Ryan Johnston
FounderFounder at Waypoint Transit
New York City Metropolitan Area
FoundedWaypoint Transit · YC
About
Ryan Johnston is the co-founder and CTO of Waypoint Transit, which grew from a real-time transit signage project he developed. He previously worked on chip design synthesis CAD tools at Apple and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Founder at Waypoint TransitYC W25
Intro paths
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Waypoint Transit's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Waypoint Transit's investors below.
Waypoint Transit's investors · 2
Co-founders at Waypoint Transit
Experience
- Waypoint TransitFoundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityHead Teaching Assistant2022 — 2023Stanford, California, United States
- Stanford UniversitySection Leader2020 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityPeer Tutor2019 — 2020Stanford California
- AppleHardware Engineering Intern2022Cupertino, California, United States
- Airity TechnologiesElectrical Engineering Intern2021Redwood City, California, United States
- Cirrus AircraftExperimental Lab Technician2017Greater Duluth Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Johnston?
- Ryan Johnston is the co-founder and CTO of Waypoint Transit, which grew from a real-time transit signage project he developed. He previously worked on chip design synthesis CAD tools at Apple and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
- Where does Ryan Johnston work?
- Ryan Johnston is Founder of Waypoint Transit.
- What companies did Ryan Johnston found?
- Ryan Johnston founded Waypoint Transit.
- Where did Ryan Johnston go to school?
- Ryan Johnston studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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