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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.
Reid Hoffman has dated investments in 40 companies. 19 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (47.5%). 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 3 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-05-26. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗13 of 35 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 2 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 7 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 37 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 ↗13 of 35 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗2 of the same 35 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.
Online platform allowing users to publish articles
$2.0M total first roundDeveloper of autonomous coding systems
$105M total first roundProvider of a platform for drug discovery for the treatment of cancer and rare diseases
$25M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinTech | 7 | |||
| Web 3.0 | 5 | |||
| Blockchain in Financial Services | 4 | |||
| Decentralized Finance | 4 | |||
| B2C E-Commerce | 4 | |||
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | |||
| Generative AI | 3 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel | 5 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| Seed | 11 | 4 / 11 | 0 / 11 |
| Series A | 13 | 5 / 13 | 1 / 13 |
| Series B | 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 |
| Series C | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Series D | 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 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.
Frequent shared rounds suggest a place
to investigate sector and stage alignment.
7 shared rounds · 7 companies
Latest shared round Jan 20254 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Jun 2021Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Every ↗New York City | May 2025 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
ReflectionAI ↗New York City | Mar 2025 | Series A | $105M | No later round recorded |
Manas AI ↗New York City | Jan 2025 | Seed | $25M | No later round recorded |
Workhelix ↗Beaverton | Oct 2024 | Series A | $15M | No later round recorded |
Resolve.ai ↗San Francisco | Oct 2024 | Seed | $35M | No later round recorded |
Wild ↗Delaware City | Dec 2022 | Seed | $7.0M | No later round recorded |
JusticeText ↗Chicago | Sep 2022 | Seed | $2.2M | No later round recorded |
Meter ↗San Francisco | May 2022 | Series B | $38M | No later round recorded |
Manara ↗San Francisco | May 2022 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
Inflection ↗Palo Alto | Apr 2022 | Series D | $225M | Yes · Jun 2023 |
W!CKED SAiNTS ↗Medford | Mar 2022 | Seed | $1.1M | No later round recorded |
Daffy ↗Los Altos | Feb 2022 | Series A | $17M | No later round recorded |
CryptoSlam ↗Austin | Jan 2022 | Seed | $9.0M | No later round recorded |
Taptap Send ↗London | Dec 2021 | Series B | $65M | No later round recorded |
Cent ↗San Francisco | Aug 2021 | Seed | $3.0M | No later round recorded |
| Jun 2021 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded | |
World ↗San Francisco | Jun 2021 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
Proxifile | Jun 2021 | Seed | $2.3M | No later round recorded |
LoanSnap ↗San Francisco | May 2021 | Series B | $30M | No later round recorded |
Mighty Networks ↗Palo Alto | Apr 2021 | Series B | $50M | No later round recorded |
Mobilize ↗New York City | Oct 2020 | Series A | $3.8M | No later round recorded |
Alchemy ↗San Francisco | Dec 2019 | Series A | $15M | Yes · Apr 2021 |
WaitWhat ↗New York City | Feb 2019 | Series A | $5.0M | Yes · Jun 2021 |
RevUp ↗Redwood City | Oct 2018 | Series A | $7.5M | No later round recorded |
Vantage Point ↗Los Angeles | Aug 2018 | Seed | $1.3M | No later round recorded |
Apollo Fusion ↗Mountain View | Jul 2018 | Angel | $10M | No later round recorded |
Celo ↗San Francisco | Jun 2018 | Series A | $6.5M | No later round recorded |
Chairman Mom ↗San Francisco | Apr 2018 | Angel | $1.4M | No later round recorded |
The Sync Project ↗Boston | May 2017 | Series A | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
Segovia ↗New York City | Sep 2015 | Series A | $15M | No later round recorded |
GrowingIO ↗Beijing | Aug 2015 | Seed | $2.2M | No later round recorded |
Change ↗India | Dec 2014 | Series C | $25M | Yes · May 2017 |
Gobble ↗Palo Alto | May 2011 | Seed | $1.2M | No later round recorded |
Artfinder ↗Germany | Mar 2011 | Seed | $1.9M | No later round recorded |
LiquidSpace ↗Palo Alto | Dec 2010 | Angel | $1.3M | No later round recorded |
Permuto ↗Palo Alto | Sep 2010 | Series A | $10M | No later round recorded |
Triggit ↗San Francisco | Jun 2010 | Series A | $4.2M | No later round recorded |
Ping FM ↗San Francisco | Dec 2008 | Angel | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Dopplr ↗London | Sep 2007 | Angel | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Last.fm ↗London | May 2006 | Series A | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
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