Stealth Startup Spy #162
ChargePoint's former exec leads a stealth eMobility startup, Ex-Nordstrom CTO launches a semi-stealth E-commerce marketing tool, & ex-WebMD VP dives into stealth medical education
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-Chief Commercial and Revenue Officer at ChargePoint is now CEO of a stealth eMobility startup.
Former CTO at Nordstrom unveils semi-stealth e-commerce marketing copilot
WebMD’s ex-VP of Global Reference Content & Strategy embarks on a stealth venture in the medical education space
Former employees of Posh Technologies and Jobcase team up to build a platform designed to deliver the best storytelling experience
Copenhagen-based ZeroNorth’s Chief Growth Officer leaves to become CEO of a stealth energy transition 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
Omri Schanin - CEO & Co-Founder at Algocell
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & Deputy CEO at MeaTech, ex-Co-Founder & CEO at Cannova, ex-Co-Founder at Docomed, ex-Israeli Navy
Connect on: LinkedIn
Algocell is building a scalable, bioprocess optimization software platform, that includes models, Digital Twin and AI.
HQ: Israel
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 18 months
Nicholas Leonard - CEO & Co-Founder at Prim AI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#145
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP, People and Operations at Posh Technologies, ex-Director of Product at Jobcase, ex-Director, Content Strategy at 2U (NASDAQ: $TWOU)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Prim AI is striving to create the best storytelling experience with a highly personalized audio production and with interactive stories and characters.
HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Co-Founder: Derek Caneja (ex-Posh Technologies, ex-Jobcase)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Michael Gulmann - CEO & Founder at Otto
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP, Consumer Product (CPO) at Expedia Group, ex-Chief Product Officer & SVP, Marketing at Egencia, ex-Director of Worldwide Field Engineering at IBM Tealeaf
Connect on: LinkedIn
Otto delivers a personalized business travel experience from planning to booking to on-the-road support using the latest in GenAI and Multi-Agent Framework.
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 1
Latest Funding: $6M Seed Round on 8/22/2024
Key Investors: Madrona Ventures, Direct Travel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Arman Javaherian - Co-Founder at Homa
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Product Officer at Shortcut, ex-Senior Vice President, Product & Design at Crunchbase, ex-Senior Director of Product at Zillow
Connect on: LinkedIn
Homa AI is an LLM-powered application that helps Home Buyers buy a home on their own, without a Realtor.
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Real Estate | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Brian Toba - Founder & CEO at Mozart
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO, Nordstrom Rack & HauteLook at Nordstrom, ex-Co-Founder & CTO at BevyUp (Acquired by Nordstrom), ex-Software Development Engineering at Microsoft, ex-Consumer and Market Research at Procter & Gamble
Connect on: LinkedIn
Mozart is an E-commerce marketing copilot in stealth mode.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Ravi Kolluri - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head Of Engineering at Intrinsic, ex-Principal Engineer at X, the moonshot factory, ex-Customer Growth - Team Lead at Thumbtack, ex-Principal Engineer at Nuna Health, ex-Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Daniel Saedi - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Finance at Praxis, ex-Bridgewater, ex-Goldman Sachs
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Building AI to predict the economic future
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
Matthew Eisenstadt - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President, Global Reference Content & Strategy at WebMD, ex-Managing Director at MGP (acquired by WebMD)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Building something in the medical education space.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Pelle Sommansson - CEO & Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Growth Officer & EVP at ZeroNorth, ex-Partner at BCG GAMMA, ex-Chief Data & Analytics Officer at IKEA Group
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Developing a platform to drive the decarbonization of supply chains and help the commodities industry lower its carbon intensity while optimizing impact.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Michael Hughes - CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Commercial and Revenue Officer at ChargePoint, ex-SVP of Worldwide Sales and Services at Barracuda, exGM, Northern Europe at McDATA Corporation
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Building something within the eMobility space.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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