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 48 companies. 27 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (56.2%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗7 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 6 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-02-11. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗27 of 41 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 6 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 8 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 3 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 8 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
Explore the evidence ↗Start with observed behavior.
Every rate has a defined denominator.
25th–75th percentile across 48 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 6 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗27 of 41 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗6 of the same 41 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.
Provider of AI-powered music creation solutions
$6.0M total first roundProvider of a platform for building secure internal applications quickly
$10M total first roundDeveloper of proprietary systems leveraging data and compute for trading
$5.7M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinTech | 8 | |||
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | |||
| AI as a Service | 6 | |||
| Future of Work | 4 | |||
| Business Intelligence | 4 | |||
| Native AI in Business Intelligence | 4 | |||
| B2C E-Commerce | 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. 7 newer companies and 1 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 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Seed | 21 | 17 / 21 | 5 / 21 |
| Series A | 12 | 6 / 12 | 0 / 12 |
| Series B | 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 |
| Series C | 4 | 3 / 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.
12 shared rounds · 9 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20228 shared rounds · 8 companies
Latest shared round Aug 20237 shared rounds · 6 companies
Latest shared round Dec 20256 shared rounds · 5 companies
Latest shared round Jun 20236 shared rounds · 6 companies
Latest shared round Jul 2023Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mozart AI ↗Dover | Feb 2026 | Seed | $6.0M | No later round recorded |
Vybe ↗San Francisco | Dec 2025 | Seed | $10M | No later round recorded |
vigillabs.ai ↗Palo Alto | Aug 2025 | Seed | $5.7M | No later round recorded |
Ethyca ↗New York City | Dec 2024 | Series B | $10M | No later round recorded |
Tako ↗Patterson | Oct 2024 | Seed | $5.7M | No later round recorded |
Tako ↗San Francisco | Oct 2024 | Seed | $5.8M | No later round recorded |
Rillet ↗New York City | Jul 2024 | Series B | $14M | No later round recorded |
Yaysay ↗Greenwich | Sep 2023 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Socket ↗Stanford | Aug 2023 | Series A | $20M | No later round recorded |
Passes ↗Miami | Jul 2023 | Seed | $9.0M | No later round recorded |
Granica ↗Mountain View | Jun 2023 | Series A | $45M | No later round recorded |
Kumo ↗Mountain View | Sep 2022 | Series B | $18M | No later round recorded |
Pomelo ↗San Francisco | Aug 2022 | Seed | $20M | No later round recorded |
Felt ↗Oakland | Aug 2021 | Seed | $4.5M | Yes · May 2022 |
Nooks ↗Oakton | Jul 2021 | Seed | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Titan ↗New York City | Feb 2021 | Series A | $13M | No later round recorded |
Rightfoot ↗San Francisco | Feb 2021 | Seed | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Brightwheel ↗San Francisco | Feb 2021 | Series C | $55M | No later round recorded |
Pahdo Labs ↗New York City | Jan 2021 | Seed | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
Helia ↗San Francisco | Nov 2020 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Remote ↗Amsterdam | Nov 2020 | Series A | $35M | No later round recorded |
Remote ↗Beppu | Nov 2020 | Series A | $35M | No later round recorded |
Flock Safety ↗Atlanta | Nov 2020 | Series C | $47M | No later round recorded |
Hebbia ↗New York City | Oct 2020 | Seed | $1.1M | No later round recorded |
| Oct 2020 | Seed | $1.1M | No later round recorded | |
Glimpse ↗Monroe Township | Oct 2020 | Seed | $1.5M | Yes · Mar 2022 |
Doppler ↗Walnut | Oct 2020 | Seed | $2.3M | No later round recorded |
Density ↗San Francisco | Jul 2020 | Series C | $51M | No later round recorded |
| Jun 2020 | Seed | $4.6M | Yes · Oct 2020 | |
Matter ↗San Francisco | Jun 2020 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Airtime ↗New York City | Jun 2020 | Series B | $4.6M | Yes · Oct 2020 |
N8n ↗Berlin | Mar 2020 | Seed | $1.5M | Yes · Apr 2021 |
Microverse ↗Remote | Feb 2020 | Seed | $3.2M | Yes · Jun 2021 |
Oliver ↗San Francisco | Oct 2019 | Seed | $6.8M | No later round recorded |
Eight Sleep ↗New York City | Oct 2019 | Series C | $41M | No later round recorded |
Crosschq ↗San Francisco | Aug 2019 | Seed | $4.1M | No later round recorded |
Liquid I.V. ↗Los Angeles | Jul 2019 | Angel | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
The Org ↗New York City | Jul 2019 | Seed | $2.7M | No later round recorded |
Voiceflow ↗San Francisco | Apr 2019 | Seed | $3.0M | Yes · Jul 2021 |
Keyto ↗San Francisco | Nov 2018 | Seed | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
| Oct 2018 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded | |
DYDX International ↗United States | Oct 2018 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Wonderschool ↗San Francisco | Aug 2018 | Series A | $20M | No later round recorded |
Lightning Labs ↗San Francisco | Mar 2018 | Seed | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
inDinero ↗San Francisco | Feb 2015 | Series A | $7.0M | No later round recorded |
Reddit ↗San Francisco | Oct 2014 | Series B | $50M | No later round recorded |
Opendoor ↗Tempe | Sep 2014 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Feedster ↗San Francisco | Jun 2005 | Series A | $2.6M | No later round recorded |
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