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Angel investor · United States

Zach Sims.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2018–2026
22%

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

First investment stage across 9 companies2 Seed, 0 Angel and 7 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 2Angel 0Other 7

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

9 companies · 10 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 15 Oct 2025
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

Zach Sims has dated investments in 9 companies. 2 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (22.2%). 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

2 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 1 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-10-15. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

3 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.

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04

Use a specific point of relevance

Future of Work is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 3 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 0 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 10 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
$12M–$25M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 9 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
2companies

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
43%

Another equity round within 24 months

3 of 7 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
0%

This investor invested again within 24 months

0 of the same 7 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.

9matching companies
$20Mmedian first round (9 disclosed)
2first backed in last 24 months

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

Series A

Kernel ↗

Provider of AI driven web‑interaction workflows

$22M total first round
Seed

Cassidy ↗

Provider of AI-powered automation platform integrating company data and workflows

$3.7M total first round
Series A

Better Stack ↗

Provider of a platform offering log monitoring and management solutions

$19M 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.
SectorSeedSeries ASeries BAll stages
Future of Work3
HealthTech3
Community Tools2
GTM Software2
MarketingTech2
Employee Health IT2
HRTech2
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
Seed2 disclosed
$4.1M$3.9M–$4.3M
Series A6 disclosed
$21M$19M–$24M
Series B1 disclosed
$50M$50M–$50M
$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.

7
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
42.9%
3 of 7 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
0%
0 of 7 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 2 newer companies and 1 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
Seed10 / 10 / 1
Series A53 / 50 / 5
Series B10 / 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
FIRM

Y Combinator

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2025
02
FIRM

BoxGroup

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2021
03
FIRM

General Catalyst

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Sep 2021
04
ANGEL

Paul Graham ↗

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2025
05
FIRM

Susa Ventures

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Jul 2022
06
FIRM

Accel

1 shared rounds · 1 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2025

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.

9 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Kernel ↗San Francisco
Oct 2025Series A$22MNo later round recorded
Cassidy ↗New York City
Aug 2024Seed$3.7MNo later round recorded
Jul 2022Series A$19MNo later round recorded
Commsor ↗New York City
Mar 2022Series B$50MNo later round recorded
Circle ↗New York City
Dec 2021Series A$25MNo later round recorded
Sep 2021Series A$12MNo later round recorded
Stork Club ↗San Francisco
Jun 2021Series A$30MNo later round recorded
Medallion ↗California City
Jun 2021Series A$20MNo later round recorded
Replit ↗Foster City
Oct 2018Seed$4.5MNo later round recorded
1 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 9-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

  • Kernel · Seed · date unavailable
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