Top 15 Angel Investors in San Francisco (2026)
San Francisco is home to 4,364 angel investors and VCs in the AngelBacked database. The most active — ranked below by number of disclosed portfolio investments — include Garry Tan, Clint Korver and Dave Lambert. Their portfolios concentrate in Enterprise Software, E-commerce and Women Founded.
- 1View profileGarry TanCofounder at Initialized Capital111 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Lever, Opticlose, LeadGenius, MadeSolid
AdvertisingTelecommunicationsBilling - 2View profileClint KorverCo-Founder & Managing Director at Ulu Ventures107 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Gcommerce, Patter, Everlaw, Foundry College
Health CareTrainingE-Learning - 3View profileDave LambertFounder & Managing Director at N/A101 portfolio investments
Notable investments: mimijumi, FloatMe, Endorsify, Cloudux
Health CareWearablesSouth Asian Led - 4View profileAndrew ReedPartner at N/A100 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Unacademy, Bulbulive Shopping Network, Fishtown Analytics, Xentral
Health CareWearablesEmail - 5View profile99 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Ekso Bionics, Edusoft, Affirm, LiveOps
EmailEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech - 6View profileSameer GandhiPartner at N/A98 portfolio investments
Notable investments: CityMall, Middesk, Ledger Investing, UiPath
AdvertisingE-commerceMarketing Automation - 7View profileNaval RavikantVast98 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Chai, Breezeworks, Lever, Kinsa
AdvertisingSocial GamesE-commerce - 8View profileThomas KorteFounder & General Partner at AngelPad97 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Sous, SetJam, I Done This, Arthena
AndroidStartupsVenture Fundraising - 9View profileJoe MontanaLiquid 2 Ventures managing partner at N/A97 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Flatfile, Glytch, STOKE Space Technologies, Fuzzbuzz
E-LearningAuto InsuranceWomen Founded - 10View profileDinesh KatiyarPartner at N/A97 portfolio investments
Notable investments: CityMall, Middesk, Ledger Investing, UiPath
AdvertisingE-commerceMarketing Automation - 11View profileAsh RustManaging Partner at SendHub96 portfolio investments
Notable investments: SafeSkies Systems, Atalaya, FarmWise, Moesif
Health CareRemote Work TechHospitals - 12View profileDavid O. SacksFounder/Partner at Geni96 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Affirm, CapLinked, Replicon, Breezeworks
Data IntegrationEnterpriseAutonomous Vehicles - 13View profileDev KharePartner at N/A96 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Affirm, Hubilo, Personio, FreshMenu
AdvertisingHealth CareEnterprise - 14View profileEric RiesFounder at IMVU95 portfolio investments
Notable investments: Sproutling Acquired by Mattel, CodeCombat, Frederick, Birdi
Health CareWearablesE-commerce - 15View profileVas NatarajanVenture at N/A95 portfolio investments
Notable investments: CityMall, Middesk, Ledger Investing, UiPath
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Methodology
Investors are ranked by the number of disclosed portfolio investments recorded in the AngelBacked database of San Francisco-based angels, VCs, and family offices. Rankings refresh as new investments are disclosed. Portfolio counts reflect publicly known deals and may understate an investor's full activity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most active angel investor in San Francisco?
Based on disclosed portfolio investments, Garry Tan (Initialized Capital) is the most active angel investor in San Francisco in our database, with 111 portfolio investments.
How many angel investors are in San Francisco?
AngelBacked's database includes 4,364 angel investors and VCs based in San Francisco. This page ranks the 15 most active by portfolio size.
What sectors do San Francisco angel investors fund?
The most common sectors among San Francisco's top angel investors are Enterprise Software, E-commerce, Women Founded, Advertising and Enterprise.
How do I contact angel investors in San Francisco?
Each investor profile on AngelBacked includes verified contact details, portfolio companies, and sector focus. Warm introductions convert best, but a concise cold email referencing a relevant portfolio company also works — mention why your startup fits their investment pattern.
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