Founder Spotlight: Ryan Delk, Founder & CEO of Primer

Join us as we kick off an exciting new chapter with the launch of our Founder Spotlight series, where we dive deep with some of the most innovative and visionary founders shaping the future. For our inaugural event, we’re thrilled to introduce Ryan Delk, the Founder & CEO of Primer. 

Ryan’s entrepreneurial journey is nothing short of remarkable. From his early days interning at Square to helping scale Gumroad from $10,000 to over $50 million GMV, Ryan has consistently proven his ability to drive impactful change. Following his success at Gumroad, Ryan served in senior product and growth roles at Omni, ultimately becoming its COO, seeing it to a successful acquisition by Coinbase. 

Today, as the Founder & CEO of Primer, Ryan is transforming K-8 education with his revolutionary Microschools platform, empowering entrepreneurial teachers to launch and manage small schools focused on student agency and parent-teacher collaboration. Primer has achieved impressive results with multi-million-dollar revenue and 3X year-over-year growth, backed by $20M+ in funding from top-tier investors like Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sam Altman, Naval Ravikant, and more. 

In this exclusive Founder Spotlight, we’ll take a behind-the-scenes look at Ryan’s career, his vision for the future of education, and how he’s making that vision a reality. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from and connect with one of the brightest minds in tech and education!