Stealth Startup Spy #165
A DocuSign competitor goes live, Reddit's ex-VP of Engineering becomes CEO of a stealth startup, & YC-backed AI receptionist for veterinarians emerges from stealth mode
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:
A DocuSign competitor that goes live, led by CEO and co-founder with succesful exits to Twitter, EventBrite and Brex
Reddit’s former VP of Engineering leaves to become CEO of a stealth startup
YC-backed AI receptionist for veterinarians emerges from stealth mode
A product leader from Uber, Motive and Lyft is building a stealth AI startup
Rippling’s former VP of Engineering embarks on a stealth venture
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
Marty Ringlein - CEO & Co-Founder at Agree
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO/Co-founder at nclud (acquired by Twitter in 2012 became Twitter’s first design manager), Ex-CEO/Co-founder at nvite (acquired by Eventbrite in 2016 became Global Head of R&D), Ex-CEO/Co-founder at Gather (acquired by Brex in 2020 became Head of Product for Bill Pay at Brex)
Co-Founder: Evan Dudla (Ex-Cofounder at Gather, sold to Brex, Cofounder at nite, sold to Eventbrite, Ex-Spotify) and Will Hubbard (Serial Founder, OnDeck Fellow, GP at Adventure Fund, Berkeley Alum)
Agree allows you to securely send and sign any agreement with AI-powered workflows, free e-signature, automated invoicing, and integrated payments.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software, FinTech | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Traction Under Stealth: Exited stealth yesterday to launch their MVP out of closed beta. Raising in Q1 2025.
Dominik Moehrle - Co-Founder at Dodo (YCS24)
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Product Lead at Stanford School of Medicine, CPO at Beam, AI Consultant at Siemens
Co-Founder: Tim Reinhart (Researcher at Stanford, Robotics and Computer Vision Engineer) and Julius Hillebrand (Ex-BCG, Stanford and Oxford Alum)
Dodo (YC S24) develops AI receptionists tailored for medical practices, starting with vet clinics. Agents answer calls and handle customer inquiries completely autonomously.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Traction Under Stealth: The team joined YC S24 after dropping out of their Stanford Masters programs. Just exited stealth and are live in 5 hospitals. Raising a round before demo day.
Shruti Gupta - Founder & CEO at Zania
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#55
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-CISO for Microsoft Identity, Ex-CSO at Brex, Ex-Head of Security at Instacart, Ex-Airbnb, Cisco, Zynga
Connect on: LinkedIn
Zania is transforming governance, risk, and compliance for enterprises using advanced AI agents.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 9
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
Keaton Elvins - Founder at Camfer
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services, UC Berkeley EECS
Connect on: LinkedIn
Co-Founder: Roth Vann (Ex-Meta software engineer)
Camfer is building the world's first AI mechanical engineer.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Jack Armstrong - Founder & COO at General Trajectory
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Flowcode
Connect on: LinkedIn
General Trajectory is building general intelligence for industrial robots.
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Robotics Engineering | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Suren Samarchyan - Chief Executive Officer at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Engineering at Reddit, Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 15 months
Chris King - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP - eMobility Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at Siemens (12-year tenure), Co-Founder at eMeter Corporation (acquired by Siemens)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Adithya J. - Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product - Autonomous Mobility & Delivery, Driver Navigation at Uber, ex-Director of Product Management at Motive, ex-Product Manager at Lyft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Tony Dong - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Engineering at Rippling, ex-Co-Founder & CTO at PerShop (YC W19), ex-Senior Software Engineer at Twitter
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Adrienne Murga - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Ecosystems Analytics at Palo Alto Networks, ex-Head of Data Science, Data Engineering and Data Analytics at TextNow, ex-Manager, Strategy Data Analytics (Lead) at Facebook
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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