INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Beverly Hills, United States
Ashton Kutcher
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Beverly Hills, United States

Ashton Kutcher.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2009–2026
50%

of dated first investments
were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed

First investment stage across 66 companies25 Seed, 8 Angel and 33 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 25Angel 8Other 33

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

66 companies · 74 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 28 Nov 2022
THE FOUNDER’S BRIEF

Read the pattern before the pitch.

Written insights from the recorded portfolio, with the evidence linked below.

01

Start with the first entry

Ashton Kutcher has dated investments in 66 companies. 33 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (50.0%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.

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02

Separate activity from reputation

0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 1 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2022-11-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

30 of 66 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 5 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.

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04

Use a specific point of relevance

FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 11 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 4 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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01 / THE READOUT

Four signals before you pitch.

Start with observed behavior.
Every rate has a defined denominator.

01 — ROUND CONTEXT
$1.9M–$20M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 62 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
0companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 1 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
46%

Another equity round within 24 months

30 of 66 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
8%

This investor invested again within 24 months

5 of the same 66 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.

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02 / FIND YOUR FIT

Where does your company sit?

Choose your sector and stage to find
companies he first backed in that space.

YOUR COMPANY

A match means a recorded investment in this category. It does not establish current interest or availability.

66matching companies
$6.5Mmedian first round (62 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

All sectors · All entry stages. Round amounts are total financing, in USD.

Series A

PearPop ↗

Monetization-based social platform for content creators

$18M total first round
Series A

The Manufacturer ↗

Online platform providing manufacturing news, articles and insights

$14M total first round
Series A

MoonPay ↗

Provider of platform for buying, selling, and swapping various cryptocurrencies

$87M total first round
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The sector × stage map

First investments · companies can appear in more than one sector
Number of first investments by sector and entry stage. Select a cell to explore companies.
SectorAngelSeedSeries AAll stages
FinTech11
B2C E-Commerce10
Web 3.06
Blockchain in Financial Services5
Artificial Intelligence5
EdTech5
MarketingTech4
03 / ROUND DESIGN

The round around the investor.

Use stage-specific financing ranges
to frame the size of your syndicate.

First-round size, by entry stage

USD · middle 50% and median
Angel5 disclosed
$1.2M$200K–$1.5M
Seed24 disclosed
$1.9M$1.2M–$3.0M
Series A19 disclosed
$14M$7.9M–$17M
$10K$100K$1M$10M

Logarithmic scale. A dot marks the median; the band spans the 25th–75th percentiles. These are entire rounds, not individual cheques.

04 / WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

One investment. Two different paths.

A subsequent round and repeat backing
answer different fundraising questions.

66
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
45.5%
30 of 66 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
7.6%
5 of 66 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 0 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.

See the stage-by-stage denominators +
First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Angel84 / 80 / 8
Seed2514 / 254 / 25
Series A199 / 191 / 19
Series B62 / 60 / 6
Series C60 / 60 / 6
Series D10 / 10 / 1
Series E+11 / 10 / 1
05 / INVESTMENT RHYTHM

New names. Returning relationships.

Separate first investments from later
rounds in companies already backed.

New companiesRepeat rounds

*2026 is partial, through 22 May. Bar height counts first investments + repeat rounds; earlier years are complete calendar periods in this dataset.

06 / THE CO-INVESTOR MAP

Who else belongs on your research list?

Frequent shared rounds suggest a place
to investigate sector and stage alignment.

01
FIRM

SV Angel

16 shared rounds · 15 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2021
02
FIRM

Sound Ventures

15 shared rounds · 15 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2022
04
FIRM

Y Combinator

9 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2019
05
FIRM

Founders Fund

7 shared rounds · 7 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2019
06
ANGEL

Guy Oseary ↗

7 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2021

Shared rounds establish recorded co-investment. They do not establish a personal connection, introduction route, or current willingness to invest.

07 / THE EVIDENCE

Explore the portfolio.

First investment comes first.
Amounts refer to that entry round.

66 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
PearPop ↗Los Angeles
Nov 2022Series A$18MNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Series A$14MNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Series A$87MNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Series A$14MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Series C$620MNo later round recorded
Forethought AI ↗San Francisco
Dec 2021Series C$65MNo later round recorded
Molten ↗Cambridge
Oct 2021Seed$7.0MNo later round recorded
Elemy ↗San Francisco
Oct 2021Series B$219MNo later round recorded
Syndicate ↗San Francisco
Aug 2021Series A$20MNo later round recorded
Bright ↗Santa Monica
Aug 2021Series B$15MNo later round recorded
Superhuman ↗San Francisco
Aug 2021Series C$75MNo later round recorded
NFT Genius ↗Los Angeles
Jun 2021Angel$4.0MNo later round recorded
Zapper ↗Wilmington
May 2021Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Collective ↗San Francisco
May 2021Series A$20MNo later round recorded
SteadyMD ↗St. Louis
Mar 2021Series B$28MNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Series C$305MNo later round recorded
Mar 2021Series A$60MNo later round recorded
Sep 2020Seed$3.0MYes · Feb 2022
Lolli ↗New York City
May 2020Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Homebound ↗Santa Rosa
Aug 2019Series B$35MNo later round recorded
Saturn ↗New York City
Jun 2019Seed$9.0MYes · Aug 2021
Affirm ↗San Francisco
Apr 2019Series E+$300MNo later round recorded
Untitled Labs ↗San Francisco
Jan 2019Seed$2.8MNo later round recorded
BloomTech ↗San Francisco
Jan 2019Series B$30MNo later round recorded
Veriff ↗Tallinn
Jun 2018Series A$7.7MNo later round recorded
May 2018Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Nanonets ↗San Francisco
Jun 2017Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Adentro ↗San Francisco
Mar 2017Series C$30MNo later round recorded
Feb 2017Series D$53MNo later round recorded
Kopari ↗San Diego
Jan 2017Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Jan 2016Seed$2.8MNo later round recorded
Dec 2015Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Slyde ↗San Clemente
Nov 2015Angel$200KNo later round recorded
Stockpile ↗Palo Alto
Oct 2015Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Golookup ↗Wilmington
Jun 2015AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
May 2015Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Airtable ↗San Francisco
Feb 2015Seed$3.0MYes · Jun 2015
Dec 2014Series C$25MNo later round recorded
Secret ↗San Francisco
Apr 2014Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Vicarious ↗San Francisco
Mar 2014Series B$40MNo later round recorded
Washio ↗Los Angeles
Jan 2014Seed$2.8MNo later round recorded
The Hunt ↗San Francisco
Nov 2013Series A$5.5MYes · Apr 2014
Usepropeller ↗San Francisco
Jun 2013Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Balanced ↗San Francisco
Nov 2012Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Clever ↗San Francisco
Oct 2012Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
YourMechanic ↗Mountain View
Sep 2012Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
SocialCam ↗Santa Clara
Apr 2012AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
StyleSeat ↗San Francisco
Mar 2012Seed$775KNo later round recorded
Votizen ↗San Francisco
Feb 2012Seed$750KNo later round recorded
Gidsy ↗Berlin
Jan 2012Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Airtime ↗New York City
Oct 2011Series A$8.0MNo later round recorded
Duolingo ↗Pittsburgh
Oct 2011Series A$3.3MYes · Jun 2015
lal.com
Aug 2011Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
SingleStore ↗San Francisco
Jun 2011Seed$2.1MYes · Jun 2012
GOAT Group ↗Culver City
May 2011Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
Milk
Apr 2011Angel$1.5MNo later round recorded
Zaarly ↗San Francisco
Mar 2011Seed$1.0MYes · Oct 2012
Blekko ↗Redwood City
Jan 2011Angel$200KNo later round recorded
Chloe + Isabel ↗New York City
Dec 2010Seed$3.3MNo later round recorded
Optimizely ↗San Francisco
Nov 2010Angel$1.2MNo later round recorded
Hipmunk ↗San Francisco
Oct 2010Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
AeroFS ↗Palo Alto
Aug 2010SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Flipboard ↗Palo Alto
Jul 2010Series A$11MNo later round recorded
Etacts ↗San Francisco
May 2010Seed$740KNo later round recorded
Foursquare ↗New York City
Aug 2009Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Skype ↗Luxembourg
Jun 2009AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
1 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 66-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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