Raylu
Founded 2022 · 32 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Raylu builds an AI-native deal origination platform for private market investors, helping funds map markets, score companies, and manage relationships to source and win deals. It targets investment funds looking to automate the manual work of deal sourcing.
Founders & leadership
Raylu was founded in 2022 by Ali Dastjerdi, Nathan Ondracek, and Sam Ilkka.
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Ali Dastjerdiin𝕏Co-founder, CEOHe previously served on the investment team at Insight Partners, focusing on developer infrastructure, data, and enterprise software, with investments including Weights & Biases, Landing AI, and DNSFilter.
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Nathan OndracekinCo-founder & CTO
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Sam IlkkainCo-founder & COO
Investors · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$8M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025–2026
- $8MSeries AMay 2026 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Raylu do?
- Raylu builds an AI-native deal origination platform for private market investors, helping funds map markets, score companies, and manage relationships to source and win deals. It targets investment funds looking to automate the manual work of deal sourcing.
- Who founded Raylu?
- Raylu was founded by Ali Dastjerdi, Nathan Ondracek, Sam Ilkka in 2022.
- Who are Raylu's investors?
- Raylu's investors include Conversion Capital, Unusual Ventures.
- How much funding has Raylu raised?
- Raylu has disclosed $8M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.