Section 1 — Tech/AI Deals
Today's scan identified 20 unique deals. Standouts include Tortugas Neuroscience's $106M Seed/Series A (drug discovery), Q.ANT's $80M Series A (photonic accelerators), and Sooth Labs' $50M Seed (forecasting AI).
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Tortugas Neuroscience
$106M Seed/Series A
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Focus: Neurology-focused drug discovery
Lead: Cure Ventures, The Column Group
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Q.ANT
$80M Series A
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Focus: Photonic accelerators for AI and HPC
Lead: Duquesne Family Office, Hermann Hauser
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Sooth Labs
$50M Seed
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Focus: AI lab forecasting real-world/market events
Lead: Felicis Ventures
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UNIVITY
$31.6M Series A
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Focus: Space-based connectivity services
Lead: Blast Club, Expansion VC
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BAND
$17M Seed
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Focus: Interaction layer for multi-agent systems
Lead: Sierra Ventures, Hetz Ventures
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Rilian
$17.5M Seed
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Focus: Agentic systems integration for defense
Lead: 8VC, Tamarack Global
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Zocalo Health
$15M Series A
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Focus: Community-based primary care provider
Lead: EO Ventures, Talipot
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SCATR Corp.
$12.6M Series A
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Focus: Cybersecurity protecting data in motion
Lead: First In
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Almanac Health
$10M Seed
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Focus: Research-validated clinical AI platform
Lead: F-Prime, General Catalyst
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Copperhelm
$7M Seed
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Focus: Agentic cloud security
Lead: TLV Partners, toDay Ventures
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DOJO AI
$6M Seed
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Focus: Intelligent marketing system via agentic AI
Lead: Armilar, Heartfelt VC
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Astor
$5M Seed
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Focus: AI-based financial advisory service
Lead: Monashees, Y Combinator
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Cloneable
$4.6M Seed
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Focus: AI autonomous agents for heavy industries
Lead: Congruent Ventures
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Youtility Decision Science
$4.2M Seed
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Focus: Behavioral AI for consumer engagement
Lead: Silver Falcon Capital
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Future Fertility
$4.1M Series A
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Focus: AI platform for egg assessment/embryo transfer
Lead: M Ventures
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Ferrosa Therapeutics
$3.5M Seed
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Focus: Bispecific antibody for anemia of inflammation
Lead: Forty51 Ventures
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Brev
$3.3M Pre-seed
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Focus: AI-native layer between business goals and work
Lead: Resolute Ventures
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Spill Games
$3.1M Seed
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Focus: Systems-driven mobile games studio
Lead: Centre Court Capital
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Fere AI
$1.3M Seed
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Focus: AI agents platform for financial operations
Lead: Ethereal Ventures
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Maxed
$850K Pre-seed
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Focus: AI operating system for CPA firms
Lead: Focal VC, Akshay Kothari
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Individual Angels Identified
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Akshay Kothari
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Role: COO, Notion
Background: Akshay Kothari co-founded the news aggregator Pulse, which was acquired by LinkedIn for $90 million in 2013, before he served as LinkedIn's Vice President of Product. He subsequently joined Notion as Chief Operating Officer, where he has been instrumental in scaling the company into a multi-billion dollar productivity platform.
Investment: Maxed ($850K Pre-seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @akothari
Email: akshay@makenotion.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Dara Khosrowshahi
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Role: CEO, Uber
Background: Dara Khosrowshahi is the CEO of Uber, where he has transformed the company into a profitable global mobility leader. He previously served as the CEO of Expedia Group, growing its gross bookings from $15 billion to $72 billion during his tenure.
Investment: Maxed ($850K Pre-seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @dkhos
Email: dara_khosrowshahi@uber.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Kfir Tishbi
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Role: VP, Product and Engineering, Zscaler
Background: Kfir Tishbi is the co-founder and former CTO of Avalor Security, which was acquired by Zscaler for $350 million in 2024. He previously led the engineering team at Datorama, which was acquired by Salesforce for $800 million in 2018.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: kfir.tishbi@gmail.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Or Hiltch
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Role: CEO and Co-Founder, Accomplish
Background: Or Hiltch is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Skyline AI (acquired by JLL) and StreamRail (acquired by ironSource). He previously served as VP and Chief Data & AI Architect at JLL Technologies and is a lecturer at Tel Aviv University.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @_orcaman
Email: orhiltch@gmail.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Guy Zipori
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Role: Co-Founder, Accomplish
Background: Guy Zipori is a serial tech entrepreneur who co-founded Skyline AI (acquired by JLL) and StreamRail (acquired by IronSource). He previously served as the VP of R&D at Melio before co-founding his current venture, Accomplish.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @Zipori
Email: guyzipori@gmail.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Ephraim Yarmak
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Role: Host, Founder StorieZ Podcast
Background: Ephraim Yarmak is the founder and host of the Founder StorieZ podcast and a dedicated angel investor who focuses on "mentches" or entrepreneurs with high integrity. He previously founded 1000Hires and has a background in the Israeli tech ecosystem, including service in Unit 8200.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: Brooklyn, NY
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @ephraimyarmak
Email: ey@bria.fund
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Hermann Maria Hauser
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Role: Venture Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners
Background: Hermann Hauser is a pioneering entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded Acorn Computers, leading to the spin-off of ARM Holdings. He co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners and has been involved in the development and financing of over 100 high-tech companies.
Investment: Q.ANT ($80M Series A)
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: hhauser@amadeuscapital.com
Portal Match: InvestorPortal.ai
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Alex Castellanos
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Role: Co-founder and Chairman, Purple Strategies
Background: Alex Castellanos is a prominent Republican strategist and media consultant who has served as a communications consultant to seven U.S. Presidential campaigns. He is the co-founder and chairman of Purple Strategies, a bipartisan reputation management firm based in Alexandria, Virginia.
Investment: Youtility Decision Science ($4.2M Seed)
Location: Key Largo, FL
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @alexcast
Email: alex.castellanos@purplestrategies.com
Portal Match: CitizenPortal.ai
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Ashwin Navin
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Role: CEO, Samba TV
Background: Ashwin Navin is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded BitTorrent, Inc. in 2004 and is currently the CEO and co-founder of Samba TV, a global leader in television data and analytics. He is also a prominent angel investor in technology startups across media, commerce, and financial services.
Investment: Youtility Decision Science ($4.2M Seed)
Location: Incline Village, NV
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @ashwinnavin
Email: ashwin@samba.tv
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Tony Berkman
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Role: Angel Investor, Garden Tending (formerly MD, Two Sigma)
Background: Tony Berkman is a pioneer in the alternative data industry, having founded Majestic Research (acquired by ITG) before serving as a Managing Director at Two Sigma for over a decade. He is widely recognized as one of the most respected experts in leveraging data science and alternative datasets for investment management.
Investment: Qualitate ($7M Seed)
Location: New York, NY
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @tberkman
Email: tberkman@gmail.com
Portal Match: InvestorPortal.ai
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Travis May
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Role: CEO, Shaper Capital
Background: Travis May is a serial entrepreneur and prominent investor in the data and healthcare sectors. He is the founder and former CEO of Datavant and LiveRamp, leading both to significant scale and success.
Investment: Qualitate ($7M Seed)
Location: Cary, NC
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: travis.may@post.harvard.edu
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Matt Levin
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Role: Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Verity Venture Partners
Background: Matt Levin is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Verity Venture Partners and previously spent over 27 years at Bain Capital as a Managing Director. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Boston Celtics and was formerly a director at Michaels Stores.
Investment: Qualitate ($7M Seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: Not found
Portal Match: InvestorPortal.ai
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Alex Zukin
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Role: Managing Director, Wolfe Research, LLC
Background: Alex Zukin is a leading Wall Street equity research analyst and investor specializing in the enterprise software and SaaS sectors. He currently serves as Managing Director and Head of Software Research at Wolfe Research, and was previously a Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets and Piper Jaffray.
Investment: Qualitate ($7M Seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @AlexZukin
Email: azukin@wolferesearch.com
Portal Match: InvestorPortal.ai
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Brian Lichtenberger
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Role: Founder, brightplace
Background: Brian is a two-time founder and CEO of data-driven companies, including 7Park Data (acquired by Vista Equity Partners) and Markerr (acquired by REBA). He has over 20 years of experience in building and scaling data, SaaS, and AI companies.
Investment: Qualitate ($7M Seed)
Location: New York, NY
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @Brian_founder
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Romain Huet
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Role: Head of Developer Experience, OpenAI
Background: Romain Huet is a French entrepreneur and engineer who currently serves as the Head of Developer Experience at OpenAI, where he focuses on building tools and platforms for developers. Previously, he was a Product Lead at Stripe, leading global developer relations and platform efforts, and has since become a prolific angel investor in the tech ecosystem.
Investment: Astor ($5M Seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @romainhuet
Email: romain@openai.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Pallav Nadhani
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Role: Co-Founder, Presentations.AI
Background: Pallav Nadhani founded FusionCharts at the age of 17, bootstrapping it for 17 years before exiting to Idera in 2020. He is a prominent angel investor in over 100 companies and currently co-leads the AI-driven presentation platform Presentations.AI.
Investment: NudgeBee ($3M Seed Round)
Location: Bengaluru, India
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @pallavn
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Jeff Dean
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Role: Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research
Background: A legendary computer scientist and Google's 30th employee, Jeff Dean co-founded Google Brain and led the development of foundational systems including MapReduce, BigTable, and TensorFlow. He currently serves as the Chief Scientist for Google DeepMind and Google Research, overseeing the company's most advanced AI initiatives like Gemini.
Investment: Sooth Labs ($50M Seed)
Location: Palo Alto, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @JeffDean
Email: jeff@google.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Section 2 — EDGAR Form D Filings
77 total Form D filings on April 23, 2026. Extracted executives from notable operating companies below.
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Aaru, Inc. (CIK 0002111770)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $79,998,911
Cameron Fink (Related Person)Edward Koh (Related Person)Logan Bartlett (Related Person)
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HERE'S A BAR, LP (CIK 0002130891)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $300,000
Brandon Hays (Related Person)
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Aaru, Inc. (CIK 0002111770)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $7,960,000
Cameron Fink (Related Person)Edward Koh (Related Person)Logan Bartlett (Related Person)
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Zebantra, Inc. (CIK 0002130410)
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State: AZ | Industry: N/A
Amount: $25,000
Zachary Sebastian (Related Person)Adriana Ferreira (Related Person)Robert Vanderwall (Related Person)
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M Square Fund, Ltd. (CIK 0002019633)
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State: E9 | Industry: N/A
Amount: $22,000,000
- M Square Investimentos Ltda. (Related Person)Luciana Barreto (Related Person)Ivo Profili (Related Person)Renata Silveira (Related Person)
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BDC Tres Investors LLC (CIK 0002130237)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $1,800,000
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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Project Edison 55 at Dripping Springs LLC (CIK 0002118307)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $3,500,000
Carolyn White (Related Person)Mark Sepulveda (Related Person)Brett Magnuson (Related Person)Naveen Balasubramanyam (Related Person)Bruce Bardgett (Related Person)Jason Engelhorn (Related Person)Blayne White (Related Person)Gary Baumann (Related Person)Jason Kessler (Related Person)
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BDC Kiln Investors II LLC (CIK 0002130234)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,250,000
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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Plowshare Holdings LLC (CIK 0002126915)
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State: PA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Mark Martin (Related Person)Glen Zimmerman (Related Person)Roy Martin (Related Person)
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Blue Summit Investors LLC (CIK 0002130138)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $745,000
Brandon Ball (Related Person)
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California Land Investors LLC (CIK 0002131475)
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State: NV | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Matthew White (Related Person)
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BDC Thanksgiving Visionary LLC (CIK 0002130236)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $872,863
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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BFA Green Springs LLC (CIK 0002130133)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $11,760,000
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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BFA Tresidio LLC (CIK 0002130140)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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Hand Technologies, Inc. /DE/ (CIK 0002131042)
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State: MS | Industry: N/A
Amount: $690,000
Dennis Smith (Related Person)
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Beni, Inc. (CIK 0002131305)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $815,000
Katharine Sanner (Related Person)
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MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC. (MLSS) (CIK 0000855683)
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State: NJ | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,150,000
Eric Hines (Related Person)Keisha Harcum (Related Person)Benedetta Casamento (Related Person)Neal Goldman (Related Person)Didier Demesmin (Related Person)Shanth Thiyagalingam (Related Person)Dawood Sayed (Related Person)
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OurCrowd (Investment in G-new OpenAI) L.P. (CIK 0002130942)
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State: N/A | Industry: N/A
Amount: $247,100
Caleb Chill (Related Person)
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CoverX AI, Inc. (CIK 0002131424)
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State: FL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $25,000
Joseph Chase (Related Person)Muhammad Arsalan (Related Person)
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Nucleation Capital, LP - E3 (CIK 0002103345)
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State: WA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $1,338,554
N/A Fund GP, LLC (Related Person)N/A Belltower Fund Group, Ltd. (Related Person)
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BDC Sunstone Two Tree LLC (CIK 0002130235)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $5,100,000
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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Pawsitive Inc. (CIK 0002070798)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $75,000
Justin Fontenot (Related Person)Liviu Babitz (Related Person)
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Blue Olympus Roofing Entity LLC (CIK 0002130132)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $7,265,000
Michael BIngham (Related Person)
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Fully Committed LLC (CIK 0002122032)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $100,000
Brandon Hays (Related Person)
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BDC Legacy South LLC (CIK 0002130137)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $20,250,000
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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SOCKET MOBILE, INC. (SCKT) (CIK 0000944075)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $500,000
Charlie Bass (Related Person)
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Heraclitus 2A LLC (CIK 0002126953)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $6,775,000
Juan Diego Briceno (Related Person)
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Earlytrade US Holdings Corp. (CIK 0002127695)
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State: CO | Industry: N/A
Amount: $4,100,000
Guy Saxelby (Related Person)David Saxelby (Related Person)Anthony Millet (Related Person)Scott Spolansky (Related Person)
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BDC Kiln Investors LLC (CIK 0002130105)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $16,650,000
Michael Bingham (Related Person)
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Social Media Post Pack
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Early-stage funding roundup for April 23, 2026:
20 new deals. 13 named angels. 77 Form D filings.
Top deals: Tortugas Neuroscience $106M (drug discovery), Q.ANT $80M (photonic AI accelerators), Sooth Labs $50M (forecasting AI).
Notable Angels: Dara Khosrowshahi (Pillar), Akshay Kothari (Maxed), Hermann Hauser (Q.ANT), Tony Berkman & Travis May (Qualitate), Kfir Tishbi (Copperhelm).
#venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #AI #founders
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1/ Angel Registry Update — April 23, 2026: 20 deals, 13 named angels, 77 EDGAR filings. 🧵
2/ BIGGEST: Tortugas Neuroscience $106M Seed/Series A for drug discovery. Q.ANT $80M Series A for photonic accelerators.
3/ Huge day for super-angels: @dkhos backed Pillar. @akothari backed Maxed. @hermannhauser backed Q.ANT.
4/ Security & AI: Copperhelm raised $7M for agentic cloud security. BAND raised $17M for multi-agent interaction.
5/ Full report: buttondown.com/AngelRegistry
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