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KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · San Francisco, United States

Jason Calacanis.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2009–2026
71%

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

First investment stage across 49 companies31 Seed, 4 Angel and 14 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 31Angel 4Other 14

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

51 companies · 55 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 28 Apr 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

Jason Calacanis has dated investments in 49 companies. 35 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (71.4%). 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

3 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 7 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-04-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

22 of 46 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 3 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

HRTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 6 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 10 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 4 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
$1.3M–$4.2M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 46 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
3companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 7 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
48%

Another equity round within 24 months

22 of 46 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

3 of the same 46 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.

49matching companies
$2.6Mmedian first round (46 disclosed)
3first backed in last 24 months

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

Angel

Yorby ↗

Developer of an AI platform automating candidate screening and interview processes

$125K total first round
Seed

Recall ↗

AI-powered knowledge base platform that allows users to summarize and save online content for easy rediscovery

$1.5M total first round
Seed

Final Boss Sour ↗

Snack company that creates all-natural, real fruit-based sour candies

$3.0M 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
HRTech6
HR SaaS4
B2C E-Commerce4
MarketingTech4
Internet First Brands3
Future of Work3
Remote Work Tools3
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
Angel4 disclosed
$1.0M$465K–$2.3M
Seed28 disclosed
$1.5M$1.0M–$3.0M
Series A12 disclosed
$5.0M$3.0M–$10M
$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.

46
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
47.8%
22 of 46 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
6.5%
3 of 46 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 3 newer companies and 2 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
Angel31 / 30 / 3
Seed2911 / 292 / 29
Series A1210 / 121 / 12
Series B20 / 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
FIRM

LAUNCH Accelerator

4 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2022
02
FIRM

Freestyle

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2020
03
FIRM

Google Ventures

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2017
04
FIRM

LAUNCH

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2024
05
FIRM

Lerer Hippeau

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2010
06
ANGEL

Ron Conway ↗

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2015

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.

49 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Yorby ↗Los Angeles
Apr 2026Angel$125KNo later round recorded
Recall ↗Amsterdam
Dec 2024Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Oct 2024Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Mar 2024SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Roam Around ↗United States
Nov 2023Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Stori ↗Sydney
Nov 2023SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
micro1 ↗Palo Alto
Oct 2023Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Nov 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
SkillBank ↗Culver City
Jul 2022Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Loopie ↗Seattle
Jul 2022Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Afterparty ↗Los Angeles
Apr 2022Series A$4.0MNo later round recorded
Apr 2022Seed$950KNo later round recorded
Role Bot ↗Los Angeles
Mar 2022Seed$2.5MNo later round recorded
GMTM ↗Orlando
Mar 2022Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
Dianthus ↗Cambridge
Mar 2022Seed$12MNo later round recorded
Racket ↗San Francisco
Nov 2021Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Contraline ↗Charlottesville
Oct 2021Series A$11MNo later round recorded
SparkPlug ↗San Francisco
Oct 2021Seed$2.5MYes · Nov 2022
Cabana ↗Seattle
Jun 2021Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Jun 2021Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Tribu ↗Brisbane
Jun 2021Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Apr 2021Series B$28MNo later round recorded
Nude Barre ↗New York City
Oct 2020Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Formulate ↗Menlo Park
Sep 2020Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Root AI ↗Somerville
Aug 2020Seed$7.9MNo later round recorded
Command-E ↗San Francisco
May 2020Seed$4.3MNo later round recorded
LeadIQ ↗Burlingame
May 2020Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Kloudio ↗San Francisco
Jan 2020Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Aug 2019Seed$675KNo later round recorded
Anyplace ↗San Francisco
Jun 2019Seed$2.5MYes · Apr 2020
Zembula ↗Portland
May 2018Series A$2.9MNo later round recorded
Mar 2018Angel$1.5MNo later round recorded
Blokable ↗Sacramento
Nov 2017Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Passionflix ↗Los Angeles
Nov 2017Angel$4.8MNo later round recorded
Nimble ↗Santa Monica
Mar 2017Series A$9.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2016SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Density ↗San Francisco
Jul 2016Series A$4.0MNo later round recorded
Talla ↗San Francisco
Feb 2016Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Dec 2015Series A$10MNo later round recorded
HandUp ↗San Francisco
Jul 2014Seed$850KNo later round recorded
Calm ↗San Francisco
Jun 2014Angel$578KNo later round recorded
MyTime ↗San Francisco
Feb 2013Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
15Five ↗San Francisco
Jan 2013Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Cozy ↗San Francisco
Jul 2012Seed$1.5MYes · Aug 2016
Space Monkey ↗Salt Lake City
May 2012Seed$2.1MNo later round recorded
DataStax ↗Santa Clara
Oct 2010Series A$2.7MNo later round recorded
Chartbeat ↗New York City
Aug 2010Series A$3.0MYes · Sep 2010
Jibe ↗New York City
Mar 2010Seed$875KNo later round recorded
Dec 2009Series B$8.4MNo later round recorded
2 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 51-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

  • Uber · Angel · date unavailable
  • Storybook · Angel · date unavailable
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