# Michael Dunworth

> Michael Dunworth is a seed investor at Wyre (San Francisco) backing FinTech and Cryptocurrency. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wyre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wyre)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunworth-2833b415
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/YourHeroDeliver
- Website: https://x.com/YourHeroDeliver
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaeldunworth

Michael Dunworth is a seed investor at Wyre in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Cryptocurrency. Michael Dunworth Formerly CRM Manager and Analyst at Midwinter Financial. Co-Founded FullSociety.com in 2011 and merged with TimeOut.com in 2012.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $60k–$2M |
| Series A | $15M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 25% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XMTP | XMTP is an open, crypto-native communication protocol that connects communities, applications, and users. It was founded in 2021 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $20M | Series A | Aug 31, 2021 |  |
| Zapper | Zapper is a fintech platform that manages all DeFi assets from one simple interface. It levels the playing field for decentralized finance (DeFi) newcomers and the most advanced investors by providing shortcuts (Zaps) to enter DeFi lending, automated yield farming, and liquidity provisions. | $15M | Series A | May 17, 2021 |  |
| Zapper | Zapper is a fintech platform that manages all DeFi assets from one simple interface. It levels the playing field for decentralized finance (DeFi) newcomers and the most advanced investors by providing shortcuts (Zaps) to enter DeFi lending, automated yield farming, and liquidity provisions. | $2M | Seed | Aug 27, 2020 |  |
| Wyre | Wyre is a developer of a blockchain-based payment platform designed to change the future of how international payments are done. The company's platform provides real-time payouts, same-day transfers, and direct-to-bank transfers, enabling businesses to move money across borders from country-to-country at a competitive foreign exchange rate.Wyre's business owners can easily create an account and send money to any person or business without worrying about high foreign exchange rates, hidden fees, complicated payout timing, and high payment fees. It also provides onramps and off-ramps, foreign exchange, and crypto liquidity to users of various crypto projects including decentralized exchanges.Wyre was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. | $60K | Seed | Apr 01, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scalar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scalar-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sound Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sound-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CoinFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Distributed Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/distributed-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Framework Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/framework-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Wyre

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Wyre is a developer of a blockchain-based payment platform designed to change the future of how international payments are done. The company's platform provides real-time payouts, same-day transfers, and direct-to-bank transfers, enabling businesses to move money across borders from country-to-country at a competitive foreign exchange rate.Wyre's business owners can easily create an account and send money to any person or business without worrying about high foreign exchange rates, hidden fees, complicated payout timing, and high payment fees. It also provides onramps and off-ramps, foreign exchange, and crypto liquidity to users of various crypto projects including decentralized exchanges.Wyre was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.

5 contacts available at Wyre.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Dunworth | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-dunworth |
| Ioannis Giannaros | CEO and Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ioannis-giannaros |
| Jack Jia | VP of Business | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-jia-46f4 |
| Jacob Henderson | Backend Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacob-henderson |
| Javier Caceres | VP of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javier-caceres |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Dunworth invest in?

Michael Dunworth invests primarily in FinTech, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Michael Dunworth's check size?

Michael Dunworth typically joins rounds of $60k–$2M at Seed and $15M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Dunworth participates in.

### When did Michael Dunworth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Dunworth closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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