Section 1 — Tech/AI Deals
Today's scan identified 22 unique deals. Standouts include Axoft's $55M Series A (implantable neurotechnology) and OpenLight's $50M Series A (custom photonic ASIC design).
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Axoft
$55M Series A
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Focus: Implantable neurotechnology
Lead: C.P. Group Innovation, Alumni Ventures, Stanford
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OpenLight
$50M Series A
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Focus: Custom Photonic ASIC design
Lead: Matter VP, Acclimate, Catapult, Mayfield
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Moleculent
$20M Series A
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Focus: Functional profiling for cell-cell communication
Lead: Rubicon, ARCH Venture
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Fence
$20M Seed
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Focus: Internet-native infrastructure for debt capital markets
Lead: Galaxy Ventures, ParaFi
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Photon Health
$16M Series A
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Focus: Prescription infrastructure for modern healthcare
Lead: Healthier Capital, Notation, Flare
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pmtbox
$15M Seed
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Focus: Enterprise commerce platform (payments/risk/data)
Lead: Tandem, Element, Cynosure, Aaron Skonnard
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belo
$14M Series A
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Focus: Financial products for travelers
Lead: Tether, Titan Fund, The Venture City
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Rocsys
$13M Series A
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Focus: Hands-free charging for autonomous EVs
Lead: Capricorn Partners, Scania Invest
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definity
$12M Series A
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Focus: Agentic data engineering platform
Lead: GreatPoint Ventures, Dynatrace
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General Analysis
$10M Seed
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Focus: Security layer for AI agents
Lead: Altos Ventures, 645 Ventures, Menlo, YC
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OpenObserve
$10M Series A
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Focus: Observability platform (140x lower storage)
Lead: Nexus VP, Dell Technologies Capital
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Illuminant
$8.4M Seed
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Focus: Smart surgical lamp (Skylight)
Lead: Wing 2 Wing, Elderberry, Soma Capital
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Shapes.inc
$8M Seed
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Focus: Talk to AI with friends
Lead: Lightspeed, AI Capital Partners
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Seapoint
$7.5M Seed
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Focus: AI-powered fintech
Lead: 3Books, Des Traynor, Mark Ransford, Luke Mackey
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GridBank
$6M Seed
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Focus: Real-time transaction network for real-world data
Lead: StandUp, Version One
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DOJO AI
$6M Seed
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Focus: AI marketing system
Lead: Armilar, Heartfelt VC
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Blomma
$5M Seed
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Focus: AI career coaching platform
Lead: Felicis Ventures
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Cata
$5.3M Seed
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Focus: Empowering offline retailers with digital superpowers
Lead: Unknown
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Mosaic SoC
$3.8M Pre-seed
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Focus: Spatial intelligence semiconductors
Lead: Founderful, Kick Foundation
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Dreambase
$3.7M Seed
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Focus: AI analytics for Supabase
Lead: Felicis, Active Capital, FirstMile
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Ctruh
$2.5M Seed
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Focus: Infrastructure for spatial internet
Lead: Inflection Point, Avinya
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Fermeate
$2M Seed
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Focus: Optogenetic control for precision fermentation
Lead: Newfund, SOSV
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Individual Angels Identified
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Aaron Skonnard
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Role: Investor, Skonnard Investments
Background: Aaron Skonnard is an American businessman, author, and investor who co-founded Pluralsight in 2004 and served as its CEO until 2024. Under his leadership, Pluralsight grew into a global digital learning company, went public in 2018, and was later acquired by Vista Equity Partners.
Investment: pmtbox ($15M Seed)
Location: Alpine, UT
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @skonnard
Email: aaron.skonnard@pluralsight.com
Portal Match: InvestorPortal.ai
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Des Traynor
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Role: Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Intercom
Background: Des Traynor is a co-founder of Intercom, where he has spent over 14 years primarily working in product strategy and R&D. He is a prominent speaker on product development and customer support, and has helped build Intercom into a leading customer communications platform.
Investment: Seapoint (€7.5M Seed)
Location: Dublin, Ireland
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @destraynor
Email: destraynor@gmail.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Mark Ransford
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Role: Fintech investor and advisor, Self-employed
Background: Mark Ransford is an active angel investor in global fintechs, including four unicorns, and previously worked at McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, and Apax Partners. He is also a Partner at Double Prime LLP and a Senior Advisor at CVC Capital Partners.
Investment: Seapoint (€7.5M Seed)
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: mark@ransfordcollon.com
Portal Match: InvestorPortal.ai
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Luke Mackey
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Role: CEO, Kota
Background: Luke Mackey is a serial tech entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Kota, an employee benefits platform that raised a $14.5M Series A. He previously worked as a manager at Bolt and has been active in angel investing.
Investment: Seapoint (€7.5M Seed)
Location: Dublin, Ireland
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: Not found
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Duarte Garrido
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Role: Co-Founder & Co-CEO, DOJO AI
Background: Duarte Garrido is a highly experienced leader in AI and Product Management, having spent 15 years leading marketing at global brands including Coca-Cola and Sky before co-founding DOJO AI.
Investment: pmtbox ($15M Seed)
Location: London, United Kingdom
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @DGonSocial
Email: dgar@dojoai.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Antonio Alegria
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Role: Co-Founder & Co-CEO, DOJO AI
Background: Antonio Alegria is a serial innovator and the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of DOJO AI. He previously served as the Head of AI at OutSystems and Feedzai, two Armilar-backed unicorns, where he shaped their AI and data architecture.
Investment: DOJO AI ($6M Seed)
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @antonioalegria
Email: antoniomcalegria@gmail.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Vivek Sinha
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Role: Founder & CEO, Emversity
Background: Vivek Sinha is the former COO of Unacademy, where he helped grow the company significantly, and is now a second-time founder building Emversity to bridge India's skilled workforce gap.
Investment: Ctruh ($2.5M Seed)
Location: India
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @viveksinhaisb
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Shivakumar Ganesan
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Role: Co-Founder & CEO, Exotel
Background: Shivakumar Ganesan is a technology entrepreneur and the co-founder of Exotel, a leading Connected Conversation Platform. He has been recognized with Fortune's 40 under 40 and CNBC's Young Turk awards.
Investment: Ctruh ($2.5M Seed)
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @shivku
Email: Not found
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Section 2 — EDGAR Form D Filings
66 total Form D filings on April 30, 2026. Extracted executives from notable operating companies below.
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Digital Intelligence Robotics Ltd (CIK 0002130551)
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State: N/A | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
ge weixing (Related Person)
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Avatar Commercial Mortgage REIT LLC (CIK 0001840993)
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State: WA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $261,969,234
Jerry Zevenbergen (Related Person)T. R. Hazelrigg IV (Related Person)
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Five Elms Private Growth (Tax Exempt) LP (CIK 0002117433)
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State: MO | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
n/a 4801 Partners LP (Related Person)n/a 4801 Partners LLC (Related Person)Fred Coulson (Related Person)
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TPG GP Solutions II (B)-X Cayman, L.P. (CIK 0002132113)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
n/a TPG GP Solutions GenPar II Advisors, LLC (Related Person)Martin Davidson (Related Person)Joann Harris (Related Person)Steven Willmann (Related Person)Jean-Baptiste Garcia (Related Person)Matthew White (Related Person)
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Sofi Newby 34-2 & 34-3 Joint Venture (CIK 0002132647)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Alfredo Gonzalez (Related Person)
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EarliTec Diagnostics, Inc. (CIK 0001911356)
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State: GA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $3,500,000
Jamie Pagliaro (Related Person)Maria Kousi (Related Person)James Adox (Related Person)Jim Grien (Related Person)Kurt Jacobus (Related Person)Neil Hattangadi (Related Person)
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Efficient U. S. Funds, LLC - Gemstone-Enhanced Multi-Asset Series (CIK 0002021467)
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State: IL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $30,500,000
N/A Efficient Capital Management, LLC (Related Person)Ernest Jaffarian (Related Person)
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PGIM Real Estate U.S. Core Debt Fund, L.P. (CIK 0001859967)
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State: NJ | Industry: N/A
Amount: $1,713,121,900
Laura Nugent (Related Person)Christina Pinedo (Related Person)Guy Bizzoco (Related Person)
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TPG GP Solutions II (A)-X, L.P. (CIK 0002132116)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
n/a TPG GP Solutions GenPar II Advisors, LLC (Related Person)Martin Davidson (Related Person)Joann Harris (Related Person)Steven Willmann (Related Person)Jean-Baptiste Garcia (Related Person)Matthew White (Related Person)
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M/ Kierland JV LLC (CIK 0002121044)
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State: HI | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Sheree Stewart (Related Person)
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SILVER OAK FUTURES INC. (CIK 0002132540)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
CHARLOTTE LUISE FILSON (Related Person)
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102-106 S. Washington Street Bubble LLC (CIK 0002129202)
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State: IL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,350,000
Peter Tortorello (Related Person)
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Five Elms Private Growth LP (CIK 0002117411)
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State: MO | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
n/a 4801 Partners LP (Related Person)n/a 4801 Partners LLC (Related Person)Fred Coulson (Related Person)Thomas Kershisnik (Related Person)Lisa Murray (Related Person)Neal Sharma (Related Person)
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Everdane Technologies, Inc. (CIK 0002128464)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Kelly Hoffman (Related Person)
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Ballcrank LLC (CIK 0002132715)
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State: NC | Industry: N/A
Amount: $450,000
Keith Davis (Related Person)James Talley (Related Person)
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Gladius Christi Co (CIK 0002132625)
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State: IL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $3,000,000
Jesse Sullivan (Related Person)
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Ace Padel LA Partners LLC (CIK 0002132448)
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State: FL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $200,000
Sandy Fliderman (Related Person)
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NextGen VistaPath LLC (CIK 0001942539)
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State: MD | Industry: N/A
Amount: $731,299
N/A NextGen Venture Partners, LLC (Related Person)Michael Hankin (Related Person)William White (Related Person)Brett Rogers (Related Person)Logie Fitzwilliams (Related Person)
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NV Scout AI Series A AC Partners LLC (CIK 0002132173)
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State: DE | Industry: N/A
Amount: $16,335,000
- Neman Ventures LLC (Related Person)SHAHRIYAR NEMAN (Related Person)
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Epi Labs Inc. (CIK 0002131877)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $14,849,996
Lada Nuzhna (Related Person)
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UA1 Fund, L.P. (CIK 0002065758)
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State: IL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $20,825,000
William McNulty (Related Person)Lenore Karafa (Related Person)
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BuildSync Inc (CIK 0002127029)
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State: CO | Industry: N/A
Amount: $226,000
Luke Paulo (Related Person)Tom Port (Related Person)
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Onnix Global Inc. (CIK 0002130797)
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State: TN | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Brendan Studebaker (Related Person)Jared Navarre (Related Person)Robert Stillwell (Related Person)
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Social Media Post Pack
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Early-stage funding roundup for April 30, 2026:
22 new deals. 8 named angels. 66 Form D filings.
Top deals: Axoft $55M (implantable neurotechnology), OpenLight $50M (custom photonic ASIC design), Moleculent $20M.
Notable Angels: Aaron Skonnard, Des Traynor, Vivek Sinha.
#venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #AI #founders
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| X/Twitter Thread |
1/ Angel Registry Update — April 30, 2026: 22 deals, 8 named angels, 66 EDGAR filings. 🧵
2/ BIGGEST: Axoft $55M Series A for implantable neurotechnology. OpenLight $50M Series A for custom photonic ASIC design.
3/ Notable Angels: Aaron Skonnard, Des Traynor, Vivek Sinha.
4/ Full report: buttondown.com/AngelRegistry
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