# Ric Burton

> Ric Burton is a Series A investor backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Nov 2026
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/ricburton

Ric Burton is a Series A investor in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Ric Burton

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $8M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 67% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 67% |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 33% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hito | Human friendly hardware crypto wallet, open source, made in USA | $750K | Pre-Seed | Feb 15, 2022 | https://hito.xyz |
| 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 | https://xmtp.com |
| Euler | Euler is a capital-efficient permissionless lending protocol that helps users to earn interest on their crypto assets or hedge against volatile markets without the need for a trusted third party. | $8M | Series A | Aug 25, 2021 | https://www.euler.xyz |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sound Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sound-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [a16z crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alchemy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemy-insights) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atelier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atelier-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Betaworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cluster Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cluster-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ric Burton invest in?

Ric Burton invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Web3 startups, most often at Series A and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Ric Burton invest in?

Ric Burton typically joins rounds of $8M–$20M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ric Burton's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ric Burton took part in.

### How do I contact Ric Burton?

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### When did Ric Burton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ric Burton closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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 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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