# Ryan Van Wert

> Ryan Van Wert is the co-founder and former CEO of Vynca, founder and CEO of Kin Concierge, and a Stanford faculty member involved in innovation education. He also co-founded AWAIR, acquired by Cook Medical in 2015, and is listed as chief medical officer at Affineon.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Kin Concierge; Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University; Chief Medical Officer at Affineon
- **Organizations:** Kin Concierge, Stanford University, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, Affineon, Vynca (co-founder and former CEO), AWAIR (co-founder)
- **Education:** Medical education, University of Toronto, Internship and residency, University of Toronto, Fellowship, Stanford University, Biodesign Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vynca in 2013., Co-founded AWAIR, acquired by Cook Medical in 2015., Led Vynca during its 2019 Series B and 2022 growth-capital announcements.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Completed medical education at the University of Toronto.
- **2012-2013** — Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow alongside Rush Bartlett.
- **2013** — Co-founded Vynca.
- **2015** — AWAIR, co-founded with Rush Bartlett, was acquired by Cook Medical; Stanford lists the start of his Faculty Fellowship assistant director appointment.
- **2019** — Vynca announced a $10.3 million Series B while Van Wert was CEO.
- **2022** — Vynca announced $30 million in growth capital led by Questa Capital.
- **2023** — Darren Schulte succeeded Van Wert as Vynca CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vynca in 2013.
- Co-founded AWAIR, acquired by Cook Medical in 2015.
- Led Vynca during its 2019 Series B and 2022 growth-capital announcements.
- Founded Kin Concierge.
- Stanford Biodesign Digital Health lists him as associate director.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Appeared on First in Human episode 18, published January 13, discussing problem selection and his companies AWAIR, Vynca and Kin.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kinconcierge.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-van-wert-md-04719419/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08