RH

Ryan Henry

Pre-seed + seed VC | Partner at Sand Hill North

Toronto, Ontario

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2021

    Investing in pre-seed + seed stage B2B software startups.

2018 - 2021

  • Co-Founder and CTO

    2018 - 2021

    Wisely helps non-profit fundraisers raise more by managing their portfolio of donors using an AI sales CRM add-on.

2014 - 2018

  • Sr Director of Development

    2014 - 2018

    High performing technical and people leader responsible for scaling the business, driving innovation and managing change. Strategic technical leader for FreshBooks' Payments line of business while managing Data, QA and Agile orgs.

2012 - 2014

  • Technical Director

    2012 - 2014

    Responsible for ensuring the competitiveness of all customer facing products, including Web and Mobile. Encouraging an efficient production process and ensuring all developers are capable and proficient. Oversee the software architecture of all systems to ensure they are maintainable and efficient. Assess the feasibility and cost of all projects and make recommendations that will ensure the success of Fuel’s products.

2008 - 2012

  • Director of Engineering

    2010 - 2012

    • Lead and mentor software engineering teams to ensure products of the highest quality. • Define and direct project management schedules to ensure estimates are accurate and products are on-time. • Build efficient, innovative and energized teams through recruitment and career development. • Collaborate across functional areas to facilitate projects and relationships. • Drive sound engineering design and establish development processes and quality standards. • Provide architectural and technical direction to ensure long term maintenance.

  • Development Lead

    2009 - 2010

    Managed multiple Blackberry and Windows Mobile game development teams.

  • Platform Developer

    2008 - 2008

2007 - 2008

  • Software Developer

    2007 - 2008

  • Junior Software Engineer

    2005 - 2007