Stealth Startup Spy #122
Harvard MBA & Schlumberger/C3 AI alum launches AI platform for Oil & Gas, Stanford postdoc is leveraging AI for newborn care, & Ex-Apple Special Projects Director 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:
A Stanford postdoctoral fellow is leveraging AI to advance newborn care (stealth mode)
Former VP of Product for Hotel Engine and Head of Product for Wellfound (fka AngelList Talent) launches a SaaS pricing transparency tool
Ex-President of Electric Sheep ($25M raised led by Tiger Global, renowned for building autonomous lawn mowers) is now founder of a stealth startup
Harvard MBA and Schlumberger/C3 AI alum debuts AI-powered knowledge platform built for the Oil & Gas industry
Former Director of Engineering at Apple’s Special Projects Group is building in stealth mode
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
Diti Sood - Co-Founder & CEO at Bolo AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, Products at C3 AI, ex-Engineer In-Charge (Operations) & Senior Field Engineer at Schlumberger, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Bolo AI is an AI-powered knowledge management system for heavy industries, starting with Oil & Gas.
HQ: San Mateo County, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Guy Nirpaz - Founder at Perspective AI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#102
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Founder & ex-CEO at Totango (acquired by Catalyst Software), ex-EVP R&D at GigaSpaces Technologies, ex-Chief Architect at Mercury Interactive, ex-Software Systems Architect at IBM
Connect on: LinkedIn
Perspective AI is an AI-moderated interview and analysis platform designed to gather high-quality customer feedback.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Andre Guardia - Founder & CEO/CTO at Droyd
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Venture Analyst at Kaplan Institute, Decasonic, ex-Autonomous Systems Researcher at Illinois Tech SMART Lab, ex-Partner at Dorm Room Fund
Connect on: LinkedIn
Droyd is an AI platform offering hyper-personalized, fully autonomous product creation and promotion for print-on-demand stores.
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Nikhil Jaipuria - Co-Founder at CBCatalyst
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President of Product at Zetwerk, ex-Director of Product Management at Convoy, ex-Senior Product Manager at Granular, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
CBCatalyst is a tech marketplace that reduces the hassle of sourcing custom components from India by connecting users to pre-vetted top suppliers.
HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Industry: Manufacturing
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Christine Luo - Co-Founder & CEO at PriceLevel
FounderDNA: Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP, Product Management at Hotel Engine, ex-Head of Product at Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent), ex-Senior Director of Product Management at OJO Labs, ex-Senior Product Manager at Indeed.com
Connect on: LinkedIn
PriceLevel is a platform designed to help businesses discover the actual prices paid by other buyers for various software products and services.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | 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
Kieran Harty - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Vice President of Engineering at Hyundai Motor Group Global Software, ex-Head of Bank Network Engineering at Stripe, ex-Vice President Of Engineering at LeapYear Technologies, ex-EVP, R & D at VMware
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Hiten Sonpal - Founder at Stealth Mode Startup Company
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Executive Officer at Robin Autopilot, USA, ex-Lawn Care Program Leader at iRobot, ex-President at Electric Sheep Robotics ($25m+ raised led be Tiger Global, building autonomous lawn mowers)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Most likely building in robotics.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Toby Farmer - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Netflix, ex-Sr Product Manager - Reality Labs AI Applied Research AR/VR at Meta, ex-Sr. Product Manager at LinkedIn
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Building in the AI / LLM space.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Joe Phongpreecha - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Instructor at Stanford University, ex-Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Michigan State University
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Stanford, California, United States
Leveraging AI to advance newborn care
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Hamza Derbas - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Engineering at Apple, ex-Principal Research Engineer at Ford Motor Company, ex-Staff Software Engineer at A123 Systems - Automotive Solutions Group, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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