Angel investor · Los Gatos, 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.
Maynard Webb has dated investments in 13 companies. 7 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (53.8%). 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 2025-01-23. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗6 of 12 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 ↗AI as a Service 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 10 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 13 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 ↗6 of 12 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗1 of the same 12 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.
Developer of AI platform for voice and text-based restaurant ordering
$10M total first roundProvider of AI agent platform for enterprise automation
$90M total first roundProvider of an engineering intelligence platform for optimizing software development lifecycles
$16M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series B | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI as a Service | 3 | |||
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | |||
| Chatbots | 2 | |||
| IT Operations | 2 | |||
| Native AI in Software Development | 2 | |||
| Application Lifecycle Management | 2 | |||
| DevOps | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 |
| Seed | 4 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 4 |
| Series B | 5 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| Series D | 1 | 0 / 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.
6 shared rounds · 5 companies
Latest shared round Mar 20223 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Feb 20143 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Aug 20222 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Sep 2012Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Palona ↗Palo Alto | Jan 2025 | Seed | $10M | No later round recorded |
Aisera ↗Santa Clara | Aug 2022 | Series D | $90M | No later round recorded |
Faros AI ↗United States | Mar 2022 | Seed | $16M | No later round recorded |
OpsLevel ↗Toronto | Nov 2020 | Seed | $5.0M | Yes · Mar 2022 |
Pepperdata ↗Sunnyvale | Apr 2015 | Series B | $16M | No later round recorded |
Philz Coffee ↗San Francisco | Feb 2015 | Series B | $15M | No later round recorded |
Ionic Security ↗Atlanta | Feb 2014 | Series B | $26M | No later round recorded |
Polar ↗Los Gatos | Feb 2013 | Angel | $1.2M | No later round recorded |
Nebula ↗Palo Alto | Sep 2012 | Series B | $25M | No later round recorded |
Nebula Oy ↗Helsinki | Sep 2012 | Series B | $25M | No later round recorded |
Diffbot ↗Palo Alto | May 2012 | Angel | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Vungle ↗San Francisco | May 2012 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
GOAT Group ↗Culver City | May 2011 | Seed | $1.6M | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 13-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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