Section 1 — Tech/AI Deals
Today's scan identified 27 unique deals. Standouts include Artemis's $70M Series A (AI cybersecurity), Parasail's $32M Series A (AI Supercloud), and Pillar's $20M Seed (commodity hedging).
|
Artemis
$70M Series A
|
Focus: Cybersecurity vs AI attacks
Lead: Felicis (lead)
|
|
Parasail
$32M Series A
|
Focus: AI Supercloud inference/training
Lead: Touring Capital, Kindred Ventures
|
|
NanoTech Materials
$29.4M Series A
|
Focus: Advanced materials
Lead: HPI Real Estate
|
|
Gizmo
$22M Series A
|
Focus: AI learning platform
Lead: Shine Capital
|
|
Pillar
$20M Seed
|
Focus: Commodity hedging AI
Lead: a16z
|
|
Auctor
$20M Series A
|
Focus: Agentic OS for enterprise
Lead: Sequoia Capital
|
|
ONTO Health
$20M Series A
|
Focus: AI fertility/longevity
Lead: ARTIS, Humania
|
|
Sonire Therapeutics
$18M Series A
|
Focus: Clinical-stage medical device
Lead: Santé Ventures
|
|
Keebler Health
$16M Series A
|
Focus: LLM risk adjustment platform
Lead: Flare Capital Partners
|
|
HYFIX Spatial Intelligence
$15M Seed
|
Focus: Chips for drones/robots
Lead: Craft Ventures
|
|
Primepoint
$10M Seed
|
Focus: Construction intelligence
Lead: Navitas Capital
|
|
Nava
$8.3M Seed
|
Focus: AI agent payment guardrails
Lead: Polychain, Archetype
|
|
Prefix
$7.5M Seed
|
Focus: AI facility management
Lead: Collide Capital, Slow Ventures
|
|
Gravity
$7M Seed
|
Focus: Agentic AI replacing BI tools
Lead: Next Frontier Capital
|
|
Capsule Security
$7M Seed
|
Focus: Trust layer for agentic AI
Lead: Lama Partners
|
|
Pumpcade
$5M Seed
|
Focus: Prediction markets
Lead: Foundation Capital
|
|
Nexus
$4.3M Seed
|
Focus: Agentic AI for enterprises
Lead: General Catalyst
|
|
Timeshifter
$1.8M
|
Focus: Circadian tech for jet lag/sleep
Lead: Skip Capital
|
Individual Angels Identified
|
Dara Khosrowshahi
|
Role: CEO, Uber Technologies
Background: Dara Khosrowshahi is an Iranian-American business executive who currently serves as the CEO of Uber, having previously been the CEO of Expedia Group. He is a prominent tech leader and angel investor, recently participating in Pillar's $20M seed round.
Investment: Pillar ($20M Seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @dkhos
Email: dara.khosrowshahi@uber.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Yann LeCun
|
Role: Executive Chairman, Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI Labs) and VP/Chief AI Scientist at Meta
Background: Yann LeCun is a pioneer in artificial intelligence and a Turing Award winner. He previously served as Chief AI Scientist at Meta and recently founded Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI Labs), raising over $1 billion in seed funding.
Investment: Primepoint ($10M Seed)
Location: New York, NY
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @ylecun
Email: yann.lecun@nyu.edu
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Sky Dayton
|
Role: Founder, Dayton Family Enterprises
Background: Sky Dayton is an American entrepreneur and angel investor best known for founding EarthLink and Boingo Wireless, playing a pivotal role in bringing the internet into everyday life. He has a portfolio of investments in high-tech and aerospace companies, including recent investments in HYFIX and Joby Aviation.
Investment: HYFIX ($15M Seed)
Location: United States
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @skydayton
Email: sky@daytonfamily.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Gokul Rajaram
|
Role: Founding Partner, Marathon Management Partners
Background: Gokul Rajaram is a prominent Indian-American technology executive, product leader, and angel investor known as the 'Godfather of AdSense'. He has held senior product leadership positions at Google, Facebook, Square, and DoorDash, and has invested in over 300 startups including Airtable, Figma, and Deel.
Investment: Nexus ($4.3M Seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @gokulr
Email: gokulr@gmail.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Role: Founder and CEO, Rosberg Ventures
Background: Nico Rosberg is a former racing driver who won the 2016 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship. After retiring from racing, he transitioned into a successful career as a sustainability entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He founded Rosberg Ventures and has made notable investments in startups, including Timeshifter.
Investment: Timeshifter ($1.8M)
Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @NicoRosberg
Email: management@nicorosberg.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Michael Lopez-Alegria
|
Role: Chief Astronaut, Axiom Space
Background: Michael López-Alegría is a former NASA astronaut and current Chief Astronaut at Axiom Space, having completed six space missions and holding NASA records for spacewalks. He has over 40 years of aviation and space experience and is an active angel investor, notably investing in the circadian technology company Timeshifter.
Investment: Timeshifter ($1.8M Angel)
Location: Washington, DC
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @CommanderMLA
Email: michael@axiomspace.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Brian Kelly
|
Role: Founder and CEO, The Points Guy
Background: Brian Kelly is the founder of The Points Guy (TPG), a leading digital platform for travel and loyalty programs that he built into a media empire and sold for $28 million. He is a prominent travel expert and active angel investor in travel tech, having recently invested in the circadian technology startup Timeshifter.
Investment: Timeshifter ($1.8M)
Location: New York, NY
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @thepointsguy
Email: brian@thepointsguy.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Kyle Archer
|
Role: Owner and Chief Financial Officer, Elevated Inc.
Background: Kyle Archer is a seasoned finance leader and co-owner of Elevated Inc., the largest franchise group for Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs, which operates 25 locations across Colorado and Nevada. Before joining Elevated in 2020 as CFO, he worked in commercial banking, and he is also an active investor in restaurant technology, hospitality, sports, entertainment, and real estate.
Investment: Prefix ($7.5M Seed)
Location: Denver, CO
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @KyleArc15492702
Email: kyle@elevatedinc.co
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Raphael Schaad
|
Role: Head of Cron, Notion & Visiting Partner, Y Combinator
Background: Raphael Schaad is a Swiss designer and MIT engineer who founded Cron, a next-generation calendar software acquired by Notion in 2022. He currently serves as the Head of Cron at Notion and is a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator, helping founders build startups.
Investment: Nexus ($4.3M Seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @raphaelschaad
Email: raphael.schaad@gmail.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Jake Mintz
|
Role: Chief Product Officer, Valon
Background: Jake Mintz is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and angel investor who previously co-founded Bump Technologies and held product roles at Google and Stripe. He has made numerous angel investments across the tech ecosystem.
Investment: Nexus ($4.3M Seed)
Location: Seattle, WA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @jakemintz
Email: jake@valon.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
|
Tuoc Luong
|
Role: Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman, BodiData, Inc.
Background: Tuoc Luong is an active angel investor and technology leader with a distinguished track record, including serving as CEO of Shanda Online and Global Senior Vice President at Yahoo leading the Search Division. He is currently the Co-founder, CEO & Chairman at BodiData, and supports numerous entrepreneurial startups in Silicon Valley.
Investment: TibaRay (Unknown Amount Reg CF)
Location: Saratoga, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: tuoc@bodidata.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
|
Section 2 — EDGAR Form D Filings
268 total Form D filings on April 15, 2026. Extracted executives from notable operating companies below.
|
PG EB5 Sugar Lender, LLC (CIK 0002106368)
|
State: GA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $4,800,000
-- PG EB5 Sponsor, LLC (Related Person)Gregory Friedman (Related Person)Jatin Desai (Related Person)Mitul Patel (Related Person)Kevin Cadin (Related Person)Brian Waldman (Related Person)Daniel Siegel (Related Person)Michael Harper (Related Person)-- Peachtree Hotel Group II, LLC (Related Person)
|
|
FourSixThree Domestic Fund, LLC (CIK 0001852980)
|
State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $601,464,557
n/a FourSixThree MM, LLC (Related Person)n/a FourSixThree Capital LP (Related Person)R. Balkan (Related Person)William Kelly (Related Person)
|
|
Precision Fermentation, Inc. (CIK 0001807191)
|
State: NC | Industry: N/A
Amount: $10,000,000
Jared Resnick (Related Person)Gregory Bernstein (Related Person)John Considine (Related Person)John Fang (Related Person)
|
|
AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC (AQB) (CIK 0001603978)
|
State: MA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $4,815,616
David Frank (Related Person)Sylvia Wulf (Related Person)Graydon Bensler (Related Person)Rick Sterling (Related Person)Braeden Lichti (Related Person)
|
|
Renovate The State LLC (CIK 0002130100)
|
State: AL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Alvin Burkhalter (Related Person)
|
|
Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc. (CNTN) (CIK 0001861657)
|
State: NJ | Industry: N/A
Amount: $1,225,003
Mark Wendland (Related Person)Jacob Asbury (Related Person)Angela Radkowski (Related Person)Mark Toomey (Related Person)Vincent LoPriore (Related Person)Sireesh Appajosyula (Related Person)Clay Kahler (Related Person)Gary Stetz (Related Person)Jill Sommers (Related Person)William Wiley (Related Person)
|
|
PG EB5 Gatlinburg Lender, LLC (CIK 0002076434)
|
State: GA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $27,200,000
-- PG EB5 Sponsor, LLC (Related Person)-- Peachtree Hotel Group II, LLC (Related Person)Gregory Friedman (Related Person)Jatin Desai (Related Person)Mitul Patel (Related Person)Kevin Cadin (Related Person)Brian Waldman (Related Person)Michael Harper (Related Person)Brian Cho (Related Person)Adam Greene (Related Person)Daniel Siegel (Related Person)Victor Espinosa (Related Person)Lance Lee (Related Person)Ioana Preotiuc-Pietro (Related Person)
|
|
Onward HoldCo L.P. (CIK 0002129009)
|
State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $251,360,542
n/a Onward HoldCo G.P., LLC (Related Person)Thomas Shea (Related Person)John Kinzer (Related Person)
|
|
Quantor Diversified Global Assets Fund, LP (CIK 0001748764)
|
State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $12,896,466
Juan Herrera (Related Person)Julio Diaz (Related Person)
|
|
Kensington Corridor Trust (CIK 0002081734)
|
State: PA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Adriana Abizadeh (Related Person)
|
|
PG Austin Investors RC, LLC (CIK 0002095809)
|
State: GA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $6,456,000
-- Peachtree Hotel Group II, LLC (Related Person)Gregory Friedman (Related Person)Jatin Desai (Related Person)Mitul Patel (Related Person)Brian Waldman (Related Person)Kevin Cadin (Related Person)
|
|
GUGGENHEIM SECURITIES, LLC (CIK 0001009953)
|
State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $13,200,000
n/a Links Holdings LLC (Related Person)Tracy Lowery Whille (Related Person)James Millstein (Related Person)Alan Schwartz (Related Person)Andrew Schwartz (Related Person)Kristine Sirna (Related Person)Susan Tsou (Related Person)Mark Van Lith (Related Person)
|
|
B & N Mining Properties, LLC (CIK 0001983268)
|
State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,964,297
Ned Abdul (Related Person)Robert Binkele (Related Person)
|
|
Thirteen Partners, LP (CIK 0001216215)
|
State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $105,049,564
- Thirteen Capital Associates, LLC (Related Person)Jonathan Harris (Related Person)- Alternative Investment Management, LLC (Related Person)
|
|
Nuveen Real Estate Exchange II DST (CIK 0002129992)
|
State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
N/A Nuveen Real Estate Exchange LLC (Related Person)N/A NREX Depositor LLC (Related Person)N/A NREX DST Manager LLC (Related Person)
|
|
A&Q Global Alpha Strategies Ltd (CIK 0002061823)
|
State: E9 | Industry: N/A
Amount: $15,000,000
n/a UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC (Related Person)Cassandra Powell (Related Person)Leanne Golding (Related Person)James Nicholas (Related Person)
|
|
Definition II-B LLC (CIK 0002127271)
|
State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $39,584,674
Weston Reynolds (Related Person)
|
|
Gelu AI, Inc. (CIK 0002128362)
|
State: DE | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,000,000
Timur Abishev (Related Person)
|
|
Banner Estrella Surgery Center, LLC (CIK 0002109691)
|
State: AZ | Industry: N/A
Amount: $405,000
n/a Banner Atlas JV, LLC (Related Person)Julie Ebersole (Related Person)Courtney Ophaug (Related Person)
|
|
PG Austin Investors RC, LLC (CIK 0002095809)
|
State: GA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $6,456,000
-- Peachtree Hotel Group II, LLC (Related Person)Gregory Friedman (Related Person)Jatin Desai (Related Person)Mitul Patel (Related Person)Brian Waldman (Related Person)Kevin Cadin (Related Person)
|
Social Media Post Pack
| LinkedIn Post |
Early-stage funding roundup for April 15, 2026:
27 new deals. $500M+ raised. 11 named angels.
Top deals: Artemis $70M (AI cybersecurity), Parasail $32M (AI Supercloud), Pillar $20M (commodity hedging), Gizmo $22M (AI learning).
Angels: Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber CEO) backed Pillar. Yann LeCun (Meta Chief AI Scientist) backed Primepoint. Sky Dayton backed HYFIX. Nico Rosberg (F1 Champion) backed Timeshifter.
#venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #AI #founders
|
| X/Twitter Thread |
1/ Angel Registry Update — April 15, 2026: 27 deals, $500M+, 11 named angels. 🧵
2/ BIGGEST: Artemis $70M Series A to fight AI-powered cyber attacks with AI. Led by Felicis.
3/ @dkhos (Uber CEO) backed Pillar's $20M seed for commodity hedging. @ylecun (Meta Chief AI Scientist) backed Primepoint's $10M seed for construction AI.
4/ @NicoRosberg (F1 Champ) + @CommanderMLA (Astronaut) + @thepointsguy backed Timeshifter's circadian tech. Wild cap table.
5/ Full report: buttondown.com/AngelRegistry
|
|