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Paddy Byers

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CTO & Co-founder at Ably

London Area, United Kingdom

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Kevin JohnsonunlockedPaddy: together at University of Cambridge (1984–1986)
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Paddy: together at Ably
×5Paddy: together at University of Surrey

About

Paddy Byers is the co-founder and CTO of Ably, a platform that provides realtime infrastructure for developers. He has worked in technical and management roles across startup and public companies for nearly 40 years, with experience spanning software, strategy, and intellectual property. His current work focuses on AI, including AI-powered realtime applications and the use of agentic engineering in product development.

CTO & Co-founder at Ably

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Ably's investors · 6

Dawn CapitalLondon · $317.5K – $6.3M checks · since 2021Digital HorizonGeorge Town · since 2021Digital Horizon VCLondonForward PartnersLondon · since 2021Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2022MMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checks

Co-founders at Ably

MOMatthew O'Riordan
Matthew O'RiordanCEO & Co-founder

CTO & Co-founder at Ably

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Ably's investors · 8

Dawn CapitalLondon · $317.5K – $6.3M checks · since 2021Digital HorizonGeorge Town · since 2021Fairpoint CapitalStockholm · $1M – $4M checksForward PartnersLondon · since 2021Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2022MMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checksMolten VenturesLondon · $2.5M – $63M checksPortfolio VenturesLondon · $200K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Ably

MOMatthew O'Riordan
Matthew O'RiordanCEO & Co-founder

Experience

  1. Ably - simply better realtimeCo-founder and CTOcurrent2012 — presentLondon, UK
  2. Meshpoint LtdDirector2011 — 2025London, UK
  3. AplixGeneral Manager, Europe R&D2007 — 2011London, UK
  4. Tao GroupCTO2000 — 2007
  5. Reference Information SystemsDirector1993 — 2000
  6. Smith System EngineeringSystem Engineer1990 — 1993

Skills & more

Strategy3System Architecture16Java17Intellectual Property1Web Services12Software Development42Process Development1Mobile1C++7Product Development6Start-ups4C3
+12 moreSecurityMobile DevicesMobile TechnologyArchitectureMobile ApplicationsJavaScriptAndroidEmbedded SystemsOpen SourceWeb ApplicationsCloud ComputingProduct Marketing

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Paddy Byers?
Paddy Byers is the co-founder and CTO of Ably, a platform that provides realtime infrastructure for developers. He has worked in technical and management roles across startup and public companies for nearly 40 years, with experience spanning software, strategy, and intellectual property. His current work focuses on AI, including AI-powered realtime applications and the use of agentic engineering in product development.
Where does Paddy Byers work?
Paddy Byers is CTO & Co-founder of Ably.
What companies did Paddy Byers found?
Paddy Byers founded Ably, Ably.
Where did Paddy Byers go to school?
Paddy Byers studied at University of Cambridge (MA, Mathematics); University of Surrey (PhD, Theoretical Computer Science).

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