devtools-angels

active angel investors in developer tools!

There is no particular order here but we aim to be high caliber level 1 angels.

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Confirmed investments:

• Utopia.app
• Supabase.io
• Nhost.io
• Makelog
• Cased

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Angels

No particular order, please dont read anything into the ordering

• swyx - site, twitter, email

  Head of Developer Experience at Temporal, ex AWS, Netlify, Two Sigma. Writer (swyx.io) and 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). Examples - Replay.io (Time travel debugging - backed by a16z), Supabase.io (Open source Firebase - backed by Coatue).

• David Mytton - site, twitter, podcast, email

  I'm co-founder of Console, a place for developers to find the best tools. I invest around $25k in early stage devtools / devops / cloud related startups and can help specifically with getting your first users/customers, and with hiring engineers. From 2009-2018, I was CEO at Server Density, a SaaS infrastructure monitoring startup acquired by StackPath, a US-based edge computing business. I am a researcher in sustainable computing at Uptime Institute and affiliated with Imperial College London. I'm also an EIR at Seedcamp.

• Moritz Plassnig - site / twitter

  I founded/sold Codeship and write angel + scout fund checks ($5-25K) in data or dev tool startups. First check or seed/A preferred. I don't care who else invests and geo is irrelevant as long as it's a reasonable legal entity. I can help best with everything product, go2market, company strategy, fundraising, and ceo/exec coaching. DM on Twitter is best for reaching out.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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!

• 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.

• 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.

• Gergely Orosz - site, DM

  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.

• Brianne Kimmel - twitter, Worklife.vc

  Worklife.vc, investor in Mux, WorkOS, Webflow, Stytch and more!

• 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.

• Christina Cordova - twitter

  Head of Product @ Notion

• Stephanie Friedman - twitter

  Xamarin, Netlify, Tailscale, etc

• Michael Rybintsev - site, DM

  Infrastructure consulting, factotum at Scrimba, previously an engineer at Huddle and HT2 Labs. Interested in devtools and edtech.

• Manuel Weiss - twitter, site

  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.

• Dion Almaer - twitter

  Director, Web Developer Ecosystem at Google. I lead product for developer tools such as Chrome DevTools, and have been in the developer tooling space for most of my career, e.g. building Bespin and co-leading developer tools at Mozilla, working on the webOS developer ecosystem, and multiple startups. I have been an angel investor for the last decade, and love working with developer-oriented platform and tooling companies. As an LP I work with one of the best VCs in the open source and developer space, Uncorrelated.

• Brian Lovin - site, twitter, learning

  I'm a product designer currently working on the mobile apps at GitHub. I love working with developers, building developer tools, and working with early stage companies that need design help. I write $5-10k checks and only invest when I feel confident that I'm going to provide real value to founders. My value will primarily come from design and product feedback, helping with hiring processes (writing job descriptions, reviewing portfolios, etc.), and helping early design hires ramp up with external support.

• Eugene Yan - site, twitter

  Applied Science at Amazon. Previously led data science at Lazada (acquired by Alibaba) and ucare.ai. I write $10 - 20k checks for dev tools in the data and ML space (deployment, testing, monitoring, etc.); also e-commerce and ed-tech. In addition to investing, I also help with advising and intros to other tech advisors and VCs.

• Zeno Rocha - site, twitter

  I'm a developer experience aficionado. I have a deep understanding of the enterprise market and open source software. Co-founded Liferay Cloud and built some popular projects such as clipboard.js and Dracula. I can help with branding, product strategy, and go-to-market. I invest small checks in developer-first startups.

• Kenneth Auchenberg - site, twitter

  Developer Products @ Stripe. I write $5-25k checks, and are a part of a larger community of angels via developers.vc. If you're building something that is empowering people to build, increase productivity, avoid repetition, ship faster, or something of this along these lines. I want to talk to you. developers.vc

• Tigran Hakobyan - site, twitter

  I'm a senior software engineer at Netflix working on developer tools and productivity. I love working with early-stage companies that are building tools that shape how developers work and ship software. I write $5-10k checks and invest in companies that I strongly believe in. I can help with product strategy and engineering work.

• Sankalp Agarwal - site, twitter

  I'm a product designer specialising in Enterprise SaaS and DevTools. I was an early design leader, product manager in Postman and now I help developer-makers create a better experience for their products. My focus is not so much on dev tools as it is on collaboration between developers. Typical checks are $1-5K. I can help with design hiring, or any remote tech-related roles from India.

• Tracy Lee - site, personal site, twitter

  I'm the CEO of This Dot Labs, on the RxJS Core Team, Google Developer Expert, Microsoft MVP, and a serial entrepreneur that sold a tech startup before deciding to learn how to code. My focus is investing in awesome teams and ideas in the developer space. The easiest way to reach me is by DMing me on twitter!

• Patrick Thompson - site, twitter

  Director of Product at Amplitude. Previously co-founder/CEO of Iteratively (acquired by Amplitude). Before that managed teams at Atlassian. I write $10-25k checks and love working with early-stage companies helping software teams build better products. I help with product strategy, fundraising, hiring, and early customer introductions.