Stealth Startup Spy #168
Stealth Startup Spy #168
Ex-Chief Business Officer at Formlabs enters stealth mode, Former AppDirect co-CEO launches AI platform for go-to-market strategies, & Airbnb/Gusto alumni joins YC’s inaugural Fall cohort
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 platform for evaluating software without sales cycles goes live
Former Chief Business Officer at Formlabs embarks on a new stealth venture
Co-founder and former co-CEO of unicorn AppDirect launches AI platform to transform go-to-market strategies, raising $12.5M in seed funding
Ex-Middesk, Airbnb, and Gusto team joins Y Combinator’s inaugural Fall cohort
Former tech executive from Workday and Oracle embarks on a new 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
Troy Munson - CEO & Co-Founder at dimmo
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Founder at Refurl (acquired), Enterprise AE at Proofpoint, Exfounder at Vocul (acquired), Enterprise AE at metadata.io
Co-Founder: Sarah Brazier (Advisor at Amplemarket, Ramped, Aligned, Chili Piper, Ex-AE at Gong), Lucas Swartsenberg (Software Engineer at Meta, Tech lead at RapidAPI, PM at Optimizely)
Dimmo allows for buyers to see products without jumping into a sales cycle.
HQ: Madison, Wisconsin
Industry: Technology | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Traction Under Stealth: Generated 150,000 unique visitors and have over 245 companies on dimmo since launch.
Brooke Hopkins - CEO & Co-Founder at Coval
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#136
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Tech Lead, Senior Software Engineer at Waymo, ex-Software Engineer at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Coval accelerates AI agent development with automated testing for chat, voice, and other objective-oriented systems.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Elad Bergman - CTO & Co-Founder at Holosis Health
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Data Science at American Robotics, ex-Director of AI & Algorithms at Notal Vision, ex-Head of Algorithms and Signal Processing at BSP Biological Signal Processing
Connect on: LinkedIn
Holosis Health uses advanced sensing technology and AI-driven analytics to proactively manage complex chronic patients.
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care | Team Size: 7
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Klare Hu - Co-Founder & CEO at Skalen
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Robotics Projects Engineering Lead at Viam, ex-Lead Mechanical Design Engineer at MIT Media Lab
Connect on: LinkedIn
Skalen aims to empower organizations and communities to make informed, sustainable decisions by providing deep insights into environmental, social, and economic contexts.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Daniel Saks - CEO & Co-Founder at Landbase
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-founder and former co-CEO of unicorn AppDirect
Connect on: LinkedIn
Landbase combines leading agentic AI with human expertise to intelligently automate your Go-to-market.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 28
Lastest Funding: $12.5M Seed Round on 9/11/2024
Key Investors: A*, 8VC, First Minute Capital, Inovia Capital, Picus, General Catalyst (La Famiglia)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 17 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Gal Lellouche - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth AI Startup
Building a Hyper-Personalized AI solution for Legal Professionals
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Director of AI/ML at Sage, Co-Founder, ex-CTO at Task Sheriff (Acquired by Sage Group), ex-Co-Founder, CEO at nexC (supported by Google for startups, AWS, SigmaLabs, WOSNA)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Tel Aviv District, Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Scott Albrecht - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Software Engineering at Workday, ex-Senior Director of Software Engineering at Oracle (18-year tenure)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Mason, Ohio, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Michael Bramlage - CEO & Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO & Co-Founder at Quidd (Acquired by Animoca Brands), ex-VP & General Manager at The Topps Company (Acquired by Fanatics), ex-Director, Head of Product, Marketplaces at Nokia, ex-Lead PM at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, NY, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Abigail Grills - Co-Founder 7 CEO at Stealth Startup (YC F24)
FounderDNA: Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Staff Product Manager at Middesk, ex-Head of Product at Gusto
Connect on: LinkedIn
Co-Founder: Erica Clark (Ex-Middesk, Ex-Airbnb)
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Luke Winston - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Business Officer at Formlabs (11-year tenure), Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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