Section 1 — Tech/AI Deals
Today's scan identified 4 unique deals. A lighter Friday volume, led by Kanvas Biosciences' $48M Series A (Spatial biology).
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Kanvas Biosciences
$48M Series A
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Focus: Spatial biology / microbiome therapeutics
Lead: DCVC, Lions Capital, Gates Foundation
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Fazeshift
$17M Series A
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Focus: AI-native accounts receivable automation
Lead: F-Prime, Gradient, Y Combinator, Wayfinder, Pioneer Fund, Ritual Capital
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Pit
$16M Seed
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Focus: Enterprise AI custom software automation
Lead: a16z, Lakestar
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Altara
$7M Seed
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Focus: AI platform unifying technical data for hardware industries
Lead: Greylock, Neo, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Jeff Dean
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Individual Angels Identified
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Jeff Dean
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Role: Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research
Background: Jeff Dean is a prominent computer scientist and software engineer who joined Google in 1999. He is known for his work on Google's core search systems, infrastructure software, and leading AI advances for Google DeepMind and Google Research.
Investment: Altara ($7M Seed)
Location: Palo Alto, CA
LinkedIn: Profile
X/Twitter: @JeffDean
Email: jeff@google.com
Portal Match: FounderPortal.ai
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Section 2 — EDGAR Form D Filings
76 total Form D filings on May 8, 2026. Extracted executives from notable operating companies below.
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Parsifal Fund, LP (CIK 0001776372)
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State: CT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $338,803,312
- Parsifal Capital Partners, LLC (Related Person)- Parsifal Capital Management, LP (Related Person)David Zorub (Related Person)David O'Mara (Related Person)
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Glaze AI, Inc. (CIK 0002128503)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $39,551,564
Nicholas Fleisher (Related Person)Jarryd Strydom (Related Person)Liam Germain (Related Person)Jessica Nguyen (Related Person)
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Multi-Strategy Portfolio Lightning, LLC (CIK 0001576354)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $65,000,000
Roderick Chisholm (Related Person)
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Alume Biosciences Inc (CIK 0001782348)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,160,000
Quyen Nguyen (Related Person)Brett Berman (Related Person)Dan Bradbury (Related Person)Kim Kamdar (Related Person)Magda Marquet (Related Person)Jean-Pierre Millon (Related Person)James Schmidt (Related Person)Kaveri Parker (Related Person)
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KOHINOOR CORE (DELAWARE), L.P. (CIK 0001516975)
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State: DE | Industry: N/A
Amount: $16,044,639
- 36 South GP Ltd (Related Person)Abali Hoilett (Related Person)Guy Gilson (Related Person)Tain Hsia (Related Person)- 36 South Capital Advisors LLP (Related Person)- 36 South Investment Managers (Cayman) Ltd (Related Person)
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Natsar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CIK 0002134002)
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State: MD | Industry: N/A
Amount: $4,221,000
Venu Raman (Related Person)
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Cyrus Biotechnology, Inc. (CIK 0001641241)
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State: WA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $1,481,812
Lucas Nivon (Related Person)Mark Benjamin (Related Person)Yifan Song (Related Person)Chad Waite (Related Person)Anthony Manning (Related Person)Ramakrishna Satyavolu (Related Person)Jason Smith (Related Person)
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Pearl Music, Inc. (CIK 0002134027)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $15,000
Connor Eschrich (Related Person)Kayla Lehman (Related Person)
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Index Origin III (Jersey) L.P. (CIK 0002124173)
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State: N/A | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
N/A Index Associates III Origin Ltd (Related Person)Brendan Boyle (Related Person)Nigel Greenwood (Related Person)David Hall (Related Person)Philip Balderson (Related Person)Fergal Kelly (Related Person)
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Multi-Strategy Portfolio GD Pension Fund, Ltd. (CIK 0001558771)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $175,000,000
Roderick Chisholm (Related Person)
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Neror Global Inc (CIK 0002134095)
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State: CO | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Jason Anderson (Related Person)
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PFDSELECT MEDICAL RECEIVABLES 1019, LLC (CIK 0002134112)
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State: NV | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Gary Ermoian (Related Person)Robert Pryke (Related Person)Eric Hansen (Related Person)
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Medical Technology Venture Partners I-A, L.P. (CIK 0002132453)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $5,137,022
N/A Medical Technology Venture Partners GP I, LLC (Related Person)Radu Cautis (Related Person)
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SPKL,LLC (CIK 0002100328)
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State: FL | Industry: N/A
Amount: $135,000
Arnold Estrada (Related Person)Ashwin Parthasarathy (Related Person)
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Liberia Organic Cocoa & Agricultural Co (CIK 0001939427)
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State: DC | Industry: N/A
Amount: $130,000
Cutee Urey (Related Person)
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Browning West Cayman Special Situations LP (CIK 0002015085)
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State: CA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $62,300,000
- Browning West GP, LP (Related Person)- Browning West, LP (Related Person)Usman Nabi (Related Person)
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Multi-Strategy Portfolio Pennington Ltd (CIK 0001633285)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $59,000,000
Roderick Chisholm (Related Person)
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Multi-Strategy Portfolio PPL Ltd (CIK 0001684312)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $187,900,000
Roderick Chisholm (Related Person)
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Gold Strike Resources Corp. (GDSRF) (CIK 0001427901)
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State: N/A | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
Peter Miles (Related Person)Simon Anderson (Related Person)Buddy Doyle (Related Person)Anthony Dutton (Related Person)Rose Zanic (Related Person)
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Oasis Core INC (CIK 0002134115)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
TRAVIS HANSON (Related Person)
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3BE Holdings LLC (CIK 0002133587)
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State: IN | Industry: N/A
Amount: $260,000
Ryan Cadwell (Related Person)Matthew Wicklund (Related Person)Samuel Garrett (Related Person)
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Illexcor Therapeutics, Inc. (CIK 0002132799)
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State: VA | Industry: N/A
Amount: $13,000,000
Andrew Fleischman (Related Person)Timothy Ladin (Related Person)Giovanni Mariggi (Related Person)Maneka Mirchandaney (Related Person)Ted Love (Related Person)
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Titan ML, Ltd. (CIK 0001811977)
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State: A5 | Industry: N/A
Amount: $232,568,617
N/A Titan Co GP, LLC (Related Person)George Fox (Related Person)
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Multi-Strategy Portfolio Sherpa, LLC (CIK 0001569206)
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State: NY | Industry: N/A
Amount: $64,050,000
Roderick Chisholm (Related Person)
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CV Access Permian IV, LP (CIK 0002133894)
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State: TX | Industry: N/A
Amount: $8,000,000
Brett Wittman (Related Person)
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36 South Funds ICAV (CIK 0001512272)
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State: N/A | Industry: N/A
Amount: $329,049,295
Philip McEnroe (Related Person)Timothy Evans (Related Person)Tain Hsia (Related Person)James McKeon (Related Person)- 36 South Investment Managers (Ireland) Ltd (Related Person)- 36 South Capital Advisors LLP (Related Person)
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Gold Strike Resources Corp. (GDSRF) (CIK 0001427901)
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State: N/A | Industry: N/A
Amount: $2,361,814
Peter Miles (Related Person)Simon Anderson (Related Person)Buddy Doyle (Related Person)Anthony Dutton (Related Person)Rose Zanic (Related Person)
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Federated Biologics Inc. (CIK 0002130284)
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State: N/A | Industry: N/A
Amount: $5,999,997
Michael Lavner (Related Person)George Peppou (Related Person)
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Cottonwood Residential O.P., LP (CIK 0001480126)
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State: UT | Industry: N/A
Amount: $240,347,009
CHAD CHRISTENSEN (Related Person)DANIEL SHAEFFER (Related Person)GREGG CHRISTENSEN (Related Person)SUSAN HALLENBERG (Related Person)GLENN RAND (Related Person)ADAM LARSON (Related Person)ENZIO CASSINIS (Related Person)STAN HANKS (Related Person)ERIC MARLIN (Related Person)PAUL FREDENBERG (Related Person)JONATHAN GARDNER (Related Person)JOHN LUNT (Related Person)PHILIP WHITE (Related Person)
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OmniFi Vault Inc. (CIK 0002134125)
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State: CO | Industry: N/A
Amount: $0
GRAHAM TREVOR (Related Person)
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Blyngz Luxury Technologies, Inc. (CIK 0002132395)
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State: MN | Industry: N/A
Amount: $181,250
Sean Blanton (Related Person)Ravi Sinha (Related Person)Kathleen Sterns (Related Person)
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Telepathy Center, Inc. (CIK 0002133945)
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State: IN | Industry: N/A
Amount: $144,000
Jordan Jozak (Related Person)Lucas Pyle (Related Person)Franco Albo (Related Person)
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Liberia Organic Cocoa & Agricultural Co (CIK 0001939427)
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State: DC | Industry: N/A
Amount: $150,000
Cutee Urey (Related Person)
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Social Media Post Pack
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Early-stage funding roundup for May 8, 2026:
4 new deals. 1 named angels. 76 Form D filings.
Top deals: Kanvas Biosciences $48M Series A (Spatial biology), Fazeshift $17M Series A, Pit $16M Seed.
Notable Angels: Jeff Dean.
#venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #AI #founders
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| X/Twitter Thread |
1/ Angel Registry Update — May 8, 2026: 4 deals, 1 named angels, 76 EDGAR filings. 🧵
2/ BIGGEST: Kanvas Biosciences $48M Series A for spatial biology therapeutics. Fazeshift $17M Series A.
3/ Notable Angels: Jeff Dean.
4/ Full report: buttondown.com/AngelRegistry
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