Stealth Startup Spy #156
ThoughtSpot Co-founder & CTO ($660M raised) unveils stealth AI startup, Ex-CTO of Stripe UK is starting something new in stealth mode, & Ex-Head of Product at Plaid launches electric retail 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:
Former CTO of Stripe UK is starting something new in stealth mode
Unity’s Director of AI Research leaves to found a stealth AI venture
Seoul-based AI company exits stealth with a mission to be the OpenAI of Korea
ThoughtSpot Co-founder and CTO ($660M raised) is building a stealth AI startup
Former Head of Product at Plaid unveils an electric retail startup
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
Pranil Dasika - CEO & Co-Founder at Augur AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Engineering at Harness, ex-VP / Head of Engineering at Fiddler AI, ex-Director of Engineering at AppDynamics
Connect on: LinkedIn
Augur AI aims to enhance visibility, reduce complexity, and create a more expressive toolchain for managing cloud environments.
HQ: Fremont, California, United States
Industry: Software Development
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Baker Shogry - Co-Founder at Light
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product and Head of Operations at Plaid, ex-Bain, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Co-Founder: Adam Compain (Ex-CEO & Founder at ClearMetal-acquired by project44, ex-New Product Incubation Lead at Google)
Light enables any company to be a power company.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Energy | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 13 months
Amit Prakash - Co-Founder & CEO at A79
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Co-founder and CTO at ThoughtSpot, ex-Tech Lead at Google, one of the founding engineers at Bing
Connect on: LinkedIn
A79 is an AI/ML startup in stealth mode.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 5
Co-Founders: Rahul Goel (ex-Modeling Lead at Google Gemini Agents) , Saakshi Singhal (ex-SWE at Snapchat), Arijit Banerjee (ex-Rubrik), Rahul Balakavi (Ex-Roblox,ex-Amazon)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Jay Shin - Co-Founder & CEO at Trillion Labs
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Scientist at NAVER, ex-Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Trillion Labs aims to be the OpenAI Of Korea.
HQ: Seoul, South Korea
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 6
Lastest Funding: $4.2M Seed Round on 8/2/2024
Key Investors: Strong Ventures, Kakao Ventures, Bass Investment, BAM Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Guillaume Binet - Founder at Copper Robotics
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Technology Officer at Skyways, ex-VP of CORE (COmpute and Runtime Environment) & Chief Engineer at Motional, ex-VP of Software Engineering - Onboard Software at Argo AI
Connect on: LinkedIn
Copper Robotics delivers a robust solution for developing high-performance, reliable robots with efficiency and ease.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Robotics Engineering | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Emma Burrows - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Technology Officer of Stripe UK, ex-Technical Lead at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Ryan Cabrera - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, Data Engineering & Data Platform at Recharge, ex-Director, Data Analytics, Science & Analytics Engineering at Ripple, ex-Manager - Data Analytics & Business Intelligence at Prosper Marketplace
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Nico Perony - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of AI Research at Unity, Co-founder & ex-CTO at OTO.ai (acquired by Unity), ex-Team Lead, Data Science & AI at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Maxim Kogan - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Product & Engineering at Mixtiles, ex-Chief Technology Officer at Segmanta
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Pierre Brunelle - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Principal Product Manager at Confluent, ex-CEO at Noteable (acquired by Confluent), ex-Product Management Technical - Core AI at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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