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About
Ryan Black is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Ancana, a company offering a co-ownership model for vacation homes and part of the Y Combinator S21 batch. He has over a decade of experience building consumer, marketplace, and B2B products, including work at startups with two exits and at Facebook. Before entering technology, he worked in consulting, finance, and venture capital.
Founder at AncanaYC S21
Intro paths
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ancana's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Ancana's investors below.
Ancana's investors · 7
Co-founders at Ancana

Experience
- AncanaCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officercurrent2021 — presentVail, Colorado, United States
- AirvetHead of Product2020 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Rival Inc (acquired by Ticketmaster)Principal Product Manager2018 — 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
- Prosper MarketplaceSenior Product Manager2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookProduct Manager2013 — 2015Menlo Park, CA
- RideScout (acquired by Moovel, a Daimler Mercedes company)Product Manager, Founding Employee2011 — 2013Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- DAYLIGHT PARTNERS, LLCVenture Fellows Intern2010 — 2011Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsSummer Associate2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Triage Consulting GroupSenior Consultant2006 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Verizon WirelessBusiness Development Intern2004 — 2005San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Black?
- Ryan Black is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Ancana, a company offering a co-ownership model for vacation homes and part of the Y Combinator S21 batch. He has over a decade of experience building consumer, marketplace, and B2B products, including work at startups with two exits and at Facebook. Before entering technology, he worked in consulting, finance, and venture capital.
- Where does Ryan Black work?
- Ryan Black is Founder of Ancana.
- What companies did Ryan Black found?
- Ryan Black founded Ancana.
- Where did Ryan Black go to school?
- Ryan Black studied at Texas McCombs School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (BS, Business Administration); Product School (Instructor, Product Management).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,522
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Goldman Sachs mafia615
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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo mafia96
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Texas McCombs School of Business mafia95
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Product School mafia14
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Same school
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Also attended Product School22
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ancana1
Also worked at Airvet13
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Also worked at Rival Inc (acquired by Ticketmaster)2
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