# Ryan Zurrer > Ryan Zurrer is a seed investor at Dialectic (Zug) backing Cryptocurrency and Gaming. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Dialectic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dialectic) - Location: Zug, Switzerland - Total investments: 12 - Last investment: Jun 2025 - Lead investor: 50% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-zurrer-7a5a9a2/ Ryan Zurrer is a seed investor at Dialectic in Zug focused on Cryptocurrency and Gaming. Ryan Zurrer is the Founder and Managing Director at Vine Ventures and the Founder and Director of Dialectic AG. Prior to that, he was the Principal and Venture Partner of Polychain Capital. He graduated from Ivey Business School at Western University. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Cryptocurrency | 4 | 33% | | Gaming | 3 | 25% | | Blockchain | 3 | 25% | | Information Technology | 3 | 25% | | Mobile | 2 | 17% | 28 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 6 | 50% | | Series A | 2 | 17% | | Series B | 1 | 8% | | Series C | 1 | 8% | | Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 8% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 3 | 25% | | United Kingdom | 2 | 17% | | Canada | 1 | 8% | | Denmark | 1 | 8% | | Singapore | 1 | 8% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Makina | Makina is a finance firm that provides a non-custodial option for users to gain exposure to advanced on-chain strategies. | $3M | Seed | Jun 26, 2025 | | | Anoma | A sovereign, proof-of-stake blockchain protocol that enables private, asset-agnostic cash and private bartering among any number of parties. | $25M | Series C | May 30, 2023 | | | Lava Labs | Lava Labs is a game development studio. | $10M | Series A | Mar 17, 2022 | | | Lava Labs | Lava Labs is a game development studio. | $10M | Series A | Mar 17, 2022 | | | Nothing | Nothing is a consumer electronics company that designs and manufactures smartphones, earbuds, and other connected devices. The company focuses on product integration and user experience, aiming to create a digital ecosystem through hardware and software development. | $70M | Series B | Mar 09, 2022 | | | Secured Finance | Secured Finance is a platform provider for the cryptocurrency loans and derivatives market. | $4M | Seed | Jul 29, 2021 | | | prePO | prePO is a decentralized trading platform allowing anyone anywhere to speculate on the value of any pre‑IPO company or pre‑token project. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 01, 2021 | | | TRIPP | TRIPP: Empowering You To Change The Way You FeelNamed the Best VR Meditation App of 2020 by Men’s Health and VR Fitness Insider, The Washington Post calls TRIPP “Meditation-meets-a-video-game-meets-a-Happy-Pill!”TRIPP is the award-winning XR platform designed to address mental and emotional well-being. Proven to drive deep engagement, TRIPPcreates advanced digital products that are based on scientific research and delivered through virtual reality, augmented reality, and mobile devices. TRIPP's platform is currently delivering wellness solutions into consumer households, Fortune 1000 companies and hospitals/clinics worldwide. | $11M | Series A | Jun 25, 2021 | | | Bright Star Studios | Bright Star Studios is a passionate team of Award Winning Venture Founders, former Pro-Players, World Champions, Game Industry Veterans and MMO fanatics carving a new path forward for MMORPGs across PC, Browser, and Mobile through a modern rewrite of the games industry business models in favor of the user, exciting competitive gameplay, and instantplayability. Ember Sword is our love-letter to MMORPG gamers across the world.Bright Star Studios was founded in 2018 by Mark Laursen, Joris Huijbregts, Sage Durain, Sune Thorsen and Founding Investor Lars Henriksen & Co-Founder Loren Roosendaal. The studio is working on their flagship title, Ember Sword, a modern rewrite of the games industry business model in favor of the user, and a love letter to MMORPG (Massively Online Role Playing Game) gamers.Ember Sword has the fast-paced combat of aRPGs, combined with the isometric view and skill-based abilities of MOBAs, set in a persistent MMORPG fantasy universe.Nominated as "Best Company to Internship at in 2021" in DenmarkEmber Sword: Free2Play Platform-Agnostic MMORPG ✔ Player-driven economy ✔ Classless combat system ✔ Scarce, tradable cosmetics (NFTs) ✔ No Pay2win, LootBoxes or Predatory Monetization ✔ Become a landowner, mold the gameworld ✔ Artist Workshop for community NFTs, create your own dances, hats and skins ✔ AI endures an epic player experience ✔ Proprietary custom built engine ✔Would you like to know more?www.EmberSword.comwww.BrightStar.Studio | $2M | Seed | May 26, 2021 | | | Suterusu | Suterusu is a first layer-2 privacy protection protocol that doesn’t need a trusted setup.Suterusu has developed a Layer-2 privacy protection protocol that’s reportedly based on the original ZK-ConSNARK technology. It does not need a trusted setup ceremony which has been an issue with other ZK-proof based solutions. | | Seed | May 10, 2021 | | 10 of 12 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Maven 11 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-11-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together - [DeFiance Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defiance-capital-96c1) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [C Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Dapper Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dapper-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Delphi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delphi-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About Dialectic VC Fund · Zug, Switzerland Dialectic is a Swiss capital enterprise focused on deployment of human and financial capital into alternative assets. 1 contacts available at Dialectic. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Ryan Zurrer | Founder, Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-zurrer | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Ryan Zurrer invest in? Ryan Zurrer invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Gaming and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Ryan Zurrer last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Ryan Zurrer closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 12 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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