Investor

Des Traynor

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowAngel

SeedSeries A

Deploying now
100%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque4days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MRounds led0 of 5Mostly inUnited States, 60%
Pitch Des Traynor

Des Traynor highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    LetteSeed · GB · Peak$6.5MWith 6 others
  3. Oct
    MARCSeed · US · Google News search$5.0MWith 8 others
  4. Apr
    SeapointSeed · IE · 13books Capital$8.8MWith 8 others
  5. 2024

    1 round

  6. Dec
    EthycaSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$10MWith 6 others
  7. 2018

    1 round

  8. Jul
    productboardSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Recently backed

The latest companies Des Traynor put money into.

Lette$6.5M · Oct 2026MARC$5.0M · Oct 2026Seapoint$8.8M · Apr 2026Ethyca$10M · Dec 2024productboard$8.0M · Jul 2018

Books by the people here

3 books written by people at Des Traynor: Des Traynor.

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Des Traynor in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

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Quick answers about Des Traynor

What does Des Traynor invest in?

Des Traynor invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Des Traynor?

5 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Des Traynor invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lette (Seed, Oct 2026), MARC (Seed, Oct 2026) and Seapoint (Seed, Apr 2026).

How big are Des Traynor's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

Does Des Traynor lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Des Traynor invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), the United Kingdom (20%) and Ireland (20%).

Is Des Traynor investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Des Traynor?

Des Traynor is an angel.

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