Des Traynor is an angel investor and operator angel based in Dublin, Ireland with 17 known investments, including Superhuman, Algolia, BottleCap AI, Demostack, Granola, Lokalise, Seapoint, Paper, Humaans, SimpleStudy, Hopin and Phacet.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Des Traynor portfolio companies (17)
- Superhuman
- Algolia
- BottleCap AI
- Demostack
- Granola
- Lokalise
- Seapoint
- Paper
- Humaans
- SimpleStudy
- Hopin
- Phacet
- Zekju
- Anything
- Continua AI, Inc.
- Slashwork
- Modulz
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors AI, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas Customer Support, Developer Tools, Enterprise SaaS and Machine Learning.
Des Traynor appears in Seed rounds across the known deals.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Des Traynor?
Des Traynor is an angel investor and operator angel based in Dublin, Ireland with 17 known investments on file, among them Superhuman, Algolia and BottleCap AI. The sections above list the sectors and stages attached to that record.
What does Des Traynor invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include Customer Support, Developer Tools, Enterprise SaaS and Machine Learning. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Des Traynor invest at?
The known deals of Des Traynor include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
How do I contact Des Traynor?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Des Traynor. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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