Angel investor · Santa Monica, 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.
Michael Ovitz has dated investments in 35 companies. 9 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (25.7%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗5 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 8 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-03-27. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗17 of 30 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 0 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. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 7 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 34 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 8 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗17 of 30 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗0 of the same 30 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.
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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 insights from helpdesk conversations for proactive customer support
$94M total first roundDeveloper of automated voice agents for consumer lending workflow management
$60M total first roundVoice AI platform for developers
$25M total first round| Sector | Seed | Series A | Series B | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinTech | 8 | |||
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | |||
| B2C E-Commerce | 4 | |||
| Investment Tech | 3 | |||
| AI Infrastructure | 2 | |||
| AI as a Service | 2 | |||
| Loneliness Economy | 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. 5 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 | 7 | 4 / 7 | 0 / 7 |
| Series A | 14 | 9 / 14 | 0 / 14 |
| Series B | 5 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| Series C | 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 |
| Series D | 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Series E+ | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
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.
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to investigate sector and stage alignment.
13 shared rounds · 12 companies
Latest shared round Dec 202512 shared rounds · 12 companies
Latest shared round Oct 20245 shared rounds · 5 companies
Latest shared round Dec 20254 shared rounds · 4 companies
Latest shared round Jul 20253 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Feb 2024Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Isara ↗New York City | Mar 2026 | Series C | $94M | No later round recorded |
Salient ↗San Francisco | Jul 2025 | Series A | $60M | No later round recorded |
Vapi ↗San Francisco | Oct 2024 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
| Aug 2024 | Seed | $31M | No later round recorded | |
Black Forest Labs ↗Wilmington | Aug 2024 | Seed | $31M | Yes · Dec 2025 |
Passes ↗Miami | Feb 2024 | Series A | $40M | No later round recorded |
Caliza ↗Sao Paulo | Sep 2023 | Seed | $6.1M | No later round recorded |
| Sep 2023 | Seed | $6.1M | No later round recorded | |
Socket ↗Stanford | Aug 2023 | Series A | $20M | No later round recorded |
Kumo ↗Mountain View | Sep 2022 | Series B | $18M | No later round recorded |
CreatorDAO ↗Los Angeles | Aug 2022 | Seed | $20M | No later round recorded |
Tenet Computer Group ↗Toronto | Jul 2022 | Seed | $18M | No later round recorded |
WorkOS ↗San Francisco | Jun 2022 | Series B | $80M | No later round recorded |
Lean ↗Riyadh | Jan 2022 | Series A | $33M | No later round recorded |
Nearside ↗San Francisco | Dec 2021 | Series B | $58M | No later round recorded |
Glorify ↗London | Dec 2021 | Series A | $40M | No later round recorded |
Jinx ↗Los Angeles | Nov 2021 | Series A | $28M | No later round recorded |
Intro ↗Los Angeles | Oct 2021 | Seed | $10M | No later round recorded |
CommonStock ↗San Francisco | Oct 2021 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
Apeel ↗Goleta | Aug 2021 | Series E+ | $250M | No later round recorded |
Snipfeed ↗Berkeley | Aug 2021 | Seed | $5.5M | No later round recorded |
OpenSea ↗New York City | Jul 2021 | Series B | $100M | No later round recorded |
| Jul 2021 | Series A | Undisclosed | No later round recorded | |
Wrapbook ↗New York City | Mar 2021 | Series A | $27M | No later round recorded |
Vise Financial ↗New York | Dec 2020 | Series B | $45M | No later round recorded |
Ethyca ↗New York City | Jun 2020 | Series A | $14M | No later round recorded |
Snackpass ↗New Haven | Dec 2019 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
Oliver ↗San Francisco | Oct 2019 | Seed | $6.8M | No later round recorded |
Relativity Space ↗Inglewood | Oct 2019 | Series C | $140M | No later round recorded |
PlayVS ↗Santa Monica | Sep 2019 | Series C | $50M | No later round recorded |
Hippo ↗Palo Alto | Jul 2019 | Series D | $100M | No later round recorded |
Clockwise ↗San Francisco | Jun 2019 | Series A | $11M | No later round recorded |
Wonderschool ↗San Francisco | Aug 2018 | Series A | $20M | No later round recorded |
Cloud9 ↗Santa Monica | Oct 2017 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
Medium ↗San Francisco | Jan 2014 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
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