# Paul Holder

> Paul Holder is co-founder and CEO of OnRamp, a Boston-based B2B SaaS platform that automates and orchestrates customer onboarding. He and co-founder Ross Lerner built the first version in Bubble as non-technical founders, landed 15 paying customers before hiring an engineer, and grew the company to roughly 100 customers, 60+ employees, and $29M in total funding, including a $15M Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies in late 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at OnRamp
- **Organizations:** OnRamp, Troops (acquired by Salesforce), VTS, HighTower, Forbes Business Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Finance, Boston College
- **Known for:** Built OnRamp to ~100 customers and 60+ employees, Raised $29.2M in total funding, including a $15M Series A in late 2025, Scaled a no-code MVP to a 7-figure ARR SaaS business

## Career timeline

- **pre-2016** — Strategy consulting; early career at HighTower where he met future co-founder Ross Lerner
- **2016** — Joined Troops as Customer Success Lead, later Director of Customer Success
- **2019** — Co-founded OnRamp with Ross Lerner while still reflecting on onboarding challenges from prior companies
- **2019-2020** — Built the OnRamp MVP on Bubble as non-technical founders; landed first 15 paying customers before hiring an engineer
- **2023-2024** — Scaled to seven-figure ARR; moved upmarket to enterprise customers
- **2025-11** — Raised $15M Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies; opened new Fort Point office in Boston; team grew to ~60 employees

## Achievements

- Built OnRamp to ~100 customers and 60+ employees
- Raised $29.2M in total funding, including a $15M Series A in late 2025
- Scaled a no-code MVP to a 7-figure ARR SaaS business
- Member of the Forbes Business Council

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — OnRamp closed $15M Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.
- **2025** — Team nearly doubled and OnRamp opened a new office in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood.

## Links

- Website: https://onramp.us
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcholder/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/paul_c_holder

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Last updated: 2026-07-09