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Kurtis Tryber

Founder

Founder at Ranla

Walnut Creek, California, United States

FoundedRanla · YC

About

Kurtis Tryber previously served as an Air Traffic Controller in the U.S. Air Force and founded Power Only Transit in 2013. He later held a sales leadership role at Parade, a logistics technology company, before co-founding EXO Freight to build a digital marketplace for open deck transportation.

Founder at RanlaYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Kurtis went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Ranla's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Kurtis can intro founders to Ranla's investors below.

Ranla's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. SuperSendFoundercurrent2024 — presentWalnut Creek, California, United States
  2. EXO FreightCEO and Co-Founder2020 — 2024Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
  3. Freewaytax.com (exit)Co-Founder2016 — 2024Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
  4. ParadeHead of Customer Development2020San Francisco, California, United States
  5. ParadeStrategic Sales Manager2019 — 2020San Francisco, ca
  6. ParadeAccount Executive2018 — 2019San Francisco, CA
  7. Power Only Transit LLCCo-founder, Managing Member2013 — 2018Las Vegas, NV
  8. United States Air ForceAir Traffic Controller2009 — 2015Shaw AFB, Sumter, SC

Skills & more

Sales AutomationOutbound SalesEmail Infrastructure1Email DeliverabilityB2B SaaSCold Emai

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kurtis Tryber?
Kurtis Tryber previously served as an Air Traffic Controller in the U.S. Air Force and founded Power Only Transit in 2013. He later held a sales leadership role at Parade, a logistics technology company, before co-founding EXO Freight to build a digital marketplace for open deck transportation.
Where does Kurtis Tryber work?
Kurtis Tryber is Founder of Ranla.
What companies did Kurtis Tryber found?
Kurtis Tryber founded Ranla.
Where did Kurtis Tryber go to school?
Kurtis Tryber studied at Y Combinator; Keesler Air Force Base (Air Traffic Controller); South Medford High school.

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