Section 1 — Tech/AI Deals
Today's scan identified 11 unique deals. Standouts include Monk's $25M Series A (AI-native accounts receivable) and Rilian's $17.5M Seed (AI-native defense systems).
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Monk
$25M Series A
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Focus: B2B AI-native accounts receivable platform
Lead: Footwork, Acrew Capital, BTV
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Rilian
$17.5M Seed
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Focus: AI-native defense/cybersecurity systems integration
Lead: 8VC, Tamarack Global, First In
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BAND
$17M Seed
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Focus: Interaction layer for multi-agent systems
Lead: Sierra Ventures, Hetz Ventures, Team8
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Exergy3
$13.3M Seed
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Focus: Converts excess renewable energy to thermal for industry
Lead: Axeleo Capital, Bayern Kapital
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Pearl Diagnostics
$11.2M Series A
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Focus: Noninvasive fungal infection test
Lead: Not specified
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Era
$9M Seed
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Focus: Software platform for AI gadgets
Lead: Abstract Ventures, BoxGroup, Collaborative Fund
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Iridius
$8.6M Seed
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Focus: Compliance-by-design AI platform
Lead: Chalfen Ventures, Osage Venture Partners
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Copperhelm
$7M Seed
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Focus: Agentic cloud security
Lead: TLV Partners, toDay Ventures
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Brev
$3.3M Pre-seed
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Focus: AI-native business operations platform
Lead: Resolute Ventures
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Quillon
$1.5M Pre-seed
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Focus: AI for technical accounting/financial reporting
Lead: 42CAP
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SPILL
$410K Community Round
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Focus: Social media platform for inclusive community
Lead: MaC Venture Capital, Kapor Center
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Individual Angels Identified
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Caterina Fake
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Role: General Partner & Investor, Yes VC
Background: Caterina Fake is an American entrepreneur and investor. She co-founded the photo-sharing website Flickr and the recommendation engine Hunch. She is a prominent figure in the tech industry, having also served as Chairman of Etsy.
Investment: Era ($9M Seed)
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @Caterina
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Ken Kocienda
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Role: Founder, TUG
Background: Ken Kocienda is a former principal engineer of iPhone software at Apple, where he invented the iPhone keyboard autocorrection. He was part of the teams that created the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
Investment: Era ($9M Seed)
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @kocienda
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Tony Wang
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Role: Managing Partner, 500 Global
Background: Tony Wang is an experienced executive with a proven track record in the consumer internet and mobile sectors. He is also the founder of OAS.
Investment: Era ($9M Seed)
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @TonyW
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Daniel Kuntz
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Role: CEO of Any Distance®
Background: Daniel Kuntz is a technology entrepreneur and software engineer. He is the co-founder of Any Distance, a fitness and wellness app that won an Apple Design Award in 2023. He has also developed several other apps and software projects.
Investment: Era ($9M Seed)
Location: Not found
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @dankuntz
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Mina Fahmi
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Role: Co-founder & CEO, Sandbar
Background: Mina Fahmi is the co-founder and CEO of Sandbar, an AI hardware startup developing a smart ring for note-taking called Stream. He formerly worked at Meta on neural interfaces.
Investment: Era ($9M Seed)
Location: New York, NY
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @minafahmi_
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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ShaoBo Zhang
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Role: Founder, Feather
Background: ShaoBo Zhang was the CPO at rabbit inc. and is a member of the Interact and Hacklodge community. He studied computer science and human-computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University.
Investment: Era ($11M Seed)
Location: United States
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @szgbo
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Kelin Carolyn Zhang
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Role: Creator, Poetry Camera
Background: Kelin Carolyn Zhang is an independent designer, educator, and the creator of the innovative "Poetry Camera," a device that generates poems instead of taking photos. She has a background in hardware prototyping, software engineering, and branding.
Investment: Era ($9M Seed)
Location: Not found
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @kelin_online
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Kfir Tishbi
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Role: Co-founder, Avalor (acquired by Zscaler)
Background: Kfir Tishbi is the co-founder of Avalor, a cybersecurity company acquired by Zscaler for $350 million. Prior to Avalor, he was a Senior Director of Data.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: United States / Israel
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Or Hiltch
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Role: Co-Founder, Copperhelm
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, Chief Data and AI Architect at JLL Technologies.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: Israel
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @_orcaman
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Guy Zipori
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Role: Co-Founder & CEO, Skyline AI
Background: Guy Zipori is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded and led StreamRail, a video delivery platform acquired by IronSource, and Skyline AI, a real estate investment technology company. He has a strong technical background with experience as a CTO and Director of Engineering.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: Israel
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @Zipori
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Ephraim Yarmak
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Role: Venture Fund (Stealth)
Background: Ephraim Yarmak is an early-stage cyber investor and the host of the Founder StorieZ Podcast. He has also served as the Executive Director of Jewish Children Of Ukraine - JCU since 2008.
Investment: Copperhelm ($7M Seed)
Location: New York, NY
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @ephraimyarmak
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Anthony Danon
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Role: Founder, Rerail
Background: Anthony Danon is an operator turned VC turned angel with 10 years of experience in fintech. He was previously a partner at Speedinvest, where he launched its U.K. business and led its fintech seed strategy, and also founded Cocoa. His portfolio includes companies such as Carta, TrueLayer, Primer, Tide, Wayflyer, and Ramp Network.
Investment: Monk ($25M Series A)
Location: London, England
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @danonanthony
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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April Reign
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Role: Strategic Communications & Public Affairs Leader, Reignstorm Ventures, Inc.
Background: April Reign is a media strategist and the creator of the #OscarsSoWhite movement, which prompted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to increase diversity. She is also a former attorney and a prominent speaker on diversity and inclusion.
Investment: Not found
Location: Los Angeles, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @ReignOfApril
Email: Not found
Portal Match: CitizenPortal.ai
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Section 2 — EDGAR Form D Filings
47 total Form D filings on April 24, 2026. Extracted executives from notable operating companies below.
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KANMI HOLDINGS INC. (CIK 0002131306)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $56,905
RYUICHIRO ISE (Related Person)
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Concept Medical, Inc. (CIK 0002108675)
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State: FL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $60,037,410
Manishkumar Doshi (Related Person)Alexander Moreira (Related Person)Melchiades Neto (Related Person)
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TSO McElroy Ranch 13-Well, LP (CIK 0002130469)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Jeremy Yowell (Related Person)
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Trimontium Appetizer LP (CIK 0002131192)
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State: DE | Industry: N/A
Amount: $95,200,000
N/A Trimontium Appetizer GP Limited (Related Person)Philip Dickie (Related Person)
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Matyx Holdings LLC (CIK 0002130650)
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State: OR | Industry: N/A
Amount: $896,000
Peter Kang (Related Person)
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VST BIO Corp (CIK 0002093250)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $31,888,146
Krisztina Zsebo (Related Person)Rebecque Laba (Related Person)David Cheresh (Related Person)J. Ware (Related Person)Chris Somerville (Related Person)William Sessa (Related Person)
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Milwaukee DD Lodging Investors II, LLC (CIK 0002099094)
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State: WI | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Jeffrey Lenz (Related Person)
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Rad Technologies Inc. (CIK 0001810055)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $105,000
Jeremy Barnett (Related Person)Bradley Silver (Related Person)Joseph Freedman (Related Person)Aaron Kuntz (Related Person)
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Davidovs Venture Capital, LP - E2 (CIK 0002103859)
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State: WA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $4,548,350
N/A Fund GP, LLC (Related Person)N/A Belltower Fund Group, Ltd. (Related Person)
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W2 Properties, LLC (CIK 0002055507)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $5,224,594
Allon Avgi (Related Person)
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Lani Quantum Solutions, Inc. (CIK 0002128671)
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State: WA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $70,000
NILS LAHR (Related Person)
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Aegis & Astra Co. Inc. (CIK 0002131540)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $14,500
Bennie Trela (Related Person)
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Whidbrew Technologies, Inc. (CIK 0002128624)
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State: WA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $5,010
William Harr (Related Person)
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HOUSE DATABRICKS LLC (CIK 0002129532)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $6,999,980
N/A ZANBATO CAPITAL LLC (Related Person)N/A ZANBATO ADVISORS LLC (Related Person)KNUT NICOLAI SAND (Related Person)GREGORY WRIGHT (Related Person)
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SteerCo Analytics, Inc. (CIK 0002057358)
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State: DE | Industry: N/A
Amount: $415,000
Zachary Hawley (Related Person)
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Onnyx Systems Corp (CIK 0002130538)
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State: MA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $485,000
Colton Black (Related Person)David Antaki (Related Person)
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Concept Medical, Inc. (CIK 0002108675)
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State: FL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $75,000
Manishkumar Doshi (Related Person)Alexander Moreira (Related Person)Melchiades Neto (Related Person)
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Architect Apex LP (CIK 0002130672)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $500,000,000
N/A Architect Apex GP LLC (Related Person)James Sagan (Related Person)
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Millwood Townhomes LLC (CIK 0002131729)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Matthew Urakami (Related Person)Hayden Duer (Related Person)
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SH RESTO NYC CORP. (CIK 0002131469)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $200,000
Nader Marzouk (Related Person)Patrick Marzouk (Related Person)
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OpenOrigins Inc (CIK 0002131720)
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State: DE | Industry: N/A
Amount: $17,200,000
Mansoor Ahmed (Related Person)Ari Abelson (Related Person)
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REDWOOD HOLLOW APARTMENTS TN OWNER LLC (CIK 0002115976)
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State: PA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,930,239
Charles King (Related Person)
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Concept Medical, Inc. (CIK 0002108675)
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State: FL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $600,000
Manishkumar Doshi (Related Person)Alexander Moreira (Related Person)Melchiades Neto (Related Person)
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Promptiva Health Inc. (CIK 0002129418)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $539,700
Mark Moeller (Related Person)William Goolsby (Related Person)Anna Wetherbee (Related Person)
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Onnyx Systems Corp (CIK 0002130538)
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State: MA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $150,000
Colton Black (Related Person)David Antaki (Related Person)
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Lyssn.io, Inc. (CIK 0001952121)
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State: WA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $3,200,000
David Atkins (Related Person)Zachary Imel (Related Person)Michael Tanana (Related Person)Seth Feuerstein (Related Person)
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Social Media Post Pack
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Early-stage funding roundup for April 24, 2026:
11 new deals. 13 named angels. 47 Form D filings.
Top deals: Monk $25M (AI accounts receivable), Rilian $17.5M (AI defense integration), BAND $17M (multi-agent interaction).
Notable Angels: Caterina Fake & Ken Kocienda (Era), Anthony Danon (Monk), April Reign (SPILL), Kfir Tishbi (Copperhelm).
#venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #AI #founders
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| X/Twitter Thread |
1/ Angel Registry Update — April 24, 2026: 11 deals, 13 named angels, 47 EDGAR filings. 🧵
2/ BIGGEST: Monk $25M Series A for B2B AI accounts receivable. Rilian $17.5M Seed for AI-native defense systems integration.
3/ Notable Angels: @Caterina & @kenkocienda backed Era. @AprilReign backed SPILL. @AnthonyDanon backed Monk.
4/ Security & AI: BAND raised $17M for multi-agent interaction layer. Copperhelm raised $7M for agentic cloud security.
5/ Full report: buttondown.com/AngelRegistry
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