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Angel investor · United States

Jeff Weiner.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2013–2026
39%

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

First investment stage across 31 companies10 Seed, 2 Angel and 19 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 10Angel 2Other 19

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

31 companies · 34 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 23 Jan 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

Jeff Weiner has dated investments in 31 companies. 12 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (38.7%). 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 5 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-01-23. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

12 of 28 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.

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04

Use a specific point of relevance

HealthTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 7 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 3 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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01 / THE READOUT

Four signals before you pitch.

Start with observed behavior.
Every rate has a defined denominator.

01 — ROUND CONTEXT
$5.0M–$29M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 30 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 5 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
43%

Another equity round within 24 months

12 of 28 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

2 of the same 28 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.

31matching companies
$11Mmedian first round (30 disclosed)
3first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Blockit ↗

Provider of AI-enabled healthcare refferal and appointment scheduling platform

$5.0M total first round
Seed

Not Diamond ↗

Developer of AI optimization tools for agent workflows and prompt engineering

$2.3M total first round
Series B

Speak ↗

AI-powered language learning platform

$20M 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
HealthTech7
EdTech6
HRTech5
Artificial Intelligence4
Continued Learning4
Future of Work4
HR SaaS3
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
$3.9M$3.3M–$4.4M
Seed10 disclosed
$3.8M$2.1M–$5.0M
Series A5 disclosed
$13M$13M–$17M
$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.

28
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
42.9%
12 of 28 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
7.1%
2 of 28 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 3 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
Angel20 / 20 / 2
Seed86 / 82 / 8
Series A53 / 50 / 5
Series B42 / 40 / 4
Series C71 / 70 / 7
Unattributed20 / 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

Next Play Ventures

8 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2022
02
FIRM

Iconiq Capital

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2022
03
ANGEL

Dylan Field ↗

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2022
04
FIRM

Index Ventures

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2022
05
FIRM

Khosla Ventures

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jun 2024
06
FIRM

Origin Ventures

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Jan 2026

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.

31 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Blockit ↗Mckinney
Jan 2026Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
Not Diamond ↗San Francisco
Jul 2024Seed$2.3MNo later round recorded
Speak ↗San Francisco
Jun 2024Series B$20MNo later round recorded
Apr 2024Series B$20MNo later round recorded
Drata ↗San Diego
Nov 2022Series C$200MNo later round recorded
Scoop ↗San Francisco
Nov 2022Series C$8.0MNo later round recorded
Pave ↗San Francisco
Jun 2022Series C$100MNo later round recorded
Xip ↗San Francisco
Jun 2022Seed$5.0MNo later round recorded
Studio ↗Los Angeles
Apr 2022Unattributed$50MNo later round recorded
Warp ↗New York City
Apr 2022Series A$17MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Series C$620MNo later round recorded
Gamma ↗San Francisco
Oct 2021Seed$7.0MNo later round recorded
Pace ↗California City
Jan 2021Seed$1.9MNo later round recorded
Cleo ↗San Francisco
Dec 2020Series B$31MNo later round recorded
Jul 2020Angel$5.0MNo later round recorded
Bicycle Health ↗San Francisco
May 2020Seed$5.5MNo later round recorded
Cron ↗San Francisco
Mar 2020Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
Headspin ↗Palo Alto
Feb 2020Series C$60MNo later round recorded
Ginger ↗San Francisco
Aug 2019Series C$35MNo later round recorded
Atoms ↗Brooklyn
Aug 2019Series A$8.7MNo later round recorded
Jul 2019Series C$11MNo later round recorded
Trala ↗Chicago
Dec 2018Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Cameo ↗Chicago
Nov 2018Series A$13MNo later round recorded
Cricket Health ↗San Francisco
Sep 2018Series A$24MNo later round recorded
Maverick ↗Los Angeles
Apr 2018Angel$2.7MNo later round recorded
Seesaw ↗San Francisco
Feb 2018UnattributedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Loris ↗New York City
Feb 2018Seed$2.0MYes · Dec 2019
Jun 2017Series B$10MNo later round recorded
Oct 2016Series A$13MNo later round recorded
Headspace ↗Santa Monica
Mar 2016Series B$34MNo later round recorded
Figma ↗San Francisco
Jun 2013Seed$4.0MYes · Dec 2014
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 31-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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