Angel Registry Update - May 27, 2026
Angel Registry Update — May 27, 2026
Today's report covers 13 funding deals totaling over $356M, 5 named angel investors (including Kevin Durant and Sir Martin Sorrell), and 49 SEC EDGAR Form D filings (from May 26 — today's filings not yet posted).
Section 1: Tech & AI Startup Funding
Focused Energy — $240M
Series A
German-American laser fusion company developing laser-based fusion technology for clean, safe, virtually inexhaustible energy
Investors: RWE, SPRIND, European Innovation Council Fund, Prime Movers Lab
Roadrunner — $27M
Seed + Series A
AI-native revenue infrastructure rebuilding quote-to-cash from the ground up, starting with CPQ
Investors: Kleiner Perkins (Mamoon Hamid), Founders Fund (Trae Stephens)
RevEng.AI — $15M
Series A
Binary-native verification layer for the software supply chain — cybersecurity
Investors: NATO Innovation Fund, Sands Capital, In-Q-Tel (IQT), IQ Capital, Episode One
PlayerData — $12M
Series A
GPS wearables and performance tech for sports teams
Investors: Pentland Ventures, Darco Ventures, Bolt Ventures, Tennis Australia, 35V; Angel: Kevin Durant
Quanscient — $11.6M
Series A
Cloud and quantum computing software for multiphysics simulation
Investors: 55 North, B&C Group
Olyzon — $10M
Series A
Agentic decisioning layer for CTV advertising — AI agents that qualify, plan, activate, and prove TV media
Investors: S4S Ventures, Eurazeo; Angels: Sanja Partalo, Sir Martin Sorrell
ClearOps — $10M
Series A
AI-powered Aftersales Intelligence platform for mobile machinery industries
Investors: William Barkawi
Didit — $7.5M
Seed
AI-native identity and fraud infrastructure platform
Investors: Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Orange Collective, Founders Future, Phosphor Capital; Angels: Tomer London, Taro Fukuyama
Atombeam — $6.23M
Reg A+
Data compaction tech making connected devices more efficient across massive networks
Investors: NVIDIA, Intel, HPE, Ericsson, Viasat
Canyon Code — $5M
Pre-seed
Enterprise software for monitoring and governing multi-agent AI applications
Investors: Cota Capital, Newbuild Venture Capital, Blackhorn Ventures
Avrea — $4.7M
Pre-seed
Continuous Integration platform built for the agentic AI era of software development
Investors: Earlybird
Future Cardia — $4.38M
Reg A+
AI-powered implantable cardiac monitors — pre-market med-tech
Investors: Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Stanford StartX Med
Botco.ai — $3.6M
Seed
HIPAA-compliant conversational AI platform for healthcare
Investors: VamosVentures
Angel Investor Deep-Dives
Detailed profiles of named individual angels from today's deals.
Kevin Durant
Partner & Co-founder, Thirty Five Ventures (35V)
📍 Austin, TX
Kevin Durant is an 18-year NBA veteran, 2x NBA Champion, and 2x Finals MVP. He is also a prolific tech investor and the co-founder of Thirty Five Ventures (35V), a family office that has invested in over 100 startups. Through 35V, he manages his personal brand, business deals, and philanthropic efforts.
Investment: PlayerData ($12M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/easymoneysniper
X/Twitter: @KDTrey5
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/kevin-durant
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/easymoneysniper
X/Twitter: @KDTrey5
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/kevin-durant
Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
📍 London, United Kingdom
Sir Martin Sorrell is the Founder and former CEO of WPP, which he built into the world's largest advertising and PR company. He is currently the Executive Chairman of S4 Capital, a digital advertising and marketing services company he founded in 2018. He is widely recognized as a highly influential figure in the global advertising industry.
Investment: Olyzon ($10M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sir-martin-sorrell-35279a67
X/Twitter: @martinsorrell
Email: martin@s4sventures.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/martin-sorrell
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sir-martin-sorrell-35279a67
X/Twitter: @martinsorrell
Email: martin@s4sventures.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/martin-sorrell
Sanja Partalo
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, S4S Ventures
📍 New York, NY
Sanja Partalo is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of S4S Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on marketing and media technology. She is a former long-time executive at WPP, where she served as Executive Vice President, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School where she also serves as a Lecturer and Adjunct Professor.
Investment: Olyzon ($10M Series A)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sanjapartalo
X/Twitter: @S_a_nja
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/sanja-partalo
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sanjapartalo
X/Twitter: @S_a_nja
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/sanja-partalo
Tomer London
Co-founder and CPO, Gusto
📍 San Francisco, CA
Tomer London is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Gusto, a multi-billion dollar HR technology platform serving hundreds of thousands of small businesses. He is responsible for the development and execution of the product vision. Prior to Gusto, he was a Co-Founder at Vizmo.
Investment: Didit ($7.5M Seed)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tomerlondon
X/Twitter: @tomerlondon
Email: tomer@gusto.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/tomer-london
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tomerlondon
X/Twitter: @tomerlondon
Email: tomer@gusto.com
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/tomer-london
Taro Fukuyama
Angel Investor, Various Startups
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Taro Fukuyama is an angel investor who has invested in over 200 startups in the US and Japan. He is the Founder and former CEO of Fond, an HR enterprise SaaS platform that was acquired by Edenred. He is also a Y Combinator alumnus (W12).
Investment: Didit ($7.5M Seed)
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tarof
X/Twitter: @taro_f
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/taro-fukuyama
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tarof
X/Twitter: @taro_f
Email: Not publicly available
Phone: Not publicly available
Soar Portal: https://soar.com/profile/taro-fukuyama
Social Media Post Pack
LinkedIn / X Post:
🚀 Startup funding roundup (May 27, 2026):
• Focused Energy raises $240M Series A for laser fusion energy (RWE, Prime Movers Lab)
• Roadrunner lands $27M from Kleiner Perkins & Founders Fund for AI-native revenue infra
• RevEng.AI secures $15M Series A backed by NATO Innovation Fund & In-Q-Tel
• Kevin Durant backs PlayerData's $12M Series A for sports performance wearables
• Sir Martin Sorrell angels into Olyzon's $10M Series A for AI-powered CTV advertising
• Didit raises $7.5M seed from YC with angels Tomer London (Gusto) & Taro Fukuyama (Fond)
13 deals | 5 named angels | $356M+ raised
#StartupFunding #VentureCapital #AI #AngelInvesting #FusionEnergy #SportsTech
Section 2: SEC EDGAR Form D Filings (May 26, 2026)
49 Form D filings from May 26 (most recent available — today's filings not yet posted by SEC).
Operating Companies (11)
ShiftUp Inc.
AZ | Other Technology | $2,500,000
• Nicholas Valla
• Ryan Adamson
• Ken Valla
SKIPPER LABS, INC.
WA | Other Technology | $230,000
• Youngwu Seo
HB Prometheus, LLC
MN | Pooled Investment Fund | $4,260,784
• Eric Nadler
Pillar Financing, Inc.
DC | Other Technology | $500,000
• Dustin Bramell
• Jennifer Moyer
• Abigail Ross
Remoasset Corp
TX | Computers | Indefinite
• Rajkumar Durairaj
TauriPay, a Public Benefit Corp
AZ | Other Banking and Financial Services | Indefinite
• Jeffrey Diedrich
• Mark Sulavka
• Egor Agafonov
• Mark Kemna
• Kristoffer Gowin
Beckett's Inc.
A6 | Other | $1,500,000
• Larry Weintraub
• Manish Kshatriya
• Shreyas Balakrishnan
• Paul Burgis
• David Ellison
• Theodore Zittell
Imagen San Antonio Aesthetic Support Services, LLC
AZ | Other Health Care | $742,434
• Rezwan Manji
• David Diekmann
Willow LTD
CO | Investing | $100,000,000
• TODD ANDERSON
Ironsides LLC
IN | Other | $4,000,000
• John Hefton
Brand Engagement Network Inc. (BNAI, BNAIW)
DE | Other Technology | $8,000,000
• TYLER LUCK
• Ruy Carrasco
• Bernard Puckett
• Richard Issacs
• Thomas Morgan
• Jon Leibowitz
Investment Funds & SPVs (38)
BlueArc Diversified Hedge Fund Strategies, a series of BlueArc Alternatives Fund, LLC | GA | Indefinite | BlueArc Alternatives Fund Management, LLC, BlueArc Capital Management, LLC, Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC
HCM G X, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
Veyrion Laxentum Capital Ltd | CO | $100,000,000 | Tanya Berner
HCM G XV, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
HCM G VI, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
HCM G IX, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
HCM G III, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
Keensight Spark II SLP | I0 | Indefinite | Pierre Remy
HCM G XIV, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
HCM G IV, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
Horizon Accounting Partners LLC | MA | $1,500,000 | Sylvain Mansier
MA-05071 Fund I, a series of Roll Up Vehicles, LP | WA | $114,000
XTRIUM by Andrew Eil a Series of Clutch Capital LLC | DE | $250,000
AI-0612 Fund II, a series of Roll Up Vehicles, LP | WA | $75,003
Broad Peak Fund II Ltd. | E9 | Indefinite | Chandra Sinnathuray, Martin Laidlaw
Mile-CU-0305 Fund I, a series of Platform Funds 2026, LP | WA | $570,000
CurieDx by District Angels a Series of Clutch Capital LLC | DE | $250,000
Will Manidis Burst X, a series of Will Manidis Capital, LP | WA | $255,500
SANDS CAPITAL EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH FEEDER FUND (DE), L.P. | VA | Indefinite | FRANK SANDS
HCM G XI, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
BFAM Asian Opportunities Fund, LP | E9 | Indefinite | n/a BFAM Asian Opportunities GP Limited, n/a BFAM Partners (Cayman) Limited, Gary Linford
HCM G XII, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
HGR Hankamer Foundation 1, LP | KY | $859,000 | Doug Shea
HCM G VIII, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
NHIT: Core Disciplined Alpha Trust | MA | Indefinite
HCM G XIII, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
BFAM Asian Opportunities Fund Ltd | E9 | Indefinite | Gary Linford, n/a BFAM Partners (Cayman) Limited, n/a BFAM Partners (Hong Kong) Limited
ECM Fund 66 LLC | WY | $19,860,176 | Adam Williams
TI-0430 Gaingels Fund I, a series of Zachary Ginsburg Funds, LP | WA | $67,750
HCM G VII, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
Skinergy by Play Money a Series of Clutch Capital LLC | DE | $250,000
LA-0326 Fund I, a series of Exitfund Venture, LP | WA | $92,078
HCM G V, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | ARMAAN ALI
Hydra SPLYCAP 37 a Series of Denver Ventures I LLC | DE | $2,868,000 | LLC Sydecar, Brett Sagan
SO-0505 Fund I, a series of Roll Up Vehicles, LP | WA | $355,000
Keensight Spark II SCSp | N4 | Indefinite | Arnaud Cohen, Xavier Rouviere
Sound Ventures AI Co-Investment A-IV, L.P. | CA | Indefinite | Effie Epstein, Ashton Kutcher
MA-0214 Fund I, a series of Roll Up Vehicles, LP | WA | $645,000
Angel Registry Update — May 27, 2026
Sources: Fortune, GlobeNewswire, Crunchbase, PR Newswire, FinTech Global, StartEngine, SEC EDGAR
Data compiled autonomously. Verify before acting.
Sources: Fortune, GlobeNewswire, Crunchbase, PR Newswire, FinTech Global, StartEngine, SEC EDGAR
Data compiled autonomously. Verify before acting.
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