Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapping to Y Combinator and $10 Million Series A

UpKeep Maintenance Management CEO Ryan Chan took a hobby project that he bootstrapped with a paycheck and managed to get into Y Combinator. From there, he raised a $10 million Series A from a top-tier Silicon Valley firm, Emergence Capital. Excellent execution thus far. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start from the very beginning of your journey.

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454th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Ryan Chan, UpKeep Maintenance Management

Ryan Chan, CEO and Founder at UpKeep, bootstrapped with a paycheck and subsequently, went through Y Combinator, followed by raising $13 Million.

454th Roundtable Recording on August 29, 2019: With Ryan Chan, UpKeep Maintenance Management

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Roundtable Recap: August 29 – Startups Spanning Indonesia, Nigeria, Guatemala and a YCombinator Case Study

During this week’s roundtable, we had Ryan Chan, CEO and Founder at UpKeep Maintenance Management. Ryan has bootstrapped with a paycheck and subsequently, gone through YCombinator, followed by raising $13 Million. Great case study. Travling As for the pitches, up first we had Daniel Agung Pratana from Indonesia pitch Travling, a local travel app.