# Solo angels backing AI (2026 list) > 521 solo angels backing AI, 71% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Edward Lando, Mark Cuban. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Solo angels backing AI Updated 7 November 2026 Solo angels we have observed in an AI round in the last two years. [See all 521 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-ai)The top 25 **521** investors on the list *+15* this week **662** cheques in 12 months *+27%* against the market **$12M** median round they joined *+50%* against the market median **71%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **5%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (22) - 1 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **179** **$3.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 3 [Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **154** **$2.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [Kunal Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kunal-shah) *Deploying now* Angel **104** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) quiet Angel · United States **103** **$29M** median round **Feb 2025** last seen - 6 [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **100** **$8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **93** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **82** **$15M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 9 [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **65** **$9.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky) *Deploying now* Angel **63** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **62** **$38M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 12 [Sahin Boydas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sahin-boydas) *Deploying now* Angel **53** **$2.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [Simon Murdoch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-gross) quiet Angel · United Kingdom **41** **$22M** median round **May 2025** last seen - 14 [Mandeep Singh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mandeep-singh) *Deploying now* Angel **40** **$4.4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 15 [Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **39** **$10M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 16 [Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **37** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Oliver Jung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-jung) *Deploying now* Angel · United Kingdom **36** **$66M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 18 [Georges Harik](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georges-harik) *Deploying now* Angel **36** **$15M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 19 [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **33** **$490M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 20 [Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **33** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) quiet Angel **31** **$14M** median round **Mar 2025** last seen - 22 [Danish Chaudhry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/danish-chaudhry) *Deploying now* Angel · United Kingdom **30** **$6.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Adam D'Angelo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-d-angelo) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **24** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Jared Leto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-leto) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **23** **$63M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 25 [Charlie Cheever](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-cheever) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **22** **$5.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **496 more on this list** All 521 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-ai) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Siggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/siggy)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) - **5** Nov **[Potential Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/potential-sciences)** Seed *With* [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) - **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Allison Pickens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allison-pickens) - **5** Nov **[Cowboy](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy)** Seed · $5M *With* [Aashay Sanghvi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aashay-sanghvi) - **5** Nov **[Mindmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmax)** Seed · $3.3M *With* [Maria Raga](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maria-raga) - **4** Nov **[O-Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/o-health)** Round *With* [Ankit Nagori](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ankit-nagori) ## Stages This Year 441 rounds - Seed **31%** - Series A **20%** - Pre-seed **14%** - Venture **10%** - Series B **8%** - Other **17%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **306** - Fintech **39** - Healthcare **38** - Software **29** - Big Data & Analytics **27** - Enterprise Software **26** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 134 Q1 25 142 Q2 25 132 Q3 25 147 Q4 25 159 Q1 26 131 Q2 26 165 Q3 26 152 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in AI and data - Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World Cade Metz · 2021 4.26 from 3,395 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book "This colorful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective. Through the lives of Geoff Hinton and other major players, Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling." Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker Recipient of… On AmazonListen on Audible - Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI Eric Lamarre · 2023 3.87 from 490 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book In Rewired, the world's most influential management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, delivers a road-tested, how-to manual their own consultants use to help companies build the capabilities to outcompete in the age of digital and AI. Many companies are stuck with digital… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025 Dwarkesh Patel · 2025 3.87 from 570 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.How did we build large language models? How do they think, if they think? What will the world look like if we have billions of AIs that are as smart as humans, or even smarter?In a series of… On AmazonListen on Audible - Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity Daron Acemoğlu · 2023 3.94 from 2,496 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the world A thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make one thing clear.… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=ai). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about solo angels backing AI ### Who are the most active solo angels backing AI? By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Edward Lando, Mark Cuban, Kunal Shah and Scott Banister. ### How many solo angels backing AI are there? 521 are on record. 71% made an investment in the last 12 months and 5% have led a round. ### Which stages do solo angels backing AI back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (37%) and Series A (24%). ### How big are the rounds solo angels backing AI join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M. ### Which sectors do solo angels backing AI back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare. ### Which solo angels backing AI lead the most rounds? 500 Global (5 led), Lachy Groom (5 led) and Mark Cuban (2 led). ### Where are solo angels backing AI based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16) and the United Kingdom (3). ### What have solo angels backing AI invested in recently? Recent rounds include Siggy (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Gokul Rajaram), Potential Sciences (Seed, Nov 2026, with Patrick Collison) and Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with Allison Pickens). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)