5 Founders Backed by Jim Pastoriza (2026)

Jim Pastoriza founders (5)

Jim Pastoriza founders covers 5 founders on Arpio, BlackCloak and Ember LifeSciences and 2 other companies. The most common sectors are Cybersecurity (2), Developer Tools (2) and Healthtech (1). Members are based in 5 cities, led by Bethesda, MD (1), Durham, NC (1) and Lake Mary, FL (1). Companies represented include hotglue and Rewst. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 5
• Top sector: Cybersecurity (2 founders)
• Top location: Bethesda, MD (1 founders)
• Sectors represented: 3
• Locations represented: 5

• Aharon Chernin — Rewst
• Chris Pierson — BlackCloak
• Clayton Alexander — Ember LifeSciences
• Doug Neumann — Arpio
• Hassan Syyid — hotglue

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