Stealth Startup Spy #11
Ex-Vanguard/UC Berkeley alum is building a Fintech startup in stealth, Ex-Googler launches ecommerce logistics platform ($1.6M pre-seed), & Serial founder with 2x prior exit goes under stealth
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:
Ex-Meta Engineer launches AI startup for finance teams (waitlist only)
Green tech startup to streamline home heat pumps purchase launches with Pre-Seed funding
Ex-Googler takes on ecommerce logistics (raises $1.6M pre-seed)
Ex-Vanguard/UC Berkeley alum is building a Fintech startup in stealth
Ex-Amazon/Microsoft team launches YC-backed incident management platform (waitlist only)
Serial founder with 2x prior exit goes under stealth (building consumer blockchain tech)
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
Nicolas Kopp - Co-Founder & CEO at Rillet
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Former US CEO at N26, Ex-Morgan Stanley, Lazard, Goldman Sachs
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Rillet is the first accounting platform made specifically for SaaS companies.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 14
Latest Funding: Raised an undisclosed amount on 9/2/2021
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 19 months
Kevin Chan - Co-founder & CPO at Venue
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Lead at Curaga, Former Meta Engineer
Connect on: LinkedIn
Venue is empowering finance teams with AI.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Key Investors: Sequoia Capital and the founders of Ramp.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Ben Emmrich - CEO, Co-Founder at Tusk Logistics
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience : Ex-Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Shippo, Ex-Strategic Partner Developer at Google, Founder at Ben's Dry Ice (sold)
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Tusk is a new parcel shipping network that gives ecommerce shippers reliable service, predictable pricing, and proactive support, all at lower costs.
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | Team Size: 6
Latest Funding: $1.6M Pre-Seed Round on 02/02/23
Key Investors: Forum Ventures, TitletownTech, FulfillmentIQ
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 25 months
Babak Tighnavard - CEO & Co-founder at Drem
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience : Former Chief Business Officer at Otovo, Ex-Chief Operating Officer at Saltside ($65M raised), Former Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Drem streamlines the implementation of distributed energy systems for residential homes, with a focus on the most pressing need: heat pumps.
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Industry: Consumer Services | Team Size: 9
Latest Funding: $2.7M Pre-Seed Round on 01/30/2023
Key Investors: byFounders, Redstone, Wiski Capital, Hawktail Management, Tane Fund
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Harsha Vankayalapati - Co-Founder at Thread
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Microsoft Software Engineer, Former Datalogics Software Development Intern
Connect on: LinkedIn
Thread is an enterprise grade simplified and expedited incident management solution
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Key Investors: Y Combinator
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
Sebastian Bastidas - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience : Ex-Software Engineer at Forethought, Former Senior Software Engineer at Atom Finance, Thinkful
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Niv Goldenberg - Co-Founder and CPO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Former FAANG, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Product at Transmit Security, Former Product Manager at Microsoft and Adallom. Former IDF
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Rosanna Leroe-Muñoz - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product at Vanguard, Former Chief Revenue Officer at Just Invest (acquired), Ex-Provide, Guideline, JP Morgan
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building in the B2B fintech space.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Mike Petronaci - Founder and CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Platform at SentinelOne, Ex-Product at Recorded Future, Cybereason, HubSpot. Founder and ex-CEO at ChefTab,
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Most likely building in cybersecurity.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Juan M. Hernandez - CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-founder and ex-CEO at OpenFinance (acquired), Ex-CEO of Blocks, Co-founder and ex-CEO at Endurance Commerce (acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Building something new in consumer blockchain technology.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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