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Deal analysis
- DroneDeploy × Procore: who got the money home
An estimated liquidation waterfall of the $845m all-cash exit: every class converted — seed money made ~33x, founders took ~$127m, and the 2025 insider round returned ~1.4x in ten months.
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Investment thesis
AngelPad runs a seed-stage accelerator program supporting early startups. Since 2010, its portfolio companies have collectively raised roughly $1.8 billion, averaging about $11 million per company, with nearly 10% valued at over $100 million. The program has been recognized in the top tier of U.S. accelerator rankings — including being ranked number one — by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project, a quantitative study conducted by MIT, Brown University, and the University of Richmond. Notable alumni include Postmates, the food delivery company acquired by Uber Eats for $2.65 billion.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through AngelPad went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 32 of 57 portfolio companiesSaaS ×19Enterprise Software ×14AI & Machine Learning ×12Data & Infrastructure ×7Marketing Tech ×5AdTech ×4Consumer ×4Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×26United Kingdom×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×63 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data
AngelPad ×7Rhodes University ×2UCL ×2University of Cincinnati ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×8Engineering ×5Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 30 founders with career history
Goldman Sachs ×2Monument ×2
1 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Portfolio companies · 57 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12019 · 12018 · 72017 · 22016 · 22015 · 42014 · 12013 · 221 dated
A real estate technology platform providing CRM, transaction management, referral networks, and brokerage services to real estate agents and brokerages.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsSierra VenturesKima VenturesVTF CapitalCota Capital
Ampcontrol provides AI-driven software and smart technology infrastructure for electric vehicle fleet charging management and optimization.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Joachim Lohse(CEO)in
Co-investorsLorimer VenturesNew ForgeThe Westly GroupXplorer Capital
Provides mobile application intelligence solutions enabling enterprises to accelerate their mobile business.
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Opus CapitalKleiner PerkinsShasta Ventures
Astronomer provides Astro, a platform for running Apache Airflow, the open-source data orchestration tool used by enterprises to manage AI, ML, and analytics pipelines at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsCincinnati, US
Ry Walker(Founder)inViraj Parekh(Founder)inJoe Otto(Founder)inGreg NeiheiselTim Brunk(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Walker(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesCincyTechConnetic VenturesFirstMark Capital+12 more
Beamery provides an AI platform for workforce transformation that helps enterprises hire, redeploy, and reskill talent by connecting skills and task intelligence to real-time workforce data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Abakar Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inSultan Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inMichael Paterson(Co-Founder & former CTO)in
Co-investorsAccenture VenturesEQT VenturesLocalGlobeTeachers' Venture GrowthAmplify PartnersEdenred Ventures+4 more
Bliss operates an online marketplace and concierge service that matches patients seeking cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures with board-certified surgeons, providing care advisors, financing options, and support through consultation, surgery, and recovery.
Mount Laurel, US
Joseph Buonadonna, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoseph Buonadonna, Sr.(Director)Matthew Stevens(Director)
Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesB Capital GroupPareto HoldingsShine CapitalStellation CapitalSwish Ventures+2 more
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Signature meals from award-winning chefs, delivered to your door.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBrooklyn, US
Mateo Marietti(Executive Officer, Director)inClara Quiroga(Executive Officer)Chris Asmis(Executive Officer)in
BoardRoberto Aitkenhead(Director)David Kamenetzky(Director)Henry McGovern(Director)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFuel Venture CapitalInvariantes FundJazzya InvestmentsMcWin Capital PartnersMistral Venture Partners+7 more
Insurance comparison (AngelPad #2).
Keith Moore(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalCore Venture CapitalRoute 66 VenturesAmerican Family VenturesCore Innovation Capital+2 more
DroneDeploy provides a robotics and AI platform used for data collection and site intelligence across construction, energy, infrastructure, and agriculture.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechConstruction TechImpact & Social GoodRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Mike Winn(CEO & Co-Founder)inNick Pilkington(CTO & Co-Founder)inJono Millin(Chief Data Officer & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)DRONE FUNDEmergence Capital PartnersEnergize Capital+5 more
Tray.ai is an integration and automation platform that solution providers and consultancies use to build custom workflows and automations for their enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon
Rich Waldron(Founder)inAlistair Russell(Founder)inDominic LewisinMichael Chalfen(Director)Puneet Agarwal(Director)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Artisanal VenturesBallpark VenturesFirestartrMosaic VenturesNotable Capital+5 more
Fieldwire provides field management software for construction teams across projects of any scale.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yves Frinault(Founder & former CEO)inPuneet Raj(CEO & General Manager)in
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesMenlo VenturesBloomberg Beta
Raleigh, US
Brian Marks(Executive Officer)Elliott Hauser(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCAirTree VenturesBlackbird Ventures
Forma provides flexible employee benefits platforms designed for distributed and diverse workforces.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsDesigner FundEmergence Capital PartnersNewView CapitalNimble PartnersEmergence CapitalRibbit Capital+1 more
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Hive provides a work management platform for enterprises to align and execute work across teams, with features for portfolio planning, workflow standardization, governance, and reporting.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSector AgnosticNew York City, US
Eric Typaldos(Founder)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesTribeca Venture PartnersRembrandt Venture PartnersNysnø Climate InvestmentsSkyfall VenturesSuperSeed+1 more
LexisNexis Health Intelligence (formerly Human API Health Intelligence) provides electronic health record (EHR) data access and integration for life insurance carriers and underwriters.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechRedwood City, US
Andrei Pop(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJohn Malloy(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMoneta VCMS&AD VenturesSilicon BadiaSPRINGROCK VENTURESAllianz Life Ventures+2 more
Hype Labs operates a Wi-Fi roaming marketplace and settlement platform that automates billing, partner matching, and connectivity transactions between network providers and identity providers.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsFuture Energy VenturesMSM
Iterable provides customer communication and engagement software that enables brands to create targeted messaging experiences across email, SMS, push, and other channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Boni(Co-founder, CEO (2021-2025))inJustin ZhuinHaoran Zhu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSabri Murat Bicer(Director)
Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 Global645 VenturesArtisanal VenturesBrighter CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)+9 more
Marketplace for SME purchasing (AngelPad #4).
Logistics & Supply ChainNew York, US
Karthik Sridharan(Co-Founder & CEO)inRui Ma(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJosh Hannah(Director)Joshua Kushner(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalVersion One VenturesCrunchFundMatrixSierra VenturesThrive Capital
LoftSmart is a New York-based online marketplace that connects student renters with apartments and local rentals in college towns.
New York, US
Sam Bernstein(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inBobby G. Holden(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalCamber CreekCorigin VenturesFull Tilt Capital
MetaRouter Platform captures customer signals—behavior, identity, and consent—at the first mile within a customer's own cloud infrastructure, before data reaches downstream tools.
AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSDenver, US
Co-investorsRecurring Capital Partners
AdTechGamingMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Jim Payne(Founder)inNafis Jamal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelBreakpoint CapitalIcon VenturesIris Capital
Move Loot operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used furniture, connecting sellers and buyers while offering integrated delivery services.
ConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Ryan Smith(Founder/CTO)inJenny Karin Morrill(Executive Officer, Director)William Bobbitt(Executive Officer, Director)Shruti Shah(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardDavid Hirsch(Director)
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorAlumni VenturesAmasiaBoxGroupCompound+14 more
Moved provides an integrated platform for managing resident moves in multifamily properties, handling move-in, move-out, and transfer processes for property operators and their residents.
B2B MarketplacesPropTechSaaSLas Vegas, US
Adam Pittenger(Founder)in
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalRET VenturesTIA VenturesWorldQuant VenturesFJ LabsReal Estate Technology
Paintzen is an online platform for booking professional painting projects, offering instant online quotes or in-person estimates and connecting customers with local, licensed painting crews.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechNew York, US
Michael Russell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJustin Geller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRichard Kilgannon(President & Chief Executive Officer)Peter Prodromou(Chief Marketing Officer)inPaul Neenan(Chief Financial Officer)Jason Card(Senior Vice President of Operations)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalExpansion Venture CapitalForefront VentureAlpaca VCData Point CapitalLerer Hippeau+3 more
Parabola is a platform that enables teams to automate manual and repetitive business processes without requiring engineering resources.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Alex Yassen(Founder & CEO)inAlex Yaseen(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsMatrixMerus CapitalOpenView Venture PartnersAbstract VenturesCraft Ventures+4 more
Periscope Data was a San Francisco analytics platform for data scientists, combining SQL, Python and R; it merged with Sisense in 2019.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ariel Katz(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersBling CapitalDivide by ZeroExpansion Venture CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+3 more
PICT operates a US technology platform that turns images into points of sale.
Social
Brent LocksKele Dobrinski
Co-investors500 Global
Pipedrive is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to manage sales pipelines, track leads, and automate sales processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York, US
Urmas Purde(Founder)inPaulo Cunha(Pipedrive CEO)in
Co-investorsVista Equity PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersCamber PartnersDigital Health VenturesFresco CapitalInsight Partners+11 more
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San Francisco, US
Bastian Lehman(Founder & CEO)Sam Street(Founder)inSean Plaice(Director)inBastian Lehmann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLee Fixel(Director)Scott Banister(Director)in
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalCrosslink CapitalEntrée CapitalExpansion Venture CapitalFirstMark CapitalFontinalis Partners+58 more
Process Street is a compliance workflow platform that lets teams automate policies, manage documentation, run risk assessments, and stay audit-ready across frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsAccelAtlassian VenturesBlackbird FoundryBlackbird VenturesNelstone VenturesNew Ground Ventures+1 more
Employee referral and internal mobility platform.
HR Tech
Chris Le Bretonin
Co-investors500 GlobalTransmedia CapitalK1 Investment Management
Seed-DB was a database of startup accelerators and their portfolio companies, active from 2012 to around 2019.
Data & Infrastructure
Sensor Tower provides digital intelligence and analytics on mobile apps, games, web, and digital advertising, giving companies visibility into consumer behavior, usage, engagement, and competitor strategies.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Oliver Yeh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccel-KKRBaroda VenturesCamber PartnersChamaeleonMerus CapitalRembrandt Venture Partners+5 more
Synapse was a San Francisco banking-as-a-service startup that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2024.
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDifferential VenturesFelicis Ventures2048 VenturesCathexis VenturesCore Innovation Capital+8 more
UpCounsel offers an online platform for businesses to work with lawyers, providing tools for team messaging, document storage and e-signature, time tracking, and invoicing and payment management for legal engagements.
LegalTechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mason Blake(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatthew Faustman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardVenky Ganesan(Director)Martina Lauchengco(Director)in
Co-investorsCota CapitalFundersClubHomebrewRunway Venture PartnersAiSprouts VCCostanoa Ventures
Vungle, part of Liftoff, provides mobile performance marketing, app monetization, and creative solutions built on Cortex, an AI/machine-learning growth platform.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Zain Jaffer(CoFounder)inJack Smith
Co-investors500 GlobalCrosslink CapitalEniac VenturesGV (Google Ventures)SHAKTISierra Ventures+9 more
Wildtype grows salmon directly from fish cells using cellular agriculture, allowing production of seafood without wild-caught or farmed fish.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Justin Kolbeck(Executive Officer, Director)inArye Elfenbein(Director)in
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BoardJohn Melas-Kyriazi(Director)
Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures ClimateCRV (Charles River Ventures)Maven VenturesMission BiocapitalRoot Ventures Manager, LlcS2G Investments+18 more
Wove is a custom fine jewelry company that enables customers to design their own engagement rings, wedding bands, and fine jewelry through a bespoke design process.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesRareBreed VenturesRiptide VenturesWhite Rose VenturesAugust CapitalCanaan Partners+5 more
Zum provides cloud-based software and logistics optimization for school bus transportation, serving school districts to improve route efficiency, vehicle utilization, safety transparency, and costs.
EdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSRedwood City, US
Ritu Narayan(Chief Executive Officer (Founder and CEO))inVivek Garg(Executive Officer, Director)inAbhishek Garg(Executive Officer)inDaniel Berenbaum(Executive Officer)in
BoardBryan Schreier(Director)inArif Lakhani(Director)
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesClearvision VenturesClimate InvestmentDnx VenturesFundersClubGraphene Ventures+13 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Nessa LabsAdkuBufferElasticboxFunnelFoxGatikHireCanvasMammothPeopleGoalPiioRunnableShopLogicSimplifeyeSpotsetterTapfwdTruly WirelessWove (fka Tapfwd)ZealDocs
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 7
7 acquisitions · showing 4Human APIacq. by LexisNexis Risk SolutionsMopubacq. by AppLovinPeriscope Dataacq. by SisenseVungleacq. by Liftoff
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AngelPad made?
- AngelPad has 57 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does AngelPad invest at?
- AngelPad invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is AngelPad's typical check size?
- AngelPad typically writes checks of $120K.
- What sectors does AngelPad focus on?
- AngelPad focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is AngelPad located?
- AngelPad is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does AngelPad lead rounds?
- Yes, AngelPad leads investment rounds.
- Who does AngelPad co-invest with?
- AngelPad most often shares deals with 500 Global, Bessemer Venture Partners, Expansion Venture Capital, among 143 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 103
Sierra Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage SaaS and technology startups, focusing on B2B cloud software delivered via subscription models.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.
Ulu Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on finding and funding early-stage founder teams, emphasizing diversity and data-driven investment decisions.
Early-stage venture capital firm investing from idea through Series A, led by former founders and company builders who partner with technically-grounded entrepreneurs with clear visions.
MS&AD Ventures is the corporate venture arm backed by MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, investing in early-stage technology companies across insurtech, fintech, digital health, AI and related sectors.
▶91 more co-investors
Merus CapitalRembrandt Venture PartnersAccelLong Journey VenturesTrue VenturesEniac VenturesRRE VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersBullpen CapitalTSVCBlackbird VenturesThomvest VenturesBrighter CapitalFounders FundCraft VenturesNotable CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Coatue ManagementIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)AtomicoGreat Oaks Venture CapitalCanaan PartnersPartech VenturesBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalScale Venture PartnersSoftBank Vision FundTrajectory VenturesAbstract VenturesMaveronPear VC2048 VenturesThreshold VenturesLightbankEQT VenturesAugust CapitalTribeca Venture PartnersHigh AlphaTransmedia CapitalOyster VenturesBlueRun VenturesBloomberg BetaPioneer Square LabsOrigin VenturesBreakpoint CapitalAlpha JWC VenturesData Point CapitalTunitas VenturesForefront VentureThe Westly GroupAiSprouts VCNOMO VenturesTechstarsFounder CollectiveUnknown VenturesFoundation CapitalKrakenDST GlobalPlug and Play VenturesStreamlined VenturesQuiet CapitalSusa VenturesPioneerInnovation EndeavorsPractical Venture Capital01 AdvisorsOperator LPHarrison MetalNexus Venture PartnersWGI GroupChemistryPrimary Venture PartnersNextGen Venture PartnersLOI VentureWebb Investment NetworkJavelin Venture PartnersRocketship.vcStructure CapitalIrishAngelsTrucks VCAZ-VCEuclid Venture PartnersAI FundHC9 VenturesBuilders VCXG VenturesK5 VenturesConnectivity VenturesMakers CampInspiration VenturesMI Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside AngelPad, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with AngelPad's recorded portfolio.
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