# Michael Ryan Dubin

> Michael Ryan Dubin is a seed investor in Santa Monica backing Gaming and Retail. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dubin-5b1a172/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mrdubin
- Website: https://x.com/mrdubin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelryandubin/

Michael Ryan Dubin is a seed investor in Santa Monica focused on Gaming and Retail. Michael Dubin is a co-founder and chief executive officer of Dollar Shave Club, a monthly membership service that delivers fresh, stainless steel razor blades, and other personal grooming products to customers. Previously, he was the director of marketing and business development at Feed Company as well as a marketing associate at TIME Magazine.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$8.8M |
| Series A | $8.1M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 2 | 15% |
| Retail | 2 | 15% |
| eSports | 2 | 15% |
| News | 1 | 8% |
| Shoes | 1 | 8% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 31% |
| Series A | 2 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4D Sight | Deep video monetization platform. |  |  | Nov 03, 2021 |  |
| 4D Sight | Deep video monetization platform. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 03, 2021 |  |
| Liquid Death | Liquid Death is the first bold, hilarious beverage focused on health and sustainability, and it is one of the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage brands of all time. They take the healthiest beverage available (water) and package it in infinitely recyclable tallboy cans that can compete with the fun marketing of unhealthy brands in energydrinks, beer, and junk food. In addition, Liquid Death donates 10% of its profits from each can sold to nonprofits that work to eliminate plastic pollution and provide clean drinking water to those in need. | $15M | Series C | May 13, 2021 |  |
| Glosslab | Glosslab is a nail salon company that offers manicures and pedicures with a focus on convenience and hygiene. The company provides same-time manicures and pedicures, automatic payments, and uses hospital-grade sterilization. Glosslab also offers an unlimited membership for its services. | $4M | Seed | May 06, 2021 |  |
| 4D Sight | Deep video monetization platform. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 15, 2020 |  |
| dot.LA | dot.LA is a digital newsroom covering L.A.'s startup and tech community. dot.LA’s mission is to celebrate and empower the Los Angeles startup and tech community, fueling innovation around the world. | $4M | Seed | Jan 09, 2020 |  |
| Atoms | Atoms is a design company that specializes in the fields of fashion, retail, and shoes. The company focuses on manufacturing, designing, and retailing of shoes for men and women. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $8.1M | Series A | Aug 30, 2019 |  |
| Neighborhood Goods | Neighborhood Goods is a department store that features the landscape of the world’s brands, products, and concepts. More than that, Neighborhood Goods is a community, bringing thoughtful people together to shop, eat, and learn in our vibrant physical spaces, through their immersive editorial content, and more.Founded in 2017, Neighborhood Goodsis headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | $8.8M | Seed | Feb 21, 2019 |  |
| Liquid Death | Liquid Death is the first bold, hilarious beverage focused on health and sustainability, and it is one of the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage brands of all time. They take the healthiest beverage available (water) and package it in infinitely recyclable tallboy cans that can compete with the fun marketing of unhealthy brands in energydrinks, beer, and junk food. In addition, Liquid Death donates 10% of its profits from each can sold to nonprofits that work to eliminate plastic pollution and provide clean drinking water to those in need. | $1.6M | Seed | Jan 24, 2019 |  |
| PlayVS | PlayVS is an operator of an eSports platform used to organize competitions in eSports on behalf of high school. Its platform offers to organize online tournaments and wagers for cash and prizes and helps to play and stay up-to-date on high school e-sports programs that enable teen gamers to form teams at their high schools to compete with playersfrom other schools and the battle for titles at state championships. | $30.5M | Series B | Nov 19, 2018 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Crosscut Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosscut-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Science](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/science) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [WndrCo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wndrco-llc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Berkeley SkyDeck Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/berkeley-skydeck-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Forerunner](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forerunner-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ground Up Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-up-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Ryan Dubin invest in?

Michael Ryan Dubin invests primarily in Gaming, Retail and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 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 Ryan Dubin's check size?

Michael Ryan Dubin typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$8.8M at Seed and $8.1M–$15M 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 Ryan Dubin participates in.

### When did Michael Ryan Dubin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Ryan Dubin closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 13 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?

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