Ryan is a partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies group. His practice focuses on venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, structuring and reorganization transactions. He regularly advises entrepreneurs, start-ups, strategic investors, venture capital, growth equity, private equity and pension fund investors on domestic and cross-border transactions. Ryan’s expertise includes advising on deals in the technology, fintech, biotech and life sciences industries. He is also experienced in negotiating a variety of commercial agreements.
Prior to joining Osler, Ryan practiced at a Canadian national law firm and a leading global law firm where he focused on venture capital and private equity transactions. Ryan was also in-house corporate counsel for one of Canada’s largest national retailers.
Representative Work
- Feroot Security Inc.
Ferrot Security in its $14-million Series A financing
- Figment Inc.
Figment Inc. in its acquisition of Rated Labs
- Spellbook
Spellbook in its US$50-million Series B financing
- Float
Float in its securing of $70-million Series B financing led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Cohere
Cohere announced it has raised US$500-million financing at a US$6.8-billion valuation
- Cohere
Cohere in its acquisition of Ottogrid
- Xaba
Xaba in its $8-million Seed extension financing
- Intrepid Growth Partners
Intrepid Growth Partners in connection with its investment in StackAdapt
- Wyvern
Wyvern in its raising of a US$6-million financing
- Nomic Bio
Nomic Bio in its raising of $42 million in a Series B financing round
- Difenda
Difenda in its acquisition by Quorum Cyber
- Viggle AI
Viggle AI in its securing of $26-million Series A financing
- Agilysys
Agilysys in its US$150-million acquisition of Book4Time
- Cohere
Cohere announced it has raised US$500 million in its Series D financing round at a US$5.5-billion valuation
- PathFactory
PathFactory in its strategic acquisition of Uberflip
- Forma AI and SeaMonster
Forma AI in its business combination with SeaMonster
- Flosonics Medical, iGan Partners and Genesys Capital
Flosonics Medical’s US$20-million Series C funding round with participation from iGan Partners and Genesys Capital
- Ideogram
Ideogram in its closing of a $80 million Series A financing round
- Xaba Inc.
Xaba Inc. in its closing of a $2 million seed extension round
- CentML
CentML in its securing of $37 million of seed funding
- Ideogram
Ideogram in its launching of their platform with $22.3 million of seed funding
- Hearst Ventures
Hearst Ventures in connection with Optable’s $20 million Series A financing round
- Cohere
Cohere in its announcement of raising of US$270 million in a Series C financing round
- ODAIA
ODAIA in its raising of $34 million Series B financing
- Plooto
Plooto in its US$20 million Series B financing round
*Notable matters prior to joining Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
- * A venture capital firm as an investor in a $50.4 million Series A financing of an artificial intelligence start-up focused on developing cutting-edge natural language processing models
- * A leading venture capital firm as an investor in the $100 million (US$83.5 million) Series A financing of an artificial intelligence start-up focused on self-driving technology
- * A global private equity firm as lead investor in $60 million minority recapitalization of a leading provider of resilient connectivity for critical communications
- * A leading venture capital firm as the lead investor in the $35 million Series B financing of an e-commerce company that builds tools and integrations for e-commerce stores
- * A leading private equity firm in a growth equity funding round investment in a software company focused on the development of a college readiness and career development platform
- * A venture capital firm, as the lead investor in the $73 million Series B financing of a software company focused on developing a debt collection platform designed to improve the debt resolution process
- * A venture capital firm as an investor in the $29 million (US$22 million) Series B financing of a healthcare technology firm, focused on the development of a research intelligence platform designed to accelerate biomedical discoveries
- * A leading growth equity firm as the lead investor in the $227 million Series F financing of a recognized industry leader in AI SaaS enterprise solutions
- * A leading venture capital firm, as the lead investor in the US$100 million (C$128 million) Series D financing of a growing mobile travel booking app, which has developed the world’s fastest growing mobile travel booking app
- * A group of investors in the US$98 million (C$128 million) Series C financing of a home automation company that developed the world’s first smart WiFi thermostat
Ferrot Security in its $14-million Series A financing
Figment Inc. in its acquisition of Rated Labs
Spellbook in its US$50-million Series B financing
Float in its securing of $70-million Series B financing led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Cohere announced it has raised US$500-million financing at a US$6.8-billion valuation
- Cohere
Cohere in its acquisition of Ottogrid
- Xaba
Xaba in its $8-million Seed extension financing
- Intrepid Growth Partners
Intrepid Growth Partners in connection with its investment in StackAdapt
- Wyvern
Wyvern in its raising of a US$6-million financing
- Nomic Bio
Nomic Bio in its raising of $42 million in a Series B financing round
- Difenda
Difenda in its acquisition by Quorum Cyber
- Viggle AI
Viggle AI in its securing of $26-million Series A financing
- Agilysys
Agilysys in its US$150-million acquisition of Book4Time
- Cohere
Cohere announced it has raised US$500 million in its Series D financing round at a US$5.5-billion valuation
- PathFactory
PathFactory in its strategic acquisition of Uberflip
- Forma AI and SeaMonster
Forma AI in its business combination with SeaMonster
- Flosonics Medical, iGan Partners and Genesys Capital
Flosonics Medical’s US$20-million Series C funding round with participation from iGan Partners and Genesys Capital
- Ideogram
Ideogram in its closing of a $80 million Series A financing round
- Xaba Inc.
Xaba Inc. in its closing of a $2 million seed extension round
- CentML
CentML in its securing of $37 million of seed funding
- Ideogram
Ideogram in its launching of their platform with $22.3 million of seed funding
- Hearst Ventures
Hearst Ventures in connection with Optable’s $20 million Series A financing round
- Cohere
Cohere in its announcement of raising of US$270 million in a Series C financing round
- ODAIA
ODAIA in its raising of $34 million Series B financing
- Plooto
Plooto in its US$20 million Series B financing round
*Notable matters prior to joining Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
- * A venture capital firm as an investor in a $50.4 million Series A financing of an artificial intelligence start-up focused on developing cutting-edge natural language processing models
- * A leading venture capital firm as an investor in the $100 million (US$83.5 million) Series A financing of an artificial intelligence start-up focused on self-driving technology
- * A global private equity firm as lead investor in $60 million minority recapitalization of a leading provider of resilient connectivity for critical communications
- * A leading venture capital firm as the lead investor in the $35 million Series B financing of an e-commerce company that builds tools and integrations for e-commerce stores
- * A leading private equity firm in a growth equity funding round investment in a software company focused on the development of a college readiness and career development platform
- * A venture capital firm, as the lead investor in the $73 million Series B financing of a software company focused on developing a debt collection platform designed to improve the debt resolution process
- * A venture capital firm as an investor in the $29 million (US$22 million) Series B financing of a healthcare technology firm, focused on the development of a research intelligence platform designed to accelerate biomedical discoveries
- * A leading growth equity firm as the lead investor in the $227 million Series F financing of a recognized industry leader in AI SaaS enterprise solutions
- * A leading venture capital firm, as the lead investor in the US$100 million (C$128 million) Series D financing of a growing mobile travel booking app, which has developed the world’s fastest growing mobile travel booking app
- * A group of investors in the US$98 million (C$128 million) Series C financing of a home automation company that developed the world’s first smart WiFi thermostat
Latest Insights
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Report May 14, 2025
General overview of financings in the Deal Points Report
General overview of financings in the Deal Points Report
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2024 Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings
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Valuation and investment intelligence
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Financing structure intelligence
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Awards and Recognition
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Recognized in Startups and Emerging Companies
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Recognized in Private Equity; Technology Transactions
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Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Recognized in Technology
—Lexpert Special Edition
Media Mentions
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Osler News June 4, 2025
25 Osler lawyers recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2025
Osler is proud to announce that 25 of our lawyers are recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2025. This prestigious edition...
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Media Mentions May 23, 2025
‘Mega deals’ return as Canadian VC market stabilizes in 2024: Osler report – Canadian Lawyer
Osler’s Michael Grantmyre and Ryan Unruch spoke to Canadian Lawyer about some of the biggest takeaways in this year’s Deal Points Report: Venture...
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Osler News May 14, 2025
Osler releases 2024 Deal Points Report: a comprehensive analysis of Canadian venture capital financings
Osler’s Emerging and High Growth (EHG) Companies Group is pleased to announce the release of the Osler 2024 Deal Points Report: Venture Capital...
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Osler News April 4, 2024
Osler study of 450+ Canadian VC and growth equity financings shows ‘resilience’ and ‘renewal’ of Canadian startup ecosystem
Read Osler’s Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings, a study of more than 450 anonymized venture capital and growth equity preferred share...
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Community Involvement
- The Founder Institute, Mentor
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Corporate Governance for Emerging and High Growth Companies: Part 1 – Getting the basics right
Read moreCredentials
Education
- McGill University, Bachelor of Common Laws (J.D.), and Bachelor of Civil Laws (B.C.L.)
- McGill University, Bachelor of Commerce
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario