INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / , Canada
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · Canada

Michael Gentile.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

Find where your company fits, how rounds are assembled, and what happened after the first investment.

THE ENTRY PATTERN2020–2026
0%

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

First investment stage across 16 companies0 Seed, 0 Angel and 16 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 0Angel 0Other 16

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

16 companies · 24 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 19 Mar 2026
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

Michael Gentile has dated investments in 16 companies. 0 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (0.0%). 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

7 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 2 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-03-19. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

5 of 9 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

Mining Companies is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 13 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 4 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 0 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
$1.5M–$2.8M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 16 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
7companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 2 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
56%

Another equity round within 24 months

5 of 9 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
33%

This investor invested again within 24 months

3 of the same 9 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.

16matching companies
$2.1Mmedian first round (16 disclosed)
7first backed in last 24 months

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

Post-IPO

NiCAN ↗

Mining and exploration company focused on nickel belts

$935K total first round
Post-IPO

Canterra ↗

Diamond exploration company

$1.4M 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.
SectorPost-IPOAll stages
Mining Companies13
Circular Economy1
Solid Waste Management Tech1
Services for Investment Industry1
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
Post-IPO16 disclosed
$2.1M$1.5M–$2.8M
$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.

9
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
55.6%
5 of 9 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
33.3%
3 of 9 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 7 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.

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First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Post-IPO95 / 93 / 9
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

Glencore

2 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2022
02
ANGEL

Peter Marrone

2 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Mar 2023
03
FIRM

Altius

1 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round May 2022
04
ANGEL

Donald Johnson

1 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2022
05
FIRM

Jupiter

1 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Feb 2025
06
FIRM

New Venture Partners

1 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Jun 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.

16 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
NiCAN ↗Toronto
Mar 2026Post-IPO$935KNo later round recorded
Jan 2026Post-IPO$2.2MNo later round recorded
Canterra ↗Vancouver
Oct 2025Post-IPO$1.4MNo later round recorded
Aug 2025Post-IPO$3.6MYes · Mar 2026
Mar 2025Post-IPO$1.4MYes · Nov 2025
Feb 2025Post-IPO$4.6MNo later round recorded
Jun 2024Post-IPO$2.4MYes · Dec 2024
Jul 2022Post-IPO$4.2MNo later round recorded
Jun 2022Post-IPO$1.9MYes · Mar 2023
CANEX ↗Calgary
May 2022Post-IPO$1.9MNo later round recorded
Jan 2022Post-IPO$2.4MNo later round recorded
NorthIsle ↗Vancouver
Dec 2021Post-IPO$1.5MNo later round recorded
Stelmine ↗Quebec City
Nov 2021Post-IPO$2.5MYes · Dec 2022
Aug 2021Post-IPO$2.0MNo later round recorded
May 2021Post-IPO$6.6MNo later round recorded
Jul 2020Post-IPO$1.1MYes · Dec 2020
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 16-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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