Top 10 Best Angel Investors of All Time

Put $500,000 into Facebook as its first outside investor in 2004 at a $5 million valuation, eventually cashing out over $1 billion and establishing himself as Silicon Valley's most contrarian bet-maker.

Known as the "Godfather of Silicon Valley," Conway angel-invested in Google, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, and Airbnb, building the most prolific early-stage portfolio in tech history through hundreds of seed bets.

Before becoming the world's richest person, Bezos was a prolific angel investor who put $250,000 into Google in 1998 and backed Uber, Airbnb, and Twitter in their earliest rounds.

Co-founded AngelList to democratize startup investing and personally backed over 200 companies including Twitter and Uber at the earliest stages, while becoming a philosophical icon for tech founders.

One of the earliest and most influential female angel investors, backing Flickr, del.icio.us, and numerous health-tech startups since the 1990s while shaping internet policy and governance as a thought leader.

Left Google to angel invest in Twitter, Uber, Instagram, and Kickstarter from his Lake Tahoe cabin, turning his Lowercase Capital fund into the best-performing venture fund of its vintage with a reported 250x return.

The former Google and Twitter executive angel-invested in Airbnb, Coinbase, Figma, Instacart, Pinterest, Square, and Stripe, assembling a portfolio of unicorns that reads like a who's who of the modern tech economy.

The former Netscape and Amazon executive invested $500,000 in Google in 1998 after introducing the founders to potential partners, earning a board seat and a return exceeding $5 billion.

The littleBits founder became one of the most visible angel investors in hardware and deep tech, backing companies across the Middle East and Silicon Valley and championing underrepresented founders in early-stage investing.

Put $500,000 into Facebook as its first outside investor in 2004 at a $5 million valuation, eventually cashing out over $1 billion and establishing himself as Silicon Valley's most contrarian bet-maker.

Known as the "Godfather of Silicon Valley," Conway angel-invested in Google, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, and Airbnb, building the most prolific early-stage portfolio in tech history through hundreds of seed bets.

Before becoming the world's richest person, Bezos was a prolific angel investor who put $250,000 into Google in 1998 and backed Uber, Airbnb, and Twitter in their earliest rounds.

Co-founded AngelList to democratize startup investing and personally backed over 200 companies including Twitter and Uber at the earliest stages, while becoming a philosophical icon for tech founders.

One of the earliest and most influential female angel investors, backing Flickr, del.icio.us, and numerous health-tech startups since the 1990s while shaping internet policy and governance as a thought leader.

Left Google to angel invest in Twitter, Uber, Instagram, and Kickstarter from his Lake Tahoe cabin, turning his Lowercase Capital fund into the best-performing venture fund of its vintage with a reported 250x return.

The former Google and Twitter executive angel-invested in Airbnb, Coinbase, Figma, Instacart, Pinterest, Square, and Stripe, assembling a portfolio of unicorns that reads like a who's who of the modern tech economy.

The former Netscape and Amazon executive invested $500,000 in Google in 1998 after introducing the founders to potential partners, earning a board seat and a return exceeding $5 billion.

The littleBits founder became one of the most visible angel investors in hardware and deep tech, backing companies across the Middle East and Silicon Valley and championing underrepresented founders in early-stage investing.