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Angel investor · San Francisco, United States

Dave Morin.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
44%

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

First investment stage across 18 companies8 Seed, 0 Angel and 10 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 8Angel 0Other 10

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

19 companies · 20 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 28 Sep 2021
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

Dave Morin has dated investments in 18 companies. 8 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (44.4%). 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 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2021-09-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

11 of 18 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

B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 5 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 9.5 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
$1.8M–$12M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 17 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 0 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
61%

Another equity round within 24 months

11 of 18 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
6%

This investor invested again within 24 months

1 of the same 18 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.

18matching companies
$6.5Mmedian first round (17 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Series B

Dance ↗

Provider of subscription based electric bicycle rental services

$19M total first round
Seed

Front ↗

Provider of a customer service platform with AI-powered support tools

$3.1M total first round
Series A

Robinhood ↗

Broker-based online trading and investment platform

$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
B2C E-Commerce5
MarketingTech3
Social Platforms3
Electric Vehicles2
Green Transport2
Online Rental2
Road Transport Tech2
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
Seed7 disclosed
$1.6M$1.4M–$1.9M
Series A9 disclosed
$11M$6.8M–$12M
Series B1 disclosed
$19M$19M–$19M
$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.

18
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
61.1%
11 of 18 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
5.6%
1 of 18 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
Seed84 / 81 / 8
Series A96 / 90 / 9
Series B11 / 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

9 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2014
02
FIRM

Tuesday Capital

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2014
03
FIRM

Lerer Hippeau

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2014
04
FIRM

Slow Ventures

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2014
06
FIRM

BoxGroup

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2014

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.

18 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Dance ↗Berlin
Sep 2021Series B$19MNo later round recorded
Front ↗San Francisco
Sep 2014Seed$3.1MNo later round recorded
Robinhood ↗Menlo Park
Sep 2014Series A$13MNo later round recorded
Sep 2014Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Cord ↗Brooklyn
Sep 2014Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
Amplitude ↗San Francisco
Jul 2014Seed$2.0MYes · Aug 2015
May 2014Series A$3.5MNo later round recorded
Jan 2014Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Vamo ↗Seattle
Jul 2013Seed$1.6MNo later round recorded
SocialRadar ↗Washington, Dc
Jun 2013Series A$13MNo later round recorded
Apr 2013Series A$12MNo later round recorded
Oct 2012Series A$12MNo later round recorded
Betable ↗San Francisco
Jul 2012SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Behance ↗New York City
May 2012Series A$6.5MNo later round recorded
Mar 2012Series A$6.8MNo later round recorded
Percolate ↗New York City
Dec 2011Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Everlane ↗San Francisco
Oct 2011Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Birchbox ↗New York City
Aug 2011Series A$11MNo later round recorded
1 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 19-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

  • Assist · Seed · date unavailable
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