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Ryan Jack Edwin Zurrer (born February 9, 1983) is a Canadian-born, Swiss-based entrepreneur, venture investor, collector, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Dialectic, Vine Ventures, and the 1OF1 Art Collection.[1][2][3]
Ryan Zurrer | |
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| Born | Ryan Jack Edwin Zurrer 9 February 1983 |
| Nationality | Canadian, Swiss |
| Education | University of Western Ontario (Richard Ivey School of Business) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor, collector, philanthropist |
| Known for | Founder of Dialectic AG, Vine Ventures, and 1OF1 Art Collection |
Early life and education
editZurrer was born to Edwin (Ted) Marshall Zurrer and Mary Anna Zurrer in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He graduated with honours from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.[4]
Investor
editZurrer was an early investor and contributor to crypto startups, including Ethereum, MakerDAO, Numerai, Polychain Capital, Filecoin, Polkadot, Dfinity, Avalanche, Solana, Near, Synthetix, Sky Mavis, Yield Guild Games, SuperRare, Anoma, Celestia, and Forgotten Runes Wizard Cult. He contributed to the development of the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) and introduced the Keepers concept in DeFi.[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons Zurrer also invested early in Othership, Lykos/MAPS, Tripp, SpaceX, Tessera, and Bright Minds. Through Vine Ventures, he established the Regenerative Financing Vine, a $70 million SPV to support MAPS while keeping it non-profit.[6]
Digital art collecting
editIn November 2021, Zurrer purchased HUMAN ONE by Beeple at a Christie's auction for $28.95 million.[7] In June 2022, he curated the digital art charity auction Cartography of the Mind with Christie's, raising nearly $1.6 million for psychedelic-assisted therapy research.[8]
In November 2022, his 1OF1 collection exhibited Refik Anadol’s Machine Hallucinations - MoMA at the Museum of Modern Art, which attracted 2.3 million visitors over a year and was later donated to MoMA. Zurrer serves on MoMA's Media & Performance and Painting & Sculpture acquisition committees.[9][10]
Philanthropy
editZurrer was a sponsor of the DAO White Hat Group in the Ethereum ecosystem in 2015.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Top 200 Collectors: Ryan Zurrer". ARTnews.
- ^ "'Almost everyone I talk to has an interesting story and something to teach me': Ryan Zurrer on getting the most out of Art Basel". The Art Newspaper. 10 June 2024.
- ^ Rea, Naomi (15 December 2022). "How Crypto Investor Ryan Zurrer Went From Unapologetic NFT Speculator to Fervent Missionary of Digital Art". Artnet News.
- ^ "Refik Anadol's 'Unsupervised' Is Now Part of MoMA's Permanent Collection". Observer Media. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Collectors Want to Display NFTs IRL". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life". Toronto Life. 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Zurrer Revealed as Buyer of Beeple's HUMAN ONE". ARTnews.
- ^ "Christie's NFT Sale Raises $1.6M". Artnet.
- ^ "MoMA Acquires Refik Anadol's Machine Hallucinations". Archinect.
- ^ "MoMA Acquires Refik Anadol's Unsupervised". ARTnews.
- ^ "MoMA Adds 1st NFT Art". Daily Sabah.