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Raylu | Cold Start

Checked May 19 2026

Raylu

Raylu sells AI agents to PE, growth equity, and VC funds that automate deal sourcing, market mapping, and company research — replacing the manual analyst workflow from first screen to outreach.

raylu.aiChecked May 19 202617 cited sources

Source mix1 independent7 reported7 company2 data vendor

Raised$12MReported[8]

Last roundSeries A · $8MCorroborated[11]+3

FoundersAli Dastjerdi, Samuel Ilkka, Nathan OndracekCorroborated[9]+4

HQNew York, United StatesCorroborated[9]+1

Headcount15 · Apr 2026Company-authored[9]

Founded2022Corroborated[9]+1

Evidence notes

Who uses it: Private equity, growth equity, and venture capital fund teams — specifically deal sourcing and diligence professionals who own the pipeline-building workflow.[9]+3Reported
Public signals: Raylu private market investing product[4]Reported
Financing: Total raised is $12,000,000.[8]

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[1]From Filters to Thesis-First Sourcing: How a SF VC Firm Doubled Its Opportunity Pipeline with Raylu AIIndependent analysis · raylu.ai · May 19 2026
[2]Paul Hastings Advises Raylu on $8 Million Series A Financing Round | Paul Hastings LLPIndependent report · paulhastings.com · May 19 2026
[3]Raylu Raises $8.0M Series A Funding | SignalbaseIndependent report · trysignalbase.com · May 19 2026
[4]Raylu private market investing productIndependent report · raylu.ai · May 19 2026
[5]Raylu AI About Us