Where does Ryan Hoover work?

Ryan Hoover is Founder of Product Hunt and Investor at WEEKEND.

What check size does Ryan Hoover write?

Ryan Hoover typically writes checks of $100K – $300K.

What companies did Ryan Hoover found?

Ryan Hoover founded Product Hunt.

Where did Ryan Hoover go to school?

Ryan Hoover studied at University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business (B.S., Entrepreneurship Concentration, Minor in Computer Information Technology).

Ryan Hoover

InvestorFounder

Investor at WEEKEND · Founder at Product Hunt

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $300K checks · typically $175K

FoundedProduct Hunt · YC

30 Under 30 2015 · Consumer Technology

About

Ryan Hoover assesses early founders' specific product decisions as windows into judgment, and runs a small collaborative fund backed by hundreds of operator-founder LPs he taps as an expert network.

Contact· published on Ryan's own website

r•••@weekend.fundreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS

Founder at Product Hunt YC S14

Intro paths

Ryan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Product Hunt's investors below.

Product Hunt's investors · 4

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2014 Cowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checks · since 2014 Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Experience

Weekend FundFounder & Investorcurrent2017 — present
ryanhoover.meWritercurrent2012 — present
Product HuntFounder & CEO2013 — 2020
TradecraftEIR2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
Startup EditionCo-Creator2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
PlayHavenDirector of Product2011 — 2014San Francisco, CA
PlayHavenProduct Manager2010 — 2011San Francisco, CA
InstantActionProduct Manager2010
InstantActionMarketing Analyst2009 — 2010
InstantActionSocial Media Marketing Intern2009
Pentagon Federal Credit UnionService and Lending Consultant2008 — 2009
Pentagon Federal Credit UnionMember Service Representative2006 — 2008
Jerry's Home Improvement CenterCustomer Service Agent2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Strategy31Product Management58Analytics52Monetization11Online Advertising41Product Marketing37Social Media Marketing51Lean Startup19User Experience67Early-stage Startups12Marketing33Entrepreneurship61

From Ryan's professional profile.

Colleagues at WEEKEND

Vedika Jain

General Partner at WEEKEND

Network4

Ben Davenport

Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital

Brianne Kimmel

Founder & Managing Partner at Worklife Ventures

Daniel Kan

Angel

Gardiner W. Garrard

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at TTV Capital

Investors connected to Ryan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan Hoover?: Ryan Hoover assesses early founders' specific product decisions as windows into judgment, and runs a small collaborative fund backed by hundreds of operator-founder LPs he taps as an expert network.
Where does Ryan Hoover work?: Ryan Hoover is Founder of Product Hunt and Investor at WEEKEND.
What does Ryan Hoover invest in?: Ryan Hoover invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Ryan Hoover write?: Ryan Hoover typically writes checks of $100K – $300K.
What companies did Ryan Hoover found?: Ryan Hoover founded Product Hunt.
Where did Ryan Hoover go to school?: Ryan Hoover studied at University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business (B.S., Entrepreneurship Concentration, Minor in Computer Information Technology).