Stealth Startup Spy #147
Former Amazon/Flexport execs launch an AI freight management system, Ex-VP from Substack leads a new AI-driven ecommerce venture, & Former Airbus CTO builds a stealth AI startup
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:
After LumApps sells a majority stake to Bridgepoint in a $650 million deal, the Chief Product Officer leaves his role to co-found a stealth startup
Former Amazon and Flexport execs debut an AI freight management system
A former CTO at Airbus is building a stealth AI startup
Stanford alumnus develops software to reduce manufacturing costs by enabling low-cost robot arms to perform precision tasks
Ex-VP of Engineering at Substack leaves to become CEO of a stealth startup focused on AI and ecommerce
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
Bryan Lacaillade - CEO & Co-Founder at Freightmate AI
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management at Flexport, ex-Principal Product Manager, Amazon Global Logistics at Amazon, ex-Sr. Product Analyst, Warehouse Management Systems at GEODIS
Connect on: LinkedIn
Freightmate is an AI freight management system, designed to simplify and streamline global freight forwarding.
HQ: Bellevue, Washington, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Co-Founders: Rishab Gadroo , Yingwei Zhao
Latest Funding: $650K Pre-Seed Round on 6/27/2024
Key Investors: Wischoff Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Nancy Zheng - Co-Founder at Hachi AI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#53
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Engineering, Money Movement Experiences at Stripe, ex-Senior Engineering Manager at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Hachi focuses on creating a friendly and engaging user experience, positioning its AI as a companion rather than just an assistant.
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 2
Co-Founders: Jing Conan Wang (ex-Google Brain)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Nosa Edoimioya - Founder & CEO at Reforge Robotics
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#108
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Scientist at University of Michigan, ex-Co-Founder at Print Genius, ex-Controls Engineer at Ulendo, ex-Intern at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Connect on: LinkedIn
Reforge Robotics creates software that helps manufacturers reduce costs by using low-cost robots instead of expensive machines for precision manufacturing.
HQ: Berkeley, California, United States
Industry: Automation Machinery Manufacturing | Team Size: 1
Latest Funding: Undisclosed Pre-Seed Funding
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Diogo Alves de Oliveira - Co-Founder & CEO at Cirquely
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Executive Officer at Landing.Jobs, ex-Co-Founder & COO at Sabore Nostrum (acquired), ex-Finance Specialist at Siemens, ex-Deloitte
Connect on: LinkedIn
Cirquely is an AI-powered app that makes professional networking effortless and productive.
HQ: Portugal
Industry: Social Networking Platforms | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 19 months
Julia Grace Samoylenko - Founder & CEO at Asteri
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, IBP Regional Commercial Transformation at Medtronic, ex-Course Facilitator at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, ex-Logistics Specialist at Volkswagen
Connect on: LinkedIn
Asteri empowers enterprises to develop a future-ready, skills-driven workforce using its proprietary AI technology.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Aaron Schiff - Founder at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO at Matic, ex-CEO at Healthy Labs (Acquired), ex-Chief Operating Officer at EasyHealth
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Amine Ben Khalifa - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Engineering Manager, Machine Learning at Adobe, ex-Senior Computer Vision & Machine Learning Engineer at Apple, ex-Research Scientist at Workday
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building something new with AI agents.
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Chris Mueller - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Engineering at Substack, ex-Engineering Lead at Google, ex-Principal Software Engineer at Blue River Technology, ex-Director of Engineering at Thumbtack
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building something new that focuses on leveraging AI to transform ecommerce.
HQ: New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Idriss Bentoumi - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Product Officer at LumApps, ex-Strategy and Portfolio Director at Dassault Systèmes
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: France
Co-Founders: Boris Linière (ex-VP Sales LumApps) and Camille Ponchet (ex-Engineering Director LumApps)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Paul Eremenko - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & CEO at Universal Hydrogen Co., ex-Senior Vice President & CTO at United Technologies, ex-CTO at Airbus, ex-Director of Engineering, Advanced Technology & Projects at Google, ex-Deputy Director and Acting Director, Tactical Technology Office at DARPA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Working on a startup developing an artificial general engineering intelligence — an AI capable of generalist quantitative engineering design reasoning.
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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