# Ryan Merl

> Ryan Merl is a startup investor at X (formerly Twitter) (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [X (formerly Twitter)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/twitter)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmerl
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ryan.merl

Ryan Merl is a startup investor at X (formerly Twitter) in San Francisco. Ryan is a senior software engineer at Twitter.

## About X (formerly Twitter)

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

X, formerly Twitter, is a global social networking platform that allows its users to send and read 280-character messages. It enables registered users to read and post their tweets through the web, short message service (SMS), and mobile applications. As a global real-time communications platform, X has more than 400 million monthly visitors and255 million monthly active users around the world. X’s active group of registered members includes World leaders, major athletes, star performers, news organizations, and entertainment outlets. It is currently available in more than 35 languages. X was launched in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass. X is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with local offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Boulder, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Sunnyvale, and Washington. X's international offices are located in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin, London, Madrid, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, Seoul, Tokyo, Toronto, and Vancouver.

5 contacts available at X (formerly Twitter).

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Shackleton | Product Head at OpenBack Integration | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-shackleton |
| Kayvon Beykpour | Head of Consumer Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kayvon-beykpour |
| Linda Yaccarino | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linda-yaccarino |
| Martijn de Kuijper | Senior Product Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martijn-de-kuijper |
| Ryan Merl | Senior Software Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-merl |

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