# Ryan Trainor

> Ryan Trainor is a seed investor in Melbourne backing Software and Education. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-trainor-814355/

Ryan Trainor is a seed investor in Melbourne focused on Software and Education. Ryan has built a career as an entrepreneur spanning over three decades, launching and investing in high-profile ventures, with a particular focus on the Education & Edtech sectors and emerging industries. He founded Crosby & Prince Ventures and is a Co-Founder and board member at Adventus.io. Ryan Trainor Attended the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology - Sloan School of Management.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adventus.io | Adventus.io is a student recruitment platform that enables recruiters, institutions and service providers to locate and transact easily. | $8.4M | Series A | Jul 17, 2020 | https://adventus.io/ |
| Adventus.io | Adventus.io is a student recruitment platform that enables recruiters, institutions and service providers to locate and transact easily. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 05, 2018 | https://adventus.io/ |
| CG Spectrum |  |  | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [333 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/333-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ryan Trainor invest in?

Ryan Trainor invests primarily in Software, Education and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ryan Trainor?

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### When did Ryan Trainor last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ryan Trainor closed in Jul 2020. 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?

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