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Keith Ryu

InvestorFounder

Founder at Fountain

New York, New York, United States

FoundedFountain · YC

30 Under 30 2019 · Enterprise Technology

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About

Keith Ryu is the former founder and CEO of Fountain, where he currently serves as a board member. A participant in Y Combinator's Summer 2015 batch, he has invested as an angel and LP in approximately 50 startups and funds, and is based across New York, San Francisco, and Seoul.

Founder at FountainYC S15

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Co-founders at Fountain

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Jeremy CaiFounder

Experience

  1. FountainBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  2. FountainFounder/CEO2014 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Web Development47Entrepreneurship42Start-ups33Programming15Web Applications7Startup Development7Business Analysis4Leadership25JavaScript18Ruby on Rails13Microsoft Excel10Git8
+6 moreDatabasesHTML/CSSPhotoshopLinuxSaaSOnboardIQ

Languages English · French · Korean

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Who is Keith Ryu?
Keith Ryu is the former founder and CEO of Fountain, where he currently serves as a board member. A participant in Y Combinator's Summer 2015 batch, he has invested as an angel and LP in approximately 50 startups and funds, and is based across New York, San Francisco, and Seoul.
Where does Keith Ryu work?
Keith Ryu is Founder of Fountain.
What companies did Keith Ryu found?
Keith Ryu founded Fountain.
What companies has Keith Ryu invested in?
Investments tracked here include Actiondesk, Finch, InferEdge, Modernbanc, Mutiny.
Where did Keith Ryu go to school?
Keith Ryu studied at Y Combinator (2015).

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