Stealth Startup Spy #108
MIT & Stanford researchers launch a new OS to replace Linux for cloud-native apps, YC-backed health insurance procurement software goes live, & Splunk alum is building a stealth AI startup
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:
YC-backed procurement software for health insurance brokers goes live
MIT and Stanford reseachers launch database oriented operating system to replace Linux in the realm of cloud-native applications
Ex-Head of Applied Research Team at Splunk is building something new in stealth mode
Ex-Head of Product Management at Attune (insurtech acuired by Coalition) is building an AI platform for insurance agencies
University of Michigan PhD is building something new in robotics and automation
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
Jerry Smith - Co-Founder & CEO at Onward
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Account Executive at Roku, ex-Senior Manager at ServiceChannel, ex-Client Solutions Manager at Facebook, ex-Marketing Manager at Fanatics, ex-Head of Social Influencer Program at eBay
Connect on: LinkedIn
Onward delivers pristine, well-structured data accessible at all times, empowering users to achieve growth goals.
HQ: United States
Industry: Data Infrastructure and Analytics | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Aditya Joshi - Co-Founder & CEO at Blume
FounderDNA: Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Intern at Aetna, a CVS Health Company, ex-Undergraduate Student Researcher at UCSF Health, ex-Business Development at LatchBio, ex-Product at eFuse, ex-Strategy Consultant at Novartis
Connect on: LinkedIn
Blume is building the next generation of vendor management solutions for health insurance brokers
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Ken Hendricks - Co-Founder at Basepilot
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Toptal, ex-Senior Product Manager at FloatMe, ex-Product Manager at 9Spokes
Connect on: LinkedIn
Basepilot enables SaaS tools to easily build their own product copilots
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Qian Li - Co-Founder at DBOS
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Graduate Research Assistant at Stanford University, ex-Software Intern Graduate at Intel, ex-Software Engineer Intern at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
DBOS is a new operating system that natively supports large-scale distributed applications in the cloud
HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 7
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Marcus Gallagher- Co-Founder & CEO at Powerbroker AI
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head Of Product Management at Attune, ex-Product Manager at eBay, ex-MBA Intern at Google, ex-Analyst at Mousse Partners, ex-Math Teacher at Teach for America
Connect on: LinkedIn
Powerbroker is leveraging AI to give commercial insurance agencies and their employees 10x productivity
HQ: San Francisco, Califronia, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Nosa Edoimioya - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Scientist at University of Michigan, ex-Co-Founder at Print Genius, ex-Controls Engineer at Ulendo, ex-Intern at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, Califronia, United States
Building something new in robotics and automation
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Khris Dai - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President at Aon, ex-Head of Diligence at Steven Tarrson Impact Investment Fund, ex-Health Actuary at Aon Centre for Innovation and Analytics (ACIA)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Nikhil Kumar - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Vice President at Genpact, ex-Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder at Enquero, ex-Associate Vice President, Global Oracle Practice Leader at Infosys Technologies
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, Califronia, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Manveer Chawla - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Engineering at Confluent, ex-Engineering Manager at Dropbox, ex-Founding Engineer at Droptalk, ex-Software Engineer at Facebook, ex-Founding Engineer at Snapstick
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, Califronia, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Balaji Rao - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Applied Research Team at Splunk, ex-Storage Architect at SwiftStack, ex-Founder at CloudWizer, ex-Engineer at Bracket Computing, ex-Principal Engineer at NetApp, ex-Expert Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, Califronia, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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