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About Investor

Ryan J. Piela is Executive Director at New Incubation Ventures, the early-stage strategic investment and incubation arm of The Estée Lauder Companies, leading the team from New York. He invests in emerging beauty and wellness brands, with a focus on cosmetics and wellness & fitness at Seed and Series A, typically writing checks in the $500K to $6.0M range. His career spans venture capital, innovation, and corporate incubation, including roles as an investor in brands like Vyrao, board observer at Haeckels, Chief Innovation Officer at Latent Knowledge (edtech/AI), as well as prior stints in corporate innovation at XRC Labs, an entrepreneur-in-residence role at Starta Ventures, and earlier consulting work at IBM; he holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a B.A. from Whitman College.