Ryan Bowman
Co-Founder And CPO at Marker
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Bowman is a founder and product leader with 12 years of experience translating literary and publishing expertise into ambitious digital products and AI-assisted writing tools. As Co-Founder and CPO of Marker he is building a next-generation word processor, and his prior ventures—including Verb.ai and Circle Digital—showcase a pattern of creating tech stacks and growth playbooks for publishing, e‑commerce, and education. He has driven platforms that handle tens of thousands of editorial submissions and more than $100M in revenue, and helped scale startups from zero to multi‑million valuations and PE funding. With early roots on the Financial Times graphics desk and an MA in English Literature from UCL, he brings rare domain fluency in storytelling and editorial workflows to product design. A non-obvious strength is his steady involvement in cultural projects—from relaunching international news outlets to serving on the board of Hoxton Street Monster Supplies—demonstrating an ability to blend commercial rigor with literary and civic sensibilities. Based in London, he combines entrepreneurial grit with hands-on product and technical leadership.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BA Honors English, BA Honors English at Haverford CollegeUniversity College LondonProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ryanhbowman/circle-site
Jan 2016 - May 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 48 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 4 months
PoeticsAI/verb-public
Feb 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:7 PRs, 158 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 1 month
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