Stealth Startup Spy #194
Ex-Robinhood AI head launches new venture, Ex-Google Health PM builds stealth AI startup for cancer care, & Wildfire defense startup, modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome, exits stealth with $4.5M
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Wildfire defense startup modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome exits stealth with $4.5M in funding
Robinhood’s Head of Agentic AI leaves to start consumer agentic AI company
AI-powered robotics platform addressing safety assurance emerges from stealth
BCG alum & former Security Advisor to the British PM embarks on stealth venture
Former Google Health PM builds stealth AI startup focused on cancer care
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
Umair Siddique - Co-Founder & CEO at reasonX
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-System Architecture | Sensors | Safety at Apple, ex-Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomous Systems at Bosch USA, ex-Senior Systems Software Engineer - Core Safety at BlackBerry QNX
Connect on: LinkedIn
reasonX is building a platform for Safety Assurance of AI-powered Systems.
HQ: Canada | United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 7
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Zafir Lari - Co-Founder at Ditan AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Data Analytics Manager at Accenture, ex-Senior Associate, Advisory Services at Grant Thornton
Connect on: LinkedIn
Ditan AI is transforming the audit process for IT & security auditors with AI agents for control testing.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Gadi Benjamini - Co-Founder & CEO at FireDome
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: 15+ years in technological leadership and building strong teams | 2nd time Climatech entrepreneur | Decorated Lieutenant Colonel
Connect on: LinkedIn
FireDome offers an AI-powered solution to combat wildfires with technology that is designed after a missile defense system.
HQ: Tel Aviv District, Israel
Industry: Public Safety | Team Size: 8
Latest Funding: $3M Pre-Seed Round on 12/3/2024 | Total Funding: $4.5M
Key Investors: Third Sphere, Gravity Climate Fund, Caesar Fund, Atooro Fund, Vertex Ventures, Israeli Innovation Authority
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Anil Pai - Founder at Loopdesk AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Microsoft, Expedia Group and Autodesk
Connect on: LinkedIn
Loopdesk offers an advanced AI-powered workflow automation platform specifically designed for enterprises.
HQ: India
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Patrick Emedom-Nnamdi - Co-Founder at Raia Health
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Harvard Blavatnik Fellow, Harvard PhD in Biostatistics, ex-Research Scientist Intern at DeepMind
Connect on: LinkedIn
Raia Health is an early-stage startup reducing the cost of chronic disease care with Personal Healthcare Agents that merge sensor-based modalities with natural language.
HQ: New York City, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 8 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Jacob Sansbury - Founder at Stealth
Building a consumer agentic AI company. (Twitter post here)
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Agentic AI at Robinhood, Co-founder & CEO at Pluto (Sold to Robinhood), NVIDIA Technical Lead, ex-Bridgewater
Connect on: LinkedIn or Twitter
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
John Beaver - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP, Head of Global Biomarker Discovery & Development at Biogen, ex-Head of Translational Imaging at AbbVie, ex-Senior Imaging Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 3 months
David Wallis - Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-New Product/Venture Strategy & Incubation at Google DeepMind, ex-BCG & Security Advisor to British PM
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Amir Kiani - Founder & CEO at Stealth
Leveraging AI and advanced computing to deliver top-quality cancer care globally.
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Google, ex-Graduate Research Assistant at Stanford University, ex-Director of Product Management at Roche
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Smruti Panigrahi - Founder, CEO/CTO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Founding Engineer at Ford Robotics & Automation Research, ex-Mercedes-Benz, ex-Tata Motors
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Michigan, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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