▁and ▁Ryan ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁CE O ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁Double Click ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Google ▁for ▁$ 3 . 1 ▁billion ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The L add ers . com ▁and ▁Hot Job s ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ryan ▁became ▁an ▁ang el ▁invest or ▁in ▁ ▁The L add ers . com . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁invest or ▁and ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁Hot Job s , ▁which ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Y ahoo ! ▁for ▁$ 4 3 6 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁career , ▁Ryan ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁Direct ▁Mark eting ▁Association , ▁the ▁Ad ▁Council , ▁and ▁Hot Job s . ▁ ▁Al ley Cor p ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁Double Click , ▁Ryan , ▁along ▁with ▁former ▁Double Click ▁C TO ▁and ▁co - found er , ▁D w ight ▁M err iman , ▁founded ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁three ▁affili ated ▁Internet ▁companies ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁chairman ▁and ▁CE O . ▁Al ley Cor p ▁has ▁expanded ▁its ▁mission ▁to ▁both ▁found ▁and ▁invest ▁in ▁companies ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Com b ined , ▁these ▁companies ▁have ▁raised ▁more ▁than ▁$ 7 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁vent ure ▁capital ▁fund ing ▁and ▁have ▁employed ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁G ilt ▁Gr oupe ▁ ▁F ounded ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Ryan ▁and ▁D w ight ▁M err iman ▁in