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YC W12First-Time FounderAcquiredRaised $1M+Angel Investor
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- Has approximately 7 years of angel investing experience, having started in January 2019.
Founder score
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)Y Combinator W12 alum via PlanGrid.
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)PlanGrid was acquired by Autodesk, representing a successful exit.
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)Past co-founder of PlanGrid, which he led from 2011 to 2018.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Hacker News account @rsuttongee is confirmed as Ryan Sutton-Gee's account, with his HN bio reading 'Co-Founder of PlanGrid.'.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)PlanGrid was co-founded with Tracy Young and other co-founders.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)GitHub account is dormant: no public push in over 15 years (last push to 'demo_app' was 5,667 days ago).
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Active on Hacker News with 28 story posts, including posts about PlanGrid's early fundraising and construction tech.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)GitHub account has been active for approximately 15 years, created in November 2010.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)GitHub account @rsuttong is verified as Ryan Sutton-Gee's account.
- 62%Probability of being accurate (62%)PlanGrid raised at least $1.1M in early venture funding.
Investor score
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Publicly identified as an angel investor, currently operating under RSGT with a named portfolio of construction-tech and B2B SaaS startups.
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Has approximately 7 years of angel investing experience, having started in January 2019.
- 82%Probability of being accurate (82%)Has made at least 14 named angel investments including Upcodes, Hightouch, Postscript, Hatch, Atmos, 1Build, PermitFlow, Pirros, HyperFrame, Built Robotics, Provision, Mastra, Bild, and Merlin AI.
What you likely need
Ryan is a proven founder-turned-angel with a successful exit (PlanGrid → Autodesk) and a focused portfolio of 14+ AEC and B2B SaaS bets. His domain expertise in construction tech is a genuine edge, but his public technical presence (GitHub, HN) has gone quiet. Sharpening his public narrative and formalizing his angel operation could unlock better deal flow and co-investment opportunities.
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- fundraisingConsider formalizing RSGT as a named syndicate or micro-fund on AngelList to attract LP capital and surface your deal flow to a broader network of co-investors.
- positioningWrite and publish a public investment thesis on AEC and construction tech — your PlanGrid background gives you rare credibility that most generalist angels lack, and a written thesis attracts inbound deal flow from founders who self-select.
- introsRe-engage the YC W12 alumni network and YC's current batch office hours to source early-stage AEC and B2B SaaS deals before they hit AngelList or Carta.
- introsYour Sequoia founder profile page is live — reach out to Sequoia's scout or seed program to explore a formal co-investment relationship given your construction-tech domain expertise.
- tacticalSeveral portfolio companies (Hightouch, Postscript, PermitFlow) have raised follow-on rounds — proactively signal your pro-rata rights intentions early to avoid dilution in your highest-conviction bets.
- positioningYour GitHub has been dormant for 15 years — even occasional public contributions or a simple personal site with project notes would reinforce your builder credibility to founders evaluating you as an angel.
- positioningYour Hacker News karma sits just below 500 — sharing your construction-tech and angel investing perspective in relevant threads would grow your HN standing and surface you to technical founders.