Ryan Mapes
CEO of Release
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
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
ArtistOnGo is a "business in a box solution" for beauty creators, empowering Creators with resources to operate their business independently
Growth Advisor
2020 - 2022
Talentpair is the World's Largest Hiring and Talent Management Community for Candidates, Hiring Teams and Growth Partners.
Raised $3,764,879.00 from Quest Groups.
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.
BlackBird is on a mission to make flying as convenient and affordable as driivng
Raised $15,034,999.00 from Lunch Partners and New Enterprise Associates.
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.
Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that helps companies hire diverse teams.
Raised $80,100,000.00 from Contrary, Sahin Boydas, Zoom Apps Fund, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital, Alumni Ventures, Owl Ventures, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), HighSage Ventures and BAM Elevate.
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.
StyleSeat is an online destination that connects beauty and wellness professionals with clients.
Raised $39,975,000.00 from 10X Capital and Sahin Boydas.
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.
Bloc is a mentor-led online bootcamp for aspiring software developers and designers.
Raised $8,250,000.00 from Harrison Metal, Learn Capital, First Round Capital, Shasta Ventures and Baseline Ventures.