Megan Ruan

Megan Ruan is a General Partner at Gold House Ventures, the venture arm of Gold House Foundation.12 She co-founded Gold House Ventures in 2022, which is the first venture fund in North America established to invest exclusively in Asian and Pacific Islander (API)-founded startups.13

Gold House Ventures' debut fund is a $30 million vehicle launched in 2022 that invests in early-stage Asian-founded startups across the U.S. and Asia Pacific.14 Megan oversees the largest accelerator for Asian founders in the U.S., whose alumni have collectively raised over $1.5 billion.13

Prior to founding Gold House Ventures, Megan:

• Led venture capital investments at the Johnson & Johnson family office14
• Advised institutional and family office clients at Morgan Stanley14
• Co-founded and serves as Managing Partner of the Stanford Graduate School of Business 23 Fund3

Megan's achievements include:

• Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree in Venture Capital34
• Stanford Asian American Awards: Graduate Leadership Award4
• National AP Scholar4

She received her Bachelor's Degree with Distinction in Economics and Psychology from Yale University and her MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business.1