Angel investor · Ottawa, Canada
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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.
Tobi Lutke has dated investments in 18 companies. 2 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (11.1%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗10 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 3 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2026-03-24. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗3 of 8 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 1 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 ↗Artificial Intelligence is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 7 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 6 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.
Explore the evidence ↗Start with observed behavior.
Every rate has a defined denominator.
25th–75th percentile across 18 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 ↗3 of 8 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗1 of the same 8 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.
EDI platform to automate B2B transactions
$50M total first roundPlatform offering health insurance, preventative care, and related well-being services
$116M total first roundProvider of visualization and debugging solutions for robotics
$40M total first round| Sector | Seed | Series A | Series B | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | |||
| Native AI in Software Development | 4 | |||
| Open Source | 3 | |||
| AI Infrastructure | 3 | |||
| FinTech | 2 | |||
| Application Development Tools | 2 | |||
| Low Code Development Platforms | 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. 10 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 | 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Series A | 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 |
| Series B | 4 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 4 |
| Series C | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Series E+ | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
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.
4 shared rounds · 4 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20253 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Nov 20242 shared rounds · 1 companies
Latest shared round Nov 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stedi ↗Boulder | Mar 2026 | Series C | $50M | No later round recorded |
Alan ↗Paris | Mar 2026 | Series E+ | $116M | No later round recorded |
Foxglove ↗San Francisco | Sep 2025 | Series B | $40M | No later round recorded |
Firecrawl ↗San Francisco | Aug 2025 | Series A | $15M | No later round recorded |
Createanything ↗San Francisco | Aug 2025 | Series A | $11M | No later round recorded |
Create ↗San Francisco | Aug 2025 | Series A | $5.5M | No later round recorded |
Manifold ↗Austin | Jul 2025 | Series A | $11M | No later round recorded |
Granola ↗London | May 2025 | Series B | $43M | No later round recorded |
Sundial ↗San Francisco | Jul 2024 | Series A | $23M | No later round recorded |
Promptfoo ↗San Francisco | Jun 2024 | Seed | $5.2M | No later round recorded |
Perplexity ↗San Francisco | Jan 2024 | Series B | $74M | Yes · Apr 2024 |
Kopperfield ↗Seattle | Sep 2022 | Seed | $5.0M | No later round recorded |
| Aug 2022 | Series B | $20M | No later round recorded | |
Cal.com ↗San Francisco | Apr 2022 | Series A | $25M | No later round recorded |
Descript ↗San Francisco | Jan 2021 | Series B | $30M | No later round recorded |
SkipTheDishes ↗Winnipeg | Dec 2020 | Series B | $25M | No later round recorded |
Neo Financial ↗Calgary | Dec 2020 | Series A | $20M | Yes · Nov 2024 |
CanvasPop ↗Las Vegas | Feb 2018 | Series A | $3.3M | No later round recorded |
No companies match these filters. Try a broader sector or stage.
Kept in the 18-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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