# Waseem Daher: angel investments and portfolio

> Waseem Daher is an angel. 3 investments on record, latest May 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Waseem Daher

Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4185** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.1M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Waseem Daher highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 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 first **3 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **May** **[Smarking](https://millionrounds.com/company/smarking)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 15 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Apptimize](https://millionrounds.com/company/apptimize)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 29 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Oct** **[SimplyInsured](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplyinsured)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$750K** With 10 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 cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$2.1M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *3*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2015

Often in the room with

- [Jeff Arnold](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-arnold) 3
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Jeff Arnold** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-arnold)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## On podcasts

4 episodes naming Waseem Daher in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [The Silicon Valley Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-silicon-valley-podcast) 7 Oct 2025 · 38 min Ep 272 Startup Founder Pay, AI’s Impact, and Bootstrapping Trends with Pilot CEO Waseem Daher Mentions [Waseem Daher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/waseem-daher)[Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 17 Oct 2023 · 1h 11m Lessons From Scaling Pilot to a $1.2 Billion Valuation with Co-founder and CEO Waseem Daher Mentions [Waseem Daher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/waseem-daher)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Whale Rock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/whale-rock) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 17 Jun 2021 · 1h 7m A look at one repeat founder’s frameworks for validating ideas, Pilot’s Waseem Daher Mentions [Waseem Daher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/waseem-daher) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 2 Aug 2019 · 32 min 20VC: Why Passion Is Overrated When It Comes To Starting Companies, Why VC Is Overrated As A Financing Mechanism & Why You Should Never Sell Your Company with Waseem Daher, Founder & CEO @ Pilot Mentions [Waseem Daher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/waseem-daher)[John Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-collison)[Paul English](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-english) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 4 May 2023 · 56 min What this 3-time founding team did differently to find product-market fit faster, Jessica McKellar, CTO of Pilot Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Waseem Daher

### What does Waseem Daher invest in?

Waseem Daher invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Waseem Daher?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015.

### How big are Waseem Daher's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.1M.

### Is Waseem Daher investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015.

### Who does Waseem Daher invest alongside?

Most often Jeff Arnold (3 rounds together) and Y Combinator (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Waseem Daher?

Waseem Daher is an angel.

### Where does this information on Waseem Daher come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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