What companies did Ryan Bednar found?

Ryan Bednar founded RankScience, Tutorspree.

Where did Ryan Bednar go to school?

Ryan Bednar studied at Y Combinator (W17); Y Combinator (W11); Rutgers University (BS, Finance and Computer Science).

Ryan Bednar

InvestorFounder

Co-founder & General Partner at Orange Collective · Founder/CEO at RankScience · Founder/Product & Engineering at Tutorspree

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRankScience · YC Tutorspree · YC

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About

Ryan Bednar is a General Partner at Orange Collective, a YC alumni fund. He previously founded Tutorspree and led RankScience as CEO, and was an early employee at SeatGeek. He has worked on SEO growth for companies including Calm, Zapier, Rippling, and Shutterstock.

Founder/CEO at RankScience YC W17

Intro paths

Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to RankScience's investors below.

RankScience's investors · 4

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2016 FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at RankScience

Dillon Forrest

Founder/Product & Engineering at Tutorspree YC W11

Intro paths

Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Tutorspree's investors below.

Tutorspree's investors · 6

Founder CollectiveCambridge Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks SV AngelSan Francisco Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011

Co-founders at Tutorspree

Aaron HarrisFounder/CEO

Josh AbramsFounder

Experience

Orange CollectiveCo-founder & General Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
RankScienceCEO & Founder2016 — 2024San Francisco, CA
TutorspreeCo-founder & CTO2010 — 2013New York, NY
SeatGeekFounding engineer2009 — 2010

Skills & more

JavaScript12CSS7HTML5Python8Analytics2Entrepreneurship10jQuery6User Experience9Web Development20Start-ups29E-commerce6Product Management4

+6 more

MySQLPHPUser Interface DesignSEOMobile ApplicationsSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan Bednar?: Ryan Bednar is a General Partner at Orange Collective, a YC alumni fund. He previously founded Tutorspree and led RankScience as CEO, and was an early employee at SeatGeek. He has worked on SEO growth for companies including Calm, Zapier, Rippling, and Shutterstock.
Where does Ryan Bednar work?: Ryan Bednar is Founder/CEO of RankScience and Co-founder & General Partner at Orange Collective and Founder/Product & Engineering at Tutorspree.
What companies did Ryan Bednar found?: Ryan Bednar founded RankScience, Tutorspree.
Where did Ryan Bednar go to school?: Ryan Bednar studied at Y Combinator (W17); Y Combinator (W11); Rutgers University (BS, Finance and Computer Science).