INVESTOR NOTES / 001ANGEL INVESTOR / , United States
Sriram Krishnan
KNOW THE INVESTOR. SHARPEN THE PITCH.

Angel investor · United States

Sriram Krishnan.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2018–2026
71%

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

First investment stage across 24 companies16 Seed, 1 Angel and 7 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 16Angel 1Other 7

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

24 companies · 26 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 01 Jun 2023
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

Sriram Krishnan has dated investments in 24 companies. 17 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (70.8%). 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

0 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 1 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2023-06-01. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

11 of 24 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.

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04

Use a specific point of relevance

FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 10 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 1 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 11.5 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
$3.8M–$11M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 23 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
0companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 1 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
46%

Another equity round within 24 months

11 of 24 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
8%

This investor invested again within 24 months

2 of the same 24 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.

24matching companies
$4.5Mmedian first round (23 disclosed)
0first backed in last 24 months

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

Seed

Demox Labs ↗

Platform offering a zero knowledge rollup

$4.5M total first round
Seed

Logseq ↗

Cloud-based platform for knowledge management

$4.1M total first round
Seed

CreditBook ↗

App-based bookkeeping platform for micro, small, and medium enterprises

$11M 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.
SectorAngelSeedSeries AAll stages
FinTech10
CFO Stack6
Finance & Accounting Tech6
Bookkeeping Software4
Enterprise Collaboration3
Remote Work Tools3
Blockchain in Financial Services2
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
Angel1 disclosed
$1.0M$1.0M–$1.0M
Seed15 disclosed
$4.0M$3.4M–$5.0M
Series A6 disclosed
$13M$8.4M–$22M
$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.

24
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
45.8%
11 of 24 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
8.3%
2 of 24 companies
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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.

See the stage-by-stage denominators +
First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Angel10 / 10 / 1
Seed167 / 161 / 16
Series A64 / 61 / 6
Series C10 / 10 / 1
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
ANGEL

Scott Belsky ↗

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round May 2021
04
FIRM

Peak XV Partners

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2021
05
FIRM

RTP Global

3 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Aug 2021
06
FIRM

Soma Capital

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2021

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.

24 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Demox Labs ↗San Francisco
Jun 2023Seed$4.5MNo later round recorded
Logseq ↗New York City
May 2022Seed$4.1MNo later round recorded
Dec 2021Seed$11MNo later round recorded
Massive ↗Claymont
Nov 2021Seed$11MNo later round recorded
Cortex ↗San Francisco
Nov 2021Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Seed$3.2MNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Nov 2021Series A$7.0MNo later round recorded
MediaKits ↗Scottsdale
Oct 2021Angel$1.0MNo later round recorded
akudo ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2021Seed$4.2MNo later round recorded
INAI ↗London
Sep 2021Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
Khatabook ↗Bengaluru
Aug 2021Series C$100MNo later round recorded
Testcode ↗Brooklyn
May 2021Series A$7.5MNo later round recorded
Polywork ↗New York City
May 2021Seed$3.5MNo later round recorded
May 2021Series A$11MNo later round recorded
Sorare ↗Saint Mande
Jan 2021Series A$50MNo later round recorded
Chingari ↗Bengaluru
Oct 2020Seed$13MNo later round recorded
Scener ↗Seattle
Oct 2020Seed$2.1MNo later round recorded
Sep 2020SeedUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Apr 2020Seed$5.5MNo later round recorded
Grain ↗San Francisco
Dec 2019Seed$4.0MNo later round recorded
CRED ↗Bengaluru
Sep 2018Series A$24MYes · Sep 2019
Maude ↗New York City
Apr 2018Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Akash Systems ↗San Francisco
Jan 2018Seed$3.1MYes · Jul 2019
0 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 24-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

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