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Overview

Investment management company supporting early-stage companies.

Founded

2014

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services

Investment portfolio

9rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Chiplytics
Oct 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Biotia
Oct 2026Participated
$9 MSeries A
ProducePay
Feb 2024Participated
$38 MSeries D
AvantGuard
May 2023Participated
$3 MSeed
Cylera
Mar 2021Participated
$10 MSeries A
Grokstyle
Apr 2017Participated
$2 MOther Equity
ProducePay
Mar 2017Participated
$77 MDebt
Eversound
Dec 2016Participated
$3 MOther Equity
ProducePay
Jun 2016Participated
$3 MSeed
Chiplytics
Oct 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Biotia
Oct 2026Participated
$9 MSeries A
ProducePay
Feb 2024Participated
$38 MSeries D
AvantGuard
May 2023Participated
$3 MSeed
Cylera
Mar 2021Participated
$10 MSeries A
Grokstyle
Apr 2017Participated
$2 MOther Equity
ProducePay
Mar 2017Participated
$77 MDebt
Eversound
Dec 2016Participated
$3 MOther Equity
ProducePay
Jun 2016Participated
$3 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Red Bear Angels: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Red Bear Angels: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed03
Series A02
Series C+01
Other Equity02
Debt01

Monthly Deal Activity

Red Bear Angels: 9 deals are recorded across 125 months.All available history.
Red Bear Angels: 9 deals are recorded across 125 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Red Bear Angels: Fintech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Red Bear Angels: Fintech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Fintech4
Health & Life Sciences4
Space & Frontier Tech3
Food & Agriculture3
AI & Machine Learning3
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Hardware & Robotics2
Enterprise Software1
Cybersecurity & Privacy1
Real Estate & Construction1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Consumer & Lifestyle1
Manufacturing1
Media & Entertainment1
Professional Services1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Red Bear Angels: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Red Bear Angels: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M5
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Red Bear Angels: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Red Bear Angels: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States9
Red Bear Angels: 20 co-investors are shown, with Arena Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Investment Strategy

Red Bear Angels: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Red Bear Angels: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating9100%
Red Bear Angels: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Red Bear Angels: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

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Team

Drew Bagin

Advisor & Co-Founder

Sam Sezak

Founder, Chairman