Dries Buytaert

Angel investments

I've made over 30 angel investments. Most notable exits include Toast ($25B), Circle ($6.8B), Oqton ($180M) and Ticketbis ($165M). ClassPass reached unicorn status, and my early positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum have also done well.

Year Company Description Status
2025 ActivePieces Open source workflow automation (Seed)
2024 TechWolf AI-powered skills intelligence (Series B)
2023 NineID Access management for industrial buildings (Seed)
2021 Oqton Manufacturing software (Series A) Sold to 3D Systems for $180 million
Gist Social shopping (Pre-seed) Status unknown
Orbit Fab Spacecraft refueling (Seed)
2020 Mast Reforestation (originally called DroneSeed) Drone reforestation
2019 Cake Open banking services Sold to Levenue at a loss
2018 Circle Crypto stablecoin issuer (Secondary) IPOed at $6.8 billion valuation
Madison Reed Home hair care
2017 NodeSource Enterprise Node.js (Series B) Sold to i2 Holdings
Cafe X Robotic coffee shops
Rezi Rental management (Seed) Failed; shut down
Moltin Headless ecommerce (Seed) Sold to Elastic Path
Ethereum Cryptocurrency Hodl-mode
2016 Madison Reed Home hair care
Bitmovin Video infrastructure (Series A)
Reaction Commerce Open source ecommerce Sold to Mailchimp
Soothe On-demand massage (Series B)
NodeSource Enterprise Node.js (Series A) Sold to i2 Holdings
Mautic Open source marketing automation Sold to Acquia
Fitspot On-demand fitness Sold to Gympass
2015 ClassPass Fitness membership network
FirstLine On-demand doctor visits Failed; shut down
SketchDeck On-demand design
Level Custom framing
Drive Online car sales Failed; shut down
LittleBird Social influencer discovery Sold to Sprinklr
NodeSource Enterprise Node.js (Seed) Sold to i2 Holdings
One Month Online learning
OneSignal Push notifications platform
Open Collective Fiscal sponsorship for communities
RecargaPay Mobile payments for Latin America
Seaters Event seat management
Toast Restaurant management (Convertible note) IPOed at $25 billion valuation
Zycada Networks Edge computing platform Sold to Palo Alto Networks
Ticketbis Event ticket marketplace Sold to eBay for $165M
Purse Bitcoin e-commerce Failed; shut down
Signpost CRM for local businesses
2014 Soothe On-demand massage (Series A)
Buffer Social media scheduling
2013 Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Hodl-mode