
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Ridgeline is a Memphis-based venture capital fund that backs early-stage founders building technology for complex organizations like Fortune 500 companies and government agencies, with strategic limited partners including FedEx, AutoZone, and Dollar General who run pilots with portfolio companies. The fund's founding partners combine West Point military backgrounds with national security experience to focus on modernizing foundational industries through AI, quantum computing, space infrastructure, and industrial automation.
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