INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / Menlo Park, United States
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Angel investor · Menlo Park, United States

Jeff Clavier.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2006–2026
50%

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

First investment stage across 20 companies7 Seed, 3 Angel and 10 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 7Angel 3Other 10

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

20 companies · 20 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 13 May 2022
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

Jeff Clavier has dated investments in 20 companies. 10 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (50.0%). 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

0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2022-05-13. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

13 of 20 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 0 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 4 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 2 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6.5 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
$1.7M–$4.5M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 19 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
0companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 0 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
65%

Another equity round within 24 months

13 of 20 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
0%

This investor invested again within 24 months

0 of the same 20 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.

20matching companies
$3.0Mmedian first round (19 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Series A

TipTop ↗

Online platform for selling a wide range of consumer electronics

$23M total first round
Series A

TipTop ↗

Online financial services platform for crypto

$23M total first round
Seed

Messari ↗

Online platform for cryptocurrency-related content, token analytics, and research to users

$4.0M 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
B2C E-Commerce4
AdTech4
MarketingTech3
Consumer Electronics E-Commerce2
Cryptocurrencies2
FinTech2
Assistive Tech2
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
Angel3 disclosed
$1.5M$1.1M–$1.5M
Seed6 disclosed
$2.5M$1.9M–$2.9M
Series A10 disclosed
$4.3M$3.1M–$9.8M
$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.

20
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
65%
13 of 20 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
0%
0 of 20 companies
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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.

See the stage-by-stage denominators +
First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Angel33 / 30 / 3
Seed74 / 70 / 7
Series A106 / 100 / 10
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

Uncork Capital

8 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2019
03
ANGEL

Aydin Senkut ↗

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2011
04
ANGEL

Ron Conway ↗

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2009
05
ANGEL

Sam Altman ↗

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round May 2022

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.

20 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
TipTop ↗New York City
May 2022Series A$23MNo later round recorded
TipTop ↗Anaheim
May 2022Series A$23MNo later round recorded
Messari ↗New York City
Nov 2019Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Vivid Vision ↗San Francisco
May 2017Seed$2.2MNo later round recorded
Halo ↗San Francisco
May 2014Angel$1.5MNo later round recorded
Hired ↗San Francisco
Mar 2013Seed$2.7MNo later round recorded
iSocket ↗San Francisco
Nov 2012Series A$9.1MNo later round recorded
Clever ↗San Francisco
Oct 2012Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Breezy ↗San Francisco
Mar 2011Angel$750KNo later round recorded
Nov 2010Seed$800KNo later round recorded
Permuto ↗Palo Alto
Sep 2010Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Chartbeat ↗New York City
Aug 2010Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
MOVIECLIPS ↗Los Angeles
Aug 2010Series A$3.5MNo later round recorded
Apr 2010Series A$5.0MNo later round recorded
Bitly ↗New York City
Mar 2009Series A$2.0MNo later round recorded
Tapulous ↗Palo Alto
Jul 2008Seed$1.8MNo later round recorded
BrightRoll ↗San Francisco
Nov 2006Series A$1.0MNo later round recorded
Mashery ↗San Francisco
Jun 2006SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Kaboodle ↗Sunnyvale
Apr 2006Series A$3.6MNo later round recorded
Edgeio ↗Palo Alto
Jan 2006Angel$1.5MNo later round recorded
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 20-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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