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Mason Blake

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Co-founder & CTO at Ratio · Founder at Upcounsel

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedRatioUpcounsel

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275 people in our graph share verified history with Mason — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Mason: together at Gener8tor

About

Mason Blake is the founder and CTO of Car Genius AI. He previously co-founded Ratio Technologies and UpCounsel, the latter of which raised over $25M in venture capital and was acquired by LinkedIn in 2019. His career spans more than 20 years in startups, holding roles including lead developer, architect, product manager, and development manager.

Co-founder & CTO at Ratio

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Ratio's investors · 4

8-Bit CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkHoneystone VenturesPalo AltoStreamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Ratio

DKDavid Keane
David KeaneFounder & CEO
ASAshish Srimal
Ashish SrimalFounder

Founder at Upcounsel

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In turn, Mason can intro founders to Upcounsel's investors below.

Upcounsel's investors · 6

AngelPadSan Francisco · $120K checks · since 2018Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2018Cota CapitalSan Francisco · since 2018FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2018HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2018Runway Venture PartnersNew York · $1M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Upcounsel

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Matthew FaustmanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Car Genius AIFounder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. eSteamed SaunasOwner & Operatorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Phelocity HoldingsFounder & Operating Managercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. gener8torStartup Mentorcurrent2023 — presentFargo-Moorhead
  5. RatioBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. RatioCo-founder & CTO2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  7. FreelanceStartup Advisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. LinkedInMarketplaces Engineering Leader2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  9. UpCounsel, Inc.CEO2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  10. UpCounsel, Inc.CTO & Co-founder2011 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  11. TradecraftMentor2015 — 2016San Francisco, CA
  12. WallFly, LLCFreelance Software Developer // Consultant2007 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  13. JamBase, IncLead Software Engineer2006 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Better World BooksSoftware Engineer Team Lead2004 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Bulldog Media Group.Web Developer // Project Manager2000 — 2004Madison, South Dakota

Skills & more

JavaScript14Ruby on Rails3jQuery9AJAX3LINQ2C#2.NET30T-SQL2ASP.NET MVC6REST3ASP.NET20Git4
+12 moreSQLMicrosoft SQL ServerCSS.NET FrameworkCascading Style Sheets (CSS)DatabasesSlackMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Buying a BusinessHolding CompaniesRevenue & Profit GrowthOperational Efficiency
  • Microservices Foundations — LinkedIn
  • AI The LinkedIn Way: A Conversation with Deepak Agarwal — LinkedIn
  • Leading Your Team Through Change — LinkedIn
  • Scrum Master Certified (SMC) — Scrum Alliance

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mason Blake?
Mason Blake is the founder and CTO of Car Genius AI. He previously co-founded Ratio Technologies and UpCounsel, the latter of which raised over $25M in venture capital and was acquired by LinkedIn in 2019. His career spans more than 20 years in startups, holding roles including lead developer, architect, product manager, and development manager.
Where does Mason Blake work?
Mason Blake is Co-founder & CTO of Ratio and Co-founder at Upcounsel.
What companies did Mason Blake found?
Mason Blake founded Ratio, Upcounsel.
Where did Mason Blake go to school?
Mason Blake studied at AngelPad (Startup / Entrepreneurial Studies); Dakota State University (BSCS, Computer Science).

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