Angel investor · San Francisco, 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.
Kevin Hartz has dated investments in 13 companies. 3 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (23.1%). 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 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2021-11-22. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗9 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 ↗FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 4 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 9 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 13 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 0 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗9 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.
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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.
Tax management and tax recovery solution for businesses
$21M total first roundPlatform offering cloud based command line tool for developers
$2.2M total first roundOnline marketplace for digital art products
$30M total first round| Sector | Seed | Series A | Series B | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinTech | 4 | |||
| Cybersecurity | 3 | |||
| B2C E-Commerce | 2 | |||
| Blockchain in Financial Services | 2 | |||
| Decentralized Finance | 2 | |||
| Investment Tech | 2 | |||
| Non Fungible Tokens | 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
| Series A | 9 | 7 / 9 | 2 / 9 |
| Series B | 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 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 · 3 companies
Latest shared round Nov 20213 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round May 20212 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Aug 20212 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Mar 2021Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fonoa ↗Zagreb | Nov 2021 | Series A | $21M | No later round recorded |
Fig ↗San Francisco | Aug 2021 | Seed | $2.2M | No later round recorded |
MakersPlace ↗San Francisco | Aug 2021 | Series A | $30M | No later round recorded |
Generation Home ↗London | Jun 2021 | Series A | $30M | No later round recorded |
Skiff ↗San Francisco | May 2021 | Seed | $3.7M | No later round recorded |
1Password ↗Toronto | May 2021 | Series B | $100M | No later round recorded |
OpenSea ↗New York City | Mar 2021 | Series A | $23M | Yes · Jul 2021 |
Gather ↗San Francisco | Mar 2021 | Series A | $26M | No later round recorded |
WorkOS ↗San Francisco | Mar 2021 | Series A | $15M | No later round recorded |
NEWNESS ↗San Francisco | Feb 2021 | Seed | $3.5M | No later round recorded |
Powder ↗Dover | Feb 2021 | Series A | $14M | No later round recorded |
Kojo ↗San Francisco | Oct 2020 | Series A | $7.0M | Yes · Aug 2021 |
Literati ↗Del Valle | Oct 2019 | Series A | $12M | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 13-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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