Angel investor · Big Sky, United States
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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.
Chris Sacca 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 ↗0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2021-10-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗8 of 14 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 ↗Food Tech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 3 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 7 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 ↗8 of 14 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗0 of the same 14 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.
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All sectors · All entry stages. Round amounts are total financing, in USD.
Custom backyard home installation and designing company
$60M total first roundBrand of chicken nugget
$50M total first roundProvider of IT services
$7.5M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Tech | 3 | |||
| Commerce Enablers | 2 | |||
| E-Commerce Enablers | 2 | |||
| E-Commerce SaaS | 2 | |||
| Retail SaaS | 2 | |||
| Social Platforms | 2 | |||
| Construction 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 2 |
| Seed | 3 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
| Series A | 6 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 6 |
| Series B | 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
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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
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3 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Jan 20142 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Apr 20132 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Jun 20212 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Jul 20122 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Oct 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cover Technologies ↗Los Angeles | Oct 2021 | Series B | $60M | No later round recorded |
SIMULATE ↗New York City | Jun 2021 | Series B | $50M | No later round recorded |
Testcode ↗Brooklyn | May 2021 | Series A | $7.5M | No later round recorded |
Linear Labs ↗Dallas | Oct 2020 | Series A | $6.0M | No later round recorded |
Reserve ↗New York City | Jul 2014 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Medium ↗San Francisco | Jan 2014 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
Chewse ↗San Francisco | Apr 2013 | Seed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
9GAG ↗Hong Kong | Jul 2012 | Seed | $2.8M | No later round recorded |
RecordSetter | Sep 2011 | Series A | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
Docker ↗Palo Alto | Feb 2011 | Angel | $800K | No later round recorded |
Optimizely ↗San Francisco | Nov 2010 | Angel | $1.2M | No later round recorded |
Upserve ↗Providence | May 2010 | Series A | $7.5M | No later round recorded |
Lookout ↗San Francisco | Dec 2009 | Series A | $5.5M | No later round recorded |
Gowalla ↗Austin | Dec 2009 | Series B | $8.4M | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 14-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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