Angel investor · Germany
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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.
Andy Bechtolsheim has dated investments in 14 companies. 5 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (35.7%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗1 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 1 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-02-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗7 of 13 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 3 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 ↗Artificial Intelligence is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 3 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 12 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 1 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗7 of 13 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗3 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 devops security solutions
$4.0M total first roundManufacturer of MEMS speakers, audio amplifier ICs, and audio modules
$11M total first roundDeveloper of a platform providing real-time intelligence for contact center operations
$15M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | |||
| Cybersecurity | 2 | |||
| AI as a Service | 2 | |||
| AI Infrastructure | 2 | |||
| Security Analytics | 1 | |||
| Audio Tech | 1 | |||
| Austria - Tech | 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. 1 newer companies and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Seed | 3 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 3 |
| Series A | 4 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Series B | 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
| Series D | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Unattributed | 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
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.
4 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round May 20182 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Apr 2018Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Archipelo ↗San Francisco | Jan 2025 | Seed | $4.0M | Yes · Feb 2025 |
USound ↗Graz | Aug 2023 | Series B | $11M | No later round recorded |
Cresta ↗San Francisco | Feb 2020 | Series A | $15M | No later round recorded |
Mythic ↗Austin | Mar 2018 | Series B | $40M | No later round recorded |
DeepScale ↗Mountain View | Mar 2017 | Seed | $3.0M | Yes · Apr 2018 |
Product Genius ↗Boston | Sep 2016 | Series A | $4.5M | Yes · May 2018 |
Eonite ↗Palo Alto | May 2016 | Series A | $5.3M | No later round recorded |
Datera ↗Mountain View | Apr 2016 | Series B | $40M | No later round recorded |
Diffbot ↗Palo Alto | May 2012 | Angel | $2.0M | Yes · Feb 2016 |
Highlight ↗Haiti | Mar 2012 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Nebula ↗Palo Alto | Jul 2011 | Series A | Undisclosed | Yes · Sep 2012 |
Tapulous ↗Palo Alto | Jul 2008 | Seed | $1.8M | No later round recorded |
Brightmail ↗San Francisco | Jul 2000 | Series D | $35M | No later round recorded |
Google ↗Mountain View | Sep 1998 | Unattributed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 15-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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