Stealth Startup Spy #14
Ex-Meta team raises $1M pre-seed for AI+AR stealth startup, Harvard MBA launches toolkit to supercharge engineering teams,& Ex-Googler launches modern pre-construction tools for commercial real estate
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:
Startup to reduce waste and increase sustainability in the retail industry comes out of stealth mode
Ex-Chief Product Officer at a leading digital asset company is building a DeFi derivatives startup in stealth
Harvard MBA launches toolkit to supercharge engineering teams (waitlist only)
Ex-Google Software Engineer launches modern pre-construction tools for commercial real estate
Ex-Meta team is building an AI/AR/metaverse startup (raised $1M Pre-Seed)
Music learning platform exits stealth (ex-Gusto/ex-Meta founders)
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
Jack Laughlin - Founder & CEO at BinStar
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Brand Manager at Perch, Ex-Private Markets Analyst at Bessemer Trust, Former Analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Connect on: LinkedIn
BinStar is making retail landfill-free by turning returns into treasure for customers.
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Retail | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Joshua Kerber - Co-Founder & CTO at BidSight
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Google and Wayfair, Former Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
BidSight is modern pre-construction software for commercial real estate developers
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Real Estate Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Lizzie Matusov - Co-Founder and CEO at Quotient
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Technical Product Manager at Invitae, ex-Engineering Consultant at Red Hat, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Quotient supercharges engineering, starting from day one (onboarding).
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 15 months
Mike Mahlkow - Co-Founder & CEO at Fastgen
🔎 Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#12
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-founder and ex-CEO at Blair, Ex-Stripe, Former BD at Uber
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Fastgen is a low-code API and workflow builder with an integrated Postgres DB.
HQ: New York City, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 7
Key Investors: Y Combinator, Rainfall, Mischief, 468 Capital
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Vlad Georgescu - CEO and Co-Founder at Spacenotes
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Design at MainStreet, Ex-Design Advisor at Continuum, ex-Head of Design at Gusto
Connect on: LinkedIn
Spacenotes is a music coach in your pocket.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Data Infrastructure and Media | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Petch Jirapinyo - Co-founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Commercialization at Nuro, Ex-Meta Engineer, Ex-Business & Product at Spire, Inc. , Former Bain & Company
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building a new startup in digital health.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Alex Ryvkin - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Product Officer at Copper .co
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Building the future of DeFi derivatives
HQ: United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Ellen Kvarby - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Brand & Creative at Epidemic Sound. Former Head of Creative at Sony Music Entertainment
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Sweden
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Steve Xie - Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Director, Head of Simulation at NIO. Former NVIDIA Senior Manager, Ex-Product Manager at Cruise
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Shanghai, China
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Peggy Wang - Co-founder at Ego
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Meta Software Engineer, Ex-Engineer at Lyft, Former Research Assistant at Stanford University
Connect on: LinkedIn
Ego is an AR, live-streaming and gaming startup in currently in stealth.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Latest Funding: $1M Pre-Seed on 01/2023
Key Investors: Pear VC, Boost VC
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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