Founder-angels dominate: Guillermo Rauch leads with 128 investments, Dylan Field 97
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-09-09
Public data shows top founders are becoming the most active angel investors for the next generation: Guillermo Rauch leads with 128 investments, Immad Akhund has 115, Dylan Field 97, and Dharmesh Shah 87.
They also co-invest heavily with each other: Rauch and Amjad Masad share 12 portfolio companies, Rauch and Dylan Field share 10, Rauch and Tobias Lütke share 8. The founders who understand founders best are funding them.
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