Raised $16M across disclosed rounds.[6]

Series A closed December 2025, led by HighlandX.[1][3][4][5][7][11]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include HighlandX, Conversion Capital, Unusual Ventures, Arash Ferdowsi, Diego Oppenheimer, Trent Hedge.[7]

Ali Dastjerdi, Co-founder, CEO[2][7][12][13][14]

Nathan Ondracek, Co-founder, CTO[2][7][12][13][14]

Samuel Ilkka, Co-founder, COO[2][7][12][13][14]

Mo Hsiao, Founding Product Designer[6][15]

Nick Landry, Head of Strategic Growth[6][15]

Palmer Kruzner, Global Head of Sales[6][15]

Rachel Vadhan, Head of Product & Customer Success[6][15]

Roshani Patel, Head of People & Talent[6][15]

Affinity · affinity.co · Same buyer and same system of record: Raylu's own integration announcement names Affinity as the CRM where private-market teams already run sourcing and outreach, which makes Affinity the incumbent workflow layer a buyer weighs before adding Raylu on top.[33]

Claude · claude.ai · Substitute behavior for the same job: Raylu's own product page frames Claude as the place where analysts already ask questions, and Raylu's wedge is supplying private-market context Claude lacks, so a buyer can reasonably ask why not just use Claude.[34]

Venture IQ · ventureiq.com · Same buyer and same job: a third-party comparison page places Venture IQ as the direct alternative to Raylu for private-market deal sourcing, so a fund evaluating Raylu would put Venture IQ on the same shortlist.[30]

Dynamo Software · dynamosoftware.com · Same buyer and overlapping budget line: the comparison page surfaces Dynamo as a related product to Raylu, and Dynamo's deal sourcing and CRM modules compete for the same alternative-investment software spend, with the added pull of replacing point-tool...[30]

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