# Ryan Swagar

> Ryan Swagar is a startup investor at Hinge Capital (San Diego). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hinge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hinge-capital)
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ryanswagar
- Website: http://www.venture51.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/venture51

Ryan Swagar is a startup investor at Hinge Capital in San Diego. Ryan is the co-founder and managing partner of Venture51. He began his career working for a private family office managing investments across North America. In 2004, he co-founded a media company that had an innovative approach to delivering online video content.In 2008, Ryan co-founded Republic Project (a rich media ad-tech platform), whichwas acquired in 2013 by DG Media Mind (Nasdaq). Ryan sits on the boards of Life360, Space Monkey, Betable, Game Golf and Urban Remedy.In his spare time he enjoys skiing, surfing, golf, poker and concerts.

## About Hinge Capital

VC Fund · Austin, United States

They may have a new flag, but they've been at it for almost a decade now. They’ve learned a lot and they’re a different company than they were in 2009, and they needed a new brand to represent their vision. Venture51 is now H//NGE Capital. They've backed companies like Ripple, Dollar Shave Club, Bird, Getaround, Classpass, eToroand Life360. H//NGE Capital invests in high technology companies leveraging their new, modern venture platform that supports the most promising founders in high-growth markets. They’re not commodity capital; they’re a platform led by operators, data scientists, designers and engineers, guided by investors, and equipped with patient and flexible capital to make risk-on investments in next-generation vertical technologies.Since the best early-stage companies require more than just capital, their platform utilizes people, data and software, in addition to their capital, to provide a differentiated experience at the seed stage. Their DNA is grounded in technology and product — just like the companies they invest in. They believe that this approach to venture capital is fundamentally different from a traditional seed firm.

5 contacts available at Hinge Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boz Bundalo | Venture Partner & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boz-bundalo |
| Brandon Zeuner | Managing Partner, Co-founder, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-zeuner |
| Brandon Zeuner | Managing Partner, Co-founder, Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-ring-a391 |
| Ryan Swagar | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-swagar |
| Jim Sagar | Venture Partner, Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-sagar-2 |

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