# Solo angels backing Retail (2026 list) > 15 solo angels backing Retail, 87% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Edward Lando, Anupam Mittal. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels-retail (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Solo angels backing Retail Updated 7 November 2026 Solo angels we have observed in a retail round in the last two years. [See all 15 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-retail)The top 15 **15** investors on the list No change this week **101** cheques in 12 months *-48%* against the market **$3M** median round they joined *-62%* against the market median **87%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **7%** have led a round ## The Top 15 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (13) - 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 [Anupam Mittal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anupam-mittal) *Deploying now* Angel **10** **$2.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Mattias Miksche](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mattias-miksche) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$2.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 5 [Farhan Thawar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farhan-thawar) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$5.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 6 [Fredrik Hjelm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fredrik-hjelm) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Oliver Merkel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-merkel) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$7.9M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 8 [Amar Varma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amar-varma) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$5.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 9 [Brendan Hill](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brendan-hill) quiet Angel **1** **$1.4M** median round **Jul 2025** last seen - 10 [Matt Bellamy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-bellamy) quiet Angel **1** **$4.5M** median round **Jul 2025** last seen - 11 [Mohit Sardana](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mohit-sardana) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Peter Leonard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-leonard) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$15M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen - 13 [Rohit Choudhary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rohit-choudhary) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$263K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Ruffin Mitchener](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ruffin-mitchener) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Sarthak Misra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sarthak-misra) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **28** Oct **[Zorit](https://millionrounds.com/company/zorit)** Other · $2.8M *With* [Anupam Mittal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anupam-mittal) - **28** Oct **[Offe Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/offe-market)** Seed · $3M *With* [Ruffin Mitchener](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ruffin-mitchener) - **19** Oct **[Vessla](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessla)** Pre-seed · $3.3M *With* [Fredrik Hjelm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fredrik-hjelm) - **17** Oct **[wudhomes](https://millionrounds.com/company/wudhomes)** Pre-seed · $263K *With* [Rohit Choudhary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rohit-choudhary) - **14** Oct **[Dapta](https://millionrounds.com/company/dapta)** Seed · $6M *With* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) - **28** Sept **[erad](https://millionrounds.com/company/erad)** Series A · $22M *With* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) ## Stages This Year 97 rounds - Seed **29%** - Venture **16%** - Series A **13%** - Pre-seed **11%** - Debt **8%** - Other **22%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **35** - Fintech **12** - Financial Services **7** - E-commerce **6** - Retail **6** - Big Data & Analytics **5** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 57 Q1 25 49 Q2 25 52 Q3 25 44 Q4 25 39 Q1 26 24 Q2 26 18 Q3 26 7 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 retail and fashion - Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands Kevin Roberts · 2004 3.86 from 1,497 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book "Ideas move mountains, especially in turbulent times. Lovemarks is the product of the fertile-iconoclast mind of Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi. Roberts argues vociferously, and with a ton of data to support him, that traditional branding practices have become… On AmazonListen on Audible - Fashion entrepreneurship Michele Granger, Tina Sterling · 2002 On 15 reading lists at Open Library Retail and fashion Company building On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library - Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie Gary Weiss · 2022 3.90 from 1,120 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone · 2013 4.13 from 78,706 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=retail). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about solo angels backing Retail ### Who are the most active solo angels backing Retail? By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Edward Lando, Anupam Mittal, Mattias Miksche and Farhan Thawar. ### How many solo angels backing Retail are there? 15 are on record. 87% made an investment in the last 12 months and 7% have led a round. ### Which stages do solo angels backing Retail back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (38%) and Series A (18%). ### How big are the rounds solo angels backing Retail join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3M. ### Which sectors do solo angels backing Retail back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Financial Services. ### Where are solo angels backing Retail based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (2). ### What have solo angels backing Retail invested in recently? Recent rounds include Zorit (Other, Oct 2026, with Anupam Mittal), Offe Market (Seed, Oct 2026, with Ruffin Mitchener) and Vessla (Pre-seed, Oct 2026, with Fredrik Hjelm). ### How is this list of solo angels backing Retail 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)