# Top 50 Hardware Angel Investors in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Calacanis | 30 | United States, Australia, Canada | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, E-Commerce |
| Scott Banister | 28 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Internet, Mobile |
| Tim Draper | 26 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Mobile |
| Wei Guo | 26 | United States, China, Canada | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care |
| Charlie Songhurst | 23 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| Edward Lando | 23 | United States, France, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Dylan Taylor | 22 | United States, Canada, Finland | Seed, Series A | Aerospace, Space Travel, Satellite Communication |
| Wayne Chang | 21 | United States, Canada | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Internet |
| Scott Belsky | 20 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, SaaS |
| Kevin Mahaffey | 19 | United States, Canada, India | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software |
| Lachy Groom | 19 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Daniel Curran | 19 | United States, Brazil, Canada | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Mobile |
| Xavier Niel | 18 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence |
| Chris Sang | 17 | United States, Australia, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Mobile |
| Mark Pincus | 17 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Internet, Software, FinTech |
| Marc Benioff | 17 | United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Health Care, SaaS |
| Will Herman | 17 | United States, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Convertible Note | Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software |
| Bashar Hamood | 16 | United States, India, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Information Technology, Software, Mobile Apps |
| Auren Hoffman | 16 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Analytics, Internet |
| Shervin Pishevar | 16 | United States, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Mobile, E-Commerce |
| Bryan Rosenblatt | 16 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Retail |
| Mark Cuban | 16 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence |
| Sunmeet Jolly | 15 | United States, Israel | Seed, Series A, Equity Crowdfunding | Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence |
| Esther Dyson | 15 | United States, Canada, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Medical, Software |
| Jaan Tallinn | 15 | United States, Estonia, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet |
| Justin Kan | 15 | United States, Nigeria, India | Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| Naval Ravikant | 15 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Blockchain |
| Cyan Banister | 15 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Internet, Social Media |
| Greg Castle | 15 | United States, Ghana, Kenya | Seed, Series A | Software, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality |
| Hesham Zreik | 14 | United States, India, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Internet |
| Jeffrey Schox | 13 | United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software |
| Alexis Ohanian | 13 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Mobile, E-Commerce |
| Paul Buchheit | 13 | United States, Canada, India | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Health Care, E-Commerce |
| Jeff Seibert | 13 | United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, FinTech |
| Vishal Rao | 12 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| Jude Gomila | 12 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology |
| David Tisch | 12 | United States, France, Israel | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, E-Commerce |
| Elad Gil | 12 | United States, United Kingdom, Israel | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| Kevin Lin | 12 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games |
| Brad Flora | 12 | United States, Mexico, India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Arjun Sethi | 12 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech |
| bumpkins profile | 12 | United States, Canada, India | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Software |
| Nadav Ben-Chanoch | 12 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Eric Kwan | 11 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, E-Commerce |
| Dylan Field | 11 | United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence |
| Peter Thiel | 11 | United States, Germany, Canada | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Mitchell Kapor | 11 | United States, Japan, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Angel | Mobile, Software, Education |
| Taavet Hinrikus | 11 | United Kingdom, United States, Estonia | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Avichal Garg | 11 | United States, Canada, Mexico | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Blockchain, Financial Services |
| Owen Van Natta | 10 | United States, Singapore, Ireland | Seed, Series A, Series B | Mobile, Software, Internet |

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co