Latest Fund II Investments and QSBS Learnings Post The OBBB

Our Latest Investment in Rosarium Health 

In our last newsletter, we walked through our conviction in First Builders and our framework when backing these profiles of founders.  It was no surprise when we decided to back Rosarium Health, an end to end platform ensuring patients age and recover with dignity at home through targeted home modifications. It’s an elegant solution connecting the key partners in a patient’s journey to live comfortably at home. Co-founder and CEO, Cameron Carter, clearly demonstrated his “deep expertise in value-based care models and operational focus to seeing the early traction and success with health plans.” Read more about our thought process to invest in Rosarium Health. 

This investment also highlights the power of our angel community; one of our members scouted this deal for our fund which earned her carry in our fund!   

In addition to Rosarium Health, we’ve invested in 3 other companies across manufacturing, repair maintenance, and a better health insurance plan created for this generation from Fund II. More details will be shared soon. For now, we’re excited to share we invested in NOX METALS pre-seed round:

Key Terms for Founders and Investors to Bookmark

QSBS is a crucial topic for founders and investors to understand. QSBS enables investors to write off millions in capital gains and incentivizes early stage investors. The passing of The One Big Beautiful Bill marked beneficial changes so we recommend studying up on the impact. Everyone from limited partners to angels to early stage founders, should take advantage of this tax break. 

We recently hosted a webinar on this topic featuring Alessandro Chesser, ex Head of Sales at Carta and founder of Dynasty and Catherine Kauffelt, a legal tax expert from EisnerAmper to dive into the details and share cheat sheets. 

So you know, we regularly host webinars for founders, angel investors, and VCs. Don’t miss any of our future events! 

Catching You Up on Our Next Set of Podcast Episodes featuring First Builders from Komodo Health, GC AI, Rezilient Health, and Atlassian

Our podcast has been in hyperspeed mode! Since the summer, we’ve released another 7 episodes. We’re featuring 4 portfolio founders from Fund I discussing everything from their Series A raises, pivots, and earnest passion for the companies they’re building. 

Thank you to everyone who has subscribed, dropped comments, and shared it with friends and family. 

Check out our team’s favorite clips from our podcast episodes

Hear it Live! TBPN Chats with Three of our Portfolio Companies

Tech’s daily news show, TBPN, spoke with three of our portfolio companies in the span of weeks.

Cecilia Ziniti, founder and CEO of GC AI, dove into the recent Anthropic $1.5B AI copyright settlement. 

Dirac’s Founder and CEO, Fil Aronshtein, announces their latest $10.7M raise led by Founders Fund and Coatue; they’re unlocking manufacturing knowledge into clear, step-by-step instructions that can be used on the factory floor.

Founder, Zane Hengsperger, of NOX METALS explains how they’re reimagining the metal supply industry. They spoke with the TBPN twice - check out both conversations (clip 1 & clip 2).

Discover open roles at our fast-growing portfolio companies!

Let us know why you might be the perfect fit and we may be able to get your resume to the top of the pile.

• Dirac is supercharging the modern manufacturing engineer with BuildOS.

  • Recently announced their latest round of $10.7M funding from Founders Fund & Coatue; along with a key partnership with Siemens.

  • Open roles include Marketing and Sales Development.

• GC AI is the AI tool for in-house legal counsel.

  • Recently raised their $10M Series A led by Sound Ventures and are already serving 450+ customers within 12 months of being founded.

  • Open roles include various engineers, Head of Sales, and GTM.

• NOX METALS is building the fastest metals processing factories in North America. 

  • Recently was part of YC S25 and raised their $4.7M pre-seed.

  • Open roles include Sales, Growth, and Purchasing. 

• Siena creates empathetic AI CX agents designed for commerce. 

  • Introduced Siena Memory to deepen a company’s knowledge of each customer profile and provide the highest quality of CX. 

  • Open roles include Product Engineer.

Our exclusive operator network continues to deepen

Beyond Capital: The Leader’s Guide to Strategic Angel & LP Investing

​Women on Boards Project x The Council present The Leader’s Guide to Strategic Angel & LP Investing workshop series. ​Angel & LP investing isn’t an entry point — it’s a power move. The most effective leaders know that capital is more than money — it’s a lever for influence, access, and shaping the future of the boardroom.

You’ll join a room of accomplished women leaders with 10-15+ years of experience to explore how strategic angel & LP investing can:

• Strengthen your visibility and credibility for sought-after board roles

• ​Expand your access to high-value networks and decision-making circles

• ​Create pathways to shape the companies and industries you care about most

Please note this 3-part series already began but two workshops remain. We’re accepting a few final registrations on a case by case basis. Register using this link.

Final Chance to Apply for our Fall Cohort

Interested in joining an angel investing community for top operators?

This year, Council Angels have invested in companies across healthcare, legal tech, and CPG. They’ve been given the opportunity to invest in 6 SPVs since January and vetted 80+ companies in our weekly live pitch calls. We’ve hosted 25+ webinars to teach women how to evaluate deals in new industries including biotech, crypto, and foodtech. We’ve held quarterly member events in SF, LA, and NYC where women have been introduced to other women who are top operators and interested in making investments in their futures.

We’re focused on finding exceptional First Builders (operators or founders) to join The Council’s angel community for our fall cohort. Our Fall Cohort curriculum will start very soon so apply for your chance to join leaders from Apple, Google, Twitch, Salesforce and others. You can apply using this link!

Thank you from The Council Team!