Gordon Bell
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Gordon Bell is a angel investor in San Francisco focused on Information Technology and Video. Gordon Bell - Researcher Emeritus (ret) @ Microsoft
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Gordon Bell invests in
Stages Gordon Bell invests in
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Contacts
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Round size
- Angel
- $1M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 3 (38%)
- Video 2 (25%)
- Mobile 2 (25%)
- Hardware 2 (25%)
- Software 2 (25%)
Stage
- Angel 3 (38%)
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 5 (63%)
- Australia 1 (13%)
- United Kingdom 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamite is the mobile video service platform for users to share their stories. It was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, NY, United States. | $1.6M / Seed / Jul 28, 2015 | ||
| Cognea is focused on artificial intelligence company. They have developed a cognitive computing and conversational artificial intelligence platform. The startup offers virtual assistants that relate to people through personalities. | Seed / May 14, 2014 | ||
| Cognea is focused on artificial intelligence company. They have developed a cognitive computing and conversational artificial intelligence platform. The startup offers virtual assistants that relate to people through personalities. | Seed / Mar 07, 2014 | ||
| Digi.me's technology allows consumers to gather together their personal data and share it on their terms with businesses in a mutually beneficial value exchange. They are distribution partners for the likes of Toshiba and Lenovo and are working with world-leading businesses in health insurance, finance, pharma and FMCG. | $1M / Angel / Oct 01, 2013 | ||
| Trov is the world's leading insurance technology platform, enabling the new ways people live, work, and move. Its robust insurtech platform empowers financial institutions and insurance incumbents to rapidly deploy modern solutions for homeowners, renters, drivers and small businesses. Its technology-enabled brokerage combines powerfulsoftware with bespoke insurance products to solve the complex risk management issues facing companies in emerging mobility and gig work. Trov's customers include industry leaders such as Waymo, Groupe PSA, Lloyds Banking Group, and Suncorp, amongst others.Founded in 2012 by serial entrepreneur Scott Walchek, Trov has raised over $114 million from leading VC's and strategic partners. The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and maintains offices in New York and London. For more information, please visit www.trov.com. | $3.8M / Series B / Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| OrionVM is a Wholesale Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) company that has developed a revolutionary technology suite (virtual storage, compute, orchestration and virtual networking) to enable the delivery of high performing, highly reliable cloud solutions at market leading price-to-performance ratios. Groundbreaking engineering supportsPublic, Hybrid and Private Cloud deployments and offers an agile system for internal consumption or resale. OrionVM’s Wholesale Cloud Platform provides the best margins, superior performance, and increased technical reliability for resellers and wholesalers of cloud services. OrionVM’s head office is in Sydney, Australia, with U.S. offices also in the San Francisco Bay Area. | Angel / Nov 01, 2011 | ||
| Sensr.net, an Incline Village, NV-based start up that focuses on providing cloud computing monitoring and social networking services for Internet-accessible cameras. | $1.5M / Jan 26, 2011 | ||
| Cradle Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures networked video surveillance systems for the video surveillance industry. It offers video surveillance servers for the remote monitoring of multiple locations. The company serves banks, malls, hospitals, shops, and restaurants. Cradle Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and isheadquartered in Mountain View, California. | $10M / Angel / May 08, 2000 |
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FAQ
What does Gordon Bell invest in?
Gordon Bell invests primarily in Information Technology, Video and Mobile startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 8 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 Gordon Bell's check size?
Gordon Bell typically joins rounds of $1M–$10M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gordon Bell participates in.
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When did Gordon Bell last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Gordon Bell closed in Jul 2015. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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