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Ryan K.

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Cofounder/CEO at RTHM
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Ryan is the Cofounder and CEO of RTHM, a Y Combinator-backed company dedicated to transforming care for complex illnesses like Long COVID. Leveraging his PhD from ETH Zürich and research experience at Stanford, he is building AI-driven solutions to personalize healthcare and improve patient outcomes.

Outside of RTHM, Ryan is a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, where he invests in and supports early-stage companies. He has a deep-seated interest in biohacking, exploring how to maximize health insights from personal data to better understand diet, stress, and various wellness interventions.

Unique fact: Ryan holds a patent for "Cards with serial magnetic emulators, " an invention in a field distinct from his current focus on biotechnology.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Cofounder/CEO
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Complex Illness Care
He is transforming care for misunderstood illnesses like Long COVID and ME/CFS by building a better system through his company, RTHM.
AI in Healthcare
Actively developing AI that analyzes patient cases, researches medical literature, and suggests actionable testing and treatment plans for patients and doctors.
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Career

Work history

6-2018
Cofounder/CEO
RTHM
4-2025
Venture Partner
Pioneer Fund
1-2016 - 12-2021
Research Scientist, Snyder Lab
Stanford University School of Medicine
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Education
1-2022 - 3-2022
W22 Batch for RTHM
Y Combinator
2011 - 2015
PhD
ETH Zürich
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