# Ryan Thompson

Ryan Thompson is a venture capital lawyer and investor who serves as Partner and General Counsel at [Felicis Ventures](https://www.edgepedia.org/felicis-ventures), a role he announced on 26 April 2024.<sup>[1](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_)</sup> Felicis's official team page lists him as General Counsel.<sup>[2](https://www.felicis.com/team)</sup>

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Firm and role | Partner and General Counsel at Felicis Ventures<sup>[1](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.felicis.com/team)</sup> |
| Joined Felicis | 26 April 2024 (announcement date)<sup>[1](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_)</sup> |
| Firm size at arrival | FV IX, $825M, closed December 2023<sup>[3](https://www.felicis.com/about)</sup> |
| Firm size after arrival | $4.1B AUM across funds one through ten after the $900M Fund X closed in 2025<sup>[3](https://www.felicis.com/about)</sup> |
| Portfolio firms he cited | Canva, Notion, Shopify, Adyen, Runway, Weights & Biases (firm-level, not personal deals)<sup>[1](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_)</sup> |
| Known board seats | None documented in available sources |

## Role at Felicis Ventures

**Dual title.** Thompson joined Felicis with the combined title of Partner and General Counsel, a structure in which a senior lawyer carries a partner title while also serving as the firm's legal officer.<sup>[1](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_)</sup> His own announcement thanked founder [Aydin Senkut](https://www.edgepedia.org/aydin-senkut) and [Sundeep Peechu](https://www.edgepedia.org/sundeep-peechu) and named the firm's partners Viviana Faga, Victoria Treyger, Niki Pezeshki, Astasia Myers, and [Katie Riester](https://www.edgepedia.org/katie-riester), positioning him alongside the existing partnership.<sup>[1](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_)</sup>

In his announcement he cited Felicis's backing of companies like Canva, Notion, Shopify, Adyen, Runway, and [Weights & Biases](https://www.edgepedia.org/weights-and-biases) as examples of the firm's track record, describing them as firm-level results rather than deals attributed to him individually.<sup>[1](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_)</sup>

## The firm during his tenure

**Growth from $2.973B to $4.1B.** Thompson joined in April 2024, following the December 2023 close of the $825M FV IX fund. The sources do not reconcile the announced fund sizes with the firm's reported total AUM, so no funds-one-through-nine total is stated here.<sup>[5](https://siliconvalleyinvestclub.com/investors/felicis-ventures/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.felicis.com/about)</sup> In 2025 the firm closed Fund X (FV X) at $900M, bringing AUM across funds one through ten to $4.1B.<sup>[3](https://www.felicis.com/about)</sup> An SEC Form D aggregation for Felicis Ventures X, L.P. records $890.2M raised from 93 LPs, a figure slightly below the announced $900M headline number; the firm's announced figure is used here and the filing-based figure is noted as a close secondary reading.<sup>[3](https://www.felicis.com/about)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://fundraisingfox.com/investors/felicis-ventures)</sup> A similar gap appears for the prior fund: Form D aggregation shows $1.2B for Felicis Ventures IX, L.P. across 111 LPs, likely reflecting the fund plus related vehicles, against the announced $825M fund size, and the sources do not resolve the discrepancy.<sup>[3](https://www.felicis.com/about)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://fundraisingfox.com/investors/felicis-ventures)</sup>

**Firm activity, 2024 to 2026.** The firm's about page lists milestones during this period including a $300M Focus Fund I, investments in Runway's Series C, Supabase's Series B, and Mercor's Series B, and the acquisition of portfolio company Weights & Biases by 2026.<sup>[3](https://www.felicis.com/about)</sup>

## References

1. Ryan Thompson, "I am excited to announce that I have joined Felicis as Partner and General Counsel" (LinkedIn, 26 April 2024), https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanthompson2_i-am-excited-to-announce-that-i-have-joined-activity-7189737333854765057-Mw6_
2. Felicis, "Team", https://www.felicis.com/team
3. Felicis, "About", https://www.felicis.com/about
4. FundraisingFox, "Felicis Ventures" (SEC Form D aggregation), https://fundraisingfox.com/investors/felicis-ventures
5. Felicis ventures (siliconvalleyinvestclub.com). https://siliconvalleyinvestclub.com/investors/felicis-ventures/

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