Ryan Darnell

Ryan Darnell is a Managing Partner at Max Ventures, where experience includes investing in over 75 early-stage companies and co-founding seven venture-backed companies since March 2017. Darnell co-founded The Post in June 2021, aiming to create a premier membership club for former athletes transitioning into business. As a co-founder and investor at Elion since April 2022, Darnell contributes to a leading digital health solutions marketplace. Additionally, Darnell is a co-founder and board member of Tertulia, a platform enhancing book discovery through social media and web conversations, since January 2020. Darnell also holds a position as a seed investor in GrubMarket Inc., the largest private food tech company in the U.S., since May 2015. Darnell earned an MBA in Strategy and Finance from Vanderbilt University after studying at Middle Tennessee State University.