Angel Registry Update - May 20, 2026
Angel Registry Update — May 20, 2026
Today's report covers 24 funding deals totaling over $530M, 8 named angel investors, and 28 SEC EDGAR Form D filings.
Section 1: Tech & AI Startup Funding
HavocAI — $100M
Series A
Military/commercial autonomous systems (sea, air, land)
Investors: Undisclosed
Viktor — $75M
Series A
AI coworker agent for Slack/Teams
Investors: Accel, Bek Ventures, Kaya VC, Inovo VC, Tenacity Capital, Stewart Butterfield, Cal Henderson, Victor Riparbelli
Star Catcher — $65M
Series A
First power grid in space via beamed solar energy
Investors: B Capital, Shield Capital, Cerberus Ventures
GridCare — $64M
Series A
Efficient power delivery to AI data centers
Investors: Sutter Hill Ventures
Quartermaster — $43M
Series A
Maritime hive mind / vessel tracking platform
Investors: First Round Capital, Quiet Capital
Catena Labs — $30M
Series A
AI agent financial transactions / bank charter
Investors: Acrew Capital, a16z crypto, Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, QED
Ocean — $28M
Stealth/Seed
Agentic email security vs AI-powered attacks
Investors: Lightspeed, Picture Capital, Cerca Partners, Assaf Rappaport, Yevgeny Dibrov, Nadir Izrael
Scope — $20M
Series A
AI inspection platform for TIC industry
Investors: Index Ventures
Peel Therapeutics — $20M
Series A
Clinical stage biotech
Investors: Undisclosed
Eisen — $18.5M
Series A
AI compliance operations for financial services
Investors: MissionOG, Index Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, First Round Capital, Homebrew, Restive Ventures
Optura — $17.5M
Series A
Enterprise healthcare platform for ROAI
Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, Susa Ventures, Matrix Partners, HC9 Ventures
Status AI — $17M
Seed/Series A
Gamified social media network
Investors: Abstract, General Catalyst, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, LightShed
Hellbender — $12.5M
Seed
Physical AI infrastructure at the edge
Investors: Magarac Venture Partners, Veredas Partners, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, Sum VC, Active Angels Network
Neurosoft Bioelectronics — $7.5M
Seed
Soft brain-computer interfaces
Investors: Skybound VC, PL Capital, IAG Capital, Connecticut Innovations
Rebel Medicine — $7.5M
Series A
Long-acting non-opioid pain relief
Investors: Crocker Ventures
Forecastr — $7M
Series A
Financial forecasting software + CFO services
Investors: Discover Financial, Capital Midwest Fund, Render Capital
Benji — $6.3M
Seed
API for loyalty partnerships
Investors: Preface Ventures, Atinc, Great North Ventures, M25, Hyde Park Venture Partners
Century Health — $5M
Seed
AI for clinical data to accelerate research
Investors: Origin Ventures, InnovateHealth Ventures, 25madison, Next Play Ventures, 2048 Ventures, Alumni Ventures
FaceUp — $5M
Series A
Ethics and compliance platform
Investors: Fil Rouge Capital, JIC Ventures
StitcherAI — $3M
Pre-seed
IT Finance intelligence platform
Investors: Founders Co-op, Ascend, Sunshine Lake VC, Plug & Play
Voker — $2.2M
Pre-seed
Agent analytics for AI product teams
Investors: Y Combinator, FundersClub
B-SIDES — $500K
Seed
Upcycled crunchy snack puffs
Investors: Cap Ventures 8182
Calycia Biosciences — $400K
Pre-seed
University of Utah spin-out biotech
Investors: EPIC Ventures, Cumming Foundation
The Sports Bra — $129K
SAFE/Reg CF
Sports bar for women's sports
Investors: Alexis Ohanian's 776 Foundation, Renee Montgomery, Leela Srinivasan
Angel Investor Deep-Dives
Detailed profiles of named individual angels from today's deals.
Assaf Rappaport
CEO & Co-Founder, Wiz
📍 New York, NY
Assaf Rappaport is an Israeli entrepreneur and cybersecurity executive who co-founded Adallom, which was acquired by Microsoft. He then served as the head of Microsoft's Israel Research and Development Center before co-founding Wiz, a cloud security company, in 2020. Under his leadership, Wiz rapidly grew to a multi-billion dollar valuation and became a major player in the cybersecurity industry.
Investment: Ocean ($28M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/assafrappaport
X/Twitter: @assaf_rappaport
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/assaf-rappaport
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/assafrappaport
X/Twitter: @assaf_rappaport
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/assaf-rappaport
Yevgeny Dibrov
CEO, Armis Security
📍 San Francisco, CA
Yevgeny Dibrov is the Co-Founder and CEO of Armis Security, an IoT/OT cybersecurity company he co-founded in 2015. Prior to Armis, he served as Head of Global Business Development at Adallom and has a background in military service and intelligence work. He is also an active angel investor in the cybersecurity space.
Investment: Ocean ($28M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yevgenydibrov
X/Twitter: Not publicly available
Email: yevgenydibrov@gmail.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/yevgeny-dibrov
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yevgenydibrov
X/Twitter: Not publicly available
Email: yevgenydibrov@gmail.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/yevgeny-dibrov
Nadir Izrael
Co-founder & CTO, Armis Security
📍 San Francisco, CA
Nadir Izrael is the Co-founder and CTO of Armis Security, a leading cybersecurity company specializing in asset visibility and intelligence. He guides the technology vision for Armis, drawing from his deep programming and software engineering expertise. Prior to founding Armis, he has built a strong reputation in the cybersecurity industry as both an entrepreneur and investor.
Investment: Ocean ($28M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nadiriz
X/Twitter: Not publicly available
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/nadir-izrael
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nadiriz
X/Twitter: Not publicly available
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/nadir-izrael
Stewart Butterfield
Angel Investor, Self-Employed
📍 New York, NY
Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian billionaire businessman and technology entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of the photo-sharing website Flickr and the team-messaging platform Slack. He served as the CEO of Slack until stepping down in early 2024 following its acquisition by Salesforce. He is now an active angel investor focusing on collaboration tools and workplace software.
Investment: Viktor ($75M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/butterfield
X/Twitter: @stewart
Email: stewart.butterfield@gmail.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/stewart-butterfield
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/butterfield
X/Twitter: @stewart
Email: stewart.butterfield@gmail.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/stewart-butterfield
Cal Henderson
Co-founder and former CTO, Slack
📍 San Francisco, CA
Cal Henderson is the Co-founder and former CTO of Slack, a leading workplace messaging platform. He is an experienced technology leader who oversaw the engineering organization at Slack and previously worked at Yahoo as a Director of Engineering.
Investment: Viktor ($75M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/iamcal
X/Twitter: @iamcal
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/cal-henderson
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/iamcal
X/Twitter: @iamcal
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/cal-henderson
Victor Riparbelli
CEO and Co-founder, Synthesia
📍 London, United Kingdom
Victor Riparbelli is the Co-Founder and CEO of Synthesia, the world's leading AI video communications platform for enterprises. His background encompasses digital strategy and entrepreneurship, and he has been recognized as a visionary leader in the generative AI space. He is based in London, where he established Synthesia to focus on enterprise video solutions.
Investment: Viktor ($75M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/victorriparbelli
X/Twitter: @vriparbelli
Email: victorriparbelli@gmail.com
Phone: +45 28 93 3...
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/victor-riparbelli
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/victorriparbelli
X/Twitter: @vriparbelli
Email: victorriparbelli@gmail.com
Phone: +45 28 93 3...
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/victor-riparbelli
Renee Montgomery
Co-Owner and Vice President, Atlanta Dream
📍 Atlanta, GA
Renee Montgomery is a former WNBA Champion and currently serves as Co-Owner and Vice President of the Atlanta Dream. She is the first former WNBA player to hold a team ownership and executive role. In 2019, she founded the Renee Montgomery Foundation to support community initiatives.
Investment: The Sports Bra (Reg CF)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-montgomery
X/Twitter: @ReneeMontgomery
Email: pr@reneemontgomery.net
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/renee-montgomery
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-montgomery
X/Twitter: @ReneeMontgomery
Email: pr@reneemontgomery.net
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/renee-montgomery
Leela Srinivasan
CEO, Parity
📍 Raleigh, NC
Leela Srinivasan is the CEO of Parity, a sports marketing and sponsorship platform focused on professional women athletes. She previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer at SurveyMonkey and Checkout.com, and has a background in management consulting and sales leadership.
Investment: The Sports Bra (Reg CF crowdfunding round)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/leelasrinivasan
X/Twitter: @leelasrin
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/leela-srinivasan
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/leelasrinivasan
X/Twitter: @leelasrin
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/leela-srinivasan
Social Media Post Pack
LinkedIn / X Post:
🚀 Big day in startup funding (May 20, 2026):
• HavocAI raises $100M for autonomous military/commercial systems
• Viktor lands $75M for AI coworker agents (backed by Slack founders!)
• Star Catcher gets $65M to build power grids in space
• GridCare raises $64M for AI data center power delivery
• Ocean emerges from stealth with $28M for agentic email security
24 deals totaling $530M+ | 8 named angel investors identified
#StartupFunding #VentureCapital #AngelInvesting #AI #TechDeals
Section 2: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings (May 20, 2026)
28 Form D filings recorded on this date.
Operating Companies (11)
next robot inc
CA | Other Technology | $4,975,000
Persons: Zhenyu Huang
BRANCHLAB INC.
NY | Other Technology | $28,784,986
Persons: Joshua Walsh, Carrie Williams, Andrew Bouldin, Michael Parkes
Gross Water Inc.
NY | Retailing | $85,000
Persons: Austin Doukas, Edward Zharnitsky
Signature Athletics, Inc.
FL | Other | $2,000,000
Persons: Daniel Soviero
Isaac Labs, Inc.
C9 | Tourism and Travel Services | $100,000
Persons: Finn Jennen
Carnivore Bar Inc
MO | Retailing | $142,423
Persons: Phillip Meece
HH Fixed Income LLC
MD | Commercial | $10,000,000
Persons: TONG SHEN, GAOCAI CHEN
Forecastr, Inc.
KY | Other Banking and Financial Services | $8,000,000
Persons: Steven Plappert, Logan Burchett, Robert Penta, Steve Huey
Hermitage 20 SP LLC
F5 | Pooled Investment Fund | Indefinite
Persons: - Hermitage Management GP LLC
Loliware Inc.
CA | Other | $5,000,000
Persons: Oliver Libby, Cassy Liberman, Justin Kamine, Emma Jenkin
Send Cut Send, Inc.
NV | Manufacturing | $110,000,000
Persons: James Belosic, Jacob Graham, Mark Sugarman, Erin Belosic
Investment Funds (17)
LIGHTHOUSE STABLE GROWTH FUND I LLC | TX | Indefinite | n/a Trust Asset Management, LLC
DPV Titan I a Series of DataPower Capital Partners LLC | DE | $9,151,250 | LLC Sydecar, Brett Sagan
Sirocco I, LP | CA | Indefinite | Daniel Swick, Walter Deeter, n/a Sirocco GP, LLC
STAVE FUND I LLC | OK | $1,000,000 | Alexander Jesse Bow
OT Robotics Fund I, LLC | MA | Indefinite | Nichola Eliovits
LIGHTHOUSE PRIVATE CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FUND I LLC | TX | Indefinite | N/A TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
AZI Canon St 3034 LP | CA | $3,175,000 | Alex Zyman
BQB Residences EB5 LLLP | FL | $72,000,000 | Felipe Paraud
LIGHTHOUSE BALANCED FUND I LLC | TX | Indefinite | n/a Trust Asset Management, LLC
Kittredge Investment Partners, LLC | MT | $10,000,000 | Bernie Tuggle, Clyde Tuggle
ISLAND FACILITY SERVICES HOLDINGS, LLC | HI | $500,000 | Ryno Irwin, Will Rodin, Eric Yeaman
Lending Alliance Resort Partners, LP | FL | $100,000,000 | * Lending Alliance Resort GP, LLC, * Lending Alliance Resort GP Member, LLC, Ali Jahangiri
Proteus Series Feeder Fund I, LLC - TCA Global Credit Series | IN | Indefinite | Eric Knauss, Jason Brown, Ryan Laughon
MARA POLING TOTAL RETURN FUND, LLC | TX | $25,000,000 | Patrick Poling
OT Healthcare Fund III, LLC | MA | Indefinite | Nichola Eliovits
Proteus Series Feeder Fund I, LLC - Series 1C | IN | Indefinite | Jason Brown, Eric Knauss, Ryan Laughon
Proteus Series Feeder Fund I, LLC - Tabeguache Fund | IN | Indefinite | Jason Brown, Eric Knauss, Ryan Laughon
Angel Registry Update — May 20, 2026
Sources: TechCrunch, Crunchbase, BusinessWire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, SEC EDGAR, Wefunder, Republic
Data compiled autonomously. Verify before acting.
Sources: TechCrunch, Crunchbase, BusinessWire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, SEC EDGAR, Wefunder, Republic
Data compiled autonomously. Verify before acting.
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