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Wesley ChanunlockedDoug: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997–2001)
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Co-Founder & CEO at PayJoy
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PayJoy's investors · 24
CeniarthLondonCiti VenturesNew YorkCompoundNew York · $400K – $1.5M checksCore Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $5M checksDnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksEchoVC PartnersLagos · $100K – $5M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2023InvusNew YorkLendableLondonLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksMindset VentureSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checksMouro CapitalLondon · $1M – $15M checksNeuberger BermanChicagoNXTPBuenos Aires · $500K – $5M checksOVO FundMenlo Park · $250K – $750K checksRed Swan VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025Tekton VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksThink+ Ventures Management, LlcPalo Alto · $200K – $500K checksTunitas VenturesMenlo ParkUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2023Upper90Providence · $5M – $25M checksVARIVMexico CityWarburg PincusNew York
Co-founders at PayJoy
Experience
- PayJoyFounder & CEOcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessGuest Lecturercurrent2013 — present
- Silicon Valley Technology PartnersCEO2012 — 2015
- D.light DesignDirector of Engineering2010 — 2011Hong Kong
- D.light DesignWest Africa Distribution2009 — 2010
- GoogleSenior Software Engineer & Manager2005 — 2009
- US Peace CorpsLecturer / University of the Gambia, West Africa2003 — 2005
- MIT Women's Technology ProgramFounder & Executive Director2001 — 2002Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Start-ups42Entrepreneurship40Software Engineering35Leadership25
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Doug Ricket?
- Co-Founder & CEO at PayJoy
- Where does Doug Ricket work?
- Doug Ricket is Co-Founder & CEO of PayJoy.
- What companies did Doug Ricket found?
- Doug Ricket founded PayJoy.
- Where did Doug Ricket go to school?
- Doug Ricket studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,211
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Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business241
Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Shravan NarayenInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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