Investing Profile

Ryan Hoover(814)

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Founder & Investor at Weekend Fund
ryanhoover.meLos Angeles, California
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Current Investing Position
Weekend Fund Investor
Investment Range
$100K - $250K
Sweet Spot
$175K
Investments On Record
52
Current Fund Size
$10M

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Ryan Hoover's Investments On Record (40)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Hamilton AI
SeedMar 2026$8M
Pre SeedApr 2024$2M
$10M
Co-investors: Rex Salisbury (Cambrian Ventures), Gardiner W. Garrard (TTV Capital)
Salmon Labs
SeedMay 2025$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Brett Brohl (Bread and Butter Ventures), Yohei Nakajima (Untapped Capital), Dan Bragiel (i/o Ventures), Mikihiro Yasuda (Hike Ventures)
Justpoint
Series AFeb 2025$45M
SeedMar 2022$7M
$100M
Co-investors: Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Scott Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Arielle Zuckerberg (Long Journey Ventures), Ryan Morgan (Crossbeam Venture Partners), Eric Ong (Lightbank), Katie Shea (Divergent Capital), Ali Moiz, Chris Smoak, Vivek Garipalli
Mainframe
SeedDec 2024$6M
$36M
Co-investors: Andy McLoughlin (Uncork Capital), Kenzi Wang (Borderless Capital), Theo Osborne (9Yards Capital), Rob Kniaz (Hoxton Ventures), Peter Boyce II (Stellation Capital), Lachy Groom (Physical Intelligence), Matthew Hartman (Factorial Capital), Scott Belsky (A24), Evan Cheng (Mysten Labs), Kenzi Wang (Symbolic Capital), Alana Goyal (Basecase Capital), George Burke, Akshay Kothari
Splash
Pre SeedApr 2024$5M
$42M
Co-investors: Jens Hilgers (BITKRAFT Ventures), Nihal Mehta (ENIAC Ventures), Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), David Tisch (BoxGroup), Kevin Colleran (Slow Ventures), Sam Lessin (Slow Ventures), Aaron Epstein (Y Combinator), Andrew Boszhardt (Great Oaks Venture Capital), Mo Koyfman (NewCo), Jos White (Notion Capital), Jason Finger (The Finger Group), Sean Seton-Rogers (Pro Founders Capital), Scott Belsky (A24), Carine Magescas (AngelPad), Thomas Korte (AngelPad), Ben Lin, Eben Pagan
Anon
SeedNov 2023$5M
$13M
Co-investors: Kirsten Green (Forerunner Ventures), Nick Grossman (Union Square Ventures), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), Scott Belsky (A24), Gokul Rajaram (Top-Patents), Amjad Masad
Bezi
Series ANov 2023$13M
$13M
Co-investors: Susan Liu (Uncork Capital), Chetan Puttagunta (Benchmark), Lenny Rachitsky (Self-employed), Siqi Chen (Invesco Private Capital), Akshay Kothari, Arash Ferdowsi, Suhail Doshi
Outset
SeedOct 2023$4M
$51M
Co-investors: Ben Taft (Sequoia Capital), April Underwood (Obvious Ventures), Jack Altman (Benchmark), Jack Moshkovich (8VC), Liz Wessel (First Round Capital), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Jessica Verrilli (Adverb Ventures), James Wu (M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund), J Zac Stein (Craft Ventures), Jake Jolis (Zeno Partners), Chris Howard (Fuel Capital), Lachy Groom (Physical Intelligence), Harj Taggar (Y Combinator), Daniel Kan, Guillaume Luccisano, Nate Matherson

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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 & Investor Weekend Fund2017 - Present
Founder Product Hunt2013 - Present
Blogger / Writer ryanhoover.me2012 - Present
Writer ryanhoover.me2012 - Present
Writer Top-Patents2012 - Present
Writer Center for Rural Health Leadership2012 - Present
Writer The Grameen Creative Lab2012 - Present
Writer Asset Management Group2012 - Present
Writer Minttown2012 - Present
Writer NewCo2012 - Present
Writer Self-employed2012 - Present
Writer PlayHaven2012 - Present
Writer Self-EmployedPresent
Co-Creator Self-EmployedPresent
Director of Product Self-EmployedPresent
Product Manager Self-EmployedPresent
Writer IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Co-Creator IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Director of Product IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Product Manager IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Writer Arthur AndersenPresent
Co-Creator Arthur AndersenPresent
Director of Product Arthur AndersenPresent
Product Manager Arthur AndersenPresent
Founder & CEO Product Hunt2013 - 2020
EIR Tradecraft2013 - 2014
Creator Startup Edition2013 - 2014
Co-Creator NewCo2013 - 2014
Co-Creator Startup Edition2013 - 2014
Co-Creator Top-Patents2013 - 2014
Co-Creator Center for Rural Health Leadership2013 - 2014
Co-Creator Asset Management Group2013 - 2014
Co-Creator The Grameen Creative Lab2013 - 2014
Co-Creator Minttown2013 - 2014
Co-Creator Self-employed2013 - 2014
Co-Creator PlayHaven2013 - 2014
Director of Product PlayHaven2011 - 2014
Director of Product Top-Patents2011 - 2014
Director of Product NewCo2011 - 2014
Director of Product Center for Rural Health Leadership2011 - 2014
Director of Product Self-employed2011 - 2014
Director of Product The Grameen Creative Lab2011 - 2014
Director of Product Asset Management Group2011 - 2014
Director of Product Minttown2011 - 2014
Product Manager PlayHaven2010 - 2011
Product Manager Top-Patents2010 - 2011
Product Manager NewCo2010 - 2011
Product Manager Center for Rural Health Leadership2010 - 2011
Product Manager Self-employed2010 - 2011
Product Manager The Grameen Creative Lab2010 - 2011
Product Manager Asset Management Group2010 - 2011
Product Manager Minttown2010 - 2011
Product Manager InstantAction2010 - 2010
Marketing Analyst InstantAction2009 - 2010
Service and Lending Consultant Pentagon Federal Credit Union2008 - 2009
Service and Lending Consultant PenFed Credit Union2008 - 2009
Social Media Marketing Intern InstantAction2009 - 2009
Member Service Representative Pentagon Federal Credit Union2006 - 2008
Member Service Representative PenFed Credit Union2006 - 2008
Customer Service Agent Jerry's Home Improvement Center2004 - 2005
Customer Service Agent Jerry's Home Improvement2004 - 2005

Ryan Hoover's Education

University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of Business B.S. Entrepreneurship Concentration, Minor in Computer Information Technology
University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business B.S. Entrepreneurship Concentration, Minor in Computer Information Technology
University of Oregon bachelors, bachelor of science business administration, entrepreneurship

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