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Angel investor · United States

Claire Hughes Johnson.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2021–2026
30%

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

First investment stage across 27 companies7 Seed, 1 Angel and 19 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 7Angel 1Other 19

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

27 companies · 29 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 24 Feb 2026
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

Claire Hughes Johnson has dated investments in 27 companies. 8 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (29.6%). 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

14 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 7 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-02-24. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

3 of 13 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

FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 10 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 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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01 / THE READOUT

Four signals before you pitch.

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

01 — ROUND CONTEXT
$8.7M–$30M

The middle half of entry rounds

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

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
14companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 7 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
23%

Another equity round within 24 months

3 of 13 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

1 of the same 13 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.

27matching companies
$15Mmedian first round (25 disclosed)
14first backed in last 24 months

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

Series B

Slang ↗

Provider of calling services

$28M total first round
Series A

Quanta ↗

Automated accounting and finance platform for startups

$15M total first round
Series B

Function Health ↗

Provider of comprehensive lab testing and health monitoring membership services

$298M 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
FinTech10
CFO Stack4
Finance & Accounting Tech4
Customer Service Software3
Artificial Intelligence3
Chatbots2
Customer Service Chatbots2
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
Angel0 disclosed
UndisclosedUndisclosed–Undisclosed
Seed7 disclosed
$5.0M$3.3M–$6.9M
Series A13 disclosed
$23M$15M–$30M
$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.

13
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
23.1%
3 of 13 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
7.7%
1 of 13 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 14 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
Angel10 / 10 / 1
Seed20 / 20 / 2
Series A82 / 81 / 8
Series B21 / 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

Accel

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2025
02
FIRM

Aglae Ventures

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2025
03
FIRM

First Round Capital

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2025
04
FIRM

General Catalyst

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2025
05
FIRM

Homebrew

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2026
06
FIRM

Redpoint Ventures

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2025

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.

27 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Slang ↗New York
Feb 2026Series B$28MNo later round recorded
Quanta ↗San Francisco
Dec 2025Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Nov 2025Series B$298MNo later round recorded
Dryft ↗San Francisco
Nov 2025Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2025Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Glide ↗New York City
May 2025Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Duna ↗Amsterdam
May 2025Seed$12MNo later round recorded
SafetyKit ↗San Francisco
Mar 2025Series A$27MNo later round recorded
Basis ↗New York City
Dec 2024Series A$34MNo later round recorded
Stainless ↗New York City
Dec 2024Series A$25MNo later round recorded
Sapien AI ↗San Francisco
Oct 2024Seed$8.7MNo later round recorded
Omnea ↗London
Oct 2024Series AUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jul 2024Series B$14MNo later round recorded
allO ↗Munich
Jul 2024Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
May 2024Series A$7.0MNo later round recorded
Jan 2023AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Workstream ↗San Francisco
Sep 2022Series B$60MNo later round recorded
GiveCampus ↗Washington, Dc
Sep 2022Series A$50MNo later round recorded
Bloom ↗Oakland
Sep 2022Seed$2.5MNo later round recorded
Column ↗Cambridge
Aug 2022Series A$30MNo later round recorded
Pogo ↗New York City
Jul 2022Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Pachama ↗Sausalito
May 2022Series B$55MNo later round recorded
Stilt ↗San Francisco
Mar 2022Series A$14MNo later round recorded
CoinTracker ↗San Francisco
Jan 2022Series A$100MNo later round recorded
Oct 2021Series A$20MYes · Dec 2022
Higo ↗Mexico City
Sep 2021Series A$23MNo later round recorded
Gatheround ↗Los Angeles
May 2021Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 27-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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