Ryan Hoover
Operator AngelCo-Founder, Weekend Fund
Product Hunt founder, pre-seed consumer and B2B investor
Background
Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt, the widely used platform for discovering new tech products, which was acquired by AngelList in 2017. He co-founded Weekend Fund alongside Vedika Jain, a pre-seed and seed micro-VC now on its fourth fund (Weekend Fund IV, a $25M vehicle). Weekend Fund writes $100K–$300K checks into early-stage startups globally across consumer and B2B, backed by 350+ operator and founder LPs from Stripe, Figma, and Airbnb. His portfolio has produced 5 unicorns and 11 acquisitions including Deel, MoonPay, Intercom, and Pipe. He also launched Weekend Partners in 2025, a $1M program supporting founders who want to build and fund simultaneously.
Investment Thesis
Invests in early-stage companies capitalizing on consumer behavior shifts or emerging technology, with particular operator expertise in product, community building, and GTM.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $100K–$300K
Sectors
Based in: Global (based in Los Angeles, CA) (North America)
Notable Investments
Deel
Global HR and payroll platform; unicorn exit
MoonPay
Crypto payment infrastructure; unicorn
Intercom
Customer messaging platform; major exit
Pipe
Revenue-based financing platform
Voiceflow
AI agent builder platform
Syndicate
Web3 investment protocol
Function Health
Preventive health and diagnostics platform
InVideo
AI-powered video creation platform