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What was Shaun Ricci's role at Ideal?
Dayforce's blog post "An interview with Ideal's co-founders", dated 2021-04-29, names Somen Mondal and Shaun Ricci as the co-founders and identifies Ricci as COO and co-founder. Dayforce's author page for him, checked 2026-09-19, describes him as the co-founder and former COO of Ideal.com, which Dayforce acquired in 2021.
What is he doing now?
Amp's about page, checked 2026-09-19, lists him as Co-founder & COO alongside Co-founder & CEO Somen Mondal. Amp's home page, checked 2026-09-19, describes the company as the AI hiring team for high-volume frontline employers.
What companies has he built with Somen Mondal?
Amp's about page, checked 2026-09-19, states the two co-founded Field ID (acquired by Fortune Brands in 2012), Ideal (acquired by Dayforce in 2021) and FairNow (acquired by Optro in 2025), and that Amp is their fourth company together.
Has he discussed Ideal's product publicly?
RecTech Media published an interview on 2017-09-18, "Shaun Ricci from Ideal.com Talks to RecTech", recorded with Chris Russell from Ideal's Toronto headquarters, covering Ideal's AI screening and sourcing technology and its US$3 million funding round.