of dated first investments were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sector
Angel
Seed
Series A
All stages
Consumer Internet of Things
2
Social Platforms
2
Legal Contract Management
1
Legal Tech
1
Real Estate Brokers
1
Security & Surveillance Technology
1
Sensors
1
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 stage
Eligible companies
Next round ≤24 mo
Same investor again ≤24 mo
Angel
4
0 / 4
0 / 4
Seed
6
1 / 6
0 / 6
Series A
2
1 / 2
1 / 2
05 / INVESTMENT RHYTHM
New names. Returning relationships.
Separate first investments from later rounds in companies already backed.
New companiesRepeat rounds
3
’162016: 3 new, 0 repeat
1
’172017: 1 new, 0 repeat
3
’182018: 1 new, 2 repeat
1
’192019: 1 new, 0 repeat
1
’202020: 1 new, 0 repeat
3
’212021: 3 new, 0 repeat
2
’222022: 1 new, 1 repeat
1
’232023: 0 new, 1 repeat
2
’242024: 2 new, 0 repeat
1
’252025: 0 new, 1 repeat
1
’26*2026: 0 new, 1 repeat
*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.
SE01
FIRM
Scottish Enterprise
4 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Jul 2025
PE02
FIRM
Par Equity
3 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Mar 2022
AD03
FIRM
Accelerated Digital Ventures
2 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Jul 2018
AL04
ANGEL
Anna Lagerqvist Christopherson
2 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Mar 2026
BG05
ANGEL
Bon Grimes
2 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Apr 2016
EG06
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
Explore the portfolio.
First investment comes first. Amounts refer to that entry round.
13 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
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