Angel Registry Update — March 4, 2026
Angel Registry Update — March 4, 2026
This report summarizes early-stage (pre-seed, seed, Series A) and relevant Reg CF funding rounds for US-based technology companies announced in the 24-hour period leading up to March 4, 2026. It also includes a detailed addendum on individual angel investors identified in these rounds for inclusion in the Master Angel Database (MAD).
Part 1: Daily Funding Briefing
19 unique early-stage deals were identified, totaling over $295 million in disclosed capital. The day was marked by significant seed rounds in the cybersecurity and AI biosecurity sectors.
| Company | Amount | Round | Focus | Lead Investor(s) | Notable Angels | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Humand | $66M | Series A | Internal Comms/HR Platform | Goodwater Capital, Kaszek | Arash Ferdowsi, Guillermo Rauch, Vlad Magdalin | | Fig Security | $38M | Seed & A | Cybersecurity Stack Monitoring | Team8, Ten Eleven Ventures | Doug Merritt, Rene Bonvanie | | JetStream Security | $34M | Seed | AI Governance Platform | Redpoint Ventures | George Kurtz, Assaf Rappaport, Frederic Kerrest | | Chariot Defense | $34M | Seed | Defense Hardware/Software | a16z, DCVC, General Catalyst | None named | | Valthos | $30M | Seed | AI Biosecurity | Founders Fund, Lux Capital, OpenAI | None named | | NODA AI | $25M | Series A | AI-Native Defense Systems | Bessemer Venture Partners | None named | | Solid | $20M | Seed | Enterprise AI Data Reliability | Team8, SignalFire | None named | | Koah Labs | $20.5M | Series A | AI Ad Monetization | Theory Ventures | None named | | Red Queen Bio | $15M | Seed | AI Biosecurity | OpenAI, Cerberus Ventures | None named | | MeltPlan | $10M | Seed | AI Pre-Construction Platform | Bessemer Venture Partners | None named | | EGI Battery | $10M | Seed | Advanced Aerospace Batteries | TSV Capital | None named | | Artemis | $6M | Seed | Climate-Tech (Solar/Battery) | Long Journey, Copec WIND | Scott Banister | | Bluprynt | $4.25M | Seed | Crypto Compliance OS | Valor Capital Group | Mark Cuban, Dan Schulman, Chris Giancarlo | | GenFlux | $4.2M | Seed | AI Brand Visibility | Symbolic Capital | None named | | IntelliGRC | $3.5M | Seed | Cybersecurity GRC Platform | Kyle Hanslovan, Blu Ventures | 10+ MSP/Cybersecurity CEOs & Founders | | Plurio | $3.5M | Seed | AdTech AI Optimization | Altair, DVC | Kos Stiskin, Mike Yan | | PartsPulse | $3M | Seed | AI Parts Management | UP.Partners | None named | | Navigara | $2.5M | Seed | Eng. Performance Measurement | Inovo VC | None named | | Huper Corp. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | AI Organizational Intelligence | Nadia Partners, Link Ventures | Jim Brown | | Barricade Tx | $1.24M | Reg CF | Colorectal Cancer Therapy | StartEngine | N/A - Crowdfunded |
Part 2: Individual Angels Identified
30 individual angel investors were identified across 8 key deals. The following table provides their details for the Angel Registry.
| Name | Location | Email | Phone | LinkedIn | Twitter | Title & Company | Deal Invested In | Soar Portal Match | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Kyle Hanslovan | Baltimore, MD | Not found | Not found | Profile | @KyleHanslovan | CEO, Huntress | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Jennifer VanderWier | Huntsville, AL | Not found | Not found | Profile | Not found | CEO, Vandy Advisors | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Workplace-ai.com | | James VanderWier | Norton Shores, MI | Not found | Not found | Profile | Not found | Advisor, IntelliGRC | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Workplace-ai.com | | John Ferrell | Columbia, MD | Not found | Not found | Profile | @jdferrell3 | Cofounder, Huntress | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Marcos E. Torres | Austin, TX | Not found | Not found | Profile | Not found | Venture Partner, Blu Ventures | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Finance Portal | | Kevin Blake | Endicott, NY | Not found | Not found | Profile | Not found | President, ICS Solutions Group | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Workplace-ai.com | | Rashaad Bajwa | Cranbury, NJ | sales@integrisit.com | +1-888-330-8808 | Profile | @RashaadBajwa | Exec. Chairman, Integris | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Steven Freidkin | McLean, VA | steven.freidkin@ntiva.com | Not found | Profile | Not found | Founder & CEO, Ntiva | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Ryan Bonner | Detroit, MI | info@defcert.com | Not found | Profile | @ryankbonner | Founder & CEO, DEFCERT | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Dustin Bolander | Austin, TX | dustin@clear-guidance.com | +1-512-649-2424 | Profile | Not found | CEO, Cyberdrain & Beltex Ins. | IntelliGRC ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | George Kurtz | San Jose, CA | george@crowdstrike.com | Not found | Profile | @George_Kurtz | CEO, CrowdStrike | JetStream Security ($34M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Assaf Rappaport | New York, NY | assaf.rappaport@gmail.com | Not found | Profile | @assaf_rappaport | Co-Founder & CEO, Wiz | JetStream Security ($34M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Frederic Kerrest | San Francisco, CA | fkerrest@gmail.com | +1-510-350-7438 | Profile | @fkerrest | Vice-Chairman & Co-Founder, Okta | JetStream Security ($34M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Doug Merritt | Santa Clara, CA | Not found | Not found | Profile | @douglasmerritt | Chairman, CEO, Aviatrix | Fig Security ($38M Seed) | Founder Portal | | René Bonvanie | San Mateo, CA | rbonvanie@battery.com | +1-650-740-1054 | Profile | @renebonvanie | Advisor; EIR, Battery Ventures | Fig Security ($38M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Mark Cuban | Dallas, TX | mark.cuban@dallasmavs.com | +1-971-251-4425 | Profile | @mcuban | President, Mark Cuban Companies | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Dan Schulman | New York, NY | dan.schulman@verizon.com | Not found | Profile | @Dan_Schulman | CEO, Verizon | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | Finance Portal | | J. C. Giancarlo | New York, NY | jcgiancarlo@willkie.com | +1-212-728-3816 | Profile | @giancarloMKTS | Senior Counsel, Willkie Farr | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | CitizenPortal.ai | | Jelena McWilliams | Washington, D.C. | Not found | Not found | Profile | Not found | President, Corp Affairs, Plaid | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | CitizenPortal.ai | | Jeremy M. Kroll | New York, NY | jeremy@K2intelligence.com | Not found | Profile | @KrollJeremy | Founder & Vice Chairman, K2 Integrity | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | Finance Portal | | Jules B. Kroll | New York, NY | jules.kroll@bluevoyant.com | +1-212-694-7000 | Profile | Not found | Executive Chair, K2 Integrity | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | Finance Portal | | Edward Wible | São Paulo, SP | aewible@gmail.com | +1-267-293-9425 | Profile | Not found | Co-Founder, Nubank | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | Finance Portal | | Ricardo V. Marino | São Paulo, SP | Not found | Not found | Profile | @RicardoMarino20 | Vice Chairman, Itaú Unibanco | Bluprynt ($4.25M Seed) | Finance Portal | | Scott Banister | Half Moon Bay, CA | sbanister@davincischools.org | Not found | Profile | Not found | Venture Partner, Long Journey | Artemis ($6M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Konstantin Stiskin | Amsterdam, NH | Not found | Not found | Profile | Not found | Co-founder, Finom | Plurio ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Mike Yan | Palo Alto, CA | mike@mikeyan.com | Not found | Profile | Not found | Chairman, Manychat | Plurio ($3.5M Seed) | Founder Portal | | Jim Brown | New York, NY | jbrown@long-ridge.com | Not found | Profile | Not found | Founder, Long Ridge Equity | Huper Corp. ($1.5M Pre-Seed) | Finance Portal | | Claire Hughes Johnson | Not found | clairejohnson@gmail.com | +1-763-522-2100 | Profile | @chughesjohnson | Advisor, Stripe | Slang ($28M) | Founder Portal | | Erik Blachford | San Francisco, CA | eblachford@gmail.com | +1-415-386-0756 | Profile | @erikbl | Board Member, Fora Travel | Wheel the World ($11M) | Founder Portal | | Manny Maceda | San Francisco, CA | manny.maceda@bain.com | Not found | Profile | @mannypm | Partner & Chairman, Bain & Co. | Humand ($66M Series A) | Workplace-ai.com |
Part 3: Detailed Deal Profiles
1. Humand — $66M Series A
What they do: Humand is an internal communications and HR platform designed to strengthen company culture and employee engagement. It provides a mobile-first hub for company news, recognition, directories, and HR workflows.
Traction: The company has achieved significant enterprise adoption across Latin America and is expanding into North America. Backed by Y Combinator.
Investors: Goodwater Capital, Kaszek, Newtopia VC, Y Combinator. Individual angels: Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox co-founder), Guillermo Rauch (Vercel CEO), Vlad Magdalin (Webflow co-founder), Marcos Galperin (MercadoLibre founder), Martin Varsavsky (serial entrepreneur), Manny Maceda (Bain & Company Chairman), Rajat Suri (Presto Automation CEO), Sebastian Mejia (Rappi co-founder).
2. Fig Security — $38M Seed & Series A
What they do: Fig Security builds a cybersecurity monitoring layer that gives security teams unified visibility into changes across their entire technology stack — cloud, SaaS, endpoints, and on-prem — to detect misconfigurations and threats faster.
Traction: Emerged from stealth with enterprise customers already signed. Founded by veterans of the Israeli intelligence community.
Investors: Team8 (lead), Ten Eleven Ventures. Individual angels: Doug Merritt (former CEO, Splunk; current CEO, Aviatrix), René Bonvanie (former CMO, Palo Alto Networks; EIR, Battery Ventures), founders of Demisto and Siemplify (names not publicly disclosed).
3. JetStream Security — $34M Seed
What they do: JetStream Security is an AI governance platform built by veterans of CrowdStrike and SentinelOne. It helps enterprise security teams manage and audit AI deployments, ensuring compliance and reducing risk from shadow AI.
Traction: Launched with design partners from Fortune 500 companies.
Investors: Redpoint Ventures (lead), CrowdStrike Falcon Fund. Individual angels: George Kurtz (CEO, CrowdStrike), Assaf Rappaport (CEO, Wiz), Frederic Kerrest (Vice-Chairman & Co-Founder, Okta).
4. Chariot Defense — $34M Seed
What they do: Chariot Defense builds integrated hardware and software systems for defense applications, focusing on autonomous platforms and AI-enabled command and control.
Investors: a16z, DCVC, General Catalyst, Shield Capital. No individual angels publicly named.
5. Valthos — $30M Seed
What they do: Valthos develops AI systems that identify biological threats and design countermeasures. The company's thesis is that AI has made it faster to weaponize biology than to develop cures, requiring a new class of AI-native defense.
Location: New York, NY.
Investors: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, OpenAI. No individual angels publicly named.
6. NODA AI — $25M Series A
What they do: NODA AI builds AI-native autonomous systems for defense applications, including ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) and logistics.
Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Booz Allen Ventures, Draper Associates, Bloomberg Beta, Alumni Ventures.
7. Solid — $20M Seed
What they do: Solid builds enterprise AI data reliability infrastructure, ensuring that data pipelines feeding AI models are accurate, consistent, and auditable.
Investors: Team8, SignalFire.
8. Koah Labs — $20.5M Series A
What they do: Koah Labs is an AI-native ad monetization platform that helps publishers and app developers maximize revenue through intelligent ad placement and optimization.
Location: San Francisco, CA.
Investors: Theory Ventures, Forerunner, South Park Commons.
9. Red Queen Bio — $15M Seed
What they do: Red Queen Bio is an AI biosecurity company operating on the thesis that as AI capabilities advance, biological risks grow exponentially and defenses must scale at the same rate.
Investors: OpenAI (lead), Cerberus Ventures, Fifty Years, Halcyon Futures.
10. MeltPlan — $10M Seed
What they do: MeltPlan is an AI-native pre-construction platform that improves decision-making before construction begins, helping contractors reduce cost overruns and schedule delays.
Traction: Working with enterprise contractors including DPR Construction and Innovo Group.
Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, noa.
11. EGI Battery — $10M Seed
What they do: EGI Battery develops advanced battery technology for aerospace and unmanned aerial systems (UAS), targeting higher energy density and safety for defense and commercial drone applications.
Location: Ann Arbor, MI.
Investors: TSV Capital, US family offices.
12. Artemis (fka Monalee) — $6M Seed
What they do: Artemis provides a platform that enables solar and battery companies to design, sell, and finance residential solar, energy storage, and EV charging installation projects in seconds. Available in the US with international expansion planned.
Location: Houston, TX. CEO: Walid Halty.
Investors: Long Journey (co-lead), Copec WIND Ventures (co-lead), Ludlow Ventures, Shrug Capital, Coalition Operators, Plug and Play Ventures, FJ Labs, Tribeca Ventures, Palm Tree Crew. Individual angel: Scott Banister.
13. Bluprynt — $4.25M Seed
What they do: Bluprynt is a compliance operating system for digital assets, helping crypto companies manage regulatory requirements, KYC/AML workflows, and reporting obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
Investors: Valor Capital Group, Cultivation Capital, Robinhood, Coinbase Ventures, Quona Capital, Kazea, Flourish Ventures, Radical Investments, Selah Ventures. Individual angels: Mark Cuban, Dan Schulman, J. Christopher Giancarlo, Jelena McWilliams, Jeremy Kroll, Jules Kroll, Edward Wible, Ricardo Villela Marino.
14. GenFlux — $4.2M Seed
What they do: GenFlux optimizes AI brand visibility, helping companies ensure their brands and products appear prominently in AI-generated search results and recommendations (AI SEO/GEO).
Investors: Symbolic Capital, Borderless Capital, Frachtis, Dispersion Capital, Delphi Ventures, Bigbrain Holdings.
15. IntelliGRC — $3.5M Seed
What they do: IntelliGRC is a cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform built specifically for MSPs and MSSPs to deliver GRC-as-a-Service to their clients, particularly in the Defense Industrial Base.
Location: Fairfax, VA. CEO: Ozzie Saeed.
Investors: Led by Kyle Hanslovan (CEO, Huntress) and Blu Ventures. Individual angels: Jennifer VanderWier (CEO, Vandy Advisors), James VanderWier (former MSP owner), John Ferrell (Co-Founder, Huntress), Marcos Torres (former CFO, Huntress), Kevin Blake (Integris), Rashaad Bajwa (Founder, Integris), Steven Freidkin (Founder & CEO, Ntiva), Ryan Bonner (Founder & CEO, DEFCERT), Dustin Bolander (CEO, Cyberdrain & Beltex Insurance). VC firms: SaaS Ventures, Early Light Ventures, Hypershift Technologies.
16. Plurio — $3.5M Seed
What they do: Plurio is an AdTech AI platform that optimizes cross-channel advertising spend, using machine learning to allocate budgets and creative assets across digital channels in real time.
Investors: Altair, DVC, Yellow Rocks. Individual angels: Kos Stiskin (Co-founder, Finom), Mike Yan (Chairman, Manychat).
17. PartsPulse — $3M Seed
What they do: PartsPulse provides an AI-powered platform for managing parts businesses, helping distributors and manufacturers optimize inventory, pricing, and fulfillment.
Traction: Working with Wabash to develop its initial product suite.
Investors: UP.Partners.
18. Navigara — $2.5M Seed
What they do: Navigara is an engineering performance measurement platform that connects to development tools (GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear) to translate raw activity into strategic signals, helping CTOs measure AI tool impact and engineering ROI.
Location: San Francisco, CA (with engineering operations in Prague). CEO: Jirka Bachel.
Investors: Inovo VC (lead), Rockaway Ventures, QQ Capital.
19. Huper Corporation — $1.5M Pre-Seed
What they do: Huper is an AI-powered organizational intelligence platform designed to help leaders run their organizations with greater clarity, accountability, and trust through data-driven insights.
Investors: Nadia Partners, Link Ventures. Individual angel: Jim Brown (Founder & Managing Partner, Long Ridge Equity Partners).
20. Barricade Therapeutics — $1.24M Reg CF (StartEngine)
What they do: Barricade Therapeutics is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company developing an oral investigational therapy for APC-mutant colorectal cancer. Backed by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas and the American Cancer Society.
Platform: StartEngine (Regulation Crowdfunding).
Part 4: Angel Background Notes
The following section provides expanded background on the highest-signal angels identified today, for use in outreach and relationship mapping.
Kyle Hanslovan is the co-founder and CEO of Huntress, a cybersecurity firm that grew to unicorn status in 2024. A former NSA operator and DEF CON CTF winner, Hanslovan is one of the most active angel investors in the MSP/MSSP cybersecurity ecosystem. His decision to personally lead the IntelliGRC round signals strong conviction in the GRC-as-a-Service market for managed service providers.
Rashaad Bajwa founded Domain Computer Services in 2007, which later became Integris — one of the largest MSPs in the US. He was named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for New Jersey in 2025. He is an active angel investor in the MSP technology stack.
Scott Banister is one of Silicon Valley's most storied angel investors. He co-founded IronPort Systems (acquired by Cisco for $830M), was an early PayPal investor and advisor, and has backed SpaceX, Uber, Palantir, Flexport, and dozens of other breakout companies. His participation in Artemis's round alongside Long Journey Ventures (where he is a Venture Partner) is notable.
George Kurtz, Assaf Rappaport, and Frederic Kerrest represent the top tier of enterprise security founders writing personal checks. Their collective backing of JetStream Security is a powerful signal for the AI governance market.
Mark Cuban and Dan Schulman (former PayPal CEO, now Verizon CEO) anchoring the Bluprynt round alongside former regulators Giancarlo and McWilliams creates an unusually credentialed cap table for a $4.25M seed.
Methodology & Data Quality Notes
All deal information was sourced from TechCrunch, Fortune, FinSMEs, Crunchbase News, AlleyWatch, VC News Daily, BusinessWire, PR Newswire, and GlobeNewswire. Angel investor contact information was gathered from publicly available sources including LinkedIn, company websites, and press releases. Email addresses and phone numbers marked as found should be verified before use, as some may be general company contacts rather than direct personal lines. Phone numbers and emails sourced from ZoomInfo aggregators may reflect older records.
Soar Portal Matching Legend: - Founder Portal — Active startup founders and operators - Finance Portal — Finance executives, bankers, and investment professionals - CitizenPortal.ai — Former government officials, regulators, and policy leaders - Workplace-ai.com — Enterprise HR, operations, and management professionals - Family Portal — Family office and multi-generational wealth investors
Report compiled by Manus AI | March 4, 2026 | Sources: TechCrunch, Fortune, FinSMEs, Crunchbase News, AlleyWatch, VC News Daily, BusinessWire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire