Stealth Startup Spy #129
Former Head of AI at X, the moonshot factory goes incognito, AI accelerator using light to surpass Nvidia's H200 exits stealth, & Software streamlining real estate decarbonization financing goes live
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-Head of AI at X, the moonshot factory, is building a stealth startup
Ex-Chief Platform Officer at Quiet Platforms and former Head of Technology at Amazon takes on a new stealth venture
Former Investment Director at Tishman Speyer unveils startup to improve decision-making and simplify financing of real estate decarbonization at scale
A new AI accelerator, using light, to surpass Nvidia's H200 in computing power exits stealth mode
A Stanford MBA and Google/Bain alum is building something new in stealth
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
Nischal Belthan - CEO at Blink AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Crypto Product at Together Labs, ex-Director of Partner Engineering at Unstoppable Domains, ex-Global Head of Technical Services Engineering at Ripple, ex-Workday, ex-Deloitte
Connect on: LinkedIn
Blink AI harnesses the power of generative AI to redefine Web3 development.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Philippe Le Fort - Founder & CEO at Superowner
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Ambio | Smart Buildings Saas platform by PATRIZIA, ex-Investment Director at Tishman Speyer, MSc in Architecture from EPFL (Switzerland) and London Business School MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Superowner translates complex technical data into profitable pathways for net zero-ready building upgrades.
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Industry: Financial Services | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Gabriel Aranovich - Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer at Solara Health
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Clinical Expert - Health Tech Program at Cornell Tech, ex-Chief Medical Officer at HealthRhythms, ex-Co-Founder & Medical Director at The Clinic CA, ex-Chief Clinical Officer at Mindstrong, Stanford Doctor of Medicine
Connect on: LinkedIn
Solara is a semi-stealth startup focusing on mental health care.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Nicolas Muller - Co-Founder & CEO at Arago
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Growth Lead at Chipiron, ex-Data Scientist at JPMorgan Chase, ex-CEO right hand at Core Biogenesis
Connect on: LinkedIn
Arago is building an AI training processor using photons.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Abhi Dobhal - Co-Founder & CEO at Asaari
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#91
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Partnerships, Americas at IntellectEU, ex-COO/CFO at Warehouse Republic, ex-Co-Founder/Vice President Of Business Development and Partnerships at Factom
Connect on: LinkedIn
Asaari aims to bring together traditional finance and blockchain technology by offering new types of financial products focusing on the private credit market.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Financial Services | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
John Turek - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode Startup Company
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Technology Officer at Aetion ($110M raised), ex-CTO at Oden Technologies, ex-SVP Engineering at Jet.com, Ex-Director Engineering Productivity at Google, ex-Director Emerging Geos and Industry Solutions at IBM
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Lance Co Ting Keh - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Operating AI Science Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners, ex-Head of AI, Early Stage Projects at X, the moonshot factory, ex-Founding Engineer at Cresta, ex-Staff Software Engineer at Box, Stanford alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Gabriel Zaccak - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP of AI at Sharecare, ex-Director of AI Engineering at doc.ai, ex-Engineering Intern at Google, MIT alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Sekhar Boddu - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Platform Officer at Quiet Platforms, ex-Head of Technology Global Mile and GTS at Amazon, ex-Vice President, Global Prime Finance at Deutsche Bank, ex-Director - Prime Services IT at UBS
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Eitan Rovero-Shein - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Group Product Manager at LiveRamp, ex-Product + BizOps at DataFleets, ex-Google, ex-Bain, Stanford MBA/MS
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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