Angel investor · Hong Kong, China
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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.
Tom Stafford has dated investments in 22 companies. 5 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (22.7%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.
Explore the evidence ↗2 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 0 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-09-10. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.
Explore the evidence ↗12 of 20 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 10 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.
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25th–75th percentile across 22 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 ↗12 of 20 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.
Follow the path ↗2 of the same 20 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.
Provider of international healthcare recruitment and relocation services
$24M total first roundDigital wallet to save, send and spend Stablecoins and Bitcoins
$22M total first roundOffers a fantasy sports app for football
$32M total first round| Sector | Seed | Series A | Series B | All stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinTech | 10 | |||
| HealthTech | 4 | |||
| Alternative Lending | 4 | |||
| B2C E-Commerce | 3 | |||
| Logistics Tech | 3 | |||
| Online Freight Forwarders | 3 | |||
| NBFC Lenders | 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. 2 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 | 4 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 4 |
| Series A | 9 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 9 |
| Series B | 5 | 4 / 5 | 0 / 5 |
| Series C | 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 2 |
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.
5 shared rounds · 5 companies
Latest shared round Sep 20254 shared rounds · 4 companies
Latest shared round Jun 20193 shared rounds · 3 companies
Latest shared round Jun 20253 shared rounds · 2 companies
Latest shared round Aug 2020Shared 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TERN ↗London | Sep 2025 | Series A | $24M | No later round recorded |
Noah ↗London | Jun 2025 | Seed | $22M | No later round recorded |
King of Pitaco ↗Sao Paulo | Jan 2022 | Series A | $32M | No later round recorded |
Sento ↗Germany | Dec 2021 | Seed | $2.6M | No later round recorded |
Smileneo ↗Dubai | Apr 2021 | Seed | $2.0M | No later round recorded |
Even ↗Bengaluru | Apr 2021 | Seed | $5.0M | Yes · Feb 2022 |
Casai ↗Mexico City | Oct 2020 | Series A | $23M | No later round recorded |
Cargo One ↗San Francisco | Jul 2020 | Series A | $19M | No later round recorded |
Cargo ↗Berlin | Jul 2020 | Series A | $19M | No later round recorded |
Addi ↗Bogota | May 2020 | Series B | $35M | No later round recorded |
Credit Kudos ↗London | Mar 2020 | Series A | $8.5M | No later round recorded |
IMMO ↗London | Nov 2019 | Series A | $13M | Yes · Aug 2020 |
Inne ↗Berlin | Oct 2019 | Series A | $8.9M | No later round recorded |
Zego ↗London | Jun 2019 | Series B | $42M | No later round recorded |
| Jun 2019 | Series B | $42M | No later round recorded | |
Zencargo ↗London | Apr 2019 | Series A | $20M | No later round recorded |
| Oct 2018 | Series C | $44M | No later round recorded | |
Perk ↗Austin | Oct 2018 | Series C | $44M | No later round recorded |
Paystack ↗Lagos | Aug 2018 | Series A | $8.0M | No later round recorded |
Habito ↗London | Apr 2016 | Seed | $2.2M | No later round recorded |
Omio ↗Berlin | Dec 2015 | Series B | $45M | No later round recorded |
Raisin ↗Berlin | Aug 2015 | Series B | $22M | No later round recorded |
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Kept in the 22-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.
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