Stealth Startup Spy #176
3x-CMO (Chief, ShareBite, and VidMob) transforms care marketplaces in stealth startup, Ex-Amazon/HelloFresh COO embarks on a stealth venture, & Ex-Uber exec launches an enterprise-level AI 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:
Ex-Founding Designer at MultiOn (backed by General Catalyst, Amazon, Samsung) unveils an AI-powered onboarding manager that customizes user onboarding experiences
Former Chief Marketing Officer at Chief, ShareBite, and VidMob is now the founder of a stealth startup modernizing the marketplace for care
Former Amazon exec and HelloFresh’s Chief Operating Officer (DACH) embarks on a stealth venture
Ex-Head of Engineering at Uber launches a platform to democratize multi-cloud and AI solutions for enterprises
Ex-Chief of Staff to the CEO at NEAR Foundation 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
Hasibul H. - Founder & CEO at xFabric AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Engineering , Platform Engineering at Uber, ex-Engineering Leader at VMware, ex-Software Architect & Engineering Manager at GE Healthcare, ex-Senior Engr Manager-Cloud Platform at Centrify Corporation, ex-Development Lead at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
xFabric offers a unified multi-cloud, onprem and saas abstraction layer that is frictionless for the developer/devops & security teams.
HQ: Cambridge, MA, United States
Industry: Data Security Software Products | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Tamar van de Paal - Co-Founder & CEO at Mindro
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of New Markets at Nextdoor, ex-Country Marketing Manager Benelux at Google, ex-COO at Spotzer Digital
Connect on: LinkedIn
Mindro offers a secure AI platform that seamlessly integrates with all your private data, using all leading LLMs to power AI assistants that deliver precise and relevant advice to professionals.
HQ: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 6
Co-Founder: Ramin Etemaadi (ex-Brenntag, ex-CarNext)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Kevin McGrath - Co-Founder & CEO at Meibel
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#127
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP & GM at Spot by NetApp, ex-Senior CTO Architect at Sungard Availability Services, ex-Senior Technical Architect at AT&T
Connect on: LinkedIn
Meibel provides leading SaaS solutions for generative AI, enabling businesses to develop and manage AI experiences with transparency, accountability, and control.
HQ: Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Daryl Budiman - Co-Founder & CEO at Andoria
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Founding Designer at MultiOn (Backed by General Catalyst, Amazon, Samsung), ex-Design lead at Amazon, ex-Design lead at Evernote
Connect on: LinkedIn or Twitter
Andoria is building an AI onboarding manager.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Elizabeth Hu - Co-Founder & CPO at NomadicML
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Snorkel AI, ex-Product Manager at Airwallex, ex-Researcher at Harvard, ex-Software Engineer at Google, ex-Software Engineer at VMware
Connect on: LinkedIn
NomadicML is an enterprise-grade toolkit for teams to continuously optimize AI products, from pre to post-production.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Co-Founders: Varun Krishnan (ex-Lyft) , Mustafa Bal (ex-Snowflake,Microsoft)
Key Investors: Pear VC
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Virginia Baillie Strong - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Chief Operating Officer, DACH at HelloFresh, ex-International Director at Gopuff, ex-Head of EU Expansion - Transportation at Amazon, ex-Director 3P Circulation at Bauer Media Group
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Luxembourg
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
David Weinstein - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief of Staff to the CEO at NEAR Foundation, ex-Head of BizOps & Analytics at On Deck, ex-Head of Analytics at Circle, ex-Growth Analytics Lead at Stitch Fix, ex-Tilt.com(Acquired by Airbnb), ex-LinkedIn
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Ashwin Dharne - Co-Founder at Stealth (YCF24)
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Google, ex-Researcher at UCLA, ex-Software Engineer at DMAI
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Ilan Buckman - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Marketplace Strategy & Operations at Block Renovation, ex-Head of Central Operations at Wheels, ex-Sr Operations and Logistics Manager at Uber
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stephanie Bohn - Founder at Stealth Startup
Modernizing the marketplace for care.
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Marketing Officer at Chief, ex-Chief Marketing Officer at Sharebite, ex-Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Brand Officer at VidMob, ex-Head of Marketing, Feature Films & Family Series at Netflix, ex-Vice President | Marketing and Partnerships at Rotten Tomatoes
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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