# Solo angels backing Customer Experience (2026 list) > 11 solo angels backing Customer Experience, 55% active in the last 12 months. Led by Lachy Groom, Stewart Butterfield, Mustafa Suleyman. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels-customer-experience (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Solo angels backing Customer Experience Updated 7 November 2026 Solo angels we have observed in a customer Experience round in the last two years. [See all 11 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-customer-experience)The top 11 **11** investors on the list No change this week **20** cheques in 12 months Too few cheques to tell **$16M** median round they joined *+103%* against the market median **55%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **9%** have led a round ## The Top 11 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (6) - 1 [Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **37** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Stewart Butterfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-butterfield) *Deploying now* Angel **15** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Mustafa Suleyman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mustafa-suleyman) *Deploying now* Angel **6** **$110M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Cliff Obrecht](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cliff-obrecht) quiet Angel **2** **$19M** median round **Aug 2025** last seen - 5 [Hatem Dowidar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatem-dowidar) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **-** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Bruno Akpaka](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruno-akpaka) quiet Angel **1** **$1M** median round **Feb 2025** last seen - 7 [Claudio Schlegel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claudio-schlegel) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$1M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen - 8 [Clément Delangue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clement-delangue) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$32M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 9 [Heini Zachariassen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heini-zachariassen) quiet Angel **1** **$14M** median round **Apr 2025** last seen - 10 [Marcin Zukowski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marcin-zukowski) quiet Angel **1** **$14M** median round **Apr 2025** last seen - 11 [Melanie Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/melanie-perkins) quiet Angel **1** **$35M** median round **Aug 2025** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **28** Oct **[Plato](https://millionrounds.com/company/plato)** Series A · $16M *With* [Mustafa Suleyman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mustafa-suleyman) - **20** Oct **[Tactful AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/tactful-ai)** Pre-seed *With* [Hatem Dowidar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatem-dowidar) - **19** Oct **[Tactful AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/tactful-ai)** Seed *With* [Hatem Dowidar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatem-dowidar) - **9** Oct **[Meticulous](https://millionrounds.com/company/meticulous)** Series A · $15M *With* [Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) - **7** Oct **[Gardens Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardens-interactive)** Series B · $35M *With* [Stewart Butterfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-butterfield) - **25** Aug **[Airbound](https://millionrounds.com/company/airbound)** Series A · $37M *With* [Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) ## Stages This Year 19 rounds - Series A **42%** - Series B **21%** - Pre-seed **11%** - Series C **11%** - Seed **5%** - Other **11%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **10** - Customer Experience **6** - Software **3** - Healthcare **2** - Fintech **2** - Enterprise Software **2** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 2 Q1 25 4 Q2 25 7 Q3 25 4 Q4 25 3 Q1 26 5 Q2 26 4 Q3 26 5 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) ## Quick answers about solo angels backing Customer Experience ### Who are the most active solo angels backing Customer Experience? By cheques observed, the most active are Lachy Groom, Stewart Butterfield, Mustafa Suleyman, Cliff Obrecht and Hatem Dowidar. ### How many solo angels backing Customer Experience are there? 11 are on record. 55% made an investment in the last 12 months and 9% have led a round. ### Which stages do solo angels backing Customer Experience back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (44%) and Series B (22%). ### How big are the rounds solo angels backing Customer Experience join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $19M. ### Which sectors do solo angels backing Customer Experience back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Customer Experience and Software. ### Where are solo angels backing Customer Experience based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (1). ### What have solo angels backing Customer Experience invested in recently? Recent rounds include Plato (Series A, Oct 2026, with Mustafa Suleyman), Tactful AI (Seed, Oct 2026, with Hatem Dowidar) and Meticulous (Series A, Oct 2026, with Lachy Groom). ### How is this list of solo angels backing Customer Experience ranked? By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night. Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)