Angel investor · San Francisco, 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.
Paul Buchheit has dated investments in 118 companies. 83 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (70.3%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 3 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2023-07-27. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗50 of 118 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 5 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 ↗B2C E-Commerce is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 21 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 5 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 105 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 3 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗50 of 118 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗5 of the same 118 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.
Offers solar as a service
$36M total first roundProvider of comprehensive at-home blood testing kits
$13M total first roundProvider of a booking platform for multiple sports activities
$60M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2C E-Commerce | 21 | |||
| HealthTech | 12 | |||
| MarketingTech | 11 | |||
| Gig Employers | 9 | |||
| FinTech | 7 | |||
| EdTech | 6 | |||
| Online Rental | 6 |
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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. 0 newer companies and 4 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 | 5 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| Seed | 78 | 33 / 78 | 4 / 78 |
| Series A | 25 | 13 / 25 | 1 / 25 |
| Series B | 7 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 7 |
| Series C | 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
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.
58 shared rounds · 56 companies
Latest shared round Jul 202333 shared rounds · 32 companies
Latest shared round Oct 201912 shared rounds · 11 companies
Latest shared round Oct 201411 shared rounds · 10 companies
Latest shared round Jan 2022Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright ↗Mexico City | Jul 2023 | Series C | $36M | No later round recorded |
SiPhox Health ↗Burlington | Jan 2023 | Seed | $13M | No later round recorded |
Let’s Do This ↗London | Jun 2022 | Series B | $60M | No later round recorded |
dNovo ↗San Francisco | Jan 2022 | Seed | $2.7M | No later round recorded |
Casetext ↗San Francisco | Jan 2022 | Series C | $25M | No later round recorded |
Platzi ↗San Francisco | Dec 2021 | Series B | $62M | No later round recorded |
Aerones ↗Riga | Jun 2020 | Seed | $1.6M | No later round recorded |
Breadfast ↗Cairo | Mar 2020 | Series A | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Microverse ↗Remote | Feb 2020 | Seed | $3.2M | No later round recorded |
Rune ↗New York City | Oct 2019 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Flockjay ↗Walnut | Oct 2019 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Nowports ↗Monterrey | Jun 2019 | Seed | $8.5M | No later round recorded |
Abacus.AI ↗San Francisco | Jun 2019 | Seed | $5.3M | No later round recorded |
Tenderd ↗Dubai | Jun 2019 | Seed | $5.8M | No later round recorded |
Cityfurnish ↗Gurugram | Jun 2019 | Series A | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Paladin Drones ↗Mountain View | May 2019 | Seed | $1.3M | No later round recorded |
Nabis ↗Oakland | Mar 2019 | Series A | $4.0M | Yes · Oct 2020 |
Titan ↗New York City | Oct 2018 | Seed | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
Gusto ↗San Francisco | Jul 2018 | Series C | $145M | No later round recorded |
California Dreamin ↗San Francisco | Jul 2018 | Seed | $2.3M | No later round recorded |
Universe ↗Brooklyn | Jun 2018 | Series A | $4.0M | No later round recorded |
Veriff ↗Tallinn | Jun 2018 | Series A | $7.7M | No later round recorded |
Ambition ↗Chattanooga | Jun 2018 | Series A | $5.9M | No later round recorded |
CoinTracker ↗San Francisco | Apr 2018 | Seed | $1.5M | No later round recorded |
BloomTech ↗San Francisco | Jan 2018 | Seed | $4.0M | No later round recorded |
DocTalk ↗Mumbai | Nov 2017 | Series A | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Fat Llama ↗London | Nov 2017 | Seed | $1.5M | No later round recorded |
Lively ↗San Francisco | Sep 2017 | Series A | $4.2M | No later round recorded |
lvl5 ↗Redwood City | Jul 2017 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
theMednet ↗New York City | Jul 2017 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
HelloSign ↗San Francisco | Jun 2017 | Series B | $16M | No later round recorded |
Supr Daily ↗Bengaluru | May 2017 | Seed | $1.5M | No later round recorded |
Riley ↗New York City | Apr 2017 | Series A | $3.1M | No later round recorded |
| Jan 2017 | Series A | $1.5M | No later round recorded | |
EquipmentShare ↗Columbia | Dec 2016 | Series B | $28M | No later round recorded |
Drivezy ↗Bengaluru | Nov 2016 | Seed | $3.0M | Yes · Oct 2017 |
Tovala ↗Chicago | Oct 2016 | Seed | $1.6M | No later round recorded |
Wheelys Caf ↗Nacka | Apr 2016 | Angel | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
Science Exchange ↗Palo Alto | Mar 2016 | Series B | $25M | No later round recorded |
Human Interest ↗San Francisco | Feb 2016 | Seed | $3.5M | No later round recorded |
Vive ↗New York City | Feb 2016 | Seed | $2.3M | No later round recorded |
Circle Medical ↗San Francisco | Nov 2015 | Seed | $2.9M | No later round recorded |
Triplebyte ↗San Francisco | Sep 2015 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Lugg ↗San Francisco | Aug 2015 | Seed | $3.8M | No later round recorded |
Pachyderm ↗San Francisco | Jun 2015 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Golookup ↗Wilmington | Jun 2015 | Angel | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Taplytics ↗Palo Alto | May 2015 | Seed | $2.4M | No later round recorded |
Cleanly ↗New York City | May 2015 | Seed | $2.3M | No later round recorded |
Picnic ↗San Francisco | Apr 2015 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Vizera ↗San Francisco | Feb 2015 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Transcriptic ↗Menlo Park | Feb 2015 | Series A | $8.5M | No later round recorded |
Fixed ↗San Francisco | Feb 2015 | Seed | $650K | Yes · Feb 2015 |
Pushbullet ↗San Francisco | Jan 2015 | Seed | $1.5M | No later round recorded |
Framed ↗San Francisco | Dec 2014 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Parenthoods ↗San Francisco | Nov 2014 | Seed | $1.3M | No later round recorded |
| Oct 2014 | Series A | $3.5M | No later round recorded | |
Checkr ↗San Francisco | Oct 2014 | Series A | $9.0M | No later round recorded |
Reddit ↗San Francisco | Oct 2014 | Series B | $50M | No later round recorded |
Reddit ↗San Francisco | Sep 2014 | Series B | $50M | No later round recorded |
Front ↗San Francisco | Sep 2014 | Seed | $3.1M | No later round recorded |
Rocketrip ↗New York City | Jul 2014 | Series A | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Bellabeat ↗San Francisco | May 2014 | Seed | $4.5M | No later round recorded |
CareMessage ↗San Francisco | May 2014 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
TrueVault ↗Mountain View | Mar 2014 | Seed | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
Apportable ↗San Francisco | Feb 2014 | Series A | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Lob ↗San Francisco | Nov 2013 | Seed | $2.4M | No later round recorded |
DoorDash ↗San Francisco | Sep 2013 | Seed | $2.4M | No later round recorded |
Swiftype ↗San Francisco | Aug 2013 | Seed | $1.7M | No later round recorded |
7 Cups ↗Redwood City | Aug 2013 | Seed | $120K | No later round recorded |
Le Tote ↗San Francisco | Jul 2013 | Seed | $1.8M | No later round recorded |
Instacart ↗San Francisco | Jul 2013 | Series A | $8.7M | No later round recorded |
Caviar ↗San Francisco | Jun 2013 | Seed | $2.0M | Yes · Apr 2014 |
Namo Media ↗San Francisco | Mar 2013 | Seed | $1.9M | No later round recorded |
Virool ↗San Francisco | Feb 2013 | Seed | $6.6M | No later round recorded |
CircuitHub ↗San Jose | Jan 2013 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Red Tricycle ↗Sausalito | Nov 2012 | Series A | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Clever ↗San Francisco | Oct 2012 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Perfect Audience ↗San Francisco | Oct 2012 | Seed | $1.1M | No later round recorded |
MyVR ↗San Francisco | Sep 2012 | Seed | $1.4M | Yes · Dec 2017 |
Meteor ↗San Francisco | Jul 2012 | Series A | $11M | No later round recorded |
Citusdata ↗San Francisco | Jun 2012 | Seed | $1.6M | No later round recorded |
SingleStore ↗San Francisco | Jun 2012 | Series A | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Exec ↗San Francisco | May 2012 | Seed | $3.3M | No later round recorded |
| May 2012 | Seed | $2.1M | No later round recorded | |
Couple ↗San Francisco | May 2012 | Seed | $4.2M | No later round recorded |
SocialCam ↗Santa Clara | Apr 2012 | Angel | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
SendHub ↗Pleasanton | Apr 2012 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Vidyard ↗Kitchener | Nov 2011 | Seed | $1.7M | No later round recorded |
Comprehend ↗Palo Alto | Nov 2011 | Seed | $1.2M | No later round recorded |
Sincerely ↗San Francisco | Oct 2011 | Series A | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Tagstand ↗Palo Alto | Oct 2011 | Seed | $1.1M | No later round recorded |
ZeroCater ↗San Francisco | Aug 2011 | Seed | $1.5M | No later round recorded |
Livestar ↗New York City | Jun 2011 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
LeadGenius ↗Berkeley | Jun 2011 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Mailgun ↗San Francisco | May 2011 | Seed | $1.1M | No later round recorded |
GOAT Group ↗Culver City | May 2011 | Seed | $1.6M | No later round recorded |
Goat ↗Los Angeles | May 2011 | Seed | $1.6M | No later round recorded |
Zaarly ↗San Francisco | Mar 2011 | Seed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
1000Memories ↗San Francisco | Feb 2011 | Series A | $2.5M | No later round recorded |
Cue ↗San Francisco | Feb 2011 | Series A | $4.0M | No later round recorded |
Optimizely ↗San Francisco | Nov 2010 | Angel | $1.2M | No later round recorded |
Hipmunk ↗San Francisco | Oct 2010 | Seed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
Opzi ↗Vancouver | Sep 2010 | Seed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
Rapportive ↗San Francisco | Aug 2010 | Seed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
Crocodoc ↗San Francisco | Jul 2010 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Leftronic ↗San Francisco | Jun 2010 | Seed | $500K | No later round recorded |
Cardpool ↗San Francisco | Jun 2010 | Seed | $125K | No later round recorded |
Post Intelligence ↗San Francisco | Apr 2010 | Seed | $630K | No later round recorded |
OwnLocal ↗Austin | Mar 2010 | Seed | $120K | No later round recorded |
WePay ↗Palo Alto | Nov 2009 | Series A | $1.8M | No later round recorded |
CarWoo ↗Burlingame | Jun 2009 | Seed | $1.5M | Yes · Jan 2010 |
Heroku ↗San Francisco | Jun 2008 | Series A | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
FriendFeed ↗Mountain View | Feb 2008 | Series A | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Auctomatic ↗San Francisco | Jun 2007 | Seed | $400K | No later round recorded |
Weebly ↗United States | May 2007 | Seed | $650K | No later round recorded |
Parakey ↗Mountain View | Dec 2006 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Wufoo ↗San Mateo | Jul 2006 | Angel | $100K | No later round recorded |
Xobni ↗San Francisco | Jun 2006 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
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