Brief: AI tech, fintech, and Web3 companies that raised under $10M in the last 3–6 months across US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia. Plus founder + marketing/growth contacts, personalized organic-PR pitch (referencing shilikajain.com), and active PR/marketing roles.
Search window: November 2025 – early May 2026 (today: 2026-05-06).
Note: Q1 2026 was dominated by mega-rounds for foundation-AI; sub-$10M rounds in this window were less press-heavy. Hong Kong sub-$10M activity in this window was sparse — included regional-context entries where relevant.
| Company | Amount | Round | Date | What they do | Location | Key investors | Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steward | $5M | Pre-seed | 2026-03-17 | AI-first AML/KYC compliance for fund admins, asset managers, transfer agents | London / US | Motive Partners, Outward VC, Cooley | Tech.eu · Fintech Global |
| Bleap | $6M | Seed | 2026-Q1 (announced) | Self-custodial onchain finance app — stablecoin payments + Mastercard rails | London, UK | Blossom Capital, Maven 11, Ethereal Ventures | The Block · Startup Mag |
| Muun AI | $0.7M | Pre-seed | 2026-Q1 | Industrial intelligence — converts machine telemetry to operational insights | Singapore | Wavemaker Impact | KrAsia |
| Aigentsphere | A$4M (~$2.6M USD) | Seed | 2026-04-30 | Enterprise AI agent management & governance — register, monitor, govern agents | Australia | Main Sequence (CSIRO) | Startup Daily · Mi-3 |
| Marloo | $10M (at threshold — listed for context) | Seed | 2026-04-28 | AI assistant for financial advisers (notes, docs, compliance prep) | Sydney / London / Wellington | Blackbird Ventures | Tech.eu · NZ Herald |
| Company | Founder / CEO | Founder LinkedIn | Marketing / Growth lead | Marketing LinkedIn / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steward | Arik Oslerne (Co-founder & CEO); Moshe Lieberman (Co-founder & CTO/CAIO) | linkedin.com/in/aoslerne | Geoffrey Safar (early team — commercial) | linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-safar-932864146 |
| Bleap | Joao Alves (Co-founder); Guilherme Gomes (Co-founder) — both ex-Revolut | linkedin.com/in/joao-alves-/ | Founder-led; community-first growth | Bleap LinkedIn |
| Muun AI | Founders not publicly disclosed in press | Check Muun LinkedIn | Founder-led | n/a |
| Aigentsphere | Founders not in press; Main Sequence partner Mike Zimmerman is the lead investor contact | Aigentsphere LinkedIn → People tab | Founder-led | n/a |
| Marloo | Shakeel Lala (CEO, Sydney); Hardy Michel (Co-founder, London); Ben Robertson (Co-founder, Wellington) — all ex-Sharesies | Search "Shakeel Lala Marloo" on LinkedIn | Founder-led GTM | Marloo LinkedIn |
Stage caveat: at sub-$10M / pre-seed–seed stage, marketing is almost always founder-led or handled by a single early hire who is not yet titled "Head of Marketing/Growth." Cleanest path: open each company's LinkedIn → People tab → filter by "Marketing" or "Growth."
Each message is short, specific to the company's wedge, and routes to shilikajain.com.
| Company | Personalized message |
|---|---|
| Steward | Hi Arik — congrats on the Motive-led $5M. AML/KYC for fund admins is a category buyers don't search for until they're already burned, which is exactly why earned-media + thought-leadership compounds harder here than paid acquisition. A few founder essays on "why AML middleware fails complex investor structures" + a regtech podcast circuit could put Steward in front of every COO at a fund admin within a quarter. I work with fintech founders on exactly this kind of organic PR build — see shilikajain.com or DM me to book a call. |
| Bleap | Hi Joao — congrats on the $6M Blossom-led seed and the Mastercard partnership. Self-custodial fintech has a trust problem the marketing team can't fix with paid ads — only earned coverage and founder POV can. A monthly "how we're rebuilding banking on stablecoins" essay + reactive press around MiCA milestones would do more for CAC than a $50k Google budget. I'd love to walk through what's worked for ex-Revolut founders specifically — shilikajain.com to book a call. |
| Muun AI | Hi team — congrats on the Wavemaker Impact pre-seed. Industrial intelligence is one of those categories where the buyer (plant ops / industrial engineering) does not read tech blogs — but their CFOs do, and ESG/decarbonization angles open big media doors. A targeted POV-led PR plan (rather than hiring a generic agency) would multiply the runway. More on my approach at shilikajain.com — happy to book a call. |
| Aigentsphere | Hi team — congrats on the Main Sequence-led A$4M. "Agent governance" is a category that needs to be educated into existence before it can be sold — which makes founder-led organic PR (POV essays, ANZ tech press, AICD/board-level talks) the highest-ROI move you can make right now. I help AI seed founders translate technical wedges into category narratives — shilikajain.com if you'd like to book a call. |
| Marloo | Hi Shakeel — congrats on the Blackbird-led $10M. The financial-adviser-AI category is about to consolidate fast; the firms that own the "why advisers need an AI partner" narrative in AU/UK trade press will compound trust ahead of competitors with bigger budgets. Founder-led PR with the ex-Sharesies team is a clear unfair advantage. Happy to walk you through it — shilikajain.com to book a call. |
| Company | Role | Description | Apply | Tether | PR Manager (Remote) | Earned-media + comms for largest stablecoin issuer; remote-first | CryptoJobsList | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase | Head of Communications, Base | External narrative + PR + media relations for Base L2 | Coinbase careers | HeyGen | PR Manager · Growth Marketing Specialist · Head of Developer/AI Platform Marketing | Several marketing/PR roles at AI video startup | startup.jobs/heygen | ||
| AtoB | Head of Marketing | Demand gen + brand for fleet-payment fintech; B2B/fintech background preferred | BuiltIn | Airwallex | Global Product Marketing Lead | Manage launches, value props, adoption across global products | Airwallex careers | ||
| Kraken | Lead Product Marketing Manager (Onchain) | Onchain product positioning + GTM | Kraken careers | Binance | Campaign Manager (LATAM) | User acquisition + retention + referral campaigns | Binance careers |
| Board | Use for | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Web3.career — Marketing Jobs | 2,000+ remote Web3/blockchain marketing roles | web3.career/marketing-jobs |
| Built In — AI Marketing (Remote) | Remote AI marketing/PR roles at funded startups | builtin.com/jobs/remote/marketing/artificial-intelligence |
| Startup.jobs — Head of Growth | Head of Growth roles at startups | startup.jobs/roles/head-of-growth |
| EC1 Partners | Fintech marketing recruiter | ec1partners.com fintech marketing |