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

Angel investor · New York City, United States

Fabrice Grinda.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2006–2026
77%

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

First investment stage across 92 companies40 Seed, 31 Angel and 21 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 40Angel 31Other 21

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

95 companies · 103 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 03 Dec 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

Fabrice Grinda has dated investments in 92 companies. 71 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (77.2%). 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

1 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 5 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2024-12-03. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

47 of 91 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 6 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 34 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 12 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 2 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
$1.0M–$7.0M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 45 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
1companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 5 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
52%

Another equity round within 24 months

47 of 91 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
7%

This investor invested again within 24 months

6 of the same 91 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.

92matching companies
$3.2Mmedian first round (45 disclosed)
1first backed in last 24 months

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

Series C

Accumulator ↗

Operator of a platform providing liquidity solutions for the private market

$46M total first round
Seed

ThisThat ↗

Saas based influencer marketing analytics platform

Undisclosed 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
B2C E-Commerce34
Online Travel10
B2C Fashion E-Commerce8
Fashion Tech8
Online Travel Agencies7
MarketingTech6
FinTech6
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
Angel2 disclosed
$333K$300K–$367K
Seed24 disclosed
$1.8M$935K–$3.1M
Series A10 disclosed
$5.5M$3.6M–$7.1M
$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.

91
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
51.6%
47 of 91 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
6.6%
6 of 91 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 1 newer companies and 4 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
Angel3118 / 310 / 31
Seed4021 / 404 / 40
Series A104 / 101 / 10
Series B84 / 81 / 8
Series C00 / 00 / 0
Unattributed20 / 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
ANGEL

Jose Marin ↗

60 shared rounds · 60 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2020
02
FIRM

FJ Labs

23 shared rounds · 23 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2022
03
FIRM

Alven

6 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2017
04
FIRM

Aglae Ventures

5 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round May 2022
05
FIRM

Kima Ventures

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2019
06
ANGEL

Xavier Niel ↗

4 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Sep 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.

92 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Accumulator ↗United States
Dec 2024Series C$46MNo later round recorded
Mar 2024SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
ThisThat ↗Edinburgh
Mar 2024SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2023UnattributedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
May 2023Series A$11MNo later round recorded
Dec 2022Series B$63MNo later round recorded
Aug 2021Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Byrd ↗Vienna
Jul 2021Series B$19MNo later round recorded
Spry ↗Jacksonville
Jun 2021Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Pachama ↗Sausalito
Apr 2021Series B$15MYes · May 2022
Mar 2021Seed$6.0MNo later round recorded
bxblue ↗Brasilia
Jan 2021Series A$7.2MNo later round recorded
Chingari ↗Bengaluru
Jul 2020Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Lover ↗London
Feb 2020Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
Oct 2019Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
AdHawk ↗Boulder
Jun 2019Series B$13MNo later round recorded
Couple ↗New York City
Oct 2018SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Oct 2017Series A$4.0MNo later round recorded
Reverb ↗Chicago
Aug 2017Series B$15MNo later round recorded
Ridecabin
Jun 2017Seed$3.3MNo later round recorded
Jun 2017Seed$4.6MYes · Sep 2017
Jun 2017Seed$4.6MYes · Sep 2017
Renoviso ↗North Andover
Aug 2016Series A$3.5MNo later round recorded
GrubMarket ↗San Francisco
Aug 2016Series B$20MNo later round recorded
Sep 2015Series B$14MNo later round recorded
Envoy ↗San Francisco
Sep 2015Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
PLAE ↗San Francisco
Jun 2015Series A$7.0MNo later round recorded
Sprig ↗San Francisco
Apr 2015Series A$45MNo later round recorded
Apr 2015Series B$3.2MNo later round recorded
Headout ↗New York City
Apr 2015Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
ELOQUII ↗Columbus
Dec 2014Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Zeel ↗New York City
Oct 2014Seed$1.7MNo later round recorded
Flaviar ↗New York City
Sep 2014Seed$120KNo later round recorded
May 2014Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Beepi ↗Menlo Park
Apr 2014Series A$5.0MYes · Oct 2014
Mar 2014Seed$600KNo later round recorded
Mar 2014Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Jan 2014Series A$600KNo later round recorded
Nov 2012Seed$2.1MYes · Jun 2014
Sep 2012AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Kohort ↗New York City
Jun 2012SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Apr 2012Seed$250KNo later round recorded
Terra eco
Nov 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
bookset.com
Nov 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Visual Revenue ↗New York City
Aug 2011Seed$512KNo later round recorded
Jun 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Pixowl ↗San Francisco
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Martingale
Jun 2011UnattributedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedYes · Jun 2013
GuestMob ↗San Mateo
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Gezlong ↗Istanbul
Jun 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Getaround ↗San Francisco
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
FanDuel ↗New York City
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
CruiseWise ↗San Francisco
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Adore Me ↗New York City
Jun 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Acustom Apparel ↗New York City
Jun 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
expertcloud.de
May 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Apr 2011SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
eVenues ↗Mercer Island
Mar 2011Seed$900KNo later round recorded
I-Dispo
Mar 2011SeedUndisclosedYes · Nov 2012
Mar 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Fundly ↗Palo Alto
Feb 2011Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Feb 2011Angel$400KNo later round recorded
Feb 2011AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jan 2011Angel$267KNo later round recorded
Dec 2010Seed$947KNo later round recorded
Dec 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Mobile Spinach ↗San Francisco
Dec 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Dec 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
EcoMom ↗Spokane
Dec 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Nov 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Oktogo.ru ↗Saint Petersburg
Nov 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Nov 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Digitale Seiten
Nov 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Betterment ↗New York City
Nov 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Nov 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
ViajaNet ↗Sao Caetano Do Sul
Oct 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Oct 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Aug 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
MeetMoi ↗New York City
Aug 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Appsfire ↗Tel Aviv
May 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Assured Labor ↗New York City
Apr 2010SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Fisker ↗Los Angeles
Feb 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jan 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2009AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2009Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Totsy ↗New York City
Jun 2009SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2009AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Jun 2009AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Producteev ↗New York City
Jul 2008Seed$180KNo later round recorded
BrightRoll ↗San Francisco
Nov 2006Series A$1.0MNo later round recorded
4 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 95-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

  • Booking.com · Angel · date unavailable
  • BrightRoll · Seed · date unavailable
  • Dailysingle · Seed · date unavailable
  • Diapers.com · Angel · date unavailable
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