AngelList
Startup fundraising and fund operations infrastructure for founders, angel investors, and venture funds.
Who is building this.
Naval RavikantFounderNaval Ravikant is an entrepreneur and angel investor best known as the co-founder, chairman, and former CEO of AngelList. He has built startup infrastructure across AngelList, CoinList, Spearhead, and Airchat, and is known for early investments in companies such as Twitter, Uber, and Notion.
Babak NiviCo-founder of AngelList; Co-founder of Venture HacksBabak Nivi is a startup founder and angel investor best known as a co-founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks. He has also been described publicly as an early investor in Uber and an advisor to Dropbox.
Cumulative raised across 3 rounds, totaling $168M.
Fundraising history.
Series A/B — $24M
Sep 2013$150M
Reported $24M financing at a valuation in the $150M range; public sources describe it as a combined financing rather than split tranches.
Led by GV, Atlas Venture · with Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kleiner Perkins, DFJ, SV Angel +16
Source ↗Series B — $100M
Mar 2022$4B pre-money
AngelList Venture raised $100M at a $4B pre-money valuation.
Led by Tiger Global Management · with Accomplice
Source ↗Customer round — $44M
Apr 2022$4B pre-money
Additional GP/LP customer community round at the same $4B pre-money valuation.
Investors: AngelList GP and LP customer community
Source ↗
Invested in AngelList.
- Babak NiviInvested in AngelListBabak Nivi is a startup founder and angel investor best known as a co-founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks. He has also been described publicly as an early investor in Uber and an advisor to Dropbox.
Brian NorgardInvested in AngelListBrian Norgard is a Los Angeles-based product leader and angel investor best known for helping scale Tinder’s monetization and product organization. He previously co-founded Newroo, later acquired by FOX Interactive, co-founded Chill, and joined Tinder through the acquisition of his startup Tappy. He now appears to focus on early-stage investing and product building.
GVLead investorSeries A/B participant
Startup fundraising and fund operations infrastructure for founders, angel investors, and venture funds.
AngelList began as a way to open up Silicon Valley access and connect entrepreneurs directly with sources of capital. Today it is known for startup fundraising, syndicates, venture fund infrastructure, and the broader founder-investor network around AngelList Venture and Wellfound.
Press
AngelList interview on early-stage investing, syndicates, and opening startup access.
techcrunch.comAirchat Launch CoverageTechCrunch coverage of Airchat, led by Naval Ravikant and Brian Norgard.
wellfound.comNaval Ravikant | WellfoundPublic profile supporting Naval Ravikant’s founder/chairman role at AngelList and prior work including Epinions, Vast, Venture Hacks, CoinList, and Spearhead.
angellist.comVenture Hacks Revisited: One-Person StartupsOfficial AngelList post stating that AngelList co-founders Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi launched Venture Hacks.
spearhead.coIntroducing Spearhead to fund new angel investorsOfficial Spearhead announcement describing the platform and identifying Naval Ravikant as a co-founder of AngelList and angel investor behind the initiative.
axios.comCoinList spins out of AngelListCredible press source documenting CoinList as a joint project launched from AngelList and later spun out.
spearhead.coSpearheadOfficial website showing Naval Ravikant associated with Spearhead.
angellist.comAngelList LLM InfoOfficial company information page naming Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi as AngelList founders and summarizing the business.