Section 1 — Funding Briefing
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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.
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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 |
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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
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AI-native cybersecurity platform for regulated institutions requiring total data sovereignty.
Investors: Greylock Partners
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| JetStream Security |
$34M Seed |
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Enterprise AI governance and security platform. Founded by CrowdStrike and SentinelOne veterans.
Investors: Redpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, George Kurtz, Assaf Rappaport, Frederic Kerrest
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AI-powered operational data platform for customizable digital registers and business workflows.
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Harry Stebbings, SV Angel, Y Combinator
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| Multiply Mortgage |
$23.5M Series A |
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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
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Healthcare platform that standardizes clinical protocols and automates care coordination.
Investors: RA Capital Management
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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
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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
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New York-based agentic AI startup building enterprise AI agents. Raised at $250M valuation.
Investors: Rocketship VC, Henry Ford III
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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
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| Voomi Supply |
$10M Series A |
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B2B eCommerce platform for HVAC and industrial trades procurement.
Investors: Asymmetric Capital Partners, David Hawkins
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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
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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
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| DiligenceSquared |
$5M Seed |
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AI-native platform automating commercial due diligence and market research for PE teams.
Investors: Relentless (lead), Y Combinator
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AI-native, context-driven litigation workspace platform for legal teams.
Traction: Already deployed with paying Big Law clients.
Investors: Relentless
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Legal tech for investment fund lawyers to automate side letter management and MFN processes. Founded by former Goodwin Procter lawyers.
Investors: Chicago Ventures
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Section 2 — Individual Angels Identified
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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
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WORKPLACE-AI.COM
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| 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.”
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Assaf Rappaport
CEO, Wiz
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FOUNDER PORTAL
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| 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.
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Frederic Kerrest
Vice Chairman & Co-founder, Okta
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WORKPLACE-AI.COM
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| 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.”
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Harry Stebbings
Founder, 20VC & Stride.VC
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FOUNDER PORTAL
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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.
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Henry Ford III
Board Member, Ford Motor Company
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FOUNDER PORTAL
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| 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.
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Diana Taurasi
WNBA Player, Phoenix Mercury
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HEALTH PORTAL
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| 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.
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Breanna Stewart
WNBA Player, New York Liberty
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HEALTH PORTAL
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| 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.
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Kelsey Plum
WNBA Player, Las Vegas Aces
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FOUNDER PORTAL
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| 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.
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Nneka Ogwumike
WNBA Player, Seattle Storm & President, WNBPA
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WORKPLACE-AI.COM
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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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