Devtool Angels
A list of angel investors that invest in developer tools based on devtools-angels.
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- Angel Investors
- 15
- Average Check Size
- $10k
- Confirmed Investments
- 12+
- Companies
- 13
| Name | Company | Title | Check Size | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSauced | Founder | $5-15k | 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. | |
 Ian McCrystal | Stripe | Docs Lead | $5-15k | I lead product & eng for Stripe Docs. I'm interested in automation, codegen, learning tools, and really anything that makes developers happier & more productive. I can be reached via Twitter DM. SF-based. $10-20k checks. |
 Brian Shultz | Tango | Co-founder | $5-15k | I’m one of the co-founders of Tango and lead product and engineering. I'm forever grateful for the founders who helped me and love helping others early on in their journey. I typically invest up to $5-10K in devtools / productivity companies and take a hands on approach with 1-2 founders / year on fundraising and product. Most recent investments have been tldraw and Stately. |
| Airbyte | Head of DX | $5-15k | Head of Developer Experience at Airbyte, ex Temporal, 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), Supabase.io (Open source Firebase, Flutterflow, Tangram). | |
| Netflix | Engineer | $5-15k | 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. | |
 Mitchell Wright | Vercel | Data Engineer | $5-15k | I've been an early growth, marketing, and operations hire at companies like GitLab, Vercel, and BloomTech (formerly Lambda School). I'm an investor in multiple dev tools companies like StackBlitz and Mergent. I invest in devtools, data, and no-code products. I love to consult with companies on their go-to-market strategies. My typical check size is between $5k and $15k |
| Vercel | Dir. Sales Eng | $5-15k | Experienced sales engineering leader with 15+ years of remote-first experience in startups, including as a developer. Currently Director of Sales Engineering at Vercel, formerly at Adobe and Cloudinary. Based in Oxford, UK. Proven track record in bringing products and services to market and expanding into new markets. Co-founder of several startups in family health and storytelling spaces. Have previously invested in SaaS services related to media, content, and knowledge management. | |
| Multiple | Investor | $5-15k | I am a technologist with over two-decades of dot-com experiences, including Mozilla since Firefox 3.8 in early 2010. I invest early and have a small portfolio of developer related projects including Replay, Athens, Axiom, Kibo School and Zama. I am also a member of the board of the Tor Project. You've come this far, say hello. | |
 Paul Klein | Mux | Engineer | $5-15k | I'm a founder turned angel investor who invests in tools that give frontend developers superpowers. I believe that the next decade will be focused on abstracting away the role of the backend developer. I invest in Backend-as-a-Service, Headless CMS, & Headless Commerce tools with previous investments including instantdb.com and northbeam.com. |
| Amazon | ML Engineer | $5-15k | 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. | |
| Vercel | Brand Design | $5-15k | I’m currently working as Principal Brand Designer at Vercel, ensuring the maximum visual appeal of all our brands and products, including Next.js and Turborepo. I previously worked at Viacom (MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount Pictures) and Auth0 and I was involved in the design of JWT and Passport.js. I typically invest $2.5-10k checks in early stage devtool startups focused on tech & design. | |
 Jack McCloy | Amplitude | Design Eng | $5-15k | I'm an engineer who leads the Design Systems team at Amplitude. I co-invest with my wife Shinji focus on b2b SaaS, data tools, and infrastructure / dev tools. Typically we invest $5-15k at a time and can help with fundraising, product strategy, pricing, hiring, and early stage go-to-market. |
| WorkOS | VP of DX | $5-15k | 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. | |
| HashiCorp | PM | $5-15k | I am a PM with a decade of product experience across data analytics and dev tools product. I'm currently the product lead for HashiCorp's Waypoint, a application delivery platform. I also invest in developer tools as a scout for Greylock. Previously, I was a product manager at GitHub where I helped build Secret Scanning and Security Overview. I also served as a tech policy advisor to US Senator Tom Udall. | |
 Shinji Kim | Secelct Star | Founder & CEO | $5-15k | I'm the founder of Select Star and sold my prior company to Akamai. I invest with my husband Jack focusing on b2b SaaS, data tools, and infrastructure / dev tools. Typically we invest $5-15k at a time and can help with fundraising, product strategy, pricing, hiring, and early stage go-to-market. |
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