Angel Registry Update — March 5, 2026
Angel Registry Update — March 5, 2026
This report summarizes early-stage (pre-seed, seed, Series A) funding rounds for US-based technology companies announced in the 24-hour period leading up to March 5, 2026, and provides a detailed addendum on all identified individual angel investors.
Section 1: Funding Briefing
16 unique early-stage deals were identified, totaling over $200 million in disclosed capital. The day was marked by significant rounds in AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise software.
| Company | Amount | Round | Focus | Lead Investor(s) | Notable Angels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cylake | $45M | Seed | Sovereign AI Cybersecurity | Greylock Partners | None named |
| ZyG | $58M | Seed | Agentic E-commerce OS | Bessemer, Viola, Lightspeed | None named |
| Lio | $30M | Series A | Agentic AI for Procurement | Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) | Harry Stebbings |
| Reclaim Security | $20M | Series A | Preemptive Exposure Remediation | Acrew Capital, QP Ventures | None named |
| UnityAI | $8.5M | Series A | Agentic AI for Healthcare Ops | Third Prime | None named |
| AgriPass | $7.5M | Seed | AI-Powered Robotic Weeding | Harbor Venture Consulting | None named |
| Jest | $7M | Seed | Marketplace for Messaging Games | Innovation Endeavors | None named |
| Cheer Games | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Mobile Puzzle Game Studio | Makers Fund, Play Ventures | Strategic angels |
| Denki | $4.1M | Seed | AI for Financial Audits | Base10 Partners, Shine Capital | DeepMind alum |
| Procode AI | $4M | Seed | AI for Surgical RCM | Story Ventures, CHAP Health | Dmitry Shevelenko |
| Vor Systems | $3M | Pre-Seed | AI for Renewable Energy Deals | Gigascale Capital, Virta | Christopher Payne, Hank Couture |
| 14.ai | $3M | Seed | AI-Native Customer Support | YC, General Catalyst, SV Angel | Founders of Dropbox, Slack, Replit, Vercel |
| Diligent AI | $2.5M | Seed | AI for FinTech Compliance | Speedinvest, Shapers | Angel investors |
| Worldscape.ai | $6M | Seed | AI Geospatial Intelligence | Scout Ventures, Radius | None named |
| One Stop Wellness | $300k | Seed | B2B Corporate Wellness | North Texas Angel Network | 14 NTAN members |
| Corganics | $105k | Seed | Clinical Cannabinoid Brand | North Texas Angel Network | 6 NTAN members |
Section 2: Individual Angels Identified
20 individual angel investors were identified across 7 of the 16 deals. The following section provides detailed profiles for each individual.
14.ai — $3M Seed
Drew Houston
- Location: Austin, TX
- Email: Not found
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drewhouston
- X/Twitter: @drewhouston
- Title & Company: Co-founder & CEO, Dropbox
- Background: Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. MIT computer science graduate. Focus on early-stage AI companies reimagining work. Board member at Meta.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Arash Ferdowsi
- Location: New York, NY
- Email: aferdowsi@dropbox.com
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arashferdowsi
- X/Twitter: @arashf
- Title & Company: Co-founder, Dropbox
- Background: Co-founder and former CTO of Dropbox. Attended MIT (computer science). Active angel investor in business/productivity software, database software, and design tools.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Stewart Butterfield
- Location: New York, NY
- Email: Not found
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/butterfield
- X/Twitter: @stewart
- Title & Company: Co-founder of Slack and Flickr
- Background: Canadian entrepreneur who co-founded Flickr (acquired by Yahoo!) and Slack (acquired by Salesforce). Self-taught coder. Stepped down as CEO of Slack in 2023.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Eric Costello
- Location: New York, NY
- Email: eric.costello@gmail.com
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: Not found
- X/Twitter: @ericost
- Title & Company: Co-founder, Slack
- Background: Co-founder and lead client developer at Slack. Also co-founded Ludicorp (Flickr) and Tiny Speck (Glitch). Frontend engineering pioneer. Retired from Slack in 2016 and now runs a farm.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Cal Henderson
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Email: cal@iamcal.com
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamcal
- X/Twitter: @iamcal
- Title & Company: Previously: Co-founder & CTO, Slack
- Background: British computer programmer and author. Co-founder and former CTO of Slack. Led engineering at Flickr. Stepped down from Slack in January 2024.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Serguei Mourachov
- Location: Vancouver, BC
- Email: serguei@slack-corp.com
- Phone: +1-604-230-7799
- LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/in/smourachov
- X/Twitter: Not found
- Title & Company: Co-founder and Principal Engineer, Slack
- Background: Co-founder and Principal Engineer at Slack with a background in highly scalable distributed software systems.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Amjad Masad
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- Email: amjad@repl.it
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amjadmasad
- X/Twitter: @amasad
- Title & Company: Founder & CEO, Replit
- Background: Founder and CEO of Replit. Former tech lead at Facebook (co-founded JS infra team) and first employee at Codecademy. Palestinian-Jordanian-American entrepreneur focused on developer tools and AI.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Guillermo Rauch
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Email: rauchg@gmail.com
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rauchg
- X/Twitter: @rauchg
- Title & Company: Founder and CEO, Vercel
- Background: Founder and CEO of Vercel. Previously founded LearnBoost and Cloudup. Prolific open-source developer. Advisor at Rebill and Auth0. Invests in developer tools, AI, and cloud infrastructure.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Vor Systems — $3M Pre-Seed
Christopher Payne
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Email: investors@hawthornep.com
- Phone: +1-416-687-5250
- LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/in/christopher-payne-b0022a45
- X/Twitter: Not found
- Title & Company: Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner, Hawthorn Equity Partners
- Background: Founder of a private equity firm. Previously at Merrill Lynch and Blackstone. Board member at NGRAIN. Northwestern University alumnus.
- Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Hank Couture
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Email: build@takeleapyear.com
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hank-couture
- X/Twitter: @HankCouture
- Title & Company: Founder & Partner, LeapYear
- Background: Founder of LeapYear (invests in student builders) and Partner at Lightbank. Former COO of Fanatics Betting & Gaming and VP at DoorDash. William & Mary alumnus.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Badrul Farooqi
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Email: hello@cursorcapital.vc
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/farooqib
- X/Twitter: @farooqib
- Title & Company: Angel Investor, Self Employed
- Background: Early-stage investor and product builder. First PM at Figma. Led teams at Square. Engineer at Expedia and Hook Studios. Invests in foundational tools, platforms, and AI.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Paul Grana
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Email: paul.grana@folsomlabs.com
- Phone: +1-773-425-1944
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pgrana
- X/Twitter: @pgrana
- Title & Company: General Manager, HelioScope at Aurora Solar
- Background: Co-founder of Folsom Labs (Helioscope), acquired by Aurora Solar. Background in management consulting and product management.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Titiaan Palazzi
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Email: titiaan.palazzi@snowflake.com
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/titiaanpalazzi
- X/Twitter: @titiaan_palazzi
- Title & Company: Industry Principal, Snowflake
- Background: Co-founder of Myst AI (acquired by Snowflake). Former Head of Power & Utilities GTM at Snowflake. Worked at Rocky Mountain Institute. MIT and Delft alumnus.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Diligent AI — $2.5M Seed
Valentin Stalf
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Email: valentin.stalf@number26.de
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: de.linkedin.com/in/valentinstalf
- X/Twitter: @valentinstalf
- Title & Company: Co-Founder & Supervisory Board Member, N26
- Background: Co-founder of N26, a leading European digital bank. Active investor in European startups. Former Entrepreneur in Residence at Rocket Internet. University of St. Gallen alumnus.
- Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Richard Davies
- Location: London, England
- Email: richard.davies@allica.bank
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/richard-davies-1323b2
- X/Twitter: Not found
- Title & Company: CEO, Allica Bank
- Background: CEO of Allica Bank. Held leadership roles at Revolut and OakNorth. Focus on transforming SME banking.
- Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Andreas Bodczek
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Email: Not found
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: de.linkedin.com/in/andreasbodczek
- X/Twitter: @abodczek
- Title & Company: CEO, IDnow
- Background: CEO of IDnow and board partner at Point Nine Capital. Co-founded and scaled Fyber. Invests in early-stage tech companies.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Lio — $30M Series A
- Harry Stebbings
- Location: London, England
- Email: harry@20vc.com
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/in/harrystebbings
- X/Twitter: @HarryStebbings
- Title & Company: Founder, 20VC
- Background: Founder of 20VC (media company and venture fund). Host of 'The Twenty Minute VC' podcast. Active angel investor in early-stage tech.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
Procode AI — $4M Seed
- Dmitry Shevelenko
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Email: dshevel@gmail.com
- Phone: +1-415-815-9826
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dmitryshevelenko
- X/Twitter: @dmitry140
- Title & Company: Chief Business Officer, Perplexity
- Background: CBO at Perplexity. Board member at Lazard. Co-founder of Tortoise. Former business development and product leader at Uber, LinkedIn, and Meta. Columbia University alumnus.
- Soar Portal Match: Founder Portal
One Stop Wellness — $300k Seed
- Marvin Bobo
- Location: Allen, TX
- Email: Not found
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marvinbobo
- X/Twitter: Not found
- Title & Company: Member, North Texas Angel Network
- Background: Real estate investor and member of the North Texas Angel Network (NTAN). Served as due diligence lead for the One Stop Wellness investment. Board of Trustees for Lovejoy ISD.
- Soar Portal Match: CitizenPortal.ai
Corganics — $105k Seed
- Tim Shroyer
- Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Email: Not found
- Phone: Not found
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timshroyer
- X/Twitter: Not found
- Title & Company: Board Member, North Texas Angel Network
- Background: 30+ years in financial markets. Advised corporations on foreign exchange strategy. Former Managing Director at PNC and BMO Capital Markets.
- Soar Portal Match: Finance Portal
Report compiled by Manus AI | March 5, 2026
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