Stealth Startup Spy #116
Ex-McKinsey/Google launches AI co-pilot for slides, Ex-CTO at Amdocs pioneers open-source AI integration, Former Stitch Fix Data Science Manager revolutionizes retail with ML solutions
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:
Harvard MBA and ex-BofA Merrill Lynch launches AI-driven investor matching engine
Ex-McKinsey/Google debuts AI co-pilot to automate slide deck creation
Ex-CTO at Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX) leads a new venture focused on revolutionizing AI integration through an open-source platform
Stanford Econ PhD and former Product Manager at TikTok is working on a project in stealth mode
Ex-Data Science Manager at Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) is developing machine learning solutions for the retail industry
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
Ilia Gogichaishvili - Co-Founder & CEO at Bainker
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#85
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Technology Investment Banking at BTIG, ex-Vice President, Global Equities Strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Harvard MBA, Founder of Georgian Wine Club
Connect on: LinkedIn
Bainker is a high-precision investor matching engine helping companies raise strategic & institutional capital.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Morten Bruun - Co-Founder & CEO at Insights AI
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Vice President, Revenue at Worksome, ex-Associate at McKinsey & Company, ex-Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company, ex-Account Executive at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Insights AI is an AI co-pilot to bring better & faster insights to slide decks.
HQ: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Max Brin - CEO at Floom
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO at Amdocs, ex-Innovation Lead & Technology Research Lead at CyberArk, ex-CTO, Chief Architect at enabley (formerly Time To Know), ex-CEO & Co-Founder at Cards (Acquired), ex-Chief Architect at Redkix (Acquired by Facebook), ex-CEO & Co-Founder at Hoger (Acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Floom helps developers elevate apps with AI.
HQ: Tel Aviv District, Israel
Industry: Software Development
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Lisa Elly Kagan - Co-Founder at Buddy
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Go-to-Market at TradeWindow, ex-Chief Experience Officer at Endless, ex-Strategy & Operations Manager at Deloitte
Connect on: LinkedIn
Buddy is a relationship-led marketplace built for scrappies, by scrappies.
HQ: Auckland, New Zealand
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Eddy Eid - Co-Founder & CEO at Laces
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head Of Business Development at OneFootball, ex-Investment Banking Associate - Insurtech / Fintech at Morgan Stanley, ex-BCG, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Laces aims to make sports data accessible with the help of AI and Computer Vision.
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Industry: Spectator Sports | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Jane Mei - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Product Lead at Google, ex-Manager, Fintech at Deloitte
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Vivian Zheng - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Product Manager at Databricks, ex-Product Lead at TikTok, ex-Applied Research, Core Data Science at Snap, Stanford Econ PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Greg Novak - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Data Science Manager at Stitch Fix, ex-Fellow at Insight Data Science, ex-Postdoctoral Researcher at Observatoire de Paris, ex-Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at Princeton University
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area
Focusing on ML in Retail
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Nilesh Savkoor - Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Director at Cisco, ex-Sr. Director, Product Management at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, ex-Director of Marketing at KodaCloud
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Crafting a people centered AI that solves the ‘last mile problem’ in B2B Customer Experience (CX).
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Saurabh Sandhir - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President and General Manager of Nuage Networks from Nokia, ex-Head of SDN Technology Strategy (Office of CTO) at Ericsson, ex-Senior Director of Product Management and Marketing at Juniper Networks, ex-Software Engineer at Cisco Systems
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
Thank you for reading. If you liked it, share it with your friends, colleagues and everyone interested in staying ahead of the hidden developments in tech. Subscribe below and follow us on X / Twitter to never miss a company operating under stealth again.