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of dated first investments
were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed
One dot = one company at first recorded investment.
Written insights from the recorded portfolio, with the evidence linked below.
Adam Bain has dated investments in 13 companies. 1 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (7.7%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2022-02-03. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗3 of 13 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 0 of those companies again within that window. The difference is a reason to research the wider syndicate, rather than assume the same investor will fund the next round.
Explore the evidence ↗B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 3 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 2 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 8 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 13 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 0 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗3 of 13 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗0 of the same 13 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.
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companies he first backed in that space.
A match means a recorded investment in this category. It does not establish current interest or availability.
All sectors · All entry stages. Round amounts are total financing, in USD.
Provider of Digital marketing and brand management solution
$10M total first roundProvider of AI-powered physical security intelligence systems
$20M total first roundWealth management firm
$19M total first round| Sector | Seed | Series A | Series B | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2C E-Commerce | 3 | |||
| Marketing Services | 1 | |||
| Security & Surveillance Technology | 1 | |||
| Asset Management | 1 | |||
| Auction E-Commerce | 1 | |||
| Licensed Merchandise E-Commerce | 1 | |||
| EdTech | 1 |
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Logarithmic scale. A dot marks the median; the band spans the 25th–75th percentiles. These are entire rounds, not individual cheques.
A subsequent round and repeat backing
answer different fundraising questions.
Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 0 newer companies and 0 undated histories are excluded. Follow-up stops at the dataset’s latest round on 22 May 2026. These observations do not measure returns or predict a company’s outcome.
| First stage | Eligible companies | Next round ≤24 mo | Same investor again ≤24 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Series A | 5 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| Series B | 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 |
| Series C | 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
Separate first investments from later
rounds in companies already backed.
*2026 is partial, through 22 May. Bar height counts first investments + repeat rounds; earlier years are complete calendar periods in this dataset.
Frequent shared rounds suggest a place
to investigate sector and stage alignment.
2 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20212 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20191 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Feb 2021Shared rounds establish recorded co-investment. They do not establish a personal connection, introduction route, or current willingness to invest.
First investment comes first.
Amounts refer to that entry round.
| Company | First backed | Entry stage | Total entry round | Same investor again? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adventures ↗Sao Paulo | Feb 2022 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Hive Watch ↗Los Angeles | Oct 2021 | Series A | $20M | No later round recorded |
Lendtable ↗San Francisco | Sep 2021 | Series A | $19M | No later round recorded |
Goldin Auctions ↗Runnemede | Feb 2021 | Series C | $40M | No later round recorded |
Literati ↗Del Valle | Jan 2021 | Series B | $40M | No later round recorded |
Linear ↗San Francisco | Dec 2020 | Series A | $13M | No later round recorded |
Split ↗Redwood City | Aug 2020 | Series C | $33M | No later round recorded |
Explorium ↗Tel Aviv | Jul 2020 | Series B | $31M | No later round recorded |
Digits ↗San Francisco | Nov 2019 | Series A | $11M | No later round recorded |
PlayVS ↗Santa Monica | Sep 2019 | Series C | $50M | No later round recorded |
Lyric ↗San Francisco | Apr 2019 | Series B | $160M | No later round recorded |
| Oct 2018 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded | |
Reverb ↗Chicago | Aug 2017 | Series B | $15M | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 13-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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