INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Greenwich, United States
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Angel investor · Greenwich, United States

Barry Sternlicht.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2014–2026
10%

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

First investment stage across 20 companies2 Seed, 0 Angel and 18 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 2Angel 0Other 18

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

20 companies · 21 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 16 Jan 2024
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

Barry Sternlicht has dated investments in 20 companies. 2 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (10.0%). 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 2024-01-16. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

7 of 20 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 1 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

Data as a Service is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 4 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 2 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6.5 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
$7.0M–$29M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 19 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
35%

Another equity round within 24 months

7 of 20 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
5%

This investor invested again within 24 months

1 of the same 20 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.

20matching companies
$17Mmedian first round (19 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Caden ↗

Provider of a platform offering data security and privacy solutions

$3.4M total first round
Series A

Lightyear ↗

Cloud-based software to buy IT infrastructure

$13M 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.
SectorSeedSeries ASeries BAll stages
Data as a Service4
Online Travel2
Real Estate IT2
Real Estate SaaS2
Property Management Tech2
B2C E-Commerce2
B2C Fashion E-Commerce2
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
Seed2 disclosed
$4.2M$3.8M–$4.6M
Series A7 disclosed
$8.5M$5.5M–$15M
Series B7 disclosed
$29M$23M–$32M
$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.

20
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
35%
7 of 20 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
5%
1 of 20 companies
i

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.

See the stage-by-stage denominators +
First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Seed21 / 20 / 2
Series A73 / 71 / 7
Series B72 / 70 / 7
Series C21 / 20 / 2
Series D20 / 20 / 2
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

New Enterprise Associates

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2019
02
FIRM

8VC

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
03
FIRM

All Mobile Fund

2 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2017
04
FIRM

Bain Capital Ventures

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2020
05
FIRM

DIG Investment

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2017

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.

20 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Palm Tree Crew ↗New York City
Jan 2024Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Caden ↗Manhattan
Jan 2022Seed$3.4MNo later round recorded
Jul 2021Series A$13MNo later round recorded
May 2021Series B$23MNo later round recorded
Material Bank ↗New York City
Apr 2020Series B$29MNo later round recorded
Lyric ↗San Francisco
Apr 2019Series B$160MNo later round recorded
Apr 2019Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
Qualia ↗San Francisco
Mar 2018Series B$33MNo later round recorded
Reonomy ↗New York City
Feb 2018Series CUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Oct 2017Series A$5.0MNo later round recorded
RealtyShares ↗Mountain View
Sep 2017Series C$28MNo later round recorded
Jun 2017Series A$17MNo later round recorded
Apr 2017Series A$16MNo later round recorded
Lytro ↗Mountain View
Feb 2017Series D$60MNo later round recorded
Away ↗Austin
Sep 2016Series A$8.5MNo later round recorded
Jun 2016Series B$23MNo later round recorded
Qloo ↗New York City
Jun 2016Series A$4.5MYes · Jul 2017
ThirdLove ↗San Francisco
Feb 2016Series B$8.0MNo later round recorded
RelSci ↗New York City
Feb 2015Series D$31MNo later round recorded
Rubicon ↗Portland
Dec 2014Series B$30MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 20-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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