# Ryan Noon

> Ryan Noon is a software engineer, entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Material Security in 2017 and has served as its chairman since 2023. Earlier, he co-founded analytics startup Parastructure, acquired by Dropbox in 2014. His work connects data infrastructure, product design and security for information stored in cloud accounts.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Chairman at Material Security; founder of a stealth startup
- **Organizations:** Material Security, Parastructure, Dropbox, Ayasdi, Stanford University, Stealth Startup
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science, Stanford University, MS, Computer Science; networks and security concentration, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Parastructure, acquired by Dropbox in 2014., Co-founded Material Security and led it as CEO before becoming chairman., Led Material through its 2022 Series C financing milestone.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Earned a Stanford computer science BS.
- **2010-2012** — Lead engineer at Ayasdi, according to his personal site.
- **2012-2014** — Co-founded Parastructure.
- **2014** — Dropbox acquired Parastructure.
- **2014-2016** — Head of analytics at Dropbox, according to his personal site.
- **2016** — Lived in Berlin after leaving Dropbox; email leaks helped inspire his next company.
- **2017** — Co-founded Material Security with Abhishek Agrawal and Chris Park.
- **2020** — Material Security publicly launched on June 30.
- **2022** — Material announced a $100 million Series C at a $1.1 billion valuation on May 11.
- **2023** — Became Material Security chairman; Agrawal became CEO.
- **2026** — Public LinkedIn activity discusses starting another company in security and IT.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Parastructure, acquired by Dropbox in 2014.
- Co-founded Material Security and led it as CEO before becoming chairman.
- Led Material through its 2022 Series C financing milestone.

## Latest updates

- **—** — In a 2026 LinkedIn update, Noon said he had started another company in security and IT, with early customers in production; the public profile lists Stealth Startup.

## Links

- Website: https://rmnoon.github.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryannoon
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/internet_meme
- GitHub: https://github.com/rmnoon

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Last updated: 2026-10-14