Stealth Startup Spy #140
AI Try-On retail tech exits stealth mode (CEO from Snapchat/Meta/Amazon), Ex-Dropbox VP leads stealth AI for video company, & Tech leader from EA, Apple and Yahoo ventures into mixed reality gaming
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:
Former VP at BYJU'S unveils platform to improve the post-production phase of AI projects
Former tech leader from EA, Apple, and Yahoo ventures into mixed reality gaming with a stealth startup
AI-powered Photorealistic Try-On retail tech emerges from stealth mode with the company’s CEO hailing from Snapchat, Meta, and Amazon
Former Dropbox VP leads stealth company focused on generative AI for video
An AI platform tailored for the pediatric industry goes live
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
Charu Gupta - Co-Founder at FutureAGI
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President - Marketing & Strategy at BYJU'S, ex-Head Of Marketing at Chai Point, ex-Head Of Marketing at Medlife.com, ex-Marketing Leader at BigBasket.com, ex-Business Head at HealthKart.com, ex-Bank of America
Connect on: LinkedIn
Future AGI focuses on making the detection of errors in AI outputs automatic, adaptable, and comprehensive for any AI use case.
HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Co-Founders: Nikhil Pareek
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Jean-François Cloutier - Co-Founder & CTO at Landjourney
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President of Engineering at Neo Financial, ex-Chief Technology Officer at Stamped Technologies, ex-Director of Partner Experience at Coveo
Connect on: LinkedIn
Landjourney provides digital loan origination technology for modern agricultural lenders.
HQ: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Co-Founders: Luke Johnson
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Abhinav Reddy Palle - Co-Founder & CEO at Quicksight
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Blockhouse, ex-Software Engineer at Flexport, ex-Software Engineer at UC Riverside, ex-Accenture
Connect on: LinkedIn
QuickSight is an AI powered video search and analytics platform.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Nico Essi - CEO & Co-Founder at Zensara
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO & Co-Founder at Clineage, ex-Data Product Manager Consultant at Udacity
Connect on: LinkedIn
Zensara is focused on creating an AI platform tailored for the pediatric industry
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care | Team Size: 2
Co-Founders: Bei Bei Chen
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
John Imah - CEO at SpreeAI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Partnerships & BD at Snap, ex-Global Head of Strategic Partnerships & BD at Meta, ex-Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at Twitch (acquired by Amazon), ex-Head of Brand Strategy & Digital at 2K, ex-Head of Developer Relations and Social Media at Samsung Electronics
Connect on: LinkedIn
SpreeAI allows users to upload a single photo of themselves to see a photorealistic version trying on outfits, with their size detected with 99% accuracy.
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 27
Latest Funding: $60M in Total Funding from undisclosed investors
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 18 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Molly Wang - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Snap, ex-Senior Product Manager at Qualtrics, ex-Product Manager at Microsoft, ex-Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund, ex-Software Engineer at Uber
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Asaf Israelit - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of US Auctions, Retail, and Wholesale at UVeye, ex-System Engineering at VisionMap (acquired by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems), ex-Product Manager at Knowze
Connect on: LinkedIn
Co-Founders: Omer Gilat, Ronen Hoffer
HQ: New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Kelash Kumar - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President, Product at Dropbox, ex-Senior Director of Product Management at Adobe, ex-McKinsey, Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building in generative AI for video.
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Kashish Hora - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Grammarly, ex-Product Manager at Zynga, ex-Data Science at Coatue Management, ex-Software Engineering at Bridgewater Associates
Connect on: LinkedIn
Working on a stealth startup in the generative AI space.
HQ: New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Hanley Leung - Co-Founder at Stealth Mixed Reality Games Company
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager - AR/VR/MR Applications at Apple, ex-Head Of Technology at Jaunt China (VR), ex-Technical Director at Electronic Arts, ex-Engineering Manager at Yahoo!
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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