Stealth Startup Spy #104
Former JLL executive is developing a stealth proptech, Co-founders of $850M raised cyberdefense company team up to launch new AI venture, & SaaS platform focused on data insight monetization goes live
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:
Former executive at real estate investment firm JLL leaves to co-found a housing market tech startup
Ex-US Bank and Capital One employees launch a SaaS platform focused on data insight monetization
AI-defense cybersecurity startup exits stealth with $10M in seed funding led by Greycroft and FPV Ventures
OpenAI’s former Technical Director is building a company in stealth mode
Co-Founders of cybersecurity company Cybereason ($850M raised) left their executive roles to launch a new venture in stealth mode. The stealth AI startup is reported to have secured $36M in funding.
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
Dean Chen - Co-Founder at Datacakes AI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#87
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr Director, Online Data Platform at U.S. Bank and Skillz Inc., ex-Director of Software Engineering at Capital One, ex-Hewlett-Packard, ex-Adobe
Connect on: LinkedIn
Datacakes offers a plug-and-play AI platform that allows owners of large datasets to connect their private data and start monetizing insights right away.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Itamar Golan - Co-Founder & CEO at Prompt Security
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Of Democracy at DemocraTech, ex-Head of Data Science & ML Engineering at Orca Security, ex-Founding Team at Emporus Technologies, ex-Senior Data Scientist at Check Point Software Technologies
Connect on: LinkedIn
Prompt Security enables enterprises to benefit from the adoption of Generative AI while protecting from the full range of risks to their applications, employees and customers.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 13
Latest Funding: $5M Seed on 1/24/2024
Key Investors: Hetz Ventures, Four Rivers
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Hannes Verschueren - Co-Founder & CEO at Senantix
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VC at Picus Capital and HV Capital, ex-Finance Director at MUN Society Belgium, ex-McKinsey
Connect on: LinkedIn
Senantix is the first enterprise knowledge system that makes it easy to input the information, keep it up to date and get it contextually when needed.
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Christopher Potts - Co-Founder & CEO at Monarch Therapeutics
FounderDNA: Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-AGC, Global Head of Intellectual Property at Legend Biotech, ex-Head of IP, Biologics Division at Lonza, ex-Legal Intern at General Electric
Connect on: LinkedIn
Monarch Therapeutics is an adoptive cell therapy company developing transformative therapies for solid tumors.
HQ: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Industry: Biotechnology Research | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Shuman Ghosemajumd - Co-Founder & CEO at Reken
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#67
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of AI at F5, ex-CTO at Shape Security (acquired by F5), ex-Global Head of Product, Trust & Safety at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Reken is building a new type of AI platform and products to protect against generative AI threats.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Latest Funding: $10M Seed Round on 1/31/2024
Key Investors: Greycroft, FPV Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Fika Ventures, Omega Venture Partners, Homebrew, and JAZZ Venture Partners
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Austin Trees - Founder at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Vice President at JLL, ex-Associate at Dimensional Fund Advisors, ex-Assistant Portfolio Manager at University of Kansas, ex-Global Data Services Intern at Markit
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Working on housing market tech.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Vageesh Setty - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Engineering at CSC Generation, ex-Co-Founder and CTO at Nana Academy ($30M raised), ex-Architect at Chegg, ex-Software Architect at Yahoo
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: California, United States
Venturing into ultra-low power high precision GNSS positioning solutions for humans, machines, and beyond
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Yonatan Striem Amit - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO, Co-Founder at Cybereason ($850M raised), ex-CTO at WatchDox (acquired by BBRY)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Building OkamiAI (still in stealth) with Cybereason co-founder Lior Div.
Latest Funding: $36M Undisclosed round on 10/19/2023
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Ashley Pilipiszyn - Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & CEO at Titan Space Technologies, ex-Technical Director, Office of the CTO at OpenAI, ex-Project Lead, Grid Resilience & Intelligence Platform (GRIP) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Eddy Okun - Founder & CEO at Stealth
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr. Director, Global Head of Data Marketing at Nasdaq, ex-Head Of Marketing at Quandl, ex-Digital Marketing Manager, Enterprise Business Unit at Rogers Communications
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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