About
Ryan Hildebrand was an early member of Simple, a consumer fintech bank, and led its sale to BBVA. He founded Seed, a business fintech bank acquired by Cross River Bank, where he serves as Head of Payments and BaaS.
Founder at SeedYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Seed's investors below.
Seed's investors · 5
Co-founders at Seed
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Brian MerrittFounder/CEO
Experience
- BankwellEVP, Chief Innovation Officercurrent2023 — presentNew Canaan, Connecticut, United States
- The Emerald Valley RanchRanchercurrent2020 — presentNewberg, Oregon, United States
- Lincoln Savings BankEVP, Strategic Innovation Officer (SIO)2021 — 2023Waterloo, Iowa, United States
- LSBXPresident2021 — 2023
- Cross RiverSVP - Fintech Banking2019 — 2021
- SeedCo-Founder2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Simple FinanceVP of Finance2011 — 2013Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- DemandforceVP of Finance2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- StrandsVP of Finance2007 — 2009
- Umpqua BankVP of Accounting2006 — 2007Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- PwCAudit2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships8Financial Technology3Executive Management3Business Development2Start-ups9Banking5FinTech9Strategy3Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Hildebrand?
- Ryan Hildebrand was an early member of Simple, a consumer fintech bank, and led its sale to BBVA. He founded Seed, a business fintech bank acquired by Cross River Bank, where he serves as Head of Payments and BaaS.
- Where does Ryan Hildebrand work?
- Ryan Hildebrand is Founder of Seed.
- What companies did Ryan Hildebrand found?
- Ryan Hildebrand founded Seed.
- Where did Ryan Hildebrand go to school?
- Ryan Hildebrand studied at Y Combinator; Oregon State University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Accounting).
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