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.
Founder at Pentabind
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Co-founders at Pentabind
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Phil HaynesFounder
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
Education
- Imperial Business SchoolInnovation, Entrepreneurship and Management MSc
- University of LeedsDegree of Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Imperial College LondonEntrepreneur Smart-Camp
- Worth School
- Rose Hill School
- Beechwood School
Skills & more
Business Strategy12Entrepreneurship12Investing10Engineering16Project Management9Mechanical Engineering17Product Design8Lean ManufacturingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)7ElectronicsBusiness Turn-arounds7Computational Modeling1
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Rory Ryan work?
- Rory Ryan is Founder at Pentabind.
- What companies did Rory Ryan found?
- Rory Ryan founded Pentabind.
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