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Ryan Choi

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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Former SVB and Moelis tech investment banker who moved into operating roles, most recently Chief of Staff at Artie (YC S23) where he ran GTM, renewals and the Series A. Now building software products and advising a Korean accelerator's portfolio on US go-to-market.

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Experience(12)
Linchpin Labs
Founder
Linchpin Labs
Mar 2026 — Aug 2026
Artie (YC S23)
Chief of Staff
Artie (YC S23)
Jul 2024 — Apr 2026
Kaiku
Growth Advisor
Kaiku
May 2024 — Sep 2025
Moelis & Company
Tech Investment Banking Associate
Moelis & Company
May 2023 — Jul 2024
SVB Securities
Tech Investment Banking Analyst
SVB Securities
Sep 2021 — May 2023
Kaiku
Research Strategy & Data Lead
Kaiku
Jun 2021 — Sep 2021
Republic of Korea Army Missile Command
Sergeant & Rifleman Squad Leader
Republic of Korea Army Missile Command
Dec 2019 — Jul 2021
MINDS AND COMPANY
Research Analyst
MINDS AND COMPANY
Aug 2019 — Nov 2019
Warwick Congress
Co-Founder
Warwick Congress
Feb 2016 — Nov 2017
PTC
Sales and Marketing
PTC
Jul 2017 — Oct 2017
Samsung Life Insurance
Corporate Insurance
Samsung Life Insurance
Aug 2016 — Sep 2016
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Startup Consultant
Independent
Aug 2026 — Present
Education(2)
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
Bachelor of Science - BS in Philosophy, Politics and Economics with Major in Economics
Oct 2015 — Jul 2019
Worth School
Worth School
West Sussex - UK
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Projects
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PingNow Golf
Mobile app that watches Bay Area public golf courses and coordinates group bookings
Owned product, UI/UX, front-end and the website for a live mobile app. It monitors every Bay Area public golf course and helps a group coordinate a booking.
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AI-native M&A deal execution software
Sell-side due diligence management tool scoped from banker interviews
Interviewed 18 banks, from boutique to bulge bracket, from analysts to directors, to scope the product. Shipped clickable prototypes tested on a purpose-built mock data room.
Experience
Linchpin Labs
Founder
Linchpin Labs
Mar 2026 — Aug 2026 · San Francisco, CA
Ran five time-boxed sprints from discovery to shipped prototype while learning to design and build software. Interviewed 18 banks for an AI-native sell-side diligence tool and shipped clickable prototypes on a mock data room, which got him into the Solo Founders Program. Also shipped PingNow Golf, a live app that tracks Bay Area public tee times and coordinates group bookings, now used by 12 people. Dropped a prior-auth workflow idea after physician interviews and moved to payer-side review quality.
Artie (YC S23)
Chief of Staff
Artie (YC S23)
Jul 2024 — Apr 2026 · San Francisco, California, United States
Employee #5 and first non-engineering hire, working alongside the founders across GTM, ops and finance from seed to a $12M Series A. Helped grow revenue about 6x and ACV about 3x by building the sales playbook and ICP with the CEO and recruiting AEs. Built an automated multi-channel outbound system that became the main pipeline source at about 5 meetings a week with no SDR headcount. Ran account management and all renewals at about 170% NRR with zero churn. Led the rebrand and the first launch week, launched partnerships solo, and owned the Series A deck, model and data room, closing in 4 weeks from first outreach to term sheet.
Kaiku
Growth Advisor
Kaiku
May 2024 — Sep 2025 · London, UK
Supported the founders' fundraising with more than 10 US angel introductions and a data room. Advised on building a scalable GTM motion.
Moelis & Company
Tech Investment Banking Associate
Moelis & Company
May 2023 — Jul 2024 · San Francisco, California, United States
Ranked top in the associate class and covered Internet and Front Office Software M&A. Deal captain on Frequence's sale to Madhive, guiding the C-suite through its first M&A transaction. Ran all financial workstreams on Bain Capital's $8-10B sale of Rocket Software. Advised on the Khoros sale to IgniteTech, a three-year process, and built the models and data room. Led investor materials and valuation for Identity Digital's strategic review, which later closed as a TPG-backed continuation vehicle.
Education
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
Bachelor of Science - BS in Philosophy, Politics and Economics with Major in Economics
Oct 2015 — Jul 2019
Upper Second-Class Honors (equivalent to about 3.7/4.0 GPA)
Worth School
Worth School
West Sussex - UK
Academic Scholar in Mathematics; Head of House
Credentials
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Honor or award
Cello - Distinction
ABRSM
Grade 4
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Course
Series 63
FINRA
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Course
Series 79
FINRA
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Publication
Co-Author
“Effects of Remote Monitoring of Blood Pressure in Management of Urban Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
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