Section 1 — Funding Briefing
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A massive day for early-stage funding with over 20 qualifying US deals totaling more than $1.3 billion. The headline is Unconventional AI's $475M seed round, but the real angel intelligence comes from smaller deals like Sentience, Nexus, and Origin.
| COMPANY |
AMOUNT |
ROUND |
FOCUS |
LEAD INVESTOR |
| AMI Labs | $1.03B | Seed | World Models AI | Nvidia, Temasek |
| Unconventional AI | $475M | Seed | AI Hardware Alternatives | a16z, Lightspeed |
| Normal Computing | $50M | Series A | Thermodynamic Computing | Samsung Catalyst |
| Thesis Care | $45M | Series A | AI Clinical Operations | Oak HC/FT |
| Glimpse | $35M | Series A | Retail Deduction Automation | a16z |
| Origin | $30M | Series A+ | AI Employee Benefits | Notion Capital |
| Treeline | $25M | Series A | AI IT/Security OS | a16z |
| Kestra | $25M | Series A | Open-Source Orchestration | RTP Global |
| Neon | $25M | Seed | Personal Data Monetization | Lightspeed |
| Deccan AI | $25M | Series A | Post-Training AI Data | A91 Partners |
| EPIC Microsystems | $21M | Series A | AI Power Delivery | Seligman Ventures |
| Helix Earth | $12M | Seed 2 | NASA-Tech HVAC | Veriten |
| Trayd | $10M | Series A | Construction Payroll OS | White Star Capital |
| VITL | $7.5M | Series A | Cash-Pay E-Prescribing | SignalFire |
| Sentience | $6.5M | Seed | Personal AI Digital Twin | Bain Capital Ventures |
| Nexus | $4.3M | Seed | Agentic AI for Enterprise | General Catalyst |
| Arinna | $4M | Seed | Ultrathin Solar Panels | Spacecadet Ventures |
| VectorWave | $2.5M | Seed | Neuromorphic Edge AI | J2 Ventures |
| Earlyasset | $2M | Pre-seed | VC Secondary Transactions | New Stack Ventures |
Section 2 — Individual Angels & EDGAR Filings
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11 named individual angel investors identified across 5 deals today. Key profiles below, followed by EDGAR Form D filing data.
Gokul Rajaram Nexus ($4.3M Seed) |
Background: Former exec at DoorDash, Square, Google. Creator of Google AdSense. One of Silicon Valley's most prolific angels with 100+ investments. Location: San Francisco, CA LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gokulrajaram X/Twitter: @gokulr Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal, Finance Portal |
Soleio Cuervo Sentience ($6.5M Seed) |
Background: Founding designer at Facebook. Former Head of Design at Dropbox. Partner at Combine VC. Designed the Facebook Like button. Location: San Francisco, CA LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/soleio X/Twitter: @soleio Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal, Friend Portal |
Paul Daugherty Origin ($30M Series A+) |
Background: Former CTO and Chief Innovation Officer at Accenture. Led Accenture's technology strategy and AI practice for over a decade. Location: New York, NY LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pauldaugherty X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Workplace-ai.com, Founder Portal |
Jacqui Canney Origin ($30M Series A+) |
Background: Former Chief People Officer at WPP and Walmart. Expert in HR technology and workforce transformation. Location: New York, NY LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jacquicanney X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Workplace-ai.com, Family Portal |
Tudor Havriliuc Origin ($30M Series A+) |
Background: Former VP of People at Meta/Facebook. Led HR strategy during Facebook's hypergrowth period. Location: San Francisco, CA LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tudorhavriliuc X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Workplace-ai.com, Founder Portal |
Terrance Rohan Sentience ($6.5M Seed) |
Background: Angel investor and operator. Active in AI and consumer tech investments. Location: San Francisco, CA LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/terrancerohan X/Twitter: @terrancerohan Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal |
Annie Case Sentience ($6.5M Seed) |
Background: Angel investor. Active in AI and consumer tech. Location: San Francisco, CA LinkedIn: N/A X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal |
Jeff Peters Glimpse ($35M Series A) |
Background: Angel investor in retail and CPG technology. Location: N/A LinkedIn: N/A X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal |
Andrew Ryan Earlyasset ($2M Pre-seed) |
Background: Angel investor in fintech and venture infrastructure. Location: N/A LinkedIn: N/A X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal, Founder Portal |
Raphael Schaad Nexus ($4.3M Seed) |
Background: Angel investor and technologist. Location: N/A LinkedIn: N/A X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal |
Jake Mintz Nexus ($4.3M Seed) |
Background: Angel investor. Location: N/A LinkedIn: N/A X/Twitter: N/A Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal |
EDGAR Form D Filings (March 25) |
0 Form D filings were found for March 25, 2026. This date may not yet have filings indexed, or filings may have been processed on adjacent business days.
LinkedIn Post: Today's Angel Registry Update covers 20+ deals totaling over $1.3 BILLION.
The headlines: AMI Labs raised $1B+ and Unconventional AI raised $475M — both seed rounds.
But the real angel intelligence is in the smaller deals:
- Gokul Rajaram (creator of Google AdSense) backed Nexus ($4.3M Seed)
- Soleio (designed the Facebook Like button) backed Sentience ($6.5M Seed)
- Three former C-suite execs backed Origin ($30M)
#VentureCapital #AngelInvesting #Startups #AI |
X/Twitter Thread: 1/ Angel Registry — March 25. 20+ deals. $1.3B+ raised. 11 named angels.
2/ THE ANGELS:
- @gokulr (Google AdSense, DoorDash) → Nexus $4.3M
- @soleio (Facebook Like button) → Sentience $6.5M
- Paul Daugherty (fmr Accenture CTO) → Origin $30M
3/ Full report → https://buttondown.com/AngelRegistry |
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