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Ryan Xue

Founder

Founder, CEO at Andco · Founder, CEO at Layup

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAndco · YCLayup · YC

About

Ryan Xue is co-founder and CEO of Andco. Previously, he co-founded and led Layup, and served as an early employee at Origin where he contributed to scaling the company across multiple markets and enterprise customers. He has also worked as a consultant at McKinsey and as a policy fellow at Google.

Founder, CEO at AndcoYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Ryan went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Andco's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Andco's investors · 2

Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Andco

DLDavid Lee
David LeeFounder
MLMichael Lemm
Michael LemmFounder

Founder, CEO at LayupYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

Layup's investors · 4

Cerberus VenturesNew York · since 2026Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Layup

BJBadal Jain
Badal JainFounder
MLMichael Lemm
Michael LemmFounder
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Experience

  1. AndcoCo-founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
  2. LayupCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2025United States
  3. OriginChief of Staff to the CEO2021 — 2022
  4. OriginHead of Operations and Strategy2020 — 2021
  5. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant2016 — 2018United States
  6. GoogleFellow2014 — 2015Mountain View, CA

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan Xue?
Ryan Xue is co-founder and CEO of Andco. Previously, he co-founded and led Layup, and served as an early employee at Origin where he contributed to scaling the company across multiple markets and enterprise customers. He has also worked as a consultant at McKinsey and as a policy fellow at Google.
Where does Ryan Xue work?
Ryan Xue is Founder, CEO of Andco and Founder, CEO at Layup.
What companies did Ryan Xue found?
Ryan Xue founded Andco, Layup.
Where did Ryan Xue go to school?
Ryan Xue studied at Y Combinator (W23, P26); Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Policy Analysis & Management).

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Michael LemmFounder at LayupDavid LeeFounder at AndcoLeif AbrahamFounder & CEO at Public

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