Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

Idilio produces vertical micronovelas with episodes of one to three minutes and seasons that can reach up to 80 chapters, aiming for strong hooks in the first three seconds. The company describes itself as data-first: it writes and produces initial chapters, publishes them in-app and on social, and uses rapid metrics to decide whether to rewrite or scale a story. Idilio reports roughly two million downloads in 120 countries and about 45 minutes of daily use per user, which the company says is double Netflix's mobile time by its metrics. Founder Gabriela Tafur, a Colombian lawyer, TV presenter and Stanford MBA, built the product after observing short-form dubbed dramas in mobile use. The company targets Latin American melodrama as a cultural differentiator versus Chinese-origin micro-series and aims to scale its audience internationally. The model emphasizes low-cost, fast production cycles but faces sector risks such as low retention and variable content quality.

Participated · Series B · Apr 2026

Turion Space develops integrated spacecraft, sensors, and software—including DROID maneuverable satellites and the Starfire operating system—to provide orbital intelligence and operations from LEO to GEO. The company is the first NOAA-licensed commercial provider of resolved non-Earth imaging in the U.S. and reports its initial two missions have delivered over 40,000 images. Turion has been awarded 28 U.S. government contracts and says it has a multi-billion-dollar pipeline across customers including NASA, the U.S. Space Force, the Space Development Agency, and the NRO. It employs roughly 200 people at its Irvine, California headquarters. Turion plans to scale manufacturing throughput from 8 to 40 spacecraft per year, expand continuous observation and non-Earth imaging capabilities, and scale Starfire for larger, automated multi-satellite operations. The company announced a $75+ million Series B to fund those growth initiatives and fleet proliferation.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2025

Trustible provides an AI governance platform that enables enterprises to identify, measure, and mitigate AI risk and accelerate safe, compliant AI adoption. The platform offers centralized oversight and control across internal and third‑party systems, integrated AI risk and compliance management with continuous monitoring and embedded workflows, and actionable intelligence and guided governance including taxonomies, recommendation models, and in‑app guidance. Trustible reports that 38% of its customers are from the Fortune 500, 62% are publicly traded companies, and over 87% have global operations; one Fortune 500 CPG customer doubled the number of AI use cases after adopting the platform. The company says it will scale its team and deepen product capabilities to support broader enterprise adoption. Headquartered in the Washington D.C. area, Trustible will use new capital to fuel its next stage of growth. Financially, the company announced a $4.6 million Series Seed financing to support these efforts. Trustible provides software to help organizations accelerate Responsible AI governance, aiming to maximize trust and manage risk as AI adoption grows. Founded by Gerald Kierce and Andrew Gamino-Cheong, the company empowers organizations to confidently adopt AI technologies amid evolving regulation. It is collaborating with a select group of pilot customers across the technology, financial services, and healthcare sectors. Trustible raised $1.6M in a First funding round to support its growth. The company intends to use the funds to scale its team, accelerate growth, and further develop its product.

Participated · Series A · Apr 2025

Alinea operates a mobile wealth-management app that combines AI-driven insights, expert-built portfolios and chat-based financial education to onboard new investors. Targeting the Gen Z demographic often ignored by traditional Wall Street firms, the SEC-registered platform positions itself as both a wealth-building tool and an entry point for financial literacy. Since launching nearly five years ago, the app has been downloaded more than two million times, demonstrating significant traction among its target audience. Users can create values-aligned portfolios while receiving personalized guidance from the platform’s AI. The company graduated from Y Combinator and is already backed by Goodwater, Harvard, and Play Ventures, indicating early institutional support. With its newest financing, Alinea plans to ramp up marketing spend to accelerate user growth and broaden distribution of its product.

Led · Equity · Jul 2024

DreamFlare AI operates a studio and subscription streaming platform that helps content creators make and monetize short-form AI-generated videos. Co‑founded by former Google employee Josh Liss and filmmaker Rob Bralver, the company does not build its own generative models but enables creators to work with professional storytellers and third‑party tools such as Runway, Midjourney, and ElevenLabs. The platform offers two formats — Flips (comic book–style stories with AI‑generated clips and images) and Spins (interactive choose‑your‑own‑adventure short films) — and at launch hosts about 100 creators across genres. Creators earn via platform revenue sharing, ad revenue cuts, tips, a forthcoming merchandise marketplace, and a fan fund that gives supporters perks like credits or private Discord access. DreamFlare enforces content rules and a review process (no R‑rated content; DMCA takedowns for alleged copyright infringement) and says it has creative partnerships with anonymous Oscar‑ and Emmy‑winning filmmakers and entertainment executives. The company has raised $1.6 million to date and offers a premium membership priced at $2.99 per month ($24 per year) with a limited‑time one‑year offer for $9.99.