CWRU alum’s startup raises $40M Series A; Alumni Venture Fund invests

CWRU alum’s startup raises $40M Series A; Alumni Venture Fund invests Hero Type Image Daniel Robison Fri, 08/14/2026 - 16:18 Editorial Staff August 14, 2026 Less than three years after launching Aurelius Systems, Case Western Reserve University alumnus Michael LaFramboise (CWR ’18) has raised $40 million in Series A funding for the company.The San Francisco-based startup, which LaFramboise co-founded and leads as CEO, develops autonomous laser systems that can detect, track and disable drones. The CWRU Alumni Venture Fund (AVF) joined several prominent venture capital firms in investing in the