Angel investor · Santa Barbara, United States
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of dated first investments
were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed
One dot = one company at first recorded investment.
Written insights from the recorded portfolio, with the evidence linked below.
Gwyneth Paltrow has dated investments in 13 companies. 4 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (30.8%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-05-23. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗5 of 13 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 2 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.
Explore the evidence ↗B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 8 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 4 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 11 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 2 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗5 of 13 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗2 of the same 13 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.
Explore co-investors ↗Choose your sector and stage to find
companies he first backed in that space.
A match means a recorded investment in this category. It does not establish current interest or availability.
All sectors · All entry stages. Round amounts are total financing, in USD.
Operator of art galleries
$7.0M total first roundOnline platform to book ancillary services offered by resorts
$26M total first roundProvider of online remote consultation services with women health experts for menopause
$29M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2C E-Commerce | 8 | |||
| Internet First Brands | 5 | |||
| B2C Grocery Delivery | 2 | |||
| Food & Beverage Products | 2 | |||
| Online Grocery | 2 | |||
| Uber for Grocery Delivery | 2 | |||
| Beauty E-Commerce | 2 |
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Logarithmic scale. A dot marks the median; the band spans the 25th–75th percentiles. These are entire rounds, not individual cheques.
A subsequent round and repeat backing
answer different fundraising questions.
Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 0 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.
| First stage | Eligible companies | Next round ≤24 mo | Same investor again ≤24 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 2 |
| Seed | 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 |
| Series A | 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 |
| Series B | 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
| Series C | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Post-IPO | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Unattributed | 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
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rounds in companies already backed.
*2026 is partial, through 22 May. Bar height counts first investments + repeat rounds; earlier years are complete calendar periods in this dataset.
Frequent shared rounds suggest a place
to investigate sector and stage alignment.
3 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Nov 20223 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Dec 20213 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Mar 20223 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round May 20252 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Feb 2018Shared rounds establish recorded co-investment. They do not establish a personal connection, introduction route, or current willingness to invest.
First investment comes first.
Amounts refer to that entry round.
| Company | First backed | Entry stage | Total entry round | Same investor again? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild ↗Delaware City | Dec 2022 | Seed | $7.0M | No later round recorded |
ResortPass ↗Los Angeles | Nov 2022 | Series B | $26M | No later round recorded |
Evernow ↗San Francisco | Apr 2022 | Series A | $29M | No later round recorded |
OLIPOP ↗Oakland | Feb 2022 | Series B | $30M | No later round recorded |
Forethought AI ↗San Francisco | Dec 2021 | Series C | $65M | Yes · May 2025 |
TeraWulf ↗Easton | Dec 2021 | Post-IPO | $77M | No later round recorded |
The Expert ↗United States | Apr 2021 | Unattributed | $3.0M | Yes · Mar 2022 |
Thirteen Lune ↗West Hollywood | Jan 2021 | Angel | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
Cann Social Tonics ↗Los Angeles | Oct 2020 | Angel | $2.7M | No later round recorded |
Saie ↗New York City | Aug 2020 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Universal Standard ↗New York City | Feb 2018 | Series A | $9.9M | No later round recorded |
Rockets of Awesome ↗New York City | Jan 2018 | Series B | $6.0M | No later round recorded |
Daily Harvest ↗New York City | Jun 2017 | Series A | Undisclosed | Yes · Dec 2017 |
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Kept in the 13-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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