Luke Traina

6x Founder (3 Exits) | Forbes 30U30 Nom. | Investor & 2x Author | M&A & AI Strategist | Advised 10+ Buy/Sell-Side Deals

📍 United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 5 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2026
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Feb 2025
Lovable is a platform that lets you build apps and websites by chatting with AI. We are a small European team of serial founders, product engineers, physicists, competitive programmers and people who just care about building a great product quickly. Were on a mission to build the last piece of software that the world will ever need.
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May 2022
Somos una Marca que nace en la Ciudad de Concepción el año 2015 , bajo la necesidad de entregarle a todos los Barbudos productos especializados y creados especialmente para el cuidado de su barba ! Somos una Marca que cuenta con resultados comprobados 💪 presentes desde Arica a Punta Arenas!
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Mar 2022
Show Your Teeth with Impress – Europe’s #1 Orthodontic Clinics Impress operates over 110 clinics across 10 countries in Europe and the United States, transforming orthodontic care with cutting-edge clear aligner treatments. Our clear aligners are the preferred choice for both orthodontists and patients, offering a seamless way to achieve aligned, healthy teeth with ease, discretion, and comfort. We believe in empowering individuals to show their teeth and face the world with confidence and self-assurance. With over 15 years of expertise, our skilled orthodontists partner closely with the Impress medical team to develop personalized treatment plans that deliver visible results in as little as 6 months. In 2024, we strengthened our leadership in the orthodontics industry by acquiring DR SMILE, furthering our mission to make high-quality orthodontic care accessible to an even wider audience. With ambitious plans to expand through new clinic openings and market entries, we’re committed to reshaping the future of oral health care. Join over 200,000 satisfied patients worldwide who have transformed their smiles with Impress. Ready to take the first step? Show your teeth with Impress today!
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2026
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Feb 2026
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
2025
Founder (acquired by ARBOai)
May 2025
We’re Who Raised: Powered by ARBO.ai. We help agencies, consultants, and sales teams find startups that just got funding — so you can reach out at the right moment. Here’s how it works: we track funding rounds from Seed to Series C. That’s over 2,000 deals a month. You get alerts the same day, verified emails for founders, and exports that plug straight into your CRM. No digging through CSVs or messing with scrapers. We started as WhoRaised.io, a small tool built in 2022 by Jan-Philipp Peters in Berlin. Then, in June 2025, ARBO.ai acquired us. Now we’re growing fast. It’s all about making your outreach easier. What we track: ● Seed to Series C funding rounds ● 2,000+ funding events every month ● Filter by industry, hiring, or tech stack ● Sync with HubSpot, Apollo, or Slack in one click Built for: ● Growth Agencies ● GTM Consultants ● RevOps & Sales Teams ● Sales-Enablement Tools We’re relaunching in July 2025. Plans start at $69/month. Want in early? Join our waitlist for: CRM syncs, Slack alerts, and ready-to-send campaigns.
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Feb 2025
Lovable is a platform that lets you build apps and websites by chatting with AI. We are a small European team of serial founders, product engineers, physicists, competitive programmers and people who just care about building a great product quickly. Were on a mission to build the last piece of software that the world will ever need.
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Feb 2025
Tangle Ventures is a venture studio that builds complete operating companies for our clients. Not decks, not strategy. The actual company: brand, systems, hiring, sales engine, all of it. Our clients own 100% from day one. We take zero equity. Our Studio Build program is designed for executives leaving corporate careers, operators launching a second company, and buyers who searched the acquisition market and found nothing worth inheriting. We turn decades of expertise and available capital into an ownable, operating business, without the risks of buying someone elses problems or building alone. We also acquire and transform overlooked digital businesses through our acquisition platform, applying the same systems, positioning, and operational playbooks we build for clients. Our work spans software, AI, digital infrastructure, and internet-native services. Whatever the path, the objective is the same: durable businesses with real customers, real cash flow, and long-term enterprise value.
2024
Selection / Program Development Cabinet - Lehigh Venture Labs
Dec 2024
Lehigh is a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year. We are a coeducational, nondenominational, private university that offers a rigorous academic environment for undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Lehigh offers majors and programs in five colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Health, the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Education. More than 5,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students call Lehigh home.​ Located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh is comprised of 2,358 acres, making it one of the largest private universities in the country. Since 1865, generations of students have chosen Lehigh for their educational experience. They know Lehigh is a place where they can make strong personal connections with faculty, conduct research in diverse fields of study, thrive in a dynamic campus community, form lasting bonds with Lehigh alumni, and learn from their own life experiences.
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