Ryan Hoover is a technology entrepreneur and early-stage investor who founded Product Hunt, the product discovery platform that raised a $6.1 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and was acquired by AngelList in November 2016 for $20 million. Ryan Hoover's Twitter Score is 430 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #519 (top 0.5%) among 389,201 tracked accounts.
Ryan Hoover also founded Weekend Fund, where he serves as general partner, focusing on early-stage technology companies. Weekend Fund was part of AngelList's Angel Funds initiative and had secured just over $3 million according to a 2017 SEC filing. He was previously affiliated with AngelList following the acquisition of Product Hunt.
As an angel investor, Ryan Hoover has backed Magic Labs, Coinshift, Oncyber and Thirdweb. Ryan Hoover's account has accumulated 412,453 followers as of July 2026 and 146,088 posts. Ryan Hoover has been mentioned by 829 accounts, with 3,883 total mentions.
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