Stealth Startup Spy #183
Harvard/Palantir alum launches AI system for math and logic, Former Moderna Chief Data and AI Officer unveils platform to expedite drug development, & Ex-WhatsApp PM embarks on a stealth venture
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:
Palantir alum and Harvard MBA launches an AI system capable of comprehending math, logic, and data
Ex-VP of Core Infrastructure Engineering at Uber and former Paypal exec is co-founding a stealth startup
Former product manager from WhatsApp, Meta and 500 Startups embarks on a new stealth venture
Former Chief Data and AI Officer at Moderna launches a biotech platform designed to accelerate drug development
UC Berkeley PhD and alumnus of Airbnb and Uber takes on the role of co-founder and CEO of a stealth B2B SaaS 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
Ed Brandler - CEO & Co-Founder at Extrasensory
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-Founder, ex-Chief Commercial Officer at Two (Sequoia- and LocalGlobe-backed), ex-Palantir, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Extrasensory is a new kind of AI system that can understand math, logic, and data.
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Industry: Software Development
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Dejan Davidovikj - Co-Founder & CEO at Balthazar
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Founder in Residence at Antler, ex-Senior Manager Consulting Data Analytics at PwC, PhD in Applied Physics at Delft University of Technology
Connect on: LinkedIn
Balthazar is a platform that automates experiment tracking in R&D labs and enables AI-powered hardware development.
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Deepti Chafekar - Co-Founder at LuminaData
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder, VP of AI at Weav AI ($5M raised), ex-Director Data Science at AppZen, ex-Lead Data Architect at Outlier AI, ex-Director of Data Science at SimilarWeb, ex-Head of Data Science at Quettra, ex-Scientist at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
LuminaData is an AI productivity platform for finance.
HQ: San Jose, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Co-Founder: Afrozy Ara (Ex-VP at Incedo, ex-Strategy Manager, Financial Services at HCL Technologies)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 20 months
Dave Johnson - Co-Founder & CEO at Dash Bio
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer at Moderna, ex-Senior Analyst Programmer at Tessella, Johns Hokins Masters degree in Biotechnology
Connect on: LinkedIn
Dash Bio is transforming clinical bioanalysis to expedite drug development.
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Biotechnology Research | Team Size: 8
Co-Founders: Ander Tallett (Ex-Head of Enterprise Systems at Moderna and Resilience)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Nick Lenten - Founder & CEO at Ahead Health
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product (Google Flights + Things To Do + Travel Sustainability) at Google, ex-Chief Customer Officer at Suitsupply, ex-CPO/CTO/CMO, employee #1 at Coolblue
Connect on: LinkedIn
Ahead Health: Early disease detection and personalized health plans through a 30-minute full-body MRI.
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland
Industry: Health and Human Services
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Matthew Mengerink - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO at Thirty Madison, ex-VP, Core Infrastructure Engineering at Uber, ex-VPE at YouTube, ex-CTO X.commerce at eBay, ex-VP of Customer Quality & Engineering Services at PayPal
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Altos, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Cliff G. - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Engineering at Sitecore, ex-Director of Software Engineering at GE Current, ex-Director of Software Engineering at GE, ex-Sr. Software Engineer at Shazam
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Carly Newman - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Programs Manager at WhatsApp, ex-Global Program Manager at Meta, ex-Product Programs & Operations at 500 Startups, ex-Director, Product & Programs at UCL
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Manu Prasanna - Co-founder | Head of Product and Growth at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Growth at Solid ($63M raised), ex-Director Of Product Management and Marketing/Head of Growth at Avaamo, ex-Sr. Product Manager at VMware, ex-Sr. Product Manager at Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Harvey Hongwei Li - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Team Lead of Messaging and Reviews at Airbnb, ex-Tech Lead and Senior Data Scientist at Uber, UC Berkeley PhD in Statistics and ML
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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