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KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · San Francisco, United States

Max Levchin.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2004–2026
42%

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

First investment stage across 50 companies18 Seed, 3 Angel and 29 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 18Angel 3Other 29

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

51 companies · 54 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 28 Aug 2024
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

Max Levchin has dated investments in 50 companies. 21 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (42.0%). 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

2 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 1 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2024-08-28. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

33 of 48 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 3 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

FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 22 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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01 / THE READOUT

Four signals before you pitch.

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

01 — ROUND CONTEXT
$3.0M–$17M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 49 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
2companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 1 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
69%

Another equity round within 24 months

33 of 48 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
6%

This investor invested again within 24 months

3 of the same 48 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.

50matching companies
$10Mmedian first round (49 disclosed)
2first backed in last 24 months

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

Series A

Bland ↗

Developer of conversational artificial intelligence platform for enterprise phone call automation

$16M total first round
Series A

Bland ↗

$16M total first round
Seed

Black Ore ↗

Developer of products and services

$60M 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
FinTech22
B2C E-Commerce8
Banking Tech7
Payments6
CFO Stack6
HealthTech5
Finance & Accounting Tech5
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
Angel3 disclosed
$1.0M$750K–$6.0M
Seed17 disclosed
$2.5M$1.7M–$4.4M
Series A22 disclosed
$14M$8.8M–$18M
$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.

48
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
68.8%
33 of 48 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
6.2%
3 of 48 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 2 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.

See the stage-by-stage denominators +
First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Angel32 / 31 / 3
Seed1815 / 181 / 18
Series A2013 / 201 / 20
Series B62 / 60 / 6
Series C11 / 10 / 1
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

SciFi

14 shared rounds · 14 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2023
02
FIRM

a16z

12 shared rounds · 11 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2023
03
FIRM

SV Angel

9 shared rounds · 9 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2023
04
FIRM

Y Combinator

8 shared rounds · 8 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2024
05
FIRM

Caffeinated Capital

6 shared rounds · 6 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
06
FIRM

BoxGroup

5 shared rounds · 5 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022

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.

50 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Bland ↗San Francisco
Aug 2024Series A$16MNo later round recorded
Aug 2024Series A$16MNo later round recorded
Nov 2023Seed$60MNo later round recorded
Feb 2022Series A$28MNo later round recorded
Compound ↗San Francisco
Jan 2022Series B$25MNo later round recorded
Pomelo ↗Buenos Aires
Oct 2021Series A$35MNo later round recorded
Coast ↗New York City
Jul 2021Seed$6.0MNo later round recorded
Polywork ↗New York City
May 2021Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
Balance ↗San Francisco
Feb 2021Seed$5.5MNo later round recorded
X1 Card ↗United States
Jan 2021Series A$12MNo later round recorded
Pace ↗California City
Jan 2021Seed$1.9MNo later round recorded
Synctera ↗San Francisco
Dec 2020Seed$14MNo later round recorded
Aug 2020Seed$4.4MNo later round recorded
Whatifi ↗Wellesley
Jun 2020Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Workstream ↗San Francisco
May 2020Series A$10MNo later round recorded
HM Bradley ↗Los Angeles
Apr 2019Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
SentiLink ↗San Francisco
Dec 2018Series A$15MNo later round recorded
PlanetScale ↗Mountain View
Dec 2018Seed$3.0MNo later round recorded
Oct 2018Series B$30MNo later round recorded
Divvy ↗San Francisco
Oct 2018Series A$30MYes · Sep 2019
Aug 2018Series A$8.5MNo later round recorded
Loft ↗Sao Paulo
Jul 2018Series A$18MNo later round recorded
Hipcamp ↗San Francisco
Jun 2018Series A$9.5MNo later round recorded
Jun 2018Series A$17MNo later round recorded
Brex ↗Draper
Mar 2018Series B$50MNo later round recorded
Reverb ↗Chicago
Aug 2017Series B$15MNo later round recorded
OfferUp ↗Bellevue
Nov 2016Angel$11MNo later round recorded
Clear ↗Bengaluru
Apr 2016Seed$1.3MNo later round recorded
Jan 2016Seed$2.5MNo later round recorded
Oct 2015Series C$25MNo later round recorded
Color ↗Burlingame
Apr 2015Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Breezeworks ↗San Francisco
Nov 2014Series A$5.1MNo later round recorded
Leeo ↗Palo Alto
Sep 2014Series A$37MNo later round recorded
Sep 2014Series A$5.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2014Series A$10MNo later round recorded
Xapo Bank ↗Gibraltar
Jul 2014Series A$20MNo later round recorded
SolveBio ↗New York City
May 2014Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
May 2014Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Feb 2014Series B$14MNo later round recorded
Celery ↗San Francisco
Feb 2014Seed$2.0MNo later round recorded
Homeaglow ↗San Francisco
Dec 2013Series B$38MNo later round recorded
Zendrive ↗San Francisco
Aug 2013Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Vurb ↗San Francisco
Feb 2013SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Nuzzel ↗San Francisco
Nov 2012Seed$1.7MNo later round recorded
SingleStore ↗San Francisco
Jun 2012Series A$3.0MNo later round recorded
Wise ↗Shoreditch
Jan 2012Seed$1.3MYes · Jan 2013
Getable ↗San Francisco
Aug 2011Seed$1.4MNo later round recorded
Mixpanel ↗San Francisco
Feb 2010Angel$500KYes · May 2011
WePay ↗Palo Alto
Nov 2009Series A$1.8MNo later round recorded
Yelp ↗San Francisco
Jun 2004Angel$1.0MNo later round recorded
1 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 51-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

  • Kite · Angel · date unavailable
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