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Ryan Bednar

Founder

Founder/CEO at RankScience · Founder/Product & Engineering at Tutorspree

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRankScience · YCTutorspree · YC

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 RankScienceYC W17

Intro paths

YC

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 2016FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Founder/Product & Engineering at TutorspreeYC W11

Intro paths

YC

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 CollectiveCambridgeResolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011

Co-founders at Tutorspree

AHAaron Harris
Aaron HarrisFounder/CEO
JAJosh Abrams
Josh AbramsFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

JavaScript12CSS7HTML5Python8Analytics2Entrepreneurship10jQuery6User Experience9Web Development20Start-ups29E-commerce6Product Management4
+6 moreMySQLPHPUser Interface DesignSEOMobile ApplicationsSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)

From Ryan's professional profile.

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 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).

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Shared employers

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Aaron HarrisInvestor

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