Timothy Ryan

Partner

2021 - Current

Founding GP (Syndicate Lead, AngelList)

2020 - 2021

Managing General Partner

2019 - 2020

Managing Partner; Cofounder

2017 - 2019

Professional Management Consulting - Technology & Financial Services. Clients & Projects include: (I.) DCEX / LVSE = Go-to-market management consulting for financial services provider. SEC-compliance review of product with CISO & CRO; FINRA-pending; Increased marketplace liquidity by 10x, setting up market maker and order book leverage; Project manager for iOS & Android mobile apps, publish-ready; Financial audit of all assets under management; Grew client base by 33%+ over term of contract; Revenues increased by 3.5x; Future roadmap designed for STO private listings using a regulated ATS. (II.) Trust Wallet = Marketing & press releases. Worked in coordination with CEO/Founder for planning launch and rollout of product - Trust v1.1 for iOS and Android. Defined customer focus & comms strategy for using Discord & Telegram - 10k+ user base. Over 100k+ global downloads. Negotiated contract before team’s acquisition, assisted with merger by Binance Labs. (III.) Stanford University CBR: Center for Blockchain Research = Attend weekly meeting of cryptography professionals. PhD graduates, current university students, professionals and other security-focused leaders attend. 
Led by Prof. Dan Boneh of Stanford University - Applied Cryptography group at CBR. Past visiting speakers: from Georgia Tech CS, executives from Visa, Google & IBM, etc. (IV.) Mioseed = Hardware data security. Built and integrated a decision tree ML algorithm; Customized HW wallet data security for novices and experts alike. Referral based revenue model. Driven by our partnership agreements with vendor partners, big data processing for wallet suppliers. Met with founding executive team at Ledger's HQ in Paris. Same team behind Maison du Bitcoin. Biz dev meetings at Station F in Paris, Pestalozzi Law firm in Zug, Lakeside Partners in Zug. Partners also travelled to Prague to meet with Trezor, and we coordinated with the KeepKey team in Seattle.

Founder; & Board Director

2015 - 2017

Built proof of concept prototype for real time supply & demand access for cultivators and distributors. The SaaS platform provides real time inventory reporting, order status, quality control and delivery functionality. Data analytics were built in to provide insightful reporting and create machine learning algorithms which were used to offer purchasing suggestions. Early adoption and traction defined the optimal product-market fit. Beta tests were successful with all market participants, and the pipeline of customers was engaged and granted access. Recruited and managed a team of twelve business and subject matter experts & specialists from fields such as: developers, designers, architecture, marketing, PR, sales, support, engineering and other relevant SMEs. Applied to TechCrunch NYC for presenting onstage. VC investor engagement, financial due diligence. Raised seed stage capital, initial financing investment round. Transitioned to board director & advisory role. Successful M&A exit in summer of '17.

Chief Executive

2016 - 2017

Knot Complex is the fastest way to authenticate, then buy and sell locally! Listing new items for sale is as easy as a few taps and finding amazing items around you is always easy & fun! We use anonymous data processing and machine learning algorithms to find you the items you'll like the most and offer a wide selection of new and interesting stuff that's close by you. Buying something is as easy as starting a conversation with the item owner using our in-app messaging system. Once a connection has been made, we securely reveal the details for a transaction to occur with your peers, all made possible through Knot's unique validation system, reputation ranking and location services. Every feed is personalized to you, showing what's nearby, and what you personally will like. In addition to new stuff you haven't seen before there is tons more to explore and play around with. Knot is the new form of entertainment that combines the digital and physical worlds to provide real value today!

Cofounder - Mobile Applications Developer iOS

2015 - 2017

Mobile Applications Developer - iOS. Aptitude and coding skill set is intermediate but growing, strong management expertise and appetite to learn in this evolving technical arena of cloud architecture. I've spent time working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Loft experts and training program. Learning from AWS systems architecture experts and developing the core infrastructure, pipes, and architecture for our mobile app Knot has opened resources for development scaling. This first implementation is a mobile commerce entertainment application that was developed using elements of the Blockchain and AWS: IAM - identity management; Facebook Graph API - sign in; Cognito for identity verifications; S3 - data storage; DyanmoDb - noSQL databases; and Lambda - for code executions; We are planning to implement Cloudfront - which will allow us and users to sync delivery assets in realtime. All of this is made possible based on the location regions and server architecture systems we created to reach our customer base. This project was successfully submitted to Apple and iOS for their approval process in the App Store. It took many months of planning, execution, resources and testing, bug fixing and iterating. It is essential to success to perform user tests that ensure proper product development, and this integrates with an engaging user experience and creates meaningful adoption.

Senior Program Director

2014 - 2015

Zepp is a company of athletes. But more specifically, we’re athletes who are driven by science and innovation. We began our journey with a simple quest: to bring meaningful data to sports. That soon expanded into a broader mission of helping athletes improve their performance, boost their confidence and reach their maximum potential. Because data alone is not enough. That’s why, at Zepp, we are committed to developing the advanced 3D visuals, actionable insights and interactive training tools needed to truly transform your game. Welcome to the future of wearable sports technology.

Operations Manager

2011 - 2015

As the first member of the founding go-to-market team at Zepp Labs, I bring a unique perspective and skill set that is valuable to helping accelerate growth and quickly establish market share. Working in tandem with the CEO, Jason Fass, and over the course of three years, we raised over $20M in capital and grew the company to over 70 people on three continents. Together with the product team, we developed a motion sensor that integrates with baseball, golf and tennis to improve athletes' swings. Zepp is now the predominant sports technology and wearable sensor company in those markets. The course of the company was shaped early and its foundation set by the framework that we established in our product development, sales & marketing strategies. Early on at Zepp, I implemented our customer support platform system by utilizing Zendesk and managing its integration. Also I helped to set up our European distribution and support with a vendor based in Ireland. My primary responsibilities grew in scope with global operations, eCommerce webstore management, supply chain logistics and customer support. I also helped to establish many of our early sales relationships with Apple, Verizon and Best Buy. And on the marketing side of things, it was my responsibility to create early email marketing campaigns, an affiliate program and helped to manage the ambassadors. Learning to deal with all aspects of the business has helped me to better understand the complexities of growth phases and how to scale rapidly.

Financial Consultant

2011 - 2011

Performed financial investment analysis: including financial statements, projected sales revenues, COGS and cash flow projection to secure Series-A financing. Participated in NYSEE 20/20 eye-care missions for the needy as part of Honest John’s one-for-one social agenda. Derived investment proposal to secure capital infusion 2X owner’s equity. Negotiated terms and conditions for Little Fury branding company’s creative director role with Honest John.

Content Developer

2010 - 2011

Project-based developer of website material, images, layouts, designs and content for a luxury brand marketing agency catering to clientele in the South of France and the Mediterranean Region. Created client websites for various business brands based in the hotel, yachting, spas and beach resorts industries. Generated base code for clients’ copy and formatting for the landing pages. The goal was to increase customer attraction, brand awareness and drive click-through conversions, ultimately increasing revenues.

Marketing Manager

2010 - 2010

Digital website optimization and refinement. Performed an SEO diagnostic review & updated strategy roadmap that included: content development, link building, tags, landing page directory, metadata, and external links. Created and built out first social media plan for company’s marketing audience: younger demographic was more responsive to Facebook, Twitter, email campaigns, etc. Developed original website content and organic programs to improve search engine positioning and conversion ratios. Generated an increase of over 150+ targeted keywords for Google to match relevant content pages in their search algorithms, as well as increasing brand identity via paid placement campaigns.