Michael Akilian, Angel Investor

Michael Akilian is an angel investor with investments in Rime, an AI‑driven platform, and PromptLayer, a developer tool for managing prompts. Both companies operate in technology sectors, focusing on artificial intelligence and developer infrastructure. He has participated in Rime’s $5.5 million seed round and PromptLayer’s $4.8 million seed raise. Michael currently serves as Founder and General Partner at Thales Partners, an early‑stage investment firm, a role he has held for five years. He is also a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and previously co‑founded Clara Labs, where he was CTO for nearly seven years.