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 431 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #477 (top 0.1%) among 493,668 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, Freehold, Coinshift, Oncyber, Thirdweb, Trust Fund and Flyby Robotics. Ryan Hoover's account has accumulated 495,138 followers as of October 2026 and 146,389 posts. Ryan Hoover has been mentioned by 849 accounts, with 3,915 total mentions.
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