OUR STORY
Empowering the people who power the world™
We’re building the energy industry’s largest marketplace, connecting independent contractors with work and matching vendors and operators with the workforce that will get the job done.
Leaders in the field.
What began as a workforce bidding platform quickly grew into the largest marketplace and provider of labor in the energy industry. Our growing team is diverse and talented, and we’re focused on leading the energy industry into the future with innovative technology.
OUR FOUNDERS
Xuan Yong
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Before co-founding RigUp, Xuan was an energy investor at Citadel and D.E. Shaw. He began his career as an energy analyst at Goldman Sachs. Xuan graduated from Texas A&M University.
Mike Witte
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
Mike previously worked at Encana Corporation as a petroleum engineer and in energy private equity consulting. Mike graduated from Columbia Business School and Texas A&M University.
Zarah Charania
Head of Business Operations
Paul Rogers
Head of Engineering
John Mark Warren
Head of Finance
Derek Beckman
Head of Marketplace Operations
Shane Kinder
Head of Product
Patrick Duncan
Head of Special Projects
Olivia Howe
Head of Legal
Kaitlyn DeBernardo
Head of Strategy
Our Investors
Awards
100 Promising Startups To Watch In 2019 – CNBC
#3 Best Workplaces in Texas (Small & Medium Companies) – Fortune
Startups That Will Boom In 2019 – Business Insider
Press
Andreessen Horowitz leads $300M Series D for RigUp
Austin’s RigUp could be among next ‘unicorn’ startups
These 50 Start-Ups May Be the Next “Unicorns” – New York Times
Our partners.
PetroLegacy engineers and project managers can now identify, hire, track, and pay vendors all in one place with RigUp Connect, our online platform that allows E&Ps to find and hire vendors in real time, with no hassle. Further, they can manage how much they spend with each vendor in one centralized place, with only one invoice from RigUp.
Parsley Energy uses RigUp to manage tail spend and contract labor. RigUp gives Parsley’s procurement team real-time spend analytics in categories that were historically fragmented, while providing its operations functions access to the best contract workforce at the most competitive rates.