Mike Ryan
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Mike Ryan is a venture - series unknown investor in San Francisco focused on iOS and Apps. Mike Ryan is the Founder and CEO of A Different Engine. He attended San Francisco State University.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Mike Ryan invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- iOS 1 (100%)
- Apps 1 (100%)
- Local 1 (100%)
- Music 1 (100%)
- Android 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Soundwave was founded by Brendan O’Driscoll, Aidan Sliney and Craig Watson in 2012, and was acquired by Spotify in January 2016. Backed by Mark Cuban and ACT Venture Capital, Soundwave is a mobile music-discovery co. Soundwave tracks what songs people are listening to on their smartphones and where in real time.Before being acquired bySpotify, Soundwave scaled its Android and iPhone app to over 1.5 million users across 190 countries in 14 languages, tracking over 150 million song plays. Since launch, the Soundwave product has been voted by Apple as "Best Innovation in Music” and has been permanently positioned globally by Google in the Android "Editors Choice" sections alongside only 50 other apps out of over 1.5 million. | $900K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 01, 2013 |
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What does Mike Ryan invest in?
Mike Ryan invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Local startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Mike Ryan last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mike Ryan closed in Jul 2013. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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