About
Harstad is a Partner in Sverica’s San Francisco office, which he joined in 2011. He currently serves on the boards of 7Summits, iWave Information Systems, Stream Companies and Synoptek and previously served on the boards of Pivot Data Centres (sold to Rogers Communications (TSE: RCI)) and Sheet Music Plus (sold to Hal Leonard). He focuses on sourcing and evaluating new investments, transaction execution, and portfolio company operations. Mr. Harstad previously worked with Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (“FFL”), a private equity firm based in San Francisco. At FFL, he evaluated opportunities and executed transactions across a variety of industries including healthcare services and consumer products. Prior to that, he was an Analyst with the Industrials Group in Lehman Brothers’ Investment Banking division in New York. Mr. Harstad graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Analytical Finance from Wake Forest University and earned an MBA with honors from the Wharton School at the University of P
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2 investors at Sverica Capital are tracked.
- • 2,531 investors hold the Partner role in VCSift. Ryan Harstad is one of them.
- • 7,285 investors are based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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