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Ryan Clare

Founder

Founder at Ticket Wallet

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedTicket Wallet · YC

About

Ryan Clare studied computer science with a focus on machine learning at Princeton. He is co-founder of Ticket Wallet, which applies AI to ticket sales operations.

Founder at Ticket WalletYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Ryan went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ticket Wallet's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Ticket Wallet's investors · 2

Circle & Co.$130K – $780K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Ticket Wallet

TGTruman Gelnovatch
Truman GelnovatchFounder

Experience

  1. Ticket Wallet (YC X25)CEO & Foundercurrent2023 — present
  2. NasdaqSoftware Engineer Intern2022
  3. NasdaqSoftware Engineer Intern2021
  4. Structured Knowledge Applications, Inc.Software Engineer Intern2020
  5. Verifi MediaSoftware Engineer Intern2020

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan Clare?
Ryan Clare studied computer science with a focus on machine learning at Princeton. He is co-founder of Ticket Wallet, which applies AI to ticket sales operations.
Where does Ryan Clare work?
Ryan Clare is Founder of Ticket Wallet.
What companies did Ryan Clare found?
Ryan Clare founded Ticket Wallet.
Where did Ryan Clare go to school?
Ryan Clare studied at Y Combinator; Princeton University (Computer Science); Wellesley High School (High School Diploma).

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Truman GelnovatchFounder at Ticket Wallet

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