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Angel investor · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Gareth Williams.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

Find where your company fits, how rounds are assembled, and what happened after the first investment.

THE ENTRY PATTERN2016–2026
85%

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

First investment stage across 13 companies7 Seed, 4 Angel and 2 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 7Angel 4Other 2

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

13 companies · 19 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 09 Mar 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

Gareth Williams has dated investments in 13 companies. 11 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (84.6%). 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

1 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-03-09. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

2 of 12 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

Consumer Internet of Things is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 2 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 3 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 3 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–$4.4M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 10 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 2 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
17%

Another equity round within 24 months

2 of 12 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 12 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.

13matching companies
$2.2Mmedian first round (10 disclosed)
1first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Wordsmith ↗

Developer of AI-powered legal workspace for contract review and drafting

$5.0M total first round
Series A

Ember ↗

Operator of electric buses and coaches

$14M total first round
Seed

Swurf ↗

Provider of hospitality spaces with remote workers

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
Consumer Internet of Things2
Social Platforms2
Legal Contract Management1
Legal Tech1
Real Estate Brokers1
Security & Surveillance Technology1
Sensors1
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
$1.8M$1.4M–$2.3M
Seed6 disclosed
$1.6M$1.0M–$4.2M
Series A2 disclosed
$8.3M$5.5M–$11M
$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.

12
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
16.7%
2 of 12 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
8.3%
1 of 12 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 1 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
Angel40 / 40 / 4
Seed61 / 60 / 6
Series A21 / 21 / 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

Scottish Enterprise

4 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2025
02
FIRM

Par Equity

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2022
03
FIRM

Accelerated Digital Ventures

2 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2018
04
ANGEL

Anna Lagerqvist Christopherson

2 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2026
05
ANGEL

Bon Grimes

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2016
06
FIRM

Equity Gap

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round May 2021

Shared rounds establish recorded co-investment. They do not establish a personal connection, introduction route, or current willingness to invest.

07 / THE EVIDENCE

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First investment comes first.
Amounts refer to that entry round.

13 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Jun 2024Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
Ember ↗Edinburgh
Mar 2024Series A$14MNo later round recorded
Swurf ↗Edinburgh
Jul 2022SeedUndisclosedYes · Jul 2025
Noah Media Group
Oct 2021Angel$2.7MNo later round recorded
Boundary ↗Edinburgh
May 2021Seed$5.2MNo later round recorded
May 2021Seed$1.8MYes · Sep 2023
PicoJar ↗Edinburgh
Jun 2020Seed$183KNo later round recorded
Apr 2019Seed$1.5MYes · Mar 2022
Kindaba ↗Edinburgh
Oct 2018AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Apr 2017Series A$2.7MYes · Jul 2018
May 2016Seed$859KNo later round recorded
Apr 2016Angel$900KNo later round recorded
Decidz ↗Edinburgh
Mar 2016AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 13-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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