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Akshat GoenkaunlockedRyan: together at Y Combinator (2017)
Γ10Ryan: together at Y Combinator
Ryan: together at UpKeep
About
Founder and CEO of UpKeep, an asset operations management platform designed to help maintenance teams manage work orders, inventory, and asset lifecycles through a mobile-first interface.
Founder/CEO at UpKeepYC W17
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to UpKeep's investors below.
UpKeep's investors Β· 7
Battery VenturesBoston Β· $500K β $100M checksEmergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco Β· $500K β $10M checksFundersClubSan Francisco Β· $250K β $5M checksInsight PartnersNew York Β· $120M β $350M checks Β· since 2020Mucker CapitalVenice Β· $250K β $750K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2017ZillionizePalo Alto Β· $200K checks
Experience
- UpKeepFounder and CEOcurrent2016 β presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- FJORPartnercurrent2024 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Ryan VentureAngel Investorcurrent2019 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Xperi CorporationiOS Developer2014 β 2016Encino, CA
- TriSep Corporation, The Specialty Membrane CompanyProcess Development Engineer2013 β 2014Goleta, California
Skills & more
Early Stage Investment3Start-up Ventures2CMMS99Asset Management97Preventive Maintenance85Maintenance Management34Maintenance & Repair30Matlab58Microsoft Office42Biomedical Engineering24Chemical Engineering39Tissue Culture22
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CellNI LabVIEWIn VitroThin FilmsChemistryObjective-CiOS DevelopmentProgramming in MatLabProgramming in CMicrosoft WordPowerPointPhotoshopLanguages English
- UpKeep Certified β UpKeep
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (CMRP) β SMRP
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Chan?
- Founder and CEO of UpKeep, an asset operations management platform designed to help maintenance teams manage work orders, inventory, and asset lifecycles through a mobile-first interface.
- Where does Ryan Chan work?
- Ryan Chan is Founder/CEO of UpKeep.
- What companies did Ryan Chan found?
- Ryan Chan founded UpKeep.
- Where did Ryan Chan go to school?
- Ryan Chan studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical Engineering); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at UpKeep11
Sanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalRyan ChanInvestor at Fjor FoundersKevin SpainGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersSarabeth ScottVP Sales Ops at Camber PartnersDeepak RavichandranPartner at Alkeon CapitalScotty LuPrincipal at Accel-KKR
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