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Angel Registry Update — March 9, 2026

Angel Registry Update

Today's early-stage funding rounds and individual angel investors identified — Angel Registry Update

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Angel Registry Update

March 9, 2026

DAILY BRIEFING

16 deals • $250M+ raised • 9 individual angels identified across 5 deals • WNBA stars enter angel investing

Section 1 — Funding Briefing

Today’s report covers 16 unique US seed and Series A deals totaling over $250M in disclosed capital. The day is dominated by fintech and cybersecurity, with KAST’s $80M stablecoin neobank Series A as the headline deal. Notably, Axiomatic AI and Multiply Mortgage both brought Kleiner Perkins back into the seed and early-stage conversation. Four WNBA superstars wrote personal angel checks into Mega’s $11.5M Series A.

COMPANY AMOUNT ROUND FOCUS LEAD INVESTOR
KAST $80M Series A Fintech / Stablecoin QED Investors, Left Lane Capital
Cylake $45M Seed Cybersecurity Greylock Partners
JetStream Security $34M Seed AI Security Redpoint
Lio $30M Seed Enterprise SaaS Andreessen Horowitz
Multiply Mortgage $23.5M Series A Fintech / Mortgage Kleiner Perkins
NexCure $19M Series A Healthtech RA Capital Management
Axiomatic AI $18M Seed AI / Engineering Engine Ventures
ArmorCode $16M Series A AppSec Cheyenne Ventures
Lyzr $14.5M Series A AI Agents Rocketship VC
Mega $11.5M Series A AI / MarTech Goodwater Capital
Voomi Supply $10M Series A B2B eCommerce Asymmetric Capital Partners
Hook $10M Series A Music / Creator Economy Khosla Ventures
UnityAI $8.5M Seed Healthcare AI Company Ventures
DiligenceSquared $5M Seed AI / PE Tools Relentless
Advocacy $3.5M Seed Legal Tech Relentless
ILS $3M Seed Legal Tech Chicago Ventures
KAST $80M Series A

Global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, providing USD-denominated accounts and global pay-ins/payouts.

Traction: 1M+ users, nearly $5B in annualized transaction volume, projecting $100M ARR in 2026.

Investors: QED Investors (co-lead), Left Lane Capital (co-lead), Peak XV Partners, HSG, DST Global Partners

Cylake $45M Seed

AI-native cybersecurity platform for regulated institutions requiring total data sovereignty.

Investors: Greylock Partners

JetStream Security $34M Seed

Enterprise AI governance and security platform. Founded by CrowdStrike and SentinelOne veterans.

Investors: Redpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, George Kurtz, Assaf Rappaport, Frederic Kerrest

Lio $30M Seed

AI-powered operational data platform for customizable digital registers and business workflows.

Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Harry Stebbings, SV Angel, Y Combinator

Multiply Mortgage $23.5M Series A

AI-native mortgage origination platform offered as an employee benefit, available in 45 US states.

Traction: Total funding to date of $27M.

Investors: Kleiner Perkins (lead), A*, Box Group, Mischief, Workshop Venture Partners

NexCure $19M Series A

Healthcare platform that standardizes clinical protocols and automates care coordination.

Investors: RA Capital Management

Axiomatic AI $18M Seed

AI verification standard for engineering-focused AI. Integrates frontier models with formal mathematical and physics-based verification. Co-founded by MIT professors.

Traction: Early access with Fortune 100/500 companies. Total funding to $25M.

Investors: Engine Ventures (lead), Kleiner Perkins, Big Sur Ventures, Global Vision Capital, Propagator Ventures, Liquid 2

ArmorCode $16M Series A

Unified exposure management platform using agentic AI to reduce application security risk. Cuts remediation time by 97%.

Traction: Total funding to $81M.

Investors: Cheyenne Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Cervin Ventures, Harmonic Growth Partners, HighlandX, NGP Capital, Sierra Ventures, Tau Ventures

Lyzr $14.5M Series A+

New York-based agentic AI startup building enterprise AI agents. Raised at $250M valuation.

Investors: Rocketship VC, Henry Ford III

Mega $11.5M Series A

AI-powered growth engine for SMBs replacing traditional marketing agencies.

Traction: $0 to $10M revenue in 10 months. Average customer grows 20% faster.

Investors: Goodwater Capital (lead), Andreessen Horowitz, Atreides, SignalFire, Kearny Jackson. Angels: Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, Nneka Ogwumike

Voomi Supply $10M Series A

B2B eCommerce platform for HVAC and industrial trades procurement.

Investors: Asymmetric Capital Partners, David Hawkins

Hook $10M Series A

Artist-first social platform for fan-powered music creation. Integrates with TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, SoundCloud.

Traction: Active users increased 45x in 12 months. 250M+ social views. 20M+ licensed songs. Total funding to $16M.

Investors: Khosla Ventures (lead), Point72 Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, Waverley Capital, Palm Tree Crew, Three Six Zero, Avex, The Raine Group, KSHMR

UnityAI $8.5M Seed

Agentic AI workforce for ambulatory healthcare operations.

Traction: 300k+ patient interactions/month, 90% scheduling tasks automated.

Investors: Company Ventures, Max Ventures, Nashville Capital Network, Third Prime, Whistler Capital Partners

DiligenceSquared $5M Seed

AI-native platform automating commercial due diligence and market research for PE teams.

Investors: Relentless (lead), Y Combinator

Advocacy $3.5M Seed

AI-native, context-driven litigation workspace platform for legal teams.

Traction: Already deployed with paying Big Law clients.

Investors: Relentless

ILS $3M Seed

Legal tech for investment fund lawyers to automate side letter management and MFN processes. Founded by former Goodwin Procter lawyers.

Investors: Chicago Ventures


Section 2 — Individual Angels Identified

9 named individual angels were identified across 5 of today’s 16 deals. The JetStream Security round features three cybersecurity titan CEOs writing personal checks, while Mega attracted four WNBA superstars as angel investors — a notable signal of athlete capital entering AI/MarTech.

George Kurtz
CEO, CrowdStrike
WORKPLACE-AI.COM
Location: Austin, TX Deal: JetStream Security ($34M Seed)
Email: Not publicly available Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: /in/georgekurtz X/Twitter: George_Kurtz

Co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike. 30+ years in cybersecurity. Previously CTO at McAfee. Founded Foundstone (acquired by McAfee). Author of “Hacking Exposed.”

Assaf Rappaport
CEO, Wiz
FOUNDER PORTAL
Location: New York, NY Deal: JetStream Security ($34M Seed)
Email: assaf.rappaport@wiz.io Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: /in/assafrappaport X/Twitter: assaf_rappaport

Co-founder and CEO of Wiz, a major cloud security company. Previously co-founded Adallom (acquired by Microsoft 2015). Led Microsoft’s cloud security group. Graduate of Israeli military intelligence unit 8200.

Frederic Kerrest
Vice Chairman & Co-founder, Okta
WORKPLACE-AI.COM
Location: San Francisco Bay Area Deal: JetStream Security ($34M Seed)
Email: Not publicly available Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: /in/fkerrest X/Twitter: fkerrest

Co-founded Okta, served as COO from 2009–2023. Previously at Salesforce.com and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Author of bestselling “Zero to IPO.”

Harry Stebbings
Founder, 20VC & Stride.VC
FOUNDER PORTAL
Location: London, England Deal: Lio ($30M Seed)
Email: harry@20vc.com Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: /in/harrystebbings X/Twitter: HarryStebbings

Founder of 20VC, host of “The Twenty Minute VC” podcast. 20VC has raised $800M+ and invested in numerous successful startups. One of the most prominent voices in European venture capital.

Henry Ford III
Board Member, Ford Motor Company
FOUNDER PORTAL
Location: Dearborn, MI Deal: Lyzr ($14.5M Series A)
Email: Not publicly available Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: Not found X/Twitter: Not found

Elected to Ford Motor Company board in May 2021. Founder of Mid-River Partners (early-stage investing). Previously held roles in Corporate Strategy, Ford Performance, and Purchasing at Ford. Dartmouth BA, MIT Sloan MBA.

Diana Taurasi
WNBA Player, Phoenix Mercury
HEALTH PORTAL
Location: Glendale, CA Deal: Mega ($11.5M Series A)
Email: Not publicly available Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: Not found X/Twitter: DianaTaurasi

WNBA all-time leading scorer. Three WNBA championships, five Olympic gold medals. Also invested in Function Health and TMRW Sports.

Breanna Stewart
WNBA Player, New York Liberty
HEALTH PORTAL
Location: New York, NY Deal: Mega ($11.5M Series A)
Email: stewie@teamwass.com Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: Not found X/Twitter: breannastewart

Two-time WNBA champion and league MVP. Co-founder of the Unrivaled women’s basketball league. Runs the Breanna Stewart Foundation.

Kelsey Plum
WNBA Player, Las Vegas Aces
FOUNDER PORTAL
Location: Las Vegas, NV Deal: Mega ($11.5M Series A)
Email: Not publicly available Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: Not found X/Twitter: Kelseyplum10

First overall pick in 2017 WNBA draft. Two-time WNBA champion. Olympic gold medalist (USA 3x3 team). Active angel investor and philanthropist.

Nneka Ogwumike
WNBA Player, Seattle Storm & President, WNBPA
WORKPLACE-AI.COM
Location: Los Angeles, CA Deal: Mega ($11.5M Series A)
Email: nogwumike@wnbpa.com Phone: Not publicly available
LinkedIn: /in/nneka-ogwumike-5162a0201 X/Twitter: nnekaogwumike

First overall pick in 2012 WNBA draft. WNBA MVP, champion, ten-time All-Star. President of WNBA Players Association. Key negotiator of the 2020 CBA.

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This report is compiled by Manus AI for FounderPortal.ai subscribers. All information is sourced from publicly available press releases, news articles, and filings. Contact information for individual angels is sourced from public records only. This is not investment advice.

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