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Paul KwanunlockedRyan: together at Stanford University (1998–1999)
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Ryan: together at Comcast Silicon Valley Innovation Center
About
Ryan King is the engineer who built Chime. He co-founded America's largest digital consumer bank with Chris Britt in 2012 after a recruiter introduced them, served as its founding CTO, and grew the engineering organisation from nothing to a platform now carrying 10.4 million active members and $38 billion of quarterly purchase volume — through a June 2025 Nasdaq listing that priced at $27 and closed its first day 37% higher. He had spent a decade in consumer-internet engineering leadership before that, most notably as VP of Engineering at Plaxo, the address-book pioneer Comcast acquired, where he stayed on as a CTO in Comcast's Silicon Valley Innovation Center. He holds a master's in computer science from Stanford and a bachelor's in computer science and engineering from UCLA, and has sat on Chime's board since 2019.
Beyond investing
- Education
- Holds a master's in computer science from Stanford and a bachelor's in computer science and engineering from UCLA.
- More
- Was vice president of engineering at Plaxo, then a chief technology officer at Comcast's Silicon Valley Innovation Center after the acquisition. Has served on Chime's board of directors since February 2019.
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Co-founder at Chime
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Chime's investors · 25
Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksAspect VenturesPalo AltoCathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checksClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksFlex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksFlourish VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksICONIQSan FranciscoInspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksIrishAngelsSan Francisco · $250K – $350K checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLight Street CapitalPalo AltoMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyOpera Tech VenturesParis · $3.2M – $16M checksOutcast VenturesSan Francisco · $500K checksOwl CapitalSoftBank Vision FundLondonThird PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checksToba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checksVeligera CapitalNew York
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Co-founders at Chime
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Chris BrittCo-founder & CEO
Experience
- ChimeCo-Foundercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Comcast Silicon Valley Innovation CenterCTO & Vice President2010 — 2012Silicon Valley, CA
- PlaxoVP Engineering & COO2007 — 2010
- PlaxoDirector of Engineering2004 — 2007
- PlaxoEngineering Manager2003 — 2004
- PlaxoLead Engineer2003
- Liberate TechnologiesManager of Server Engineering1999 — 2002
Skills & more
SaaS8MySQL9JavaScript4PHP3Linux1Ruby on Rails2Software Engineering25Scalability20Mobile Devices15Cloud Computing14Web Applications6Distributed Systems6
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User ExperienceProduct ManagementBig DataMobile ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentLanguages Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan King?
- Ryan King is the engineer who built Chime. He co-founded America's largest digital consumer bank with Chris Britt in 2012 after a recruiter introduced them, served as its founding CTO, and grew the engineering organisation from nothing to a platform now carrying 10.4 million active members and $38 billion of quarterly purchase volume — through a June 2025 Nasdaq listing that priced at $27 and closed its first day 37% higher. He had spent a decade in consumer-internet engineering leadership before that, most notably as VP of Engineering at Plaxo, the address-book pioneer Comcast acquired, where he stayed on as a CTO in Comcast's Silicon Valley Innovation Center. He holds a master's in computer science from Stanford and a bachelor's in computer science and engineering from UCLA, and has sat on Chime's board since 2019.
- Where does Ryan King work?
- Ryan King is Co-founder of Chime.
- What companies did Ryan King found?
- Ryan King founded Chime.
- Where did Ryan King go to school?
- Ryan King studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); UCLA (BS, Computer Science).
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