Angel investor · Nelson, New Zealand
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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.
Sam Morgan has dated investments in 7 companies. 5 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (71.4%). 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 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2018-07-11. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗1 of 7 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 ↗New Zealand Tech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 4 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 3 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
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25th–75th percentile across 5 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.
Size your round ↗22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 0 in the preceding 24 months.
See the rhythm ↗1 of 7 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗0 of the same 7 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.
Cloud-based employee experience management and engagement solutions
$1.5M total first roundOnline marketplace for home repair services
$1.0M total first roundCloud-based AML solutions
$8.2M total first round| Sector | Angel | Seed | Series A | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Tech | 4 | |||
| Employee Engagement | 1 | |||
| Future of Work | 1 | |||
| HR SaaS | 1 | |||
| HRTech | 1 | |||
| B2C E-Commerce | 1 | |||
| Gig Employers | 1 |
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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 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 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Seed | 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 |
| Series A | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Series C | 1 | 1 / 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.
2 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Jul 20172 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Jul 20171 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Jul 20181 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Mar 20161 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Mar 20161 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Mar 2016Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joyous ↗Auckland | Jul 2018 | Seed | $1.5M | No later round recorded |
Goodnest ↗Auckland | Jul 2017 | Seed | $1.0M | No later round recorded |
ComplyAdvantage ↗London | Mar 2016 | Series A | $8.2M | No later round recorded |
Auror ↗Auckland | Sep 2015 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
Vend ↗San Francisco | Jul 2015 | Series C | $7.9M | No later round recorded |
CloudCannon ↗Dunedin | Oct 2014 | Angel | $500K | No later round recorded |
1Above ↗Auckland | Aug 2013 | Seed | Undisclosed | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 7-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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