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Albert Lam

Albert Lam

Co-founder & CEO at Ryvn, YC-backed. Ex-Palantir Deployment Lead

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San Francisco, California
Joined October 2024

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Albert Lam is the co-founder and CEO of Ryvn, a Y Combinator-backed startup (F24) that empowers SaaS companies to deploy, monitor, and manage their applications within customer clouds and on-premises environments. He focuses on streamlining on-prem delivery with integrated logging, monitoring, and simplified updates and rollbacks. His work at Ryvn is deeply informed by his prior experience at Palantir and Capital One. ycombinator+3
With a strong background in infrastructure and DevOps, Albert led engineering teams at Palantir Technologies where he developed disaster prevention products, securing multi-million dollar contracts. His experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) involved managing complex deployment infrastructure across various environments and handling high volumes of deployments. ycombinator+2
Drawing from his time as an FDE at Palantir, Albert emphasizes the crucial role of product 'polish' and user empathy in software adoption, and the importance of understanding corporate politics when working with enterprise clients. These lessons are integral to the culture and product design at Ryvn. linkedin+2
Before founding Ryvn and his tenure at Palantir, Albert gained significant experience as a Senior Software Engineer at Capital One, where he was responsible for architecting modular deployment pipelines and resource management tools, further solidifying his expertise in software deployment and infrastructure. fondo+1

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Feb 13, 2026