# Claire Hughes Johnson

> Claire Hughes Johnson is a seed investor at Stripe backing Software and Financial Services. See 48 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stripe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stripe)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 48
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-hughes-johnson-7058
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/chughesjohnson

Claire Hughes Johnson is a seed investor at Stripe in San Francisco focused on Software and Financial Services. Claire Hughes Johnson is the chief operating officer of Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Johnson lives in San Francisco, California, United States.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$12M |
| Series A | $7.4M–$35M |
| Series B | $28M–$60M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 18 | 38% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 15% |
| FinTech | 6 | 13% |
| SaaS | 5 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 10% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 18 | 38% |
| Series A | 15 | 31% |
| Series B | 5 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 2% |
| Series C | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 48% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Warp | Warp is a payroll and compliance tool that makes it easy for founders to hire, onboard, and pay their employees. | $60M | Series B | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Seapoint | Seapoint is a fintech company that offers a business account that automates payroll, expenses, invoice payment, reporting. | $8.8M | Seed | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Cara | Cara is a domain-specific AI platform purpose-built for insurance—a modular system that enables agencies, brokerages, and MGAs to automate servicing, accelerate sales, and scale operations with a 24/7 digital workforce. | $8M | Seed | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Entrepreneurs First | Entrepreneurs First provides programs that identify individuals interested in building technology companies and support them through the early stages of company formation. The organization evaluates applicants as individuals and brings selected participants into cohorts where they explore ideas, connect with potential cofounders, and form startupteams. Participants receive guidance on idea development, product validation, and company creation while preparing to seek venture funding. Entrepreneurs First also provides financial backing and structured programs that include workshops, mentorship, and networking with investors. Through these activities, the organization facilitates the transition from individual participants to newly formed startup companies. | $200M | Series D | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Slang | Slang.ai is a digital phone concierge that answers questions, takes reservations, and satisfies callers. | $28M | Series B | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Duna | Duna is redefining business identity. It will evolve into a network for shareable identity – making onboarding as simple as one click. | $35.5M | Series A | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Quanta | Quanta provides software companies with real-time financial clarity and empowerment. Quanta envision a world in which all business accounting tasks that are not creative in nature are automated, leaving finance teams and business owners to focus solely on strategic and creative work. | $15M | Series A | Dec 04, 2025 |  |
| Dryft | Dryft is a software company that specializes in artificial intelligence in optimizing in manufacturing operations. | $5M | Seed | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| Seapoint | Seapoint is a fintech company that offers a business account that automates payroll, expenses, invoice payment, reporting. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Sep 17, 2025 |  |
| Glide | Glide operates as a fintech platform that modernize community banks and credit unions. | $15M | Series A | May 08, 2025 |  |

10 of 48 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Frontline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frontline-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Homebrew](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/homebrew-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Stripe

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the Internet. Stripe is a platform for commercial finance infrastructure. Stripe is used by millions of businesses, ranging from the biggest corporations in the world to the most ambitious startups, to take payments, increase revenue, and open up new business prospects.

5 contacts available at Stripe.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angelia Muller | Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelia-muller |
| Ben Eidelson | Project manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-eidelson |
| Chris Anderson | Finance & Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-anderson-f6a7 |
| Katie Dill | Head of Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katie-dill |
| Maia Josebachvili | M&A and Investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maia-josebachvili |

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Soma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soma-capital) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund
- [NDRC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ndrc) — VC Fund
- [Act Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-venture-capital) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [B2B Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/b2b-angel-investors)
- [Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-angel-investors-united-kingdom)
- [B2B Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/b2b-investors-united-kingdom)
- [B2B Angel Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/b2b-angel-investors-united-kingdom)
- [B2B Angel Investors in Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/b2b-angel-investors-europe)
- [Transportation Angel Investors in United Kingdom](https://shizune.co/investors/transportation-angel-investors-united-kingdom)

## FAQ

### What does Claire Hughes Johnson invest in?

Claire Hughes Johnson invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Claire Hughes Johnson's check size?

Claire Hughes Johnson typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$12M at Seed, $7.4M–$35M at Series A and $28M–$60M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Claire Hughes Johnson participates in.

### When did Claire Hughes Johnson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Claire Hughes Johnson closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 48 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co