Stealth Startup Spy #120
Former PayPal Risk Officer pioneers climate fintech startup, Ex-Google engineer unveils Sequoia-backed AI assistants for engineers, & Uber AI Labs co-founder is building in stealth mode
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:
PayPal’s former Chief Risk Officer is building a startup at the crossroads of climate tech and fintech.
Serial founder with 2x prior exit debuts an accounting automation platform with $9.2M seed funding.
A Harvard MBA and Apple/Bain alum is co-founding a stealth startup
Ex-Google engineer unveils a Sequoia-backed startup crafting AI-powered assistants designed to help solutions engineers
The Co-Founder and ex-CTO of Uber AI Labs is developing something new in stealth mode.
A Harvard MBA and Apple/Bain alum is co-founding a stealth startup
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
Josh Sabol - Founder at HealthKey
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#23
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Amazon, ex-Senior Product Manager at Plate IQ, ex-Program Manager at Cisco
Connect on: LinkedIn
HealthKey transforms 100s of medical records into a simple patient outline.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Preetam Joshi - Founder at Aimon Labs
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#46
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, ex-Manager, Data Science & Engineering at Thumbtack, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Yahoo
Connect on: LinkedIn
Aimon helps users adopt Generative AI reliably and efficiently.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Michael Graczyk - Co-Founder & CTO at Quilt
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#74
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Staff Software Engineer at Google, ex-Software Engineer at Instagram, Cofounder & ex-CTO at OpenToken, ex-VP of Engineering at comma.ai
Connect on: LinkedIn
Quilt is crafting AI-powered assistants designed to help solutions engineers with tasks like filling out requests for proposals, answering basic technical questions and prepping for demos.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 5
Latest Funding: $2.5M Seed Round on 3/18/2024
Key Investors: Sequoia Capital
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Vish Srivastava - Co-Founder & CEO at Century Health
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#87
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, Product Management at Evidation, ex-Lead Product Manager at BCG Digital Ventures, ex-Senior Strategy Analyst at Accenture
Connect on: LinkedIn
Century Health accelerates drug development and commercialization by applying AI to real-world data.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Latest Funding: $2M Pre-Seed Round on 3/27/2024
Key Investors: 2048 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, LifeX Ventures, Everywhere Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Guy Leibovitz - Co-Founder & CEO at Nominal
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#113
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, AI-Driven Cloud Compliance at NetApp, ex-Founder & CEO at Cognigo (acquired by NetApp for $70M), ex-Co-Founder at Routier (acquired by accessiBe)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Nominal modernizes and automates accounting and financial management.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 18
Latest Funding: $9.2M Seed Round on 3/27/2024
Key Investors: Hyperwise Ventures, Bling Capital, Incubate Fund, Vela Partners
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Douglas Bemis - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Startup Solutions at Redesign Health, ex-Chief Technology Officer at Optoro($269M raised), ex-CTO & Co-Founder of Uber AI Labs
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Sachin Agarwal - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Product and Technology Officer at AudioEye (NASDAQ: AEYE), ex-Head of Product Management, Infrastructure, AI and Data at Meta, ex-VP Product Management, Observability and AI at Oracle, UC Berkeley MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Tom Keithley - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Risk Officer at PayPal, ex-Chief Risk Officer at Bill Me Later, Inc., ex-SVP Investment Management at Bank One, ex-VP Credit Policy at First USA Bank One and Citibank
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Building a marketplace network at the crossroads of climate tech and fintech.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 22 months
Alex Sharkov - Chief Executive Officer at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Executive Officer US at myPOS, ex-VP Technology Services at ScaleFocus, ex-CEO at FareCloud / Celigra
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 28 months
Shruti Haldea - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Interim SVP of Product at Sonos, ex-Product Line Manager, Pro Mac at Apple, ex-Consultant at Bain & Company, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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