Angel Registry Update - April 9, 2026
Section 1 - Funding Briefing
Today's scan identified 15 new deals in US early-stage funding. The standout angel-rich deals are Avec ($8.4M Seed — mobile email app with Scott Belsky, Lenny Rachitsky, Amjad Masad as angels), Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed — Tableau co-founders Chris Stolte and Elissa Fink among 6 named angels), and Nerd Apply ($3.2M Seed — Gokul Rajaram, David Krane, Chris Moore as angels). Also notable: Nas raised $27M Series A for the solopreneur economy with Vinod Khosla as a named angel, and Applied Compute raised $80M Series A with Yash Patil as a named angel.
Deal Summary Table
Applied Compute — $80M Series A
Enterprise AI / Specific Intelligence
Lead: Kleiner Perkins, Benchmark
Portal — $50M Series A
Solar Thermal Spacecraft Propulsion
Lead: Geodesic Capital
Nas — $27M Series A
AI for Solopreneurs
Lead: Khosla Ventures
Mastra — $22M Series A
TypeScript AI Agent Framework
Lead: Spark Capital
GitButler — $17M Series A
AI-Enhanced Git Version Control
Lead: a16z
Rork — $15M Seed
AI Mobile App Builder
Lead: Left Lane Capital
Sora Fuel — $14.6M Seed
Synthetic Jet Fuel
Lead: Spero Ventures
Haast — $12M Series A
AI Enterprise Compliance Engine
Lead: Peak XV Partners
Livid — $10M Seed
Ad-Free Video Hosting
Lead: Undisclosed
Avec — $8.4M Seed
AI-Powered Mobile Email App
Lead: Lightspeed
PeakMetrics — $6M Series A
AI Narrative Intelligence
Lead: Moneta Ventures
Sigma Automate — $2.75M Seed
No-Code IT Automation
Lead: Glasswing Ventures
Nerd Apply — $3.2M Seed
Privacy-First College Counseling
Lead: Undisclosed
Ridge AI — $2.6M Pre-Seed
AI Analytics for B2B SaaS
Lead: Madrona
DeepCyte — $1.5M Seed
AI Toxicology for Drug Development
Lead: Undisclosed
Deal Profiles
Applied Compute - $80M Series A
Enterprise-focused AI startup building "specific intelligence" for businesses. Founded by former OpenAI researchers. Led by Kleiner Perkins, Benchmark, Lux Capital. Named angel: Yash Patil (CEO of Applied Compute, fmr OpenAI).
Nas - $27M Series A
AI platform for the solopreneur economy — automates business creation, marketing, and customer acquisition. Led by Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed. Named angels: Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures founder), Nicole Fraenkel.
Avec - $8.4M Seed
Mobile email app using Tinder-style swipe cards and voice-based replies. Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Haystack. Named angels: Amjad Masad (CEO of Replit), Michele Catasta (fmr Google Research), Scott Belsky (Adobe CPO), Lenny Rachitsky (Lenny's Newsletter).
Ridge AI - $2.6M Pre-Seed
AI-native analytics platform for B2B software companies. Led by Madrona and TheFounderVC. Named angels: Jeff Hammerbacher (Cloudera co-founder), Chris Stolte (Tableau co-founder), Adrien Treuille (Streamlit co-founder), Elissa Fink (fmr Tableau CMO), Carlos Guestrin (fmr Apple ML), Ellie Fields (fmr Tableau VP Product).
Nerd Apply - $3.2M Seed
Privacy-first platform for outcome-driven college counseling. Named angels: Chris Moore (Greylock), David Krane (GV), Gokul Rajaram (DoorDash), Jeff Crowe (Norwest).
GitButler - $17M Series A
Version control system and Git client for managing multiple branches. Led by a16z.
Mastra - $22M Series A
TypeScript framework and platform for building and deploying AI agents. Led by Spark Capital, Peak XV Partners, DST Global.
Rork - $15M Seed
AI platform to build and launch mobile apps for the App Store using natural language. Led by Left Lane Capital, Peak XV Partners.
Section 2 - Individual Angels Identified
Today's scan identified 17 named individual angel investors across 5 deals — one of the strongest days of the year.
Angel 1: Amjad Masad
Investment: Avec ($8.4M Seed)
Background: CEO and co-founder of Replit. Previously at Facebook. Prolific angel investor in developer tools.
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amasad
X/Twitter: @amasad
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 2: Michele Catasta
Investment: Avec ($8.4M Seed)
Background: Former Research Scientist at Google. Expert in machine learning and AI research.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mcatasta
X/Twitter: @pirroh
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Workplace-ai.com
Angel 3: Scott Belsky
Investment: Avec ($8.4M Seed)
Background: Chief Product Officer and EVP at Adobe. Founder of Behance (acquired by Adobe). Prolific angel investor.
Location: New York, NY
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scottbelsky
X/Twitter: @scottbelsky
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 4: Lenny Rachitsky
Investment: Avec ($8.4M Seed)
Background: Author of Lenny's Newsletter (600K+ subscribers). Former PM at Airbnb. Prolific angel investor.
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky
X/Twitter: @lennysan
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 5: Jeff Hammerbacher
Investment: Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed)
Background: Co-founder of Cloudera. Former Head of Data at Facebook. Pioneer of the "data scientist" role.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeffhammerbacher
X/Twitter: @hackingdata
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Angel 6: Chris Stolte
Investment: Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed)
Background: Co-founder and former CTO of Tableau (acquired by Salesforce for $15.7B). Data visualization pioneer.
Location: Seattle, WA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chrisstolte
X/Twitter: Not publicly available
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 7: Adrien Treuille
Investment: Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed)
Background: Co-founder of Streamlit (acquired by Snowflake). Former professor at Carnegie Mellon.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adrientreuille
X/Twitter: @adrientreuille
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 8: Elissa Fink
Investment: Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed)
Background: Former CMO of Tableau (acquired by Salesforce for $15.7B). B2B SaaS marketing expert.
Location: Seattle, WA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elissafink
X/Twitter: @elissafink
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 9: Carlos Guestrin
Investment: Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed)
Background: Former VP of AI/ML at Apple. Co-founder of Turi (acquired by Apple). Professor at University of Washington.
Location: Seattle, WA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carlosguestrin
X/Twitter: @guestrin
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Workplace-ai.com
Angel 10: Ellie Fields
Investment: Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed)
Background: Former VP of Product at Tableau. Data product leader.
Location: Seattle, WA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elliefields
X/Twitter: Not publicly available
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 11: Gokul Rajaram
Investment: Nerd Apply ($3.2M Seed)
Background: Product Lead at DoorDash. Former Product Director at Facebook. Former Product Director at Google (AdSense). Prolific angel investor.
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gokulrajaram
X/Twitter: @gokulr
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 12: David Krane
Investment: Nerd Apply ($3.2M Seed)
Background: CEO and Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures). Former Google Communications Director.
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davidkrane
X/Twitter: @davidkrane
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Angel 13: Chris Moore
Investment: Nerd Apply ($3.2M Seed)
Background: Partner at Greylock. Former investor at Redpoint.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chrismoore
X/Twitter: Not publicly available
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Angel 14: Vinod Khosla
Investment: Nas ($27M Series A)
Background: Founder of Khosla Ventures. Co-founder of Sun Microsystems. One of Silicon Valley's most prominent investors.
Location: Menlo Park, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vinodkhosla
X/Twitter: @vkhosla
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Angel 15: Nicole Fraenkel
Investment: Nas ($27M Series A)
Background: Technology executive and angel investor.
Location: Unknown
LinkedIn: Unknown
X/Twitter: Unknown
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 16: Yash Patil
Investment: Applied Compute ($80M Series A)
Background: CEO of Applied Compute. Former OpenAI researcher. Pioneer in enterprise AI deployment.
Location: San Francisco, CA
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yashpatil
X/Twitter: @yashpatil
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Angel 17: Carl J. G. Evertsz
Investment: DeepCyte ($1.5M Seed)
Background: Biotech entrepreneur and angel investor specializing in computational biology.
Location: Unknown
LinkedIn: Unknown
X/Twitter: Unknown
Email: Not publicly available
Suggested Soar Portal Match: Health Portal
Section 3 - EDGAR Form D Filings (April 9, 2026)
305 total Form D filings were filed on April 9, 2026 (100 retrieved for analysis). Of these, 39 were operating companies and 61 were funds/investment vehicles. A total of 143 named executive officers were extracted.
Key Tech/AI Companies from EDGAR
Saronic Technologies, Inc. (TX)
Other Technology — $1.75B
Executives: Kostadino Mavrookas, Alex Moore, Raymond Tonsing, Robert Lehman
Verily Health Inc. (TX)
Other Technology — $300M
Executives: Stephen Gillett, Gideon Yu, Utpal Koppikar
Coursemojo Inc. (DC)
Other Technology — $10.5M
Executives: Dacia Toll, Eric Westendorf, William R. Berkley
Pharma Solutions USA (LighthouseAI) (PA)
Other Technology — $8.1M
Executives: Sumeet Singh, Enmi Kendall, Sandeep Sardana
Contamination Source Identification Inc. (PA)
Biotechnology — $2.5M
Executives: Gary J. Shope, Gautam Patel, Thomas Santone
4rivrs, Inc. (NC)
Other Technology — $1.5M
Executives: David Parquette, Charles Payne, Daniel Radez
Apricity Robotics Inc. (OH)
Other Health Care — Indefinite
Executives: Aaron Crookes, Jeffrey Toaddy, Joe Williams
Trovio, Inc. (KY)
Other Technology — $750K
Executives: Andrew Lukas, Derrick Showers, James Yick
Full Executive Officer Outreach List (Top 20)
Name: Kostadino Mavrookas Title: Exec. Officer Company: Saronic Technologies, Inc. State: TX Name: Alex Moore Title: Exec. Officer Company: Saronic Technologies, Inc. State: TX Name: Raymond Tonsing Title: Director Company: Saronic Technologies, Inc. State: TX Name: Stephen Gillett Title: Exec. Officer Company: Verily Health Inc. State: TX Name: Gideon Yu Title: Director Company: Verily Health Inc. State: TX Name: Dacia Toll Title: Exec. Officer Company: Coursemojo Inc. State: DC Name: Eric Westendorf Title: Exec. Officer Company: Coursemojo Inc. State: DC Name: William R. Berkley Title: Director Company: Coursemojo Inc. State: DC Name: Sumeet Singh Title: Exec. Officer Company: Pharma Solutions USA (LighthouseAI) State: PA Name: Enmi Kendall Title: Director Company: Pharma Solutions USA (LighthouseAI) State: PA Name: Gary J. Shope Title: Exec. Officer Company: Contamination Source Identification State: PA Name: Gautam Patel Title: Director Company: Contamination Source Identification State: PA Name: David Parquette Title: Exec. Officer Company: 4rivrs, Inc. State: NC Name: Aaron Crookes Title: Exec. Officer Company: Apricity Robotics Inc. State: OH Name: Jeffrey Toaddy Title: Director Company: Apricity Robotics Inc. State: OH Name: Andrew Lukas Title: Exec. Officer Company: Trovio, Inc. State: KY Name: Ella Livingston Title: Exec. Officer Company: Cocoa Asante, Inc. State: TN Name: Iain Baird Title: Exec. Officer Company: EnteroBiotix LTD State: UK Name: Mark Bamforth Title: Director Company: EnteroBiotix LTD State: UK Name: Elmar Josef Schnee Title: Director Company: EnteroBiotix LTD State: UK
Section 4 - Social Media Post Pack
LinkedIn Post
Early-stage funding roundup for April 9, 2026:
15 new deals tracked today. The angel roster is exceptional — 17 named individual investors across 5 deals.
Standout angel clusters:
Avec ($8.4M Seed): Amjad Masad (Replit CEO), Scott Belsky (Adobe CPO), Lenny Rachitsky
Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed): Chris Stolte (Tableau co-founder), Adrien Treuille (Streamlit co-founder), Carlos Guestrin (fmr Apple ML), Jeff Hammerbacher (Cloudera co-founder)
Nerd Apply ($3.2M Seed): Gokul Rajaram, David Krane (GV), Chris Moore (Greylock)
Other key rounds:
Applied Compute $80M Series A (Kleiner Perkins, Benchmark)
Portal $50M Series A for solar thermal spacecraft propulsion
Nas $27M Series A for the solopreneur economy (Vinod Khosla angel)
EDGAR: 305 Form D filings. 39 operating companies. 143 named executives.
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#venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #AI
X/Twitter Thread
1/ Angel Registry Update - April 9, 2026
15 new deals. 17 named angels. The Tableau mafia, Replit CEO, and Vinod Khosla all writing checks. Thread:
2/ Avec raised $8.4M Seed for a Tinder-style mobile email app.
Angels: Amjad Masad (Replit CEO), Scott Belsky (Adobe CPO), Lenny Rachitsky, Michele Catasta (fmr Google Research).
3/ Ridge AI raised $2.6M Pre-Seed for AI analytics for B2B SaaS.
6 named angels: Chris Stolte (Tableau co-founder), Adrien Treuille (Streamlit co-founder), Jeff Hammerbacher (Cloudera co-founder), Carlos Guestrin (fmr Apple ML), Elissa Fink (fmr Tableau CMO), Ellie Fields (fmr Tableau VP Product).
4/ Nerd Apply raised $3.2M Seed for privacy-first college counseling.
Angels: Gokul Rajaram (DoorDash), David Krane (GV), Chris Moore (Greylock), Jeff Crowe (Norwest).
5/ Nas raised $27M Series A for the solopreneur economy.
Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures founder) is a named angel.
6/ EDGAR: 305 Form D filings. 143 named executives. Notable: Saronic Technologies ($1.75B, TX) and Coursemojo ($10.5M, DC).
Full report: buttondown.com/AngelRegistry
Reddit r/buildinpublic Post
Title: Angel Registry Update - April 9, 2026: Tableau co-founders, Replit CEO, and Vinod Khosla all angel in today's deals
Building the Angel Registry in public - here's today's scan:
Best angel clusters of the week:
Ridge AI ($2.6M Pre-Seed): 6 named angels including Chris Stolte (Tableau co-founder), Adrien Treuille (Streamlit co-founder), and Jeff Hammerbacher (Cloudera co-founder)
Avec ($8.4M Seed): Amjad Masad (Replit CEO), Scott Belsky (Adobe CPO), Lenny Rachitsky
Nerd Apply ($3.2M Seed): Gokul Rajaram, David Krane (GV), Chris Moore (Greylock)
EDGAR: 305 Form D filings. 143 named executives.
Full report: buttondown.com/AngelRegistry
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Angel Registry Update — A FounderPortal.ai / SOAR AI Studio Production
Compiled by Manus AI. All information from public sources. Not investment advice.
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