Led · Seed · Jul 2026

Optimly operates a public AI brand index that serves verified structured descriptions of companies for AI agents and offers a paid layer called BrandVault for monitoring and fixing brand representations. The startup’s product set is designed to let brands claim and correct the information used by generative AI chatbots. Optimly plans to develop its BrandVault further and make its optimization results repeatable by running A/B tests to confirm specific profile updates yield measurable changes in AI responses. Financially, the company has raised $900,000 to date, including an $800,000 pre-seed round in 2026 and a $100,000 raise in late 2025. Optimly was founded in 2025 by CEO Apurva Luty and is headquartered in Seattle.

Participated · Seed · May 2026

Stock operates a supply-chain technology platform that matches brands and third-party logistics operators with nonprofits to donate excess and end-of-life inventory. Founder Abby Nawrocki, who worked in U.S. distribution for brands including Zara, Skims and Uniqlo and later at third-party logistics startup Deliverr, launched the company in 2024 after repeatedly encountering retail waste. Nawrocki left her corporate role in October 2025 to build Stock full time. The company targets a sizable waste problem highlighted by a 2022 Avery Dennison report estimating $163 billion in usable inventory discarded annually by U.S. 3PLs. Financially, Stock has just completed a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by M25 with participation from Storytime Capital, Mighty Capital, LongJump and IU Ventures to support its early growth. No revenue, user metrics, or prior institutional funding are reported in the article.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2026

Glacis offers Arbiter, a system that logs every AI inference call, records performed security checks and final outputs, and creates tamper-evident records notarized via a Witness Network. The company emphasizes cryptographic provability so audits can show not only detected issues but immutable proof that controls were executed. Glacis is targeting regulated sectors such as healthcare, fintech and insurance and has secured pilot contracts presented at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. The team includes co‑founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jennifer Shannon and newly appointed CTO Rohit Tatachar, formerly of Microsoft Azure. Financially, Glacis has raised $575,000 from investors including the Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund and Mighty Capital and plans to close a seed round later this year.

Participated · Series B · Dec 2025

Angle Health provides an AI-powered, vertically integrated platform that combines underwriting, claims administration, and member engagement to streamline employer-sponsored health benefits. Its benefit-builder and quote-to-card tools let brokers generate firm underwritten quotes in minutes using only a census and activate groups in real time. The platform connects employers and employees to tailored healthcare plans, aiming to make benefits administration faster and more transparent. Led by CEO Ty Wang, the company plans to use new capital to expand operations and accelerate product development. Angle Health positions itself as a solution for businesses of any size seeking custom benefits packages and a consumer-grade healthcare experience. With the latest financing, the company’s total funding approaches $200 million, underscoring strong investor confidence in its growth trajectory.

Led · Equity · Nov 2025

NLPatent offers an AI-powered patent research platform designed to accelerate and simplify the process of locating and analyzing prior art for legal departments, law firms, and technology companies. By leveraging machine learning, the product aims to deliver faster and more accurate search results than traditional keyword-based tools. The company positions itself within the growing legal-tech segment, serving clients that require high-volume, high-accuracy patent insights. Its technology is marketed as a way to reduce research time and improve decision-making in intellectual-property workflows. NLPatent recently secured a $3 million funding round, which supplies its current capital base and underscores investor confidence in its approach. Although the article does not disclose revenue, user numbers, or profitability metrics, the new financing suggests continued product enhancement and potential market expansion. The startup’s backers include well-known venture investors focused on both technology and legal-tech sectors.