Investing Profile

Ryan Hoover(814)

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Investor at Weekend Fund. Los Angeles, California, United States Contact info

ryanhoover.meLos Angeles, California

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Ryan Hoover's investing connections

85 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Satya Patel (Homebrew), and 82 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position

Weekend Fund Investor

Investment Range

$100K - $250K

Sweet Spot

$175K

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$10M

Ryan Hoover is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists Consumer Health (Seed)Consumer Internet (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)FinTech (Seed)Future of Work (Seed)Los Angeles / Southern California Marketplaces (Seed)Media/Content (Seed)SaaS (Seed)Social Commerce (Seed)Investors who invested in diverse founders Investors who invested in female founders Investors who were founders

Ryan Hoover's Investments On Record (21)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Dukaan®	Seed RoundOct 2020$6M	$6M
Pesto Tech	Seed RoundOct 2020
Co-investors: Cindy Bi (CapitalX)
Playbook	Seed RoundJun 2020$3M Seed RoundMar 2018$500K	$3.5M
Co-investors: Vivek Sodera (Vivek Sodera Ventures), Jordan A.D. Fudge (Sinai Ventures), ERIC REINER (Sinai Ventures), Lucas Bagno (Village Global), Melody McCloskey (Cleo Capital), Renaud Visage
MainStreet	Seed RoundJun 2020$2.3M	$69.3M
Co-investors: Chris Farmer (SignalFire), Topher Conway (SV Angel), Andrea Funsten (Basecamp Fund), Matt Scott (Basecamp Fund), Lucy Guo (Backend Capital), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Niv Dror (Shrug Capital), Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Yagiz Sozmen, Moshe Lifschitz, Ashley Flucas, Tyler Willis
Around	Seed RoundMar 2020$5.2M Seed RoundMar 2020$5.2M	$10.4M
Co-investors: Ashley Flucas
FitnessAI	Seed RoundMar 2020
Pipe	Seed RoundFeb 2020$6M	$266M
Co-investors: Brianne Kimmel (Work Life Ventures), Larry Chu (Eunoia Capital Partners), Marlon Nichols (MaC Venture Capital), David Sacks (Craft Ventures), Sky Dayton (Craft Ventures), Jeff Morris, Jr. (Chapter One Ventures), Michael Ma (Liquid 2 Ventures), Ashley Flucas, Valentin Gui, Sung ho Choi, Ryan Chan
Modulz	Seed RoundSep 2019$4.2M	$4.2M
Co-investors: Larry Chu (Eunoia Capital Partners)

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We invest in early stage companies broadly across B2C and B2B, but here are a few categories we're excited about: Tools for Distributed Team Maker or Creator Tools Audio Tech Vertical Job Marketplaces No/Low Code Tools

Ryan Hoover's Experience

Investor Weekend Fund2017 - Present

Founder Product Hunt2013 - Present

Blogger / Writer ryanhoover.me2012 - Present

Creator Startup Edition2013 - 2014

EIR Tradecraft2013 - 2014

Director of Product PlayHaven2011 - 2014

Product Manager PlayHaven2010 - 2011

Product Manager InstantAction2010 - 2010

Marketing Analyst InstantAction2009 - 2010

Social Media Marketing Intern InstantAction2009 - 2009

Service and Lending Consultant Pentagon Federal Credit Union2008 - 2009