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Ryan King

Unicorn founder

Founder at chimebank-ar21

San Francisco, California

Foundedchimebank-ar21$25B

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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.

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Education
Holds a master's in computer science from Stanford and a bachelor's in computer science and engineering from UCLA.
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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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Access Technology VenturesMill ValleyAcrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksAdventure FundBrooklynAliya Capital PartnersMiamiAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksAnthem Venture Management, LlcLos Angeles · $1M – $5M checksAspect VenturesPalo AltoAurumMenlo ParkCathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks · since 2019Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksCrosslink CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $9M checks · since 2019Dragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2019DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · since 2019Emerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEmpede CapitalTortolaEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checksFlex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksFlourish VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksFluent VenturesMill Valley · $250K – $2M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019G SquaredChicagoGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2019HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2019Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksIrishAngelsSan Francisco · $250K – $350K checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksLight Street CapitalPalo AltoMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019Motivate Venture CapitalChicago · $250K – $3M checksNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyOpera Tech VenturesParis · $3M – $15M checksOutcast VenturesSan Francisco · $500K checksOwl CapitalSkip CapitalSydneySoftBank Vision FundLondonThird PrimeNew York · $500K – $2M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksToba CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checksVantage Legacy CapitalHobokenVeligera CapitalNew York

Co-founders at chimebank-ar21

CBChris Britt
Chris BrittFounder

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 Founder of chimebank-ar21.
What companies did Ryan King found?
Ryan King founded chimebank-ar21.

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