Ryan Mapes

Co-Founder and CEO

2022 - Current

Manage all of your existing bank accounts, credit cards and mortgages from a single dashboard with Release. View balances and seamlessly move funds across accounts - with one login. No need to switch banks + It’s free to join.

Angel Squad Member

2021

Invest in early stage companies via Hustle Fund's Angel Squad.

Advisor

2018

Provide growth consulting and advising services to early stage startups with a focus on two-sided marketplaces.

Advisor

2020

Growth Advisor

2020 - 2022

Head of Growth

2019 - 2020

Acquired by Surf Air in early 2020! BlackBird is the leading aviation marketplace - connecting thousands of charter operators with consumer demand. I led Growth (Supply and Demand) up through our successful acquisition by Surf Air.

Advisor

2018 - 2019

Canvas (previously Jumpstart) is the leading early career recruiting platform for students and companies in tech. Backed by Sequoia and other leading VC firms, the company has raised more than $82 million in funding to date.

Head of Growth

2018 - 2019

StyleSeat is the largest and fastest growing marketplace in the $78 billion beauty and wellness industry. Since launching in 2011, StyleSeat has powered 12M consumers to book 53M appointments worth $3B. We're well funded by blue chip investors, including: Founders Fund, Lowercase Capital, 500Startups, Lightspeed, Ashton Kutcher, Sophia Bush, and the founders of Uber and Path.

Growth - Head of Supply

2016 - 2018

Hired.com is a career marketplace for the world's knowledge workers. Starting with in-demand tech roles, Hired brings together job seekers with the companies who want to hire them. Hired has raised more than $130 million in funding and operates in 13+ markets worldwide. I led the Supply Growth team (Candidate side).

Product / Growth

2015 - 2016

Product/Growth for Bloc.io - The world's largest online bootcamp with programs in web development, mobile development, and design.