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Raylu

New York City, US · Founded 2022 · 4 known investors

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Raylu provides an AI platform for investment banking teams that turns a plain-English mandate into an enriched, scored buyer and target universe drawn from over 300,000 live data sources. It surfaces strategic and sponsor buyers, generates firmographics and fit rationale, produces personalized outreach, and syncs with CRMs like DealCloud, Affinity, and Salesforce.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Founders & leadership

Raylu was founded in 2022 by Ali Dastjerdi, Nathan Ondracek, and Sam Ilkka.

ADAli Dastjerdi
Ali DastjerdiFounderPreviously an investor on Insight Partners' investment team, where Ali Dastjerdi focused on developer infrastructure, data, and enterprise software, backing companies including Weights & Biases, Landing AI, and DNSFilter. He is now co-founder and CEO of Raylu, an AI platform for private market investors.
NONathan Ondracek
Nathan OndracekFounder
SISam Ilkka
Sam IlkkaCo-founder & COO
SI
Samuel IlkkaFounder

Investors · 4

Conversion Capitallisted by Conversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M

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Unusual Ventureslisted by Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M

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HighlandXreportedMenlo Park

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$8M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2025–2026

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In the news

Raylu Raises $8.0M Series A Funding | Signalbasetrysignalbase.com · May 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Raylu do?
Raylu provides an AI platform for investment banking teams that turns a plain-English mandate into an enriched, scored buyer and target universe drawn from over 300,000 live data sources. It surfaces strategic and sponsor buyers, generates firmographics and fit rationale, produces personalized outreach, and syncs with CRMs like DealCloud, Affinity, and Salesforce.
Who founded Raylu?
Raylu was founded by Ali Dastjerdi, Nathan Ondracek, Sam Ilkka in 2022.
Who are Raylu's investors?
Raylu's investors include Centre Street Partners, Conversion Capital, Unusual Ventures, HighlandX.
How much funding has Raylu raised?
Raylu has disclosed $8M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Raylu headquartered?
Raylu is headquartered in New York City, US.