Sourced list · 26 angel investors
Software angel investors, from public data
As of September 2026, this list names 26 angel investors publicly reported in 12 Software companies among the 222 companies in Sahin Boydas' public angel investment portfolio. Each person appears because a cited public source names them as an investor in at least one of those companies, and each entry carries the person's public role, stated focus, and the sources behind it. The list is evidence-based, uses public sources only, and may be incomplete.
Publicly reported investors
#1Arash Ferdowsi
Co-founder and former CTO of Dropbox; angel investor; Visiting Partner at Pear VC
Stated focus: Angel investing in early-stage technology startups (Pear VC announcement).
Publicly reported investor in 3 portfolio companies, 2 of them in Software: Extropic (investors), Warp (investors), Workstream (investors).
#2Jack Altman
Co-founder of Lattice; founder of Alt Capital; General Partner at Benchmark
Stated focus: Enterprise AI and business software startups (Wikipedia); operator-first early-stage investing through Alt Capital (Signal).
Based in San Francisco.
Publicly reported investor in 3 portfolio companies, 2 of them in Software: Mercury (investors), Owner.com (investors), Workstream (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Figma, Rippling, Flexport, Opendoor, Instacart.
#3Claire Hughes Johnson
Former COO of Stripe, now corporate officer and advisor; board member at HubSpot and Aurora
Stated focus: Active angel investor in early-stage technology companies including productivity software, HR tools and fintech (Forbes); Signal lists fintech and software.
Based in Milton, Massachusetts.
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 2 of them in Software: Warp (investors), Workstream (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Coda, ChartHop, CoinTracker.
#4Elad Gil
Technology entrepreneur and investor; co-founder of Color Health and Mixerlabs; runs the investment firm Gil & Co
Stated focus: Multi-stage venture investing with emphasis on AI and generative AI, longevity biotech and enterprise technology (eladgil.com).
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 2 of them in Software: Scale AI (investors), Warp (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: OpenAI, Stripe, Airbnb, Figma, Coinbase.
#5Jared Leto
Actor and musician; angel investor; founder of VyRT
Stated focus: Technology and digital media ventures (Wikipedia); PitchBook lists software, aerospace and hardware.
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 2 of them in Software: Pika (investors), Replit, Inc. (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Reddit, Robinhood, Surf Air, Aetherflux.
#6Lachy Groom
Angel investor and founder of LGF; co-founder of Physical Intelligence; former early Stripe employee
Stated focus: Early-stage technology companies, especially enterprise software, developer tools, fintech and robotics (Wikipedia; Hustle Fund).
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 2 of them in Software: Canvas (investors), Workstream (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Figma, Notion, Ramp, Lattice, Blues Wireless.
#7Nat Friedman
Former CEO of GitHub; co-founder of Xamarin and Ximian; founder of AI Grant; angel investor
Stated focus: Enterprise software, AI and developer tools at seed and Series A, with additional exposure to media, fintech, energy and robotics (Dealroom).
Based in San Francisco.
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 2 of them in Software: Pika (investors), Scale AI (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: The Bot Company, Retool, Reka AI, Anysphere (Cursor).
#8Paul Graham
Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb; programmer, writer and investor
Stated focus: Y Combinator co-founder; publicly reported angel investments concentrated in software startups (PitchBook lists Enterprise Applications and High Tech as his top sectors).
Publicly reported investor in 4 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Apollo Atomics (investors), Boom Supersonic (investors), Perseus Defense (investors), Replit, Inc. (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Speak, ClassDojo.
#9Adam D'Angelo
Co-founder and CEO of Quora; first CTO of Facebook; OpenAI board member
Stated focus: Early-stage technology companies, particularly AI and software platforms (Wikipedia; Signal lists him as an angel investor).
Based in Mountain View.
Publicly reported investor in 3 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Lambda (investors), Pika (investors), Turing (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Instagram, Asana, Lunchclub.
#10Amjad Masad
Co-founder and CEO of Replit; former Facebook engineer and Codecademy founding engineer
Stated focus: Publicly reported angel investments in developer tools and software companies (PitchBook lists Business/Productivity Software and Software Development Applications).
Publicly reported investor in 3 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Extropic (investors), Slingshot AI (investors), Warp (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Tsuga, Wabi.
#11Gokul Rajaram
Product and business leader (Google AdSense, Facebook Ads, DoorDash); board member at Pinterest, Coinbase and The Trade Desk; angel investor
Stated focus: Early-stage and seed investing in developer tools and infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, fintech and emerging markets including India (Hustle Fund; Signal).
Publicly reported investor in 3 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Cytronic (investors), Postman (investors), Turing (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Figma, Airtable, Coinbase, Faire, Vercel.
#13Balaji Srinivasan
Founder of Network School; former CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; co-founder of Earn.com, Counsyl and Teleport
Stated focus: Early-stage technology and crypto protocols across fintech, biotech and blockchain (balajis.com).
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Extropic (investors), Warp (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: OpenSea, Perplexity, Starkware, Superhuman, Alchemy.
#14Cory Levy
Founder of Z Fellows; co-founder of After School; early-stage investor
Stated focus: First-time technical founders (corylevy.com); PitchBook lists AI, fintech, healthcare/biotech and SaaS/enterprise.
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Brellium (investors), Slingshot AI (investors).
#15Kevin Hartz
Co-founder and General Partner of A*; co-founder of Eventbrite and Xoom; co-founder and chairman of Sauron
Stated focus: Marketplaces and platforms with network effects, payments and fintech, and enterprise software; backs very young founders (Hustle Fund).
Based in San Francisco.
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Mercury (investors), Warp (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Airbnb, Uber, Pinterest, Slack, Affirm.
#16Mathilde Collin
Co-founder and CEO of Front; angel investor
Stated focus: Enterprise applications and enterprise infrastructure startups (Tracxn).
Based in San Francisco.
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Mercury (investors), Workstream (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Loom, Forethought AI, Double.
#17Tobi Lütke
Co-founder and CEO of Shopify
Stated focus: Angel investments in AI, developer and commerce-related startups (Hustle Fund; GeekWire).
Based in Toronto.
Publicly reported investor in 2 portfolio companies, 1 of them in Software: Extropic (investors), Warp (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Perplexity, Promptfoo, DroneSeed.
#18Ankur Nagpal
Founder of Vibe Capital; founder and former CEO of Teachable; co-founder of Carry
Stated focus: Pre-seed and seed startups across sectors with emphasis on proactive health and wellness, and roughly half of the fund in emerging markets (TechCrunch).
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Lawtrades (investors).
#19Dharmesh Shah
Co-founder and CTO of HubSpot; author of OnStartups; angel investor and CommonAngels member
Stated focus: Early-stage technology companies, primarily software, enterprise software and SaaS (OnStartups; PitchBook).
Based in Boston.
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Owner.com (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Coinbase, AngelList, Gusto, Okta.
#20Drew Houston
Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox
Stated focus: Early-stage companies solving workflow problems, particularly developer tools, productivity and cloud infrastructure (Hustle Fund).
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Warp (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Superhuman, NextLesson.
#21Joe Montana
Founder and Managing Partner of Liquid 2 Ventures; former NFL quarterback; co-founder of HRJ Capital
Stated focus: Pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups; mentors early-stage companies (Liquid 2 Ventures; Signal).
Based in San Francisco.
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Workstream (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Pinterest, Dropbox, Weave, House Spirits.
#22Justin Kan
Co-founder of Twitch and Justin.tv; former partner at Y Combinator; General Partner at Goat Capital; co-founder of Fractal
Stated focus: Early-stage startups including B2B and developer tools, consumer products and gaming (Hustle Fund; Wikipedia).
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Sendbird (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Cruise, Zenefits, Rippling, Retool.
#23Keith Rabois
Managing Director at Khosla Ventures; former General Partner at Founders Fund; co-founder of Opendoor; early executive at PayPal, LinkedIn and Square
Stated focus: Invests across sectors and stages (Khosla Ventures); publicly reported early personal investments in consumer internet and fintech companies.
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Workstream (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: DoorDash, Affirm, Faire, Stripe, Ramp.
#24Lenny Rachitsky
Author of Lenny's Newsletter and podcast host; former Airbnb product lead; angel investor
Stated focus: AI, B2B SaaS, marketplaces, platforms and remarkable consumer products (lennyrachitsky.com).
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Flux.ai (investors).
#25Max Levchin
Founder and CEO of Affirm; co-founder and former CTO of PayPal; co-founder of Glow and SciFi VC
Stated focus: Fintech, science and AI through SciFi VC, an early-stage generalist firm (Wikipedia); active investor in more than 100 startups (Affirm).
Based in San Francisco.
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Workstream (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Stripe, Uber, Yelp, Square, Pinterest.
#26Tom Preston-Werner
Co-founder and former CEO of GitHub; co-founder of Chatterbug; founder of Preston-Werner Ventures (PWV)
Stated focus: Pre-seed and seed rounds in software- and AI-driven companies (PWV announcement).
Publicly reported investor in 1 portfolio company, 1 of them in Software: Flux.ai (investors).
Notable public investments named by cited sources: Stripe, Cursor, Netlify, Snyk, Supabase.
How this list was built
This list is built from two public inputs. The first is the portfolio's source-backed directory of publicly reported investors, in which each company page cites the public sources that name its investors. The second is a public profile for each person: their own website, a reputable publication, or a recognised investor database that states their public role, their stated focus, and the city they are based in where a source gives one.
The list includes every verified person publicly reported in at least one Software company in the portfolio. A person is verified only when at least two independent public sources support their public role and at least one supports their stated focus. Nothing here is inferred from private information. The page never records amounts, terms, timing, rounds, or roles within a round, and it says nothing about the portfolio owner's own positions. Where public statements conflict, for example on a home city, the field is left blank rather than guessed.
Entries are ordered by how many Software startups in the portfolio publicly report the person, then by their overall portfolio count, then alphabetically. Counts are limited to this portfolio's public research: a person publicly reported in two of the 222 portfolio companies is shown as two even when their full public record is larger. The list is evidence-based and may be incomplete; a person who is not named here may still be an active angel investor.
12 Software companies with angels on this list
Each company below publicly reports at least one person on this list. Company pages link the full source-backed directory of publicly reported investors.
- BrelliumBrellium automates your chart review with AI.1 listed angel · all publicly reported investors
- CanvasThe diversity recruiting platform to hire diverse talent.1 listed angel · all publicly reported investors
- Flux.aiAI-powered electronics design and circuit simulation2 listed angels · all publicly reported investors
- LawtradesTop legal talent, on demand.1 listed angel · all publicly reported investors
- Owner.comWe create software to help local business owners reach new customers2 listed angels · all publicly reported investors
- PikaAn idea-to-video platform that brings your creativity to motion3 listed angels · all publicly reported investors
- PostmanThe API platform for building, testing, and using APIs faster.1 listed angel · all publicly reported investors
- Replit, Inc.AI · AI Code · Live3 listed angels · all publicly reported investors
- Scale AIThe Data Engine that powers the most advanced AI models2 listed angels · all publicly reported investors
- SendbirdEnterprise-grade AI for reliable, delightful customer service.1 listed angel · all publicly reported investors
- WarpPayroll and compliance for startups8 listed angels · all publicly reported investors
- WorkstreamAutomated hiring platform for hourly workers8 listed angels · all publicly reported investors
How to reach angel investors
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To reach Sahin Boydas, see the public portfolio or send your deck. Browse all publicly reported investors across the portfolio for the complete source-backed directories behind this list.
Frequently asked questions
- How was this list of 26 angel investors built?
- It combines two public inputs: the portfolio's source-backed directories of publicly reported investors, and a cited public profile for each person. An investor is listed only when at least two independent public sources support their public role. Entries are ordered by how many Software startups in the portfolio publicly report the person, then by their overall portfolio count, then alphabetically. The list counts Software companies in the portfolio and may be incomplete.
- What does "publicly reported" mean on this page?
- A named public source, such as a company announcement, an investor's own site, a reputable publication, or a recognised investor database, states that the person invested in the company. Each source is linked through a neutral reference. The page does not record amounts, terms, timing, or rounds, and it says nothing about the portfolio owner's own positions.
- How can an investor be added to or corrected on this list?
- Send the public source that supports the change to sahin@remotebase.com. An addition needs a public source naming the person as an investor in a company in this portfolio plus two public sources for their role; a correction needs one public source. Every change is reviewed before it is published.