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Ryan Shea
Founder of Opus Wallet
New York, New York
Overview
Ryan Shea is the Founder of Opus & Stacks, with significant achievements in founding and leading successful ventures in the software and technology industry. He has a strong background in software engineering and development, with notable investments in various sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, GovTech, and Web3/Crypto, including companies like CoinTracker and Levels Health.
Ryan's career highlights include founding Opus Wallet and Voterbase, as well as co-founding Stacks, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and expertise in product development and entrepreneurship within the tech and start-up ecosystem.
Work Experience
Founder and CEO
2022 - Current
Established Opus Wallet, a user-friendly cryptocurrency wallet designed to simplify digital asset transactions.
Co-Founder
2018 - 2025
Co-founder & CEO
2013 - 2018
Co-founded Stacks, a pioneering layer-2 blockchain platform that extends Bitcoin's functionality by enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications to utilize Bitcoin as a secure base layer.
Founder
2020 - 2020
Established Voterbase, a nonpartisan platform designed to enhance voter education by providing users with personalized ballot previews and comprehensive candidate information.
Marketing and Operations
2013 - 2013
Worked across marketing and operations at OmniActive Health Technologies, a global nutraceutical company.
Co-founder
2012 - 2013
Co-founded GraphMuse, a company specializing in performing social network analysis for businesses building on social network platforms.
Software Engineering Intern
2011 - 2011
Built the initial version of ZocDoc’s first new consumer-facing product: a system that automatically completes medical forms for patients.
Co-founder
2009 - 2010
Launched a local services marketplace similar to TaskRabbit, connecting users with trusted providers for on-demand tasks and errands.
Intern
2009 - 2009
Education
BSE
2008 - 2012
Summer Program
2010 - 2010
High School Diploma
2004 - 2008
Investments
Latest Articles
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When to Use Protocol Tokens
Talks about Blockchain, protocol tokens and decentralized applications
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3 Rules for Token Distribution & Economics
Talks about Blockchain, token distribution and blockchain economics
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The State of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Awareness — Sept 2017
Talks about Blockchain, Blockchain awareness and Cryptocurrency awareness