Ryan Endacott

Ryan Endacott is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Stella, an artificial intelligence software company developing automated sales and chatbot solutions. Prior to his current role, he served as the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SolStar, a cryptocurrency payments startup backed by Y Combinator in the Summer 2022 cohort. Earlier in his career, Endacott worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Loon, a subsidiary of Google X, where he developed software for the organization's Mission Control systems. During his time at the University of Missouri, he founded TigerHacks, an annual collegiate hackathon, and restructured the Mizzou Computing Association to provide technical education to students. He also developed solfaucet.com, a community utility tool for cryptocurrency developers. His professional background centers on full-stack software engineering, artificial intelligence product development, and building technical infrastructure for emerging technology startups.