Ryan Holmes is the CEO and co-founder of SpaceVR.

He has spent his life enamored by space and the possibilities it holds for humankind. Ryan has been the founder and co-founder of several startups including Sphr, an international hub of design and innovation; UpValet, the visionary solution to the archaic sales process that dominates the auto industry; E5 Engineering, the parent company of SharkBox power; and the Tampa Hackerspace, an educational state-level, non-profit organization that helps members explore their creativity and curiosity with hands-on classes including 3D modeling.

He attended the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida where he worked in web development and studied engineering.