Angel Registry Update - 2026-06-16
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<h1>Angel Registry Update</h1>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> 2026-06-16</p>
<p>Your daily briefing on the most significant early-stage funding rounds, individual angel activity, and SEC EDGAR filings.</p>
<h2>Section 1: Tech & AI Deals</h2>
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<div class="label">Company:</div><div class="value"><strong>Sarvam AI</strong></div>
<div class="label">Amount:</div><div class="value">$234M (Series B (Unicorn Status))</div>
<div class="label">Description:</div><div class="value">Indian AI startup building full-stack generative AI models and platforms for Indian languages.</div>
<div class="label">Investors:</div><div class="value">Lightspeed India (Hemant Mohapatra), Peak XV, Khosla Ventures</div>
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<div class="label">Company:</div><div class="value"><strong>Respond.io</strong></div>
<div class="label">Amount:</div><div class="value">$62.5M (Series B)</div>
<div class="label">Description:</div><div class="value">Business messaging platform that consolidates customer chats from various channels.</div>
<div class="label">Investors:</div><div class="value">Camber Partners (Scott Irwin), Headline, AltaIR Capital</div>
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<div class="label">Company:</div><div class="value"><strong>Arcade.dev</strong></div>
<div class="label">Amount:</div><div class="value">$60M (Series A)</div>
<div class="label">Description:</div><div class="value">Security and governance platform for AI agents in the enterprise.</div>
<div class="label">Investors:</div><div class="value">SYN Ventures (Jay Leek), Morgan Stanley (Angel An), Wipro Ventures (Biplab Adhya)</div>
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<div class="label">Company:</div><div class="value"><strong>Flourish AI</strong></div>
<div class="label">Amount:</div><div class="value">$500M (Series A)</div>
<div class="label">Description:</div><div class="value">Neuroscience-based AI platform matching human brain architecture.</div>
<div class="label">Investors:</div><div class="value">Jeff Bezos (Bezos Expeditions), Lux Capital, Google Ventures</div>
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<div class="label">Company:</div><div class="value"><strong>Aryon Security</strong></div>
<div class="label">Amount:</div><div class="value">$29M (Series A)</div>
<div class="label">Description:</div><div class="value">Cloud security enforcement and automation platform.</div>
<div class="label">Investors:</div><div class="value">George Kurtz (CrowdStrike), Robert Herjavec (Shark Tank), Armis Founders</div>
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<div class="label">Company:</div><div class="value"><strong>Compuvi</strong></div>
<div class="label">Amount:</div><div class="value">$40M (Seed)</div>
<div class="label">Description:</div><div class="value">AI-driven preventive legal and compliance risk intelligence platform.</div>
<div class="label">Investors:</div><div class="value">Islam Yildiz, Ozay Law Firm</div>
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<h2>Section 2: Angel Deep-Dives</h2>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Jay Leek</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">New York, NY</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Jay Leek is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SYN Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity. He is also a Co-Founder of ClearSky Security. Prior to SYN Ventures, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for The Blackstone Group L.P., where he was involved in identifying and overseeing information security investments. He has a background in establishing and leading global information risk and security programs for companies like Equifax and Nokia. His recent investment activity includes leading rounds in companies like Arcade.dev, Helmet Security, NetFoundry, Terra Security, iCOUNTER, Crash Override, SquareX, AIceberg, and Cranium. He has also been involved in seed rounds for CodeIntegrity.</div>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayleek">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/astroleek">X/Twitter</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Angel An</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">San Francisco, CA</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Angel An is a Vice President on Morgan Stanley’s Firmwide AI team, driving the strategy, design, and deployment of generative AI across the firm’s businesses. She recently announced a move to San Francisco to join the Bay Area office at Nexus Venture Partners. Her recent activities include a speaking engagement at Stripe Sessions 2026 on agentic commerce and showing interest in Blitzy's $200M growth round. She is also involved with Samaya AI's partnership with Rogo, an enterprise-grade generative AI platform for financial services.</div>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelanqi">LinkedIn</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Biplab Adhya</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">San Francisco Bay Area</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Biplab Adhya is a Managing Partner at Wipro Ventures, the corporate investment arm of Wipro. He focuses on investing in early- to mid-stage enterprise software startups, particularly in the AI sector. Recent investment activity includes Wipro Ventures' investment in Factory (January 28, 2026) and Wipro Ventures receiving an additional $200 million in capital (February 26, 2025) to further its investments.</div>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhya">LinkedIn</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Alex Salazar</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">San Francisco Bay Area</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Alex Salazar is the co-founder and CEO of Arcade.dev, a company focused on securing AI agents. In June 2026, Arcade.dev announced a $60 million Series A funding round, bringing their total funding to $72 million. This round was led by SYN Ventures, with additional strategic investments from Morgan Stanley and Wipro Ventures. Salazar emphasizes that Arcade.dev is addressing the critical challenge of governance and security for AI agents in enterprise environments, ensuring safe and controlled deployment of AI.</div>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsalazar">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/TheMostlyGreat">X/Twitter</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Scott Irwin</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">New York, NY</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Scott Irwin is the Founder and Partner at Camber Partners, a software-focused growth equity firm he founded in 2020. He has a significant background in venture capital, having spent 15 years as a General Partner investing in high-growth SaaS businesses. His investment experience includes serving on the boards of numerous software companies that have achieved successful IPOs or acquisitions by major technology firms. On June 16, 2026, Camber Partners, under his leadership, led the $62.5 million Series B funding round for Respond.io.</div>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mscottirwin">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/scottirwin">X/Twitter</a>
<a href="mailto:scott@camber.io">Email</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Hemant Mohapatra</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">Bengaluru, India</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Hemant Mohapatra is a Partner at Lightspeed India, focusing on global SaaS, Enterprise Infrastructure, and frontier/deep tech. He was previously a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and held roles at Google and AMD. He has been actively involved in the Indian startup ecosystem and is an investor in Sarvam AI, which recently became a unicorn with a $234 million funding round.</div>
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<a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/hemantmohapatra">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MohapatraHemant">X/Twitter</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Jeff Bezos</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">Indian Creek, FL</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Jeff Bezos, through Bezos Expeditions, has a portfolio of 33 companies, primarily focusing on Enterprise Applications and High Tech. His latest investment was in Flourish AI as part of their Series A on June 03, 2026. He has also invested in artificial intelligence (AI) companies, and notable investments include Airbnb and Uber. Bezos Expeditions also owns The Washington Post.</div>
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<a href="@JeffBezos">X/Twitter</a>
<a href="mailto:jeff@amazon.com">Email</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>George Kurtz</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">San Jose, CA, United States</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">George Kurtz is an entrepreneur and angel investor, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike. He has a portfolio of 14 companies, primarily focusing on Enterprise Applications and Enterprise Infrastructure. His most recent investment was in Aryon Security (Series A Round) on June 10, 2026, and in Jet Stream (Seed) on March 03, 2026.</div>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgekurtz">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/George_Kurtz">X/Twitter</a>
<a href="mailto:george.kurtz@crowdstrike.com">Email</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Robert Herjavec</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">Sydney, Australia / Los Angeles, CA</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Robert Herjavec is a globally recognized entrepreneur, investor, and cybersecurity expert, best known for his role as a lead Shark on Shark Tank in the U.S. and Australia, and previously on Dragon's Den in Canada. He is also a bestselling author. Herjavec has a strong background in cybersecurity, having founded and built multiple companies in the sector. He has made 98 investments, primarily in Retail and Consumer sectors. His most recent investment was on June 10, 2026, in Aryon Security (Series A Round). He has invested over $16 million on Shark Tank. He currently divides his time between homes in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, with a recent report indicating he is based in Sydney, Australia, and planning a move to Los Angeles.</div>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertherjavec">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/robertherjavec?lang=en">X/Twitter</a>
<a href="mailto:robert@hec.com.au">Email</a>
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<div class="label">Name:</div><div class="value"><strong>Islam Yildiz</strong></div>
<div class="label">Location:</div><div class="value">Istanbul, Turkey</div>
<div class="label">Bio:</div><div class="value">Islam Yildiz is a Turkish entrepreneur and angel investor based in Istanbul, Turkey. He currently serves as a Board Advisor at Compuvi, an AI-driven preventive legal and compliance risk intelligence platform, where he recently led a $40M Seed funding round alongside Ozay Law Firm. He also holds a position as a Board Member at Tibet - Sultanlar Holding, where he has worked since 2012 in various roles including Export Marketing Executive and Product Manager. He holds a Master's degree in Marketing from Marmara University and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Maltepe University. His latest investment was on June 11, 2026, in Compuvi.</div>
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<a href="https://tr.linkedin.com/in/islamyildiz">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/islamyildiz_">X/Twitter</a>
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<h2>Section 3: EDGAR Form D Filings</h2><p>No new operating company filings processed yet for today.</p>
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