Ryan Hoover
Founder of Product Hunt
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Ryan Hoover (born 1987)[1] is an American businessman and investor best known as the founder and former CEO of new product comparison website Product Hunt.[2]
Ryan Hoover | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Founder of new product comparison website Product Hunt |
Early life and education
Hoover was born in Eugene, Oregon and his parents owned a video game store that Hoover worked at as a child.[3] He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in business.[4]
Career
Hoover founded Product Hunt as a side project while he worked for mobile game platform, PlayHaven.[5]
He became Product Hunts CEO and the company joined Y Combinator in 2014.[6] In late 2014, Product Hunt raised a $6 million Series A financing from Andreessen Horowitz and was acquired in 2016 by AngelList for $20 million (at roughly the same valuation).[7] Hoover stepped down as Product Hunt CEO in 2020.[8]
In 2017 he started a new investment fund called the Weekend Fund to invest in early stage startups.[9]