-1 to MongoDB with Kevin Ryan
South Park Commons is delighted to host Kevin Ryan, Co-founder at MongoDB, as part of our -1 to Now series!
Event Details
5pm: Doors Open
5:30-6:30pm: Discussion with Kevin Ryan
6:30-7pm: Networking
Often called the “Godfather of NYC tech,” Kevin Ryan is one of the leading internet entrepreneurs and investors in New York. He is a co-founder of MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt Groupe, Zola, and Pearl Health, and founds new companies with AlleyCorp every year. As one of the most active early-stage investors (pre-seed, seed and Series), AlleyCorp’s expertise spans a wide range across enterprise software and consumer tech, healthcare, deep tech and robotics, economic infrastructure, and more.
Earlier in his career, Kevin helped to grow DoubleClick first as President and then as CEO, leading their growth from a 20-person startup to a publicly traded global leader with over 1,500 employees, through IPO in 1998 and acquisition by Google in 2007.
Kevin is on the Board of Tech: NYC, Vice Chairman of The Partnership for New York City, and Director Emeritus for Human Rights Watch. Kevin previously served on the boards of the Yale Corporation and INSEAD.
📢 -1 to Now is a recurring speaker series at South Park Commons exploring how the world's best builders and thinkers took their ideas from -1 to 0 and beyond. Join us for the inside stories of their experiments, pivots, and breakthroughs on the way to where they are today.