# Neal Dempsey

> Neal Dempsey is a Series A investor in San Francisco backing Software and SaaS. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcneal
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/nealdempsey
- Website: https://www.nealdempsey.com

Neal Dempsey is a Series A investor in San Francisco focused on Software and SaaS. Neal Dempsey is the Managing Partner of Bay Partners.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$4.7M |
| Series A | $3M–$8M |
| Series B | $8M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 40% |
| SaaS | 3 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 12% |
| Search Engine | 3 | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 3 | 12% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 7 | 28% |
| Seed | 5 | 20% |
| Series B | 4 | 16% |
| Series C | 2 | 8% |
| Series D | 1 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 40% |
| Canada | 4 | 16% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cognota | Synapse helps companies around the world improve the productivity of their corporate learning and development teams. Our award-winning software streamlines training intake, project and capacity planning, and content design processes to make training teams more digital, agile, and efficient.This first-of-its-kind software allows our customers toget better visibility into the training needs of their businesses and consolidate the disparate tools they are using so they can access capacity data for better decision making and author course content with unprecedented speed.Collaboration with subject matter experts takes place directly within the platform ensuring knowledge is effectively captured and easy to update as required.The Synapse mission is to enable more people to learn and grow. Founded in 2015, Synapse has clients in multiple sectors and is based out of Toronto Canada with offices in San Diego and Merida, Mexico. For more information about Synapse software, visit www.getsynapse.com. | $4.5M | Series A | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Cognota | Cognota is the first and only operations platform for learning and development teams. Our platform enables L&D teams to streamline training request management, improve project and capacity planning, rapidly design content and collaborate more effectively with SMEs. Clients across all industries are leveraging Cognota to improve theirproductivity by eliminating the need for multiple tools to manage learning operations.Looking to thrive in the L&D industry? Join the vibrant LearnOps® Community, a hub where L&D professionals gain insights, engage in thought-provoking discussions, access curated resources, and stay ahead of industry trends. Unlock the power of collective wisdom and experience in the #LearnOpsCommunityJoin for free at LearnOps.com | $4.5M | Series A | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Golden | Golden is a developer of a self-constructing knowledge database used to accelerate discovery and education. The company uses and leverages human effort by using machine intelligence to make the process of gathering and communicating knowledge simpler.It combines a powerful search across several entities with fine-grain alerts to stay on top ofchanges, and semi-automatic research assistance for gaps in knowledge that enable people in organizations to stay current, understand and leverage the latest trends in their industry. | $40M | Series B | Oct 03, 2022 |  |
| Alpha Paw | Alpha Paw understands that pets always come first. For us, pets are members of the family. Their mission is to help fellow pet-lovers give their dogs & cats a happier, healthier, and longer life. Moreover, it helps us accomplish their mission of fostering a more dog-friendly planet. In order to do this, three worthy causes are emphasized:Partnerships, Volunteering & Events. The products they design solve your pet-related problems, they publish guides to help you become a better pet parent or they connect you with resources to help you care for your furry friend, they are here to help you be the very best pet parent. | $8M | Series A | Oct 08, 2021 |  |
| Coconut Software | Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration. | $22.3M | Series B | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Coconut Software | Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration. | $4.8M | Series A | Nov 27, 2019 |  |
| Cognota | Synapse helps companies around the world improve the productivity of their corporate learning and development teams. Our award-winning software streamlines training intake, project and capacity planning, and content design processes to make training teams more digital, agile, and efficient.This first-of-its-kind software allows our customers toget better visibility into the training needs of their businesses and consolidate the disparate tools they are using so they can access capacity data for better decision making and author course content with unprecedented speed.Collaboration with subject matter experts takes place directly within the platform ensuring knowledge is effectively captured and easy to update as required.The Synapse mission is to enable more people to learn and grow. Founded in 2015, Synapse has clients in multiple sectors and is based out of Toronto Canada with offices in San Diego and Merida, Mexico. For more information about Synapse software, visit www.getsynapse.com. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 10, 2019 |  |
| Cognota | Cognota is the first and only operations platform for learning and development teams. Our platform enables L&D teams to streamline training request management, improve project and capacity planning, rapidly design content and collaborate more effectively with SMEs. Clients across all industries are leveraging Cognota to improve theirproductivity by eliminating the need for multiple tools to manage learning operations.Looking to thrive in the L&D industry? Join the vibrant LearnOps® Community, a hub where L&D professionals gain insights, engage in thought-provoking discussions, access curated resources, and stay ahead of industry trends. Unlock the power of collective wisdom and experience in the #LearnOpsCommunityJoin for free at LearnOps.com |  | Seed | Apr 10, 2019 |  |
| Trevor.io | Trevor is a data browser that enables product and marketing teams to easily access, explore, and learn from their company database. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2018 |  |
| Coconut Software | Our cloud based, enterprise level appointment scheduling and visitor management platform combines your on-location and digital channels, providing self-service booking and curbside pickup, online and physical queuing, wait time tracking, callback requests and virtual meeting support as well as contact center integration. | $3M | Series A | Nov 07, 2017 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Neal Dempsey invest in?

Neal Dempsey invests primarily in Software, SaaS and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 25 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 Neal Dempsey's check size?

Neal Dempsey typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$4.7M at Seed, $3M–$8M at Series A and $8M–$40M 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 Neal Dempsey participates in.

### When did Neal Dempsey last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Neal Dempsey closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 25 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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