Stealth Startup Spy #153
Ex-Ahana CEO (acquired by IBM for ~$100M+) is developing a new venture, Former NetSPI execs debut a cybersecurity startup, & AI-powered procurement platform exits stealth with $7M seed funding
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-Uber and Flexport alum launches a freight procurement and management software
Former Director of Engineering at Deel is developing a stealth-mode startup
Former Head of Emerging Technology and EVP of Strategy at NetSPI debut a cybersecurity startup aimed at redefining security operations
Co-Founder and ex-CEO of Ahana (reportedly acquired by IBM for around $100M+) is working on a new venture in stealth mode
An AI-powered procurement platform emerges from stealth with $7M in seed funding
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
Brittany Ennix - Founder & CEO at Portex
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Account Executive, Mid - Market at Flexport, ex-Business Development, Uber For Business at Uber
Connect on: LinkedIn
Portex is an easy-to-use freight procurement and management software that helps shippers organize and save time on all logistics-related workflows across their existing carriers in one place.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | Team Size: 10
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 24 months
Jake Reynolds - CTO & Co-Founder at Wirespeed
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Emerging Technology at NetSPI, ex-Thomson Reuters
Connect on: LinkedIn
Wirespeed is a cybersecurity startup delivering provably accurate, rapid security operations to protect organizations from adversaries.
HQ: United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 2
Co-Founder: Tim MalcomVetter (Ex-Executive Vice President, Strategy at NetSPI)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Jepson Taylor - Co-Founder & CEO at Veox
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief AI Strategist at Dataiku, ex-Chief AI Strategist at DataRobot, ex-Chief Data Scientist at HireVue
Connect on: LinkedIn
VEOX is transforming the AI industry with their AI-driven algorithm factory, dramatically speeding up progress. Their technology automates AI research, making algorithms more efficient and better than human-made ones.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Gerry Fernando Patia - Founder at Dokai
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Founding ML Engineer at Sensorum Health, ex-Lead ML Engineer at Robinhood, ex-Software Engineer, ML at Meta
Connect on: LinkedIn
Dokai captures enterprise workflows and transforms them into helpful AI copilots.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Tom Petit - Co-Founder & CEO at Didero
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-CEO & Technical Co-Founder at Landis (backed by Sequoia and GV), ex-Data Science, ML, FP&A at Airbnb, ex-Data Science and Strategy at HelloFresh, Cambridge Maths/CS, Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Didero is an AI procurement agent that integrates with customers' existing systems to automate the most common workflows.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 10
Latest Funding: $7M Seed Round on 7/17/2024
Key Investors: First Round Capital, Construct Capital, AI Grant, Box Group, Company Ventures, and Conviction
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 19 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Shubham Choudhary - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Engineering at Deel, ex-Senior Engineering Manager at Rippling, ex-Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Steven Mih - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO & Co-Founder at Ahana (acquired by IBM), ex-CEO at Alluxio, ex-SVP Worldwide Sales at Couchbase
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Moshik Cohen - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Founder & CEO at Wisense Technologies, ex-Director of R&D at Samsung Electronics, ex-System Engineering Group Lead at Israel Aerospace Industries
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Mumtahin Monzoor - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Staff Data Scientist - Machine Learning at Mercury, ex-Software Engineer at Stripe, ex-Computer Science Research Fellow at Google, ex-Senior Data Scientist, Fraud Analytics at Interac Corp.
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Canada
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Adam Arellano - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Enterprise Cybersecurity, PayPal Ventures Senior Advisor at PayPal, ex-Chief Information Security Officer at Binti, ex-VP, Security & Compliance at Veritone, ex-Global Vice President, Vetforce at Salesforce
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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