Keith Ryu
Board Member at Fountain
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolKeith Ryu is a seasoned software founder and investor based in New York with 11+ years building and scaling B2B platforms. He is the founder of startups valued at over $1B and an angel/LP in roughly 50 startups and funds, reflecting a broad portfolio approach. He currently serves as a board member at Fountain, a high-growth HR tech platform backed by SoftBank, B Capital, Peter Thiel, Y Combinator (S15) and others. Previously, he founded Fountain (HCM for large workforces) and led its growth as CEO from 2014 to 2020, with the platform powering enterprise-scale organizations like UPS and Amazon. In 2024 he launched Stealth, continuing to pursue bold, scalable solutions in the labor and workforce automation space. As a YC alumnus, he bridges hands-on product leadership with venture-backed strategy, combining technical depth with entrepreneurial grit.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
2015, 2015 at Y Combinator
English, Korean, FrenchGithub contributions (1)
onboardiq/onboardiq-ruby
Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 6 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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