Where does Rory Ryan work?

Rory Ryan is Founder of Pentabind.

Where did Rory Ryan go to school?

Rory Ryan studied at Imperial Business School (Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management MSc); University of Leeds (Degree of Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering); Imperial College London (Entrepreneur Smart-Camp).

Rory Ryan

Founder

Founder at Pentabind

United States

FoundedPentabind

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About

Rory holds a first-class engineering degree from the University of Leeds and a distinction-level master's from Imperial College Business School. Now on his third company, he has spent over ten years in the aptamer field, co-founding diagnostics firm ZiO Health, where he ran product and operations for six years until a buyout, and founding Valatoa, an M&A valuation SaaS business still trading seven years on.

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Pentabind's investors · 3

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks Hoxton VenturesLondon · $500K – $5M checks Twin Path VenturesLondon · $952.5K checks

Co-founders at Pentabind

Phil HaynesFounder

Miguel Gonzalez CanudasFounder

Experience

PentaBindCEO & Co-foundercurrent2021 — presentLondon
GBxMembercurrent2026 — present
ValatoaFounder2019 — 2026London
Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur in EF LD17 Cohort2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
ZiO HealthCo-founder & CPO/COO (bought out)2015 — 2021London (UK), Shenzhen (China) & San Francisco (US)
HAXEntrepreneur in Hax 10 Cohort2017 — 2020Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Youth Health ParliamentThink Tank Panel Member2016 — 2017London
Bioversity, a Platform for Biotech and Medtech NetworkingFellow2015 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
Rory W. RyanDesign Engineer2015 — 2016
OneSubseaMechanical Design Engineer2013 — 2015Greater Leeds Area
SteeperMechanical Engineer2012
.Work Observations2009 — 2011
Drallim Industries LimitedMechanical Engineer2010
Kurt J. Lesker CompanyMechanical Engineer2010
Transomnia Ltd.Product Designer2009 — 2010
Clague ArchitectsDrafter2007

Skills & more

Business Strategy12Entrepreneurship12Investing10Engineering16Project Management9Mechanical Engineering17Product Design8Lean ManufacturingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)7ElectronicsBusiness Turn-arounds7Computational Modeling1

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Who is Rory Ryan?: Rory holds a first-class engineering degree from the University of Leeds and a distinction-level master's from Imperial College Business School. Now on his third company, he has spent over ten years in the aptamer field, co-founding diagnostics firm ZiO Health, where he ran product and operations for six years until a buyout, and founding Valatoa, an M&A valuation SaaS business still trading seven years on.
Where does Rory Ryan work?: Rory Ryan is Founder of Pentabind.
What companies did Rory Ryan found?: Rory Ryan founded Pentabind.
Where did Rory Ryan go to school?: Rory Ryan studied at Imperial Business School (Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management MSc); University of Leeds (Degree of Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering); Imperial College London (Entrepreneur Smart-Camp).

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Lorenzo CurciCo-founder & CCO at Earthly

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Also worked at GBx12

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