Stealth Startup Spy #103
Entertainment industry workflow platform emerges from stealth, Skybox Security founder ($334M raised) starts new cybersecurity/AI startup, & Ex-Meta Director launches GenAI for model safety
Stealth Startup Spy is a data-driven newsletter for investors, journalists and tech enthusiasts interested in uncovering the next big move for key talent, real-time stealth company launches and technology advancements not in plain sight. We leverage the technology built at Gravity to track billions of data points to help you identify tomorrow's opportunities that are currently hiding in the shadows. These signals include tracking the inflows and outflows of talent who work at “Stealth Startups”, bios and profile changes to “building something new” and monitoring press releases to shine a light on the hidden world of stealth startups.
In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
The founder of Skybox Security ($334M raised) is co-founding a stealth startup in cybersecurity and AI.
Ex-Meta Product Management Director debuts GenAI platform for model evaluation and safety
AI startup connecting researchers to diverse audiences with personalized research paper summaries exits stealth with $2.1M seed funding
Workflow platform built specifically for the entertainment industry emerges from stealth (waitlist only)
Betterment's founder and ex-CEO, who raised $435M, now quietly builds a stealth startup
And more…
Now let’s shine the spotlight… 💡💡💡
🕵️♂️Founders Coming Out of Stealth
Real-time updates from founders who debut what they’ve been working on under stealth mode
Boris Selitser - Founder at Okareo
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management at Facebook, ex-Senior Director, Product Management at Oracle, UC Berkeley alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
Okareo helps ML builders evaluate and compare performance of models during development, testing and delivery
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Geet Khosla - Co-Founder & CEO at Proemial
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Executive Board Member at Khosla Foundation, ex-Head of Growth at Cobiro, ex-Head of Partnerships at Tattoodo, Founder of GDNK (acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Proemial is building an open platform that connects researchers to a larger and more diverse audience through personalized summaries of the latest research papers
HQ: Aarhus, Middle Jutland, Denmark
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 10
Latest Funding: $2.1M Seed on 12/18/2023
Key Investors: People Ventures, Dreamcraft Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Elle Curran - Co-Founder at Raconteur
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Co-Founder and ex-CEO at CoLab ($3M raised), ex-Industrial and Legal Consultant at Screen Producers Australia, ex-Business Affairs Manager at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Raconteur is a workflow platform built specifically for the entertainment industry, combining project management, secure file storage and sharing.
HQ: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Manas Mallik - Co-Founder at Reelcraft
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO at Tartan, ex-Automation Lead at CRED
Connect on: LinkedIn
Reelcraft is Gen AI platform that converts your idea into animated stories in minutes.
HQ: Addison, Texas, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Alankrit Chona - Co-Founder & CTO at Simbian
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Founding Engineer at Kanmon, ex-Founding Engineer at Spotnana, ex-Engineering at Afterpay Touch, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Twitter
Connect on: LinkedIn
Simbian is a mission-driven AI security company.
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 8
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Gidi Cohen - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Founder at Skybox Security ($334M raised), ex-Founder & CEO at Vigil Technologies, ex-Group Manager, Computer Aided Manufacturing, R&D at Orbotech
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Building in cybersecurity and AI.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Ben Jacobson - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Business Development Intern at Parallel Systems, ex-Business Operations & Development Summer Associate at Foundation Alloy, ex-Sr. Operations Manager at Uber, ex-Regional Operations Manager at UberEats
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Tal Berin - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management at Similarweb, ex-Director of Product Management at Cloudinary, ex-Co-Founder & CEO at Avoori.com, ex-Technical Product Manager | EMEA at S&P Global Ratings
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Tel Aviv Disctrict, Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Chetan Harithas - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Capability Manager and Solution Architect at Unilever, ex-Member Technical Staff at Aurigo Software Technologies, ex-Intern at Samsung
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Jonathan Stein - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Founder and Board Member at Betterment ($435M raised), Board Member at Valora, Scout at Bessemer Venture Partners
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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