NAUT published this ranking and sells 1 of the 5 tools. Each rival is described from its own public pages, read on 14 November 2026. This crypto angel investor database ranking puts NAUT first on 1 criterion only.
NAUT is the pick for a crypto angel investor database that shows each angel with the rounds they joined and a channel on file: NAUT tracks 51 angel investors with at least 1 dated round, read on 14 November 2026, and 26 of them have a Telegram, X or LinkedIn on file. For a wide directory of crypto people and their investment records the best rival is RootData, and for funding data across millions of private companies it is Crunchbase.
Which crypto angel investor database is best in 2026?
The ranking uses 1 criterion, fixed before any rival page was read: does the tool show an angel next to the rounds they joined, with a way to reach them. Every rival cell comes from that rival's own page or the public page named in its block. "Not checked" means no page NAUT read confirmed it.
| Rank | Tool | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAUT | Angels with rounds and channels | $0 plan, $49 a month |
| 2 |  RootData |
Crypto people directory | Not checked |
| 3 |  CryptoRank |
Private rounds and token sales | Not checked |
| 4 | Crunchbase | Funding data at scale | Free trial, price not checked |
| 5 |  AngelList |
Running a venture fund | 0.1% of fund + $10k a year |
No rival was scored on a sample of angels, so the table holds no rival test result.
What does NAUT's crypto angel investor database hold?
NAUT's data shows 51 people who backed at least 1 dated round as individuals, across 14 rounds at 10 companies, read on 14 November 2026. 43 of them carry the title angel investor; the other 8 hold titles such as co-founder or managing director. 39 of the 51 joined a round with a disclosed amount, and the newest round is dated 6 October 2026.
| Angel | Round on NAUT | Telegram or X on file |
|---|---|---|
 David Helgason |
 Noah Seed, $22M, 10 June 2025 |
Telegram, X |
| Axel Weber |  Spiko Series B, $90M, 6 October 2026 |
Neither |
| Carlo Enrico |  Jeeves Series C, $180M, 22 March 2022 |
Neither |
 Andre Iguodala |
Jeeves Series B, $57M, 2 September 2021 |
X |
 Kevin Durant |
Jeeves Series B, $57M, 2 September 2021 |
X |
 Immad Akhund |
Jeeves Series B, $57M, 2 September 2021 |
X |
 Des Traynor |
Jeeves Series B, $57M, 2 September 2021 |
X |
Anyone listed can ask NAUT to remove their page at https://naut.so/legal/data-deletion.
X is the channel NAUT holds most often for these crypto angel investors: 25 of the 51.
Crypto angel investor database rankings: the 5 tools
1. NAUT: best for angels with the rounds they joined and a channel on file
NAUT is a crypto deal intelligence platform: each angel has a person page that lists the rounds they backed, and each company page lists its rounds and team. It holds 51 angels with a dated round, 26 of them with a Telegram, X or LinkedIn on file. The free plan is $0 with no card and shows public profiles; Essential is $49 a month. Homepage: naut.so
2. RootData: best for a wide crypto people directory
RootData says it indexes "Over 19,000 crypto projects", with 18,000 key industry figures and 8,600 funding rounds, according to its docs. Its people directory lets you "view profiles and investment records of key industry figures." RootData beats NAUT on reach: 18,000 figures against NAUT's 51 angels with a round. The RootData docs page NAUT read names no Telegram, email or LinkedIn for a person, so channels count as not checked. Price: not checked. rootdata.com returned an empty script page to NAUT's fetch, so this block uses docs.rootdata.com. Homepage: rootdata.com
3. CryptoRank: best for private rounds and token sales
cryptorank.io returned HTTP 403 to NAUT's fetch on 14 November 2026, so this block uses the IQ.wiki page on CryptoRank: "Beyond public sales, CryptoRank offers a detailed database of private venture capital funding rounds." That page also describes a directory of crypto VC funds. CryptoRank beats NAUT on token sale coverage, a job this ranking did not measure NAUT on. Contact channels and price: not checked. Homepage: cryptorank.io
4. Crunchbase: best for funding data at scale
Crunchbase's pricing page says "Crunchbase delivers 30M+ verified data updates annually across 4M+ private companies", and Crunchbase Pro shows funding history, investor data and leadership changes. Crunchbase beats NAUT on exports: Pro lets you "Export up to 2K rows monthly to enrich your own analysis, brief your team, or feed your models." Crunchbase offers a free trial; its plan prices were not checked, because crunchbase.com/pricing returned HTTP 403 to NAUT's fetch and NAUT read about.crunchbase.com/pricing instead. Wikipedia calls it "a database providing information on private and public companies." Homepage: crunchbase.com
5. AngelList: best for running a venture fund
AngelList calls itself "The financial system for private markets", with fund administration, USVC, Meridian for wealth and Nova for banking. AngelList beats NAUT for a manager who needs a fund run: its Venture Fund Institutional plan costs "Annual 0.1% of fund size + $10k / year". Its startup jobs product left: per Wellfound's own page, "AngelList Talent spun out as an independent company, AL Talent, Inc., and rebranded as Wellfound." Contact channels per angel: not checked. Homepage: angellist.com
- Start from a roundJeeves's $57M Series B of 2 September 2021 lists angels such as Des Traynor.
- Open the person pageEach person page lists the rounds that angel backed and which channels NAUT has on file.
- Pick a channel26 of the 51 angels have Telegram, X or LinkedIn on file, and 5 have Telegram.
- Reach outDavid Helgason, a backer of Noah's $22M seed, has Telegram and X on file.
Where is NAUT weak?
- 51 angels is a small set. RootData says it indexes 18,000 key industry figures; NAUT holds 133 people with angel in their title, and 90 of them have no dated round on NAUT's record yet.
- 25 of the 51 have no Telegram, X or LinkedIn on file, and 5 have Telegram. For those 25, start from the company page of the round they joined.
- 12 of the 51 joined only rounds with no disclosed amount on NAUT's record. That is NAUT's gap, and it does not mean the rounds had no size.
How we ranked them
The criterion came first: an angel shown with the rounds they joined and a channel to reach them. NAUT's figures are NAUT's data, read on 14 November 2026, and were not checked against outside sources. Every rival page was read on 14 November 2026: docs.rootdata.com (rootdata.com served an empty script page), the IQ.wiki page on CryptoRank (cryptorank.io returned HTTP 403), about.crunchbase.com/pricing and Wikipedia (crunchbase.com/pricing returned HTTP 403), angellist.com, angellist.com/pricing and wellfound.com/about. Research checked 11 claims about the 4 rivals and 9 were used; the 2 left out could not be confirmed. No rival was tested on a sample of angels.
Related reading on NAUT: Crypto angel investors: 43 names on 13 rounds, 20 at Jeeves and Crypto investor database: 50 funds, 299 contacts measured.
Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?
Yes: GET https://api.naut.so/v1/people?q=angel%20investor&limit=100 searches people by title for 5 credits a call, and each record carries flags such as hasTelegram and hasLinkedin, with your key sent as Bearer $NAUT_KEY. Revealing 1 angel's private channels with GET https://api.naut.so/v1/people/{id}?include=private costs 10 credits the first time, then 5. Docs are at naut.so/docs/api and plans at naut.so/pricing. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.
Crypto angel investor database FAQ
Where can I find crypto angel investors and their contact channels?
NAUT lists 51 crypto angel investors with at least 1 dated round, read on 14 November 2026, and 26 of them have Telegram, X or LinkedIn on file; each person page shows which. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.
Is NAUT better than RootData for web3 angel investors?
For web3 angel investors shown with their rounds and a channel on file, NAUT ranks first with 51 angels, 26 with a channel. RootData is wider, saying it indexes 18,000 key industry figures with profiles and investment records, and its docs name no contact channel.
What is the best AngelList alternative for finding angels?
NAUT is the AngelList alternative for that job: it lists 51 angels with the rounds they joined. AngelList describes itself as the financial system for private markets, built around fund administration, and its jobs product now runs as Wellfound.
CryptoRank vs Crunchbase: which is better for crypto angel investors?
Neither was tested on angels. CryptoRank runs a database of private crypto funding rounds, while Crunchbase covers funding history and investor data across 4M+ private companies. For angels with rounds and a channel on file, NAUT holds 51, and 26 have a channel.
What is the best RootData alternative or CryptoRank alternative for crypto angels?
For reaching an angel, NAUT ties 51 angels to dated rounds at 10 companies, and 5 of them have Telegram on file, which also makes it the Crunchbase alternative for that job. Neither RootData nor CryptoRank was tested on a sample of angels.
Next review: 14 December 2026.
Sources
- NAUT's own database, read on 14 November 2026: angels with dated rounds, their rounds and channels on file
- RootData docs, read on 14 November 2026: docs.rootdata.com/introduction/readme
- CryptoRank on IQ.wiki, read on 14 November 2026: iq.wiki/wiki/cryptorank
- Crunchbase pricing, read on 14 November 2026: about.crunchbase.com/pricing
- Crunchbase on Wikipedia, read on 14 November 2026: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchbase
- AngelList home and pricing, read on 14 November 2026: angellist.com and angellist.com/pricing
- Wellfound about page, read on 14 November 2026: wellfound.com/about