Ryan Fink

CEO

Vancouver, Washington, United States16 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

2x founder with successful exits.
Over 30+ issued patents in AI and AR.
Recognized by top publications for innovation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI and Augmented Reality innovation.

Contact

rynfnk@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

ARBusiness DevelopmentBusiness InnovationBusiness StrategyConsumer ProductsCross-functional Team LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareEntrepreneurshipGesture RecognitionGo-to-market StrategyHuman Computer InteractionIPInnovationInterfacesIoT

About

Making a dent in the digital universe. I'm a 2x founder with 2x exits. As a product leader with 15+ years in the AI and Augmented Reality (AR) space and more than 30+ issued patents (and many more pending), I'm driven by a deep belief that AI is meant to enhance human capabilities and experiences for the better. I take pride in creating and building human-centric products with a customer experience first philosophy. As a leader, I prioritize people, product, and profit; in that order. My work and I have been recognized by WSJ, Wired, Forbes, New York Times, Apple, Google, CrunchBase: #2 Hottest Tech Company Globally, Cannes Lions, CNET, TechCrunch, VB, Digital Trends, Frost & Sullivan, Mobile World Congress, and more for my contributions to AI, AR, and innovation in the tech space. I was the founder/ceo of Streem (Acq. 2019 by NASDAQ:FTDR) and I founded and served as CEO of ONtheGo Platforms (Acq. 2015).

Experience

Gigaio

Investor

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Factorial

Investor

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · New York, United States

Limited Partner

Broken top whiskey

Investor

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Sisters, Oregon, United States

Intuned (yc s22)

Investor

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

Digs

CEO, Co-Founder

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Vancouver, WA · On-site

Digs AI unlocks happier homes.

Fuse

Investor

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Portland, Oregon, United States

Limited Partner & Venture Scout at Fuse.

Streem

CEO, Co-Founder

Apr 2017 – Apr 2022 · 5 yrs · Portland, Oregon Area

Streem (Acquired 2019) by Frontdoor (NASDAQ: FTDR). Leveraging Augmented Reality, Streem's mission is to make the world's expertise accessible to all.

Vr motion corp.

Advisor

Aug 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 7 mos · Portland, Oregon, United States

Atheer

VP, Business Development

Dec 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Portland, Oregon

Atheer is an Augmented Reality hardware and software company for industrial Enterprises. As VP of Business Development, I'm responsible for finding and partnering with the worlds leading hardware and software companies that not only enhance Atheer's hardware and software offerings, but also encourage defragmentation and growth of the AR space as a whole. Armed with market insights, I work closely with Atheer's engineering and product teams to help drive the development and direction of our products.

Onthego platforms (acq. by atheer)

CEO, Founder

Jan 2010 – Dec 2015 · 5 yrs 11 mos · portland, oregon area

OTG (Acquired 2015) is a Computer Vision & Machine Learning company with ~100,000 users and 300+ enterprise customers.
We had the goal to create a new interface for AR Smart Glasses and Mobile Devices, called Ari (Augmented Reality Interface). Prior, OTG created Ghost Runner (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ghost-runner-llc), an Augmented Reality (AR) company building an athletic software platform for smart phones and smart glasses. Founded in 2010 with the goal to enhance the way athletes and weekendletes exercise by using Augmented Reality to gameify the exercise experience. Our core technology is in our Machine Learning and Computer Vision.
Ari video's: https://vimeo.com/99680576 (more below). OTG was acquired by Mountain View based Smart Glasses company, Atheer, in November 2015. Some examples of Ari (in use by 400+ enterprises and over 100k users): Car gesture control: https://vimeo.com/120439747 | Tablet gestures: https://vimeo.com/114610502 | Google Maps: https://vimeo.com/122771136 | Switch: https://vimeo.com/137618650 | SmartWatch: https://vimeo.com/99373963