INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / New York City, United States
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · New York City, United States

David Tisch.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2011–2026
60%

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

First investment stage across 30 companies18 Seed, 0 Angel and 12 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 18Angel 0Other 12

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

30 companies · 32 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 28 Jan 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

David Tisch has dated investments in 30 companies. 18 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (60.0%). 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

2 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-01-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

18 of 28 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 7 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 8 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
$1.1M–$4.5M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 27 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
2companies

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
64%

Another equity round within 24 months

18 of 28 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
4%

This investor invested again within 24 months

1 of the same 28 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.

30matching companies
$2.8Mmedian first round (27 disclosed)
2first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Arkero ↗

Provider of an AI platform for planning and managing sports businesses

$6.0M total first round
Seed

Aslan ↗

AI-driven threat assessment and case management solutions

$2.5M total first round
Seed

Sense360 ↗

SDK to make sense of sensor data

$2.8M 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-Commerce7
HealthTech3
Gig Employers2
Local Services2
B2C Fashion E-Commerce2
Fashion Tech2
Subscription 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
Seed15 disclosed
$1.2M$775K–$2.1M
Series A11 disclosed
$4.0M$3.0M–$8.2M
Series B1 disclosed
$7.0M$7.0M–$7.0M
$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.

28
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
64.3%
18 of 28 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
3.6%
1 of 28 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 2 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
Seed169 / 160 / 16
Series A118 / 111 / 11
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

BoxGroup

13 shared rounds · 13 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2017
02
FIRM

SV Angel

8 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2014
03
FIRM

Lerer Hippeau

6 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2014
04
FIRM

Founder Collective

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2015
05
FIRM

Google Ventures

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2013
06
FIRM

500 Global

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2013

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.

30 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Arkero ↗Jupiter
Jan 2026Seed$6.0MNo later round recorded
Aslan ↗Washington, Dc
May 2025Seed$2.5MNo later round recorded
Sense360 ↗Los Angeles
Jan 2015Seed$2.8MNo later round recorded
Glossier ↗New York City
Nov 2014Series A$8.4MNo later round recorded
ClassPass ↗New York City
Sep 2014Series A$12MNo later round recorded
Union Station ↗New York City
Feb 2014Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Feb 2014Series A$4.0MYes · Oct 2014
Fundera ↗New York City
Feb 2014Series A$3.4MNo later round recorded
Handy ↗New York City
Oct 2013Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Plaid ↗San Francisco
Sep 2013Series A$2.8MNo later round recorded
Your Memoir ↗New York City
Sep 2013Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Close ↗Jackson
Apr 2013SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Feb 2013Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
MyTime ↗San Francisco
Feb 2013Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Flatiron Health ↗New York City
Jan 2013Series A$8.0MNo later round recorded
42Floors ↗San Francisco
Nov 2012Series A$5.0MNo later round recorded
NuORDER ↗Los Angeles
Nov 2012Series A$3.0MYes · Aug 2017
Betable ↗San Francisco
Jul 2012SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
May 2012Seed$800KNo later round recorded
Circa ↗San Francisco
Apr 2012Seed$750KNo later round recorded
Feb 2012Series A$2.8MNo later round recorded
IFTTT ↗San Francisco
Jan 2012Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Nov 2011Seed$800KNo later round recorded
ED01
Aug 2011Seed$500KNo later round recorded
Thinknear ↗New York City
Jun 2011Seed$1.7MNo later round recorded
Simperium ↗San Francisco
Jun 2011Seed$450KNo later round recorded
Zozi ↗San Francisco
May 2011Series B$7.0MNo later round recorded
Hipster ↗San Francisco
May 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Kohort ↗New York City
Apr 2011Seed$2.9MNo later round recorded
Skillshare ↗New York City
Jan 2011Seed$550KNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 30-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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