He's a rising star in venture capital. Here's where Iconiq's Ryan Koh says the next great investors will come from.

Ryan Koh

Iconiq

• Ryan Koh is a principal at Iconiq, where he invests across the firm's growth and venture funds.
• He's pushed Iconiq to invest earlier in the company lifecycle and landed bets on buzzy startups.
• His track record landed Koh a spot on Business Insider's 2026 Rising Stars of Venture Capital list.

Ryan Koh didn't grow up dreaming of becoming a venture capitalist. The job found him instead — at a closing dinner for a company selling to Cisco, when he was still a young investment banker.