# Godard Abel: angel investments and portfolio

> Godard Abel is an angel. 7 investments on record, latest Nov 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/godard-abel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Godard Abel

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Debt

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **2539** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Godard Abel highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $10M

## 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 first **7 appearances**

- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Threekit](https://millionrounds.com/company/threekit)** Series A · US · VentureBeat **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Simplus](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplus)** Debt · US · FinSMEs **$27M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[ThreeKit](https://millionrounds.com/company/threekit)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$10M** Sole investor
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[G2 Crowd](https://millionrounds.com/company/g2-crowd)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Simplus](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplus)** Seed · US **$4.2M** With 6 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **May** **[G2 Crowd](https://millionrounds.com/company/g2-crowd)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[SteelBrick](https://millionrounds.com/company/steelbrick)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 1 other

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 cheque

Seed Series A Debt

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *3*
- Series A *2*
- Debt *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2014 2019

Often in the room with

- [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 2
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) 2
- [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Godard Abel. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Hyde Park Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners)[**Salesforce Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Godard Abel put money into.

[**Threekit** $20M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/threekit)

## On podcasts

4 episodes naming Godard Abel in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 2 Dec 2024 · 41 min 462. The Founder and CEO of G2 on AI's Impact on Enterprise SaaS, How to Embrace the Climb, and Insights on Managing Through Crisis (Godard Abel) Mentions [Godard Abel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/godard-abel) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 8 Aug 2022 · 1h 0m Co-founder and CEO G2, Godard Abel: Finding Opportunity in Challenging Times Mentions [Godard Abel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/godard-abel)[John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-sculley) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 12 Nov 2020 · 23 min SaaStr 396: Buying patterns in the Enterprise: CEOs and More- Who's Really Buying & Why with Godard Abel, Co-founder & CEO @ G2, Mike Weir, Chief Revenue Officer @ G2 and Samantha DeStefano, Vice President, Enterprise Sales @ UpWork Mentions [Godard Abel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/godard-abel) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 13 May 2019 · 30 min SaaStr 233: G2 Founder & CEO, Godard Abel on How To Set Ambitious But Achievable Sales Rep Quotas & The Lessons From 2 Successful Exits on The Breaking Points In The Scaling of SaaS Orgs Mentions [Godard Abel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/godard-abel)[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 18 Sept 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 428. Trust and Integrity with LPs, What Churn Reveals About Founders, and Building True Differentiation (Ralston, Abel, Shen) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 14 Aug 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 420: Why I Passed (Abel, Ruscio, Niehenke) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 10 Jul 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 413: Visionary Founders (Schilling, Abel, Patel) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 3 Jul 2025 · 7 min Investor Stories 411: Lessons Learned (Patil, Schilling, Abel) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Godard Abel

### What does Godard Abel invest in?

Godard Abel invests most often at Seed and Series A (71% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Godard Abel?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

### What has Godard Abel invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Threekit (Series A, Nov 2019) and Simplus (Debt, Jan 2019).

### How big are Godard Abel's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Godard Abel lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Godard Abel invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Godard Abel investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

### Who does Godard Abel invest alongside?

Most often Chicago Ventures (2 rounds together), Hyde Park Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Salesforce Ventures (2 rounds together).

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