Stealth Startup Spy #119
Former VICE Media COO starts stealth entertainment venture, Betterment ex-CEO launches semi-stealth startup focusing on client relations, & Stanford PhD debuts 3rd cybersecurity firm
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-Chief Operating Officer at VICE Media is building a stealth mode entertainment company
The founder and ex-CEO of Betterment ($435M raised) unveils semi-stealth startup on better client relationships.
Stanford PhD debuts 3rd cybersecurity company that protects people from AI-enhanced social engineering attacks
Ex-Chief Marketing Officer at digital healthcare company Health Catalyst launches an AI focus assistant for teams
Co-founder & ex-CEO at Clearco ($858M raised) is building in stealth mode (joins HF0'24 accelerator program)
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
Jonathan Stein - Founder at Warmer
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#103
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Founder and ex-CEO at Betterment ($435M raised), Board Member at Denim, Board Member at Valora
Connect on: LinkedIn
Warmer is a semi stealth company focusing on better client relationships.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Financial Services | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Sunny Manivannan - Founder & CEO at Peerbound
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO at Manychat, ex-SVP & GM, Global SMB at Braze, ex-VP Marketing at Guru (getguru.com), ex-VP Product Marketing at Coupa Software
Connect on: LinkedIn
Peerbound helps companies win their markets by unlocking and amplifying the voices of their customers.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Nelson Abramson - CEO at Verrus
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Infrastructure at Twitter, ex-Director of Engineering, Search at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Verrus is building the next generation of data centers.
HQ: United States
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting | Team Size: 16
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
John Whaley - Co-Founder & CEO at Redcoat AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior VP of Technology at Prove, ex-Founder and CEO at UnifyID (Acquired by Prove), ex-Founder and CTO at Moka5, ex-IBM, Stanford PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn
Redcoat is a comprehensive security platform that protects people from AI-enhanced social engineering attacks
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 12
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 15 months
Christina Chang - Co-Founder & CEO at Geshido
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#66
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Marketing Officer at Health Catalyst (NASDAQ:HCAT), ex-Director, Product Marketing, Creative Cloud for enterprise at Adobe, ex-Head Of Marketing at Lyra Health, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Geshido is building an AI focus assistant for teams.
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Andrew D’Souza - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Board Member at Tokens.com, ex-Co-founder & CEO at Clearco ($858M raised), ex-COO / CRO at Top Hat
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Developing within the HF0'24 accelerator.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Faaez Ul Haq - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Data at Pipe, ex-Tech Lead Manager, Data Science at Uber, ex-Vice President of Data Products at Teneo Holdings, ex-Program Manager at Microsoft, ex-Software Engineering Intern at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Elena Ikonomovska - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & CEO at Mnemonic, Inc ($10M raised), ex-Head of ML/AI at Change.org, Alchemist Accelerator fellow, ex-Data Scientist at Reddit
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Innovating at the intersection of science, healthcare and generative AI.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Egan Montgomery - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Go-to-Market at High Alpha, ex-Director of Marketing at DemandJump, ex-Marketing Project Manager at Brandrenew - Indianapolis, ex-Intern - Centralized Diagnostics, Sales Effectiveness at Roche
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Helping email marketers improve opens, clicks, and conversions by 30% with half the effort.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Hosi Simon - Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Stealth Mode Entertainment Company
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Operating Officer at Space Perspective, ex-Chief Operating Officer at VICE Media, ex-Head of International at Rockstar Games
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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