Stealth Startup Spy #2
Sequoia Capital backs ex-Ramp employees' stealth startup, Project management software finally exits stealth after 2 years, & Ex-LinkedIn engineer leaves to build Web3 company
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:
Sequoia Capital backs ex-Ramp employee’s stealth startup
Ex-LinkedIn engineer leaves to build Web3 company
Platform for personalized and discreet real estate service gets pre-seed funding
Project management software finally exits stealth after 2 years
Deep Learning-NLP engineer takes on LegalTech startup (still in stealth)
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
Diganth Jagadish - Co-Founder at Incentiv
FounderDNA: Prior Exit
Prior Experience : Former Founder at Knives Boutique and My Wherehouse, Ex-Business Development Specialist at NestAway Technologies
Connect on: Linkedin
Incentiv Revolutionizing startup investing with low investment minimums, high liquidity and access to vetted private companies
HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Industry: Financial Services | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Geoff Baird - Founder & CEO at Enroll ML
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience : Former President & CEO at Edcura. Ex-Education Corporation of America, Ex-Motorola, Ex-Deloitte
Connect on: Linkedin | Twitter
Enroll ML is a Cloud-based platform that leverages data science to improve the conversion and yield of higher education enrollment teams
HQ: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 13
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 13 months
Vidyasankar Krishnamurthy - Founder at Floik
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience : Ex-Entrepreneur at Easwar Inc, Former Head Of Engineering at Qin1 and Ex-VP Engineer at Razorthink
Connect on: Linkedin
Floik is a product led storytelling platform that generates visually rich videos and step-by-step guides of your workflows
HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Noel Roberts: - Founder at Pending
Prior Experience : Vice President at Haymakers, On Deck Fellow
Connect on: Linkedin | Twitter
Pending is an online real estate marketplace that lets qualified buyers explore transactions with off-market sellers
HQ: United States
Industry: Real Estate| Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Mathieu Choplain - Co-Founder at Logbook
Prior Experience : Ex-Head of Communication at Dreem, Ex-Business Developer at Fantastikdesign and TVtrip.com
Connect on: Linkedin | Twitter
Logbook is a management tool that adapts to changes to keep your team on track. Turn your projects into a relay race and deliver on time
HQ: Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 25 months
Medo Eldin: Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Exigent AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience : Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Prodigy Marketing Agency, Ex-Marketing Director at HoneyBiz, Founder & CEO at Whirlii
Connect on: Linkedin
Exigent AI: Generative AI Models Produced at Scale
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
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
Klare Hu: Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technnical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience : Fellow at Contrary, Ex-Engineering Lead at Viam Robotics, Former Advisor at Envision Accelerator
Connect on: Linkedin
Building in digital wellness.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Manu Dhundi: Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience : Ex-Linkedin Software Engineer, Former Couchbase, Qualcomm, Philips
Connect on: Linkedin
Building a Web3 platform.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
TK Kong: Founder & CEO at Venue
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience : Ex-Product Manager at Ramp, Former Facebook, MANTL
Connect on: Linkedin | Twitter
Venue: Backed by Sequoia Capital and the founders of Ramp
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Pradeep Pujari: Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience : NLP, ML Architect at CVS Health, Former Udacity Mentor, Ex-ServiceNow, Oto Analytics, WalmartLabs
Connect on: Linkedin
Building a LegalTech start-up with AI.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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