About
About Ryan
Ryan Bednar is a founder, programmer, and investor. He co-founded Orange Collective, a Y Combinator alumni fund that invests in the top AI startups from each YC batch. The fund is backed by 150+ YC alumni and has invested in over 100 companies.
Before Orange Collective, Ryan was a two-time YC founder. He co-founded Tutorspree (W11), backed by Sequoia Capital and Thrive, and later founded RankScience (W17), backed by Initialized Capital and SV Angel. He was also a founding engineer at SeatGeek. Through building startups in SEO and growth, he consulted for companies including Calm, Zapier, Rippling, and Shutterstock.
Ryan is also a seed investor in companies like Vanta, Trigger.dev, and many others across the YC ecosystem.
About ContentEdge
ContentEdge started as an SEO and content marketing blog, born out of Ryan's experience building growth tools and consulting for startups. It has since expanded to cover AI, technology, and the intersection of search and machine learning.
What you'll find here
- SEO — Deep dives on ranking strategies, on-page optimization, and search algorithm updates.
- Content Strategy — How to plan, create, and distribute content that performs.
- AI & Technology — Exploring how AI is transforming search and content creation.
- Industry Trends — Data and analysis on the digital marketing landscape.
Get in touch
Have a question or want to connect? Find Ryan at ryanbed.org or on X (@ryanbed), or subscribe to the newsletter to stay updated.