Angel investor · San Jose, 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.
Jerry Yang has dated investments in 61 companies. 18 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (29.5%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗2 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 5 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-02-10. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗33 of 59 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 7 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 ↗Artificial Intelligence is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 8 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 7 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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Every rate has a defined denominator.
25th–75th percentile across 61 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 5 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗33 of 59 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗7 of the same 59 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.
Developer of a tool for capturing AI agent sessions alongside code commits
$60M total first roundProvider of platform and tools to develop games
$12M total first roundProvider of AI agents designed to automate enterprise business processes
$25M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | |||
| FinTech | 8 | |||
| Future of Work | 7 | |||
| AI as a Service | 5 | |||
| Big Data Analytics | 4 | |||
| Cybersecurity | 4 | |||
| EdTech | 4 |
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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. 2 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 | 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Seed | 15 | 12 / 15 | 1 / 15 |
| Series A | 26 | 15 / 26 | 4 / 26 |
| Series B | 12 | 4 / 12 | 2 / 12 |
| Series C | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Series D | 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 |
Separate first investments from later
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.
18 shared rounds · 18 companies
Latest shared round Jun 20246 shared rounds · 4 companies
Latest shared round May 20215 shared rounds · 5 companies
Latest shared round Jul 20225 shared rounds · 5 companies
Latest shared round Apr 20214 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Jun 2019Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Entire ↗Seattle | Feb 2026 | Seed | $60M | No later round recorded |
Astrocade ↗Los Altos | Jun 2024 | Seed | $12M | No later round recorded |
Ema ↗Mountain View | Mar 2024 | Seed | $25M | No later round recorded |
Somewear ↗San Francisco | Sep 2022 | Series A | $16M | No later round recorded |
Fairmatic ↗Reno | Aug 2022 | Series A | $42M | No later round recorded |
Hebbia ↗New York City | Jul 2022 | Series A | $30M | No later round recorded |
| Jul 2022 | Series A | $30M | No later round recorded | |
Clockwork ↗Palo Alto | Mar 2022 | Series A | $21M | No later round recorded |
Rewire ↗Amsterdam | Feb 2022 | Series B | $25M | No later round recorded |
Caden ↗Manhattan | Jan 2022 | Seed | $3.4M | No later round recorded |
WizenWorld ↗Bengaluru | Jun 2021 | Series B | $32M | No later round recorded |
Quizizz ↗Santa Monica | Jun 2021 | Series B | $32M | No later round recorded |
Boomitra ↗San Mateo | Jun 2021 | Series A | $4.0M | No later round recorded |
Vian AI ↗Palo Alto | Jun 2021 | Series B | $140M | No later round recorded |
Skiff ↗San Francisco | May 2021 | Seed | $3.7M | No later round recorded |
CrowdAI ↗Mountain View | Apr 2021 | Series A | $6.3M | No later round recorded |
Rock The Bells ↗Los Angeles | Apr 2021 | Series A | $8.0M | No later round recorded |
Acepodia ↗Alameda | Mar 2021 | Series B | $47M | No later round recorded |
EdgeQ ↗Santa Clara | Nov 2020 | Series A | $39M | No later round recorded |
Headroom ↗San Francisco | Oct 2020 | Seed | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Juni Learning ↗San Francisco | Aug 2020 | Series A | $11M | No later round recorded |
Alchemy ↗San Francisco | Dec 2019 | Series A | $15M | Yes · Apr 2021 |
Remrise ↗San Francisco | Nov 2019 | Seed | $8.2M | No later round recorded |
Tala ↗Santa Monica | Aug 2019 | Series D | $110M | No later round recorded |
SignalWire ↗Palo Alto | Aug 2019 | Series A | $12M | Yes · Jun 2021 |
Arthur AI ↗New York | Aug 2019 | Seed | $3.3M | No later round recorded |
Abacus.AI ↗San Francisco | Jun 2019 | Seed | $5.3M | Yes · Jul 2020 |
Edge Intelligence ↗Boston | Sep 2018 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
TSM ↗Los Angeles | Jul 2018 | Series A | $37M | No later round recorded |
Terminal ↗San Francisco | May 2018 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Zola ↗New York City | May 2018 | Series D | $100M | No later round recorded |
BabbleLabs ↗Campbell | Jan 2018 | Seed | $4.0M | No later round recorded |
Holberton School ↗San Francisco | Jul 2017 | Seed | $2.8M | No later round recorded |
Illumio ↗Sunnyvale | Jun 2017 | Series D | $125M | No later round recorded |
DeepScale ↗Mountain View | Mar 2017 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Zipline ↗San Francisco | Apr 2016 | Series A | $18M | Yes · Nov 2016 |
| Apr 2016 | Series A | $18M | Yes · Nov 2016 | |
AppCard ↗New York City | Feb 2016 | Series B | $20M | No later round recorded |
BirdEye ↗Sunnyvale | Feb 2016 | Series A | $8.0M | No later round recorded |
Birdeye ↗Palo Alto | Jan 2016 | Series A | $8.0M | No later round recorded |
Pepperdata ↗Sunnyvale | Apr 2015 | Series B | $16M | No later round recorded |
Color ↗Burlingame | Apr 2015 | Series A | $15M | No later round recorded |
FiscalNote ↗Washington, Dc | Feb 2015 | Series B | $10M | Yes · Feb 2016 |
GrubMarket ↗San Francisco | Jan 2015 | Seed | $2.1M | No later round recorded |
Change ↗India | Dec 2014 | Series C | $25M | No later round recorded |
Import.io ↗London | Sep 2014 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Xapo Bank ↗Gibraltar | Jul 2014 | Series A | $20M | No later round recorded |
Wish Shopping ↗San Francisco | Apr 2014 | Series B | $19M | No later round recorded |
Vicarious ↗San Francisco | Mar 2014 | Series B | $40M | No later round recorded |
Tango ↗Mountain View | Mar 2014 | Series D | $280M | No later round recorded |
Apportable ↗San Francisco | Feb 2014 | Series A | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Shijiebang ↗Beijing | Oct 2013 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Zendrive ↗San Francisco | Aug 2013 | Seed | $1.5M | No later round recorded |
Bina Technologies ↗Redwood City | Jul 2013 | Series B | $1.8M | No later round recorded |
enfore ↗Berlin | Jun 2013 | Series A | $38M | No later round recorded |
Polar ↗Los Gatos | Feb 2013 | Angel | $1.2M | No later round recorded |
Feel Peak ↗Sheridan | Dec 2012 | Series A | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Zoom ↗San Jose | Dec 2012 | Series A | $6.0M | No later round recorded |
Wattpad ↗Toronto | Jun 2012 | Series B | $17M | Yes · Apr 2014 |
Openbucks ↗London | Jun 2012 | Series A | $4.8M | No later round recorded |
Leftronic ↗San Francisco | Jun 2010 | Seed | $500K | No later round recorded |
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