# Colin Wiel

> Colin Wiel is a seed investor at Mynd (San Francisco) backing Apps and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mynd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mynd)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-wiel-2615a

Colin Wiel is a seed investor at Mynd in San Francisco focused on Apps and Software. Colin Wiel is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Mynd. He attended the University of California, Berkeley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| iOS | 1 | 25% |
| Local | 1 | 25% |
| Music | 1 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Ireland | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arro | Build better products using AI-powered research | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 13, 2022 |  |
| Quilt | Quilt is a new kind of social wellness space to connect, share, and learn with others through daily conversations. They believe that community is the greatest form of self-care. Because journaling and meditation alone can only do so much. They believe the best way to create healthy rituals is through spontaneity and play. They use technology to dojust that. | $355K | Seed | Apr 20, 2017 |  |
| PlushCare | PlushCare is a San Francisco-based tech startup that makes it easy to find and meet with a doctor online, even on the same day. Their mission is to provide patients with the best doctors and the best medical experience in a friendly and personalized way. The company's technology platform enables over 100,000 patients (and growing) to get carefrom a board-certified doctor online. With an NPS of 90 and an App Store rating of 4.9, they strive to provide the healthcare experience that patients deserve. PlushCare has also been developing Coronavirus at home testing. | $8M | Series A | Nov 03, 2016 |  |
| Soundwave | Soundwave was founded by Brendan O’Driscoll, Aidan Sliney and Craig Watson in 2012, and was acquired by Spotify in January 2016. Backed by Mark Cuban and ACT Venture Capital, Soundwave is a mobile music-discovery co. Soundwave tracks what songs people are listening to on their smartphones and where in real time.Before being acquired bySpotify, Soundwave scaled its Android and iPhone app to over 1.5 million users across 190 countries in 14 languages, tracking over 150 million song plays. Since launch, the Soundwave product has been voted by Apple as "Best Innovation in Music” and has been permanently positioned globally by Google in the Android "Editors Choice" sections alongside only 50 other apps out of over 1.5 million. | $900K |  | Jul 01, 2013 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Act Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InReach Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inreach-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Knoll Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knoll-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moonshots Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moonshots-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mynd

VC Fund · Oakland, United States

Mynd is a customer-first, tech-enabled property management firm focused on the rental sector. The company focuses on managing single-family rental properties and offers a range of solutions to help clients efficiently handle their real estate investments.Mynd's services typically include property marketing, tenant screening, rent collection,property maintenance, and accounting. They aim to streamline the property management process, alleviate the burdens of day-to-day management for property owners, and maximize the potential returns on their investments. The company uses technology and data analytics to enhance property performance, guarantee timely client communication, and offer insightful information that helps property owners make wise decisions. Landlords can receive financial reports, real-time information about their properties, and contact Mynd's property management team via their digital platforms and tools.

5 contacts available at Mynd.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ale Ayestaran | Chief Business Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ale-ayestaran |
| Ankur Jain | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankur-jain-aaed |
| Colin Wiel | Co-Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-wiel |
| Don Ganguly | SVP, Mynd Investment Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/don-ganguly |
| Doug Brien | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-brien |

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## FAQ

### What does Colin Wiel invest in?

Colin Wiel invests primarily in Apps, Software and iOS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Colin Wiel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Colin Wiel closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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.

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