Angel investor · New York City, 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 Ryan has dated investments in 15 companies. 4 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (26.7%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗1 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 1 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-03-05. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗8 of 14 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 1 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 3 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 4 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 15 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 1 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗8 of 14 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗1 of the same 14 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.
Cloud based data quality monitoring solution provider
$30M total first roundProvider of device as a service for mobile fleet management
$32M total first roundOnline reseller of residential properties
$70M total first round| Sector | Seed | Series A | Series B | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinTech | 3 | |||
| Real Estate Tech | 2 | |||
| Residential Real Estate Tech | 2 | |||
| HealthTech | 2 | |||
| Alternative Lending | 2 | |||
| Internet First Lenders | 2 | |||
| NBFC Lenders | 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.
A subsequent round and repeat backing
answer different fundraising questions.
Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 1 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 | 4 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 4 |
| Series A | 5 | 3 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| Series B | 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
| Series C | 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 2 |
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.
4 shared rounds · 4 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20213 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Mar 20222 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20212 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20162 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20162 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Aug 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Validio ↗Stockholm | Mar 2026 | Series A | $30M | No later round recorded |
Everphone ↗Berlin | Sep 2022 | Series C | $32M | No later round recorded |
Knock ↗New York City | Mar 2022 | Series C | $70M | No later round recorded |
Pearl ↗New York City | Sep 2021 | Series A | $18M | No later round recorded |
Anvyl ↗New York City | Sep 2019 | Series A | $9.3M | No later round recorded |
Properly ↗Toronto | Aug 2019 | Series A | $12M | No later round recorded |
| Jul 2019 | Seed | $3.5M | No later round recorded | |
Blueground ↗New York City | Mar 2019 | Series B | $20M | No later round recorded |
Great Jones ↗New York City | Apr 2018 | Series A | $8.0M | No later round recorded |
Uala ↗Buenos Aires | Jan 2018 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Spring Health ↗New York City | Apr 2017 | Seed | $400K | No later round recorded |
Show Score ↗New York City | Mar 2017 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
KidPass ↗New York City | Jan 2016 | Seed | $325K | Yes · Sep 2016 |
Chain ↗San Francisco | Sep 2015 | Series B | $30M | No later round recorded |
Reddit ↗San Francisco | Sep 2014 | Series B | $50M | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 15-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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