Investor

Des Traynor

2 portfolio companies tracked · $136M in latest raises

Overview

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  • Des Traynor is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Intercom, a customer messaging platform. He is an active angel investor in early-stage technology companies, particularly in the SaaS and product development space. Based in Dublin, Ireland, he frequently writes and speaks about product management, design, and startup strategy.

Stages

2

Pre-Seed Seed

Sectors

4

Enterprise software SaaS Developer tools

Geographic focus

2

North America Europe

Portfolio companies

2

Companies from this investor’s TAAFT profile, ranked by latest known raise. Round details come from our company catalog.

Companies
2
Latest raises tracked
$136M
With round data
2
Stages seen
Series A Series C
  • Granola

    Software Development · United Kingdom

    $125M raised
    Series C Closed 5 investors 4 rounds AI-native
    Post-money
    $1.50B
    Employees
    94

    Announced 25 Mar 2026 · Leads: Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins

    Company 1 tool in catalog
  • Cargofy

    Transportation/Trucking/Railroad · UA

    $11M raised
    Series A Announced 4 investors
    Valuation
    $70M

    Announced 18 Jun 2026 · Leads: u.ventures