Ryan Bednar makes things on the internet

I'm a founder, programmer, and investor. I co-founded Orange Collective, a Y Combinator alumni fund backed by 150+ YC alumni that invests in the top AI startups from each YC batch — we've invested in over 100 companies so far.

Before that, I was a two-time YC founder. I co-founded Tutorspree (W11), backed by Sequoia Capital and Thrive, and later founded RankScience (W17), backed by Initialized Capital and SV Angel. I was also a founding engineer at SeatGeek. Through building startups in SEO and growth, I helped grow companies like Calm, Zapier, Rippling, and Shutterstock.

Startups

• RankScience2017
• 7Cups2013
• Tutorspree2011
• SeatGeek2009

Investments

• Vanta2018
• Howie.ai2022
• Trigger.dev2023
• VetRec2023
• Garage2024
• Corgi2024
• Henry2024
• StarCloud2024

Side Projects

• SeniorSite2020
• Remote Jobs2023
• Teraz.com2025