Stealth Startup Spy #17
Ex-Pinterest/Robinhood team launches AI-powered influencer marketing platform, Ex-Cresta/Amazon/Apple alum is building an AI startup, & Climate tech company (spun out of academia) comes out of stealth
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-Cresta/Amazon/Apple alum is building an AI startup in stealth
Climate tech company (spun out of academia) comes out of stealth mode
ex-Pinterest/ex-Robinhood team launches AI-powered influencer marketing platform (YCW23)
Cleantech founder with 2x exit is working on something new
Founder with prior exit to Eventbrite is building a stealth 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
Lior Neumann - Co-Founder & CEO at Redefine
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Israel Defense Forces Project Leader, Security Researcher and Cryptographer at Technion - Israel,
Connect on: LinkedIn
Redefine is the first AI-based CI optimization platform that speeds up dev and cuts cloud costs by optimizing builds and reducing feedback time by over 90%
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 15
Key Investors: Glilot Capital Partners, Maple Capital
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 18 months
Daniel Buschmann - Co-Founder & CEO at Koyos
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-founder and ex-Managing Director at Innospot (acquired), ex-Project Manager at Bertrandt
Connect on: LinkedIn
Koyos is on a mission to shape a world in which learning is not distracting employees from their work, but rather complementing it and helping them to be happier and more successful.
HQ: Germany
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Dan Deviri - Co-Founder & CEO at CarbonBlue
Prior Experience: Weizmann Institute of Science PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn
Carbon Blue is a Carbon Dioxide Removal startup, based on the Mediterranean coast in Northern Israel.
HQ: Israel
Industry: Environmental Services | Team Size: 7
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 15 months
Carina Cater - Co-Founder at 1stCollab
Prior Experience: ex-Head of Influencer Marketing at Whatnot, ex-Senior Manager at Robinhood, ex-Marketing Lead at Curology
Connect on: LinkedIn
1stCollab is an AI-Powered Influencer Marketing Platform that lets you start your influencer marketing campaign in under 30 minutes.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Ian Brodie - CEO & Co-Founder at Levanta
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-founder and ex-CEO at Grovia (acquired), ex-Product Marketing Manager at Apptio
Connect on: LinkedIn
Levanta is a new Amazon Affiliate Platform that makes it easy to connect with revenue-generating creators, affiliates and influencers to promote your Amazon storefront.
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Industry: Internet Marketplace Platforms | Team Size: 8
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Tim Thimmaiah - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience : Ex-Director of Product at Eventbrite. Founder/CEO at ToneDen (acquired by Eventbrite)
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Ashish Agarwal - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Technical Lead - AI/ML at Cresta, ex-ML Engineer at Amazon, ex-Apple
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Delhi, India
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Hugh Whalan - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-founder and Ex-CEO at PegAfrica (acquired by Bboxx), Founder and ex-CEO at Impact Energies (acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Corben Leo - Founder at Breachless
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Growth at Zellic
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Breachless a start-up that enables employees to recognize and avoid social-engineering attacks
HQ: Brookings, South Dakota, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Niall O'Connor - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Product Manager at Marshmallow, ex-Intercom, ex-Yoti
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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