Stealth Startup Spy #171
Former Palo Alto Networks exec builds an AI security and governance platform, Ex-Director at Kodiak Robotics co-founds a stealth AI startup, & Stanford alum debuts career development platform
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:
Stanford PhD and ex-Google engineer debuts AI-powered talent management assistant
Ex-Machine Learning Research Engineer at Apple and Quantitative Analyst at Capital One co-founds a stealth venture
Former Product Marketing Manager at Datadog launches an AI-powered knowledge base for revenue teams
Former Director of Autonomy at Kodiak Robotics and Uber data science leader is now Co-founder and CTO of a stealth startup
Ex-VP Engineering at Prisma Cloud and Co-Founder of Aporeto (acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $150M) builds an AI security and governance platform
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
Ayush Kanodia - Co-Founder at MoveUp
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Google, ex-Research Intern at Microsoft Research, Stanford PhD and Masters
Connect on: LinkedIn
MoveUp is an AI-powered talent management assistant.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Divyansh Lohia - Co-Founder & CEO at Katalyst
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Marketing Manager at Datadog, ex-Founder & CEO at Eastrivr, ex-Product Manager at AB InBev
Connect on: LinkedIn
Katalyst is an AI-powered knowledge base for revenue teams.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Sarvesh Bhardwaj - Founder & CEO at Magna Education
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#78
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Engineering, AWS Elastic MapReduce at Amazon, ex-Head of Web Experiences for Echo Shows and Kindle Fire Tablets at Amazon, ex-Director of Software Development and ML/AI at Mentor Graphics
Connect on: LinkedIn
Magna Education is an AI-based EdTech platform to help teachers and students achieve their full potential.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Education | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 13 months
Angelina Y. - Co-Founder at Oscr AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Data at Underdog Fantasy, ex-Director of Data Science and AI at Next Insurance, ex-VP, Enterprise AI Development at Wells Fargo
Connect on: LinkedIn
Oscr AI enhances brand reach using AI.
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Satyam Sinha - CEO & Co-Founder at Acuvity
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Engineering, Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, ex-Co-Founder and VP Engineering at Aporeto (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), ex-Distinguished Engineer at Cisco (Insieme Networks)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Acuvity is a comprehensive AI security and governance platform for employees and applications.
HQ: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 10
Latest Funding: $9M Seed Round on 9/16/2024
Key Investors: Foundation Capital
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Swapniel Salaria - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product and Marketing, US at KYOCERA, ex-Sr Product Manager at Amazon, ex-Sr Product Manager, GTM at Motorola Mobility
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Collin Otis - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Autonomy & Principal Engineer at Kodiak Robotics, ex-Chief of Staff, Head of Data Science at Uber, ex-Director, Data Science & Site Lead, Pittsburgh ML Office at Target, ex-Founder at Powered Analytics (acquired by Target)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Michael Makhlevich - Co-Founder & CPO at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Principal Product Manager at Cyera, ex-Senior Product Manager at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Medi Ashraphijuo - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP at Morgan Stanley, ex-VP at Goldman Sachs, ex-Adjunct Professor at Columbia University in the City of New York
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Peter Chou - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Machine Learning Research Engineer at Apple, ex-Senior Quantitative Analyst at Capital One
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Cupertino, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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