Ryan King
About Ryan King
Ryan King is listed as an investor in Othello's $8M seed round, which the Lounge deals desk dates to October 2026.
The searches did not turn up a source that clearly ties the Othello investor to a specific employer, operating history or personal site. Other people named Ryan King appear in search results. This page leaves out their careers to avoid mixing up different people.
The one confirmed investment is Othello. A public funding announcement names Ryan King among the individual investors in its seed round, alongside Andy Fang, Alex Bouaziz, Chris Larsen and Craig Jelinek. Other angel investments, check sizes and dates have not been confirmed from public sources.
Othello is based in New York and was founded by Jared Zelman and Raphael Assor. It builds a real-time augmentation layer for B2B sales calls. It gives sales reps recommendations in under 500 milliseconds, to help them answer questions, ask better questions and run tighter calls. The announcement says it is deployed across 50+ multinational enterprises, including Microsoft and Capital One.
The $8M seed round also included Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun and Owl Capital.
Ryan King has not published a stated thesis, preferred stages or check size that we could find. The only confirmed data point is a seed-stage investment in an enterprise AI product for sales teams. Founders should treat any wider focus as unconfirmed until he says otherwise.
- Othello: real-time AI assistance for B2B sales calls. Participated in the $8M seed round (October 2026 on the Lounge deals desk).
Investing activity
Ryan King appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $8M. The most recent is Othello (Seed, $8M, Oct 2026).
Ryan King most often invests alongside Owl Ventures, a16z Speedrun, Chris Larsen and Thomas Wolf, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ryan King
Who is Ryan King, the AI angel investor?
Ryan King is an angel investor named among the backers of Othello's $8M seed round. Othello builds real-time AI recommendations for B2B sales calls. Few other details about his background are confirmed publicly.
Has Ryan King invested in Othello?
Yes. A public funding announcement lists Ryan King among the investors in Othello's $8M seed round. The Lounge deals desk dates the round to October 2026.
What stage does Ryan King invest in?
The confirmed AI investment is a seed round. He has not published a preferred stage range that we could find.
What is Ryan King's check size?
His check size is not public. The Othello announcement gives only the $8M total round size, not what each investor put in.
Who else invested in the Othello seed round with Ryan King?
The announcement names Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun, Owl Capital, Andy Fang, Alex Bouaziz, Chris Larsen and Craig Jelinek.
How should founders pitch Ryan King?
He has not published guidance on how he wants to be approached. Founders can look at Othello, an enterprise sales AI product, as the one confirmed example of what he has backed. A warm introduction through a shared investor or founder is a reasonable route.
Is Ryan King an angel investor?
Yes. Ryan King invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Ryan King invested in?
Ryan King's AI investments include Othello. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Ryan King invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Ryan King has invested at Seed, with a median round of $8M.
Who does Ryan King co-invest with?
Ryan King's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Owl Ventures (1 deal), a16z Speedrun (1 deal), Chris Larsen (1 deal), Thomas Wolf (1 deal) and Andy Fang (1 deal).