Pete Flint
About Pete Flint
Pete Flint is a British entrepreneur and investor based in San Francisco. He studied physics at Oxford (bachelor's and master's) and earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2005.
He was part of the founding team at lastminute.com, the European online travel company that Travelocity (Sabre Holdings) acquired in 2005. He then co-founded Trulia, the US real estate marketplace, and served as its CEO. Trulia merged with Zillow in 2015 in a deal that valued Trulia at $3.5 billion, and Flint served on the Zillow Group board during the integration.
He joined NFX as a General Partner in 2016. NFX describes itself as a pre-seed and seed firm based in San Francisco. He is also a board member of the non-profit New Story.
Flint has been an active angel investor and advisor to consumer internet and network effect businesses since about 2012, before he joined NFX. CB Insights lists two angel rounds in Instashowing in 2021. His profile on PitchBook is classified as an angel investor. It lists board roles at companies including Let's Do This, La Haus, Lev and On Me. These are likely NFX-related roles, so check them before relying on them.
The Lounge deals desk lists Flint in Monogram's $40M seed round (2026-06). Monogram is a San Francisco company building a visual, generated interface for AI as an alternative to chat. DST Global and Lux Capital led the round, and Flint is named among the participating angels.
At NFX, Flint's X profile points to portfolio activity across AI infrastructure. His posts also mention NFX leading the seed round in Starcloud, which builds AI compute capacity in orbit. NFX lists Tailorbird, a PropTech and AI company, as a seed investment.
NFX focuses on pre-seed and seed companies, with an emphasis on network effects and marketplaces. NFX lists his sectors as PropTech and FinTech. His NFX Signal profile says he is drawn to technically minded founders with strong intuition about markets and customers. It also says he likes AI and "crazy ideas". He adds that clarity on go-to-market and distribution matters to him as a former head of growth.
NFX Signal lists a $500K to $5.0M investment range, with a $2.5M sweet spot, for his NFX position. That range is for NFX, not for his personal angel checks. No personal angel check size is public.
- Monogram: visual interface for AI; angel in the $40M seed round announced in 2026.
- Starcloud: orbital AI compute; NFX led the seed round, per Flint's posts on X.
- Tailorbird: PropTech and AI; listed by NFX as a seed investment.
- Tomo: PropTech; listed by NFX with a Series A partnering stage.
- Let's Do This: consumer marketplace for events; listed by NFX as a seed investment.
- Lev: PropTech and marketplaces; listed by NFX as a seed investment.
- SESO: marketplaces and fintech; listed by NFX as a pre-seed investment.
- Instashowing: two angel rounds in 2021, per CB Insights.
Investing activity
Pete Flint appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $40M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $40M. The most recent is Monogram (Seed, $40M, Jun 2026).
Pete Flint most often invests alongside Lux Capital, DST Global, Inc. and Conviction, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Pete Flint
Does Pete Flint invest in AI startups?
Yes. He is listed as an angel in Monogram's $40M seed round, and NFX Signal says he is passionate about AI. His X posts also cite NFX seed investments across AI infrastructure.
What stage does Pete Flint invest in?
NFX describes itself as a pre-seed and seed firm, and Flint's listed NFX investments range from pre-seed to Series A. His personal angel investments include seed rounds such as Monogram's.
What check size does Pete Flint write?
His personal angel check size is not public. NFX Signal lists a $500K to $5.0M range with a $2.5M sweet spot for his NFX position.
What does Pete Flint look for in founders?
On NFX Signal he says he likes technically minded founders with strong intuition about markets and customers. He also wants clarity on go-to-market and distribution.
How can founders contact Pete Flint?
He is active on X at @peteflint and has a LinkedIn profile. NFX also runs a public team page for him. No direct pitch process is published.
What is Pete Flint known for?
He is the co-founder and former CEO of Trulia, which merged with Zillow in a deal valuing Trulia at $3.5 billion in 2015. He was also on the founding team of lastminute.com.
Is Pete Flint an angel investor?
Yes. Pete Flint invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Pete Flint invested in?
Pete Flint's AI investments include Monogram. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Pete Flint invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Pete Flint has invested at Seed, with a median round of $40M.
Who does Pete Flint co-invest with?
Pete Flint's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Lux Capital (1 deal), DST Global (1 deal), Inc. (1 deal), Conviction (1 deal) and Maxitech (1 deal).