# Kyler Blue

> Kyler Blue is the co-founder and CEO of Wavedash, a browser gaming platform. Previously Tenor’s first employee and Head of Product, he designed GIF Keyboard and helped build its API. His public work connects product design, content sharing, and making games easier to distribute and play together.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Wavedash
- **Organizations:** Wavedash, Tenor, Google, Extole, Conservation Volunteers New Zealand
- **Education:** Product design studies; degree completion unverified, Stanford University, Startup accelerator, Spring 2025 (X25), Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Designed GIF Keyboard as Tenor’s first employee., Served as Head of Product at Tenor and helped build its API., Co-founded Wavedash, a YC Spring 2025 company.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Volunteered on Rotoroa Island with Conservation Volunteers New Zealand, October–December.
- **2013** — Worked as a design intern at Extole; joined Tenor as lead designer, according to publicly indexed career history.
- **2016** — Became Head of Product at Tenor, according to publicly indexed career history.
- **2018** — Tenor acquired by Google on March 27; Blue subsequently worked on Tenor at Google.
- **2019** — Authored Google’s June 27 announcement of Share GIFs in Google Images.
- **2024** — Co-founded Wavedash with George Kennedy and Matthew Portner.
- **2025** — Wavedash joined YC Spring 2025 and launched its public beta in December.
- **2026** — Participated in Gamedev.js Jam’s expert panel; Wavedash partnered with the Defold Foundation.

## Achievements

- Designed GIF Keyboard as Tenor’s first employee.
- Served as Head of Product at Tenor and helped build its API.
- Co-founded Wavedash, a YC Spring 2025 company.
- Wavedash announced $4.3 million in funding led by Floodgate in December 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Public LinkedIn activity promoted Wavedash Summer Jam 26, scheduled July 17–26.
- **2026-06** — Wavedash joined the Defold Foundation as a corporate partner; an SDK integration was announced.
- **2026-05** — Feedback from Blue, Kennedy, and Portner was published for the Gamedev.js Jam Deploy to Wavedash Challenge.
- **2025-12** — Announced Wavedash’s public beta with Parking Garage Rally Circuit DX and $4.3 million in funding.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kylerblue.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylerblue
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kylerblue
- GitHub: https://github.com/kylerb

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Last updated: 2026-10-14