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Arthur Karell

Director at Fortastra. Also a director at Vanguard Defense and AnySignal and an executive officer at First In.

InvestorDirectorRoles at 3 startupsFirst In
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Oct 8, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Arthur Karell

Arthur Karell is a director at Fortastra.

Form D filings also name Arthur Karell as a director at Vanguard Defense and AnySignal.

Arthur Karell appears on fund filings for First In.

Arthur Karell first appears on SEC filings in 2024.

Experience

This experience comes from SEC filings. The years are when the filings name Arthur Karell in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Fortastra Corp
Director
2026 · Torrance, CA
Fortastra builds spacecraft to protect government and commercial assets in orbit.
First In
Executive officer
2025 – 2026 · Fund filings for 9 funds
Vanguard Defense, Inc.
Director
2026 · Fullerton, CA
Provides defense companies with data labeling and model oversight by U.S. veterans.
AnySignal, Inc.
Director
2024 – 2025 · El Segundo, CA

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Arthur Karell works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Fortastra Corp · Form D, Oct 8, 2026
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Michael Smayda
CEO and director
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Nick Kim
Director
Vanguard Defense, Inc. · Form D, Mar 10, 2026
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Johnny Ni
Chief Executive Officer and director
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Brian Ni
Executive officer and director
AnySignal, Inc. · Form D, Jun 12, 2025
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Mark Suster
Director
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John Malsbury
Executive officer, director and promoter
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Jeffrey Osborne
Chief Financial Officer
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Ricardo Medina
Executive officer, director and promoter

Sources

  1. SECFortastra Corp Form D, filed Oct 8, 2026
  2. SECVanguard Defense, Inc. Form D, filed Mar 10, 2026
  3. SECAnySignal, Inc. Form D, filed Jun 12, 2025