active angel investors in developer tools! For dev industry tracking see sw-yx/tracking. No particular order here but we hope we are high caliber level 1 angels.
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Max Stoiber - site
I irregularly angel invest small checks ($2500-$5000) of my own money in early-stage startups I'm excited about. Think of me as an advisor with skin in the game — I love helping with tricky, ambiguous problems, providing access to my network and audience, or even just lending an ear to founders building exciting new things.
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Michael Grinich - DM
I’m a technologist. I studied CS at MIT and still write code. When I invest, I specifically look for technical founders building dev tools, API platforms, and “unloved” workflow cloud SaaS. I founded both Nylas and WorkOS and worked at Dropbox so this is an area I know well. My typical check size is around $100k but I can flex and get creative for bigger rounds too. If I invest, I will offer introductions to other investors I know (and like). This can help fill out a larger round. more here
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Swyx - site, email
swyx at hey dot com
Head of Developer Experience at Temporal, ex AWS, Netlify, Two Sigma. Dev Community organizer /r/reactjs, Svelte Society, and Coding Career. I do $5-15k checks in devtools startups (so far, in backend-platforms-for-frontend-devs, community engagement, frontend debugging, low code visual builders) and am a scout for Chapter One where I can do bigger checks!
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Cassidy Williams - site
I invest in developer-focused startups who have diverse teams, good ideas, and exciting tech. DMing me on Twitter is the fastest way to reach me.
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Beyang Liu - site, DM, podcast
I enjoy helping dev tool creators build top-notch teams, figure out go-to-market, and meet other great investors. I've been working on developer tools for most of the past decade as CTO and co-founder of Sourcegraph. I host a podcast featuring creators of dev tools--if you've built something you'd love to share with the developer world, I'd love to have you on the show!
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David Yang - site
I co-founded Fullstack Academy which has trained thousands of developers. Currently investing $25-50K checks in devtools, low-code/no-code and ed-tech.
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Brian Douglas - site
I am connected to the Heavybit Accelerator in San Francisco and work in the Developer Relations at GitHub. I invest my own money into early-stage startups and excited to learn about new Developer Tools.
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Previously at engineer and engineering manager at Uber and Skype. Interested in investing in platform engineering startups (including developer tools). On top of investing, I can help advise with running and growing lean and efficient engineering teams and help get some exposure to engineers through my blog, YouTube channel and Twitter.
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Brianne Kimmel - twitter, Worklife.vc
Worklife.vc, investor in Mux, WorkOS, Webflow, Stytch and more!
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Ellen Chisa - twitter, site, BoldStart.vc
Cofounder at Dark, Lola, and early Kickstarter/Office Mobile. I advise and invest small checks in startups. I invest in companies where I'm excited about the founders, want to learn something about the space, and see a way for me to add value. I'm also a founder in residence at Boldstart and support Oliners through parcelb.vc.
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Christina Cordova - twitter
Head of Product @ Notion
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Stephanie Friedman - twitter
Xamarin, Netlify, Tailscale, etc
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Infrastructure consulting, factotum at Scrimba, previously an engineer at Huddle and HT2 Labs. Interested in devtools and edtech.
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Developer Marketing B2B Consultant, previously cofounder at Codeship (acquired by CloudBees) I am an angel investor and advisor to dev startups in the pre-seed and seed stage. I sign $5k-$10k tickets and invest in founders and their companies where I can provide proven value. I'm a pro-active, hands-on angel with a founder background that can help with Developer Marketing + B2B Sales.