Stealth Startup Spy #202
Ex-COO of Retention teams up with Clearbit co-founder for stealth venture, Cambridge PhD pioneers autonomous robotics for security intelligence, & Ex-Visa exec builds payments infra for AI agents
🚨Here’s the deal🚨This email has gotten too big. Exciting, but with more people following it, the edge diminishes. I’ve thought long and hard about what to do to preserve the value in the signals. I’m not sure about the final direction yet, but in the meantime I’ve been sending an email 48 hours earlier to a select group of paid subscribers. The feedback has been pretty positive so I’m going to open up the list for another 100 spots. To get signals early, Apply here!
In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Former COO of Retention joins forces with Clearbit co-founder to create something groundbreaking at the intersection of AI, data, and modern GTM
Cambridge PhD pioneers autonomous robotics for next-gen security intelligence
Ex-Walmart Global eCommerce leader launches AI-powered parenting app
Former Visa and USAA exec builds infrastructure for trust, identity, and payments in AI-driven systems
Ex-Apple engineer and top AI healthcare researchers address equity in patient communication
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
Nicoleta Spinu - Founder at AI4Cosmetics
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Business Lead at ESQlabs, PhD in Computational Toxicology at Liverpool John Moores University
Connect on: LinkedIn
AI4Cosmetics is a biotech company using AI to tackle challenges in data, collaboration, and ingredient modeling for the cosmetics industry.
HQ: Netherlands
Industry: Biotechnology Research
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Sophia Belser - Co-Founder & CEO at Laelaps AI
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: PhD candidate in Physics at University of Cambridge, ex-BCG
Connect on: LinkedIn
Laelaps AI is pioneering the next generation of security and defensive intelligence through autonomous robotics.
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Michelle Zhou - Co-Founder & CRO at Propheus
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Business Development Officer at Near (NASDAQ:NIR), ex-Business Development Manager at InMobi, ex-Director, Global Strategic Alliance, Business Development at Huawei
Connect on: LinkedIn
Propheus is on a mission to enable a 10x productivity boost for the data and business teams with AI.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 15
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 1 month
Alon Cohen - Co-Founder & CEO at QuamCore
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-founder of EyeC-Radar at Mobileye, ex-ex-System Architect at Intel Corporation, ex-Product Line Manager at Broadcom
Connect on: LinkedIn
QuamCore is a stealth mode startup that is all about cool science.
HQ: Israel
Industry: Computer Hardware Manufacturing | Team Size: 7
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 years 6 months
Josh Himwich - Founder & CEO at BabytalkGPT
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Product Officer at healthybaby, ex-SVP, Product at Silvur (owned by Kindur), ex-VP, Product at Slice, ex-Sr. Director, Product Management at Walmart Global eCommerce, ex-VP, Product and GM, The Bump at XO Group
Connect on: LinkedIn
BabytalkGPT is an AI-powered pregnancy and parenting app delivering personalized advice, insights, and trusted guidance.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 1 month
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Santosh Sharan - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
Building something novel at the intersection of AI, Data and Buyer-led GTM
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-COO at Retention, RB2B, and Apollo.io, ex-ZoomInfo
Connect on: LinkedIn
Co-Founder: Amit Vasudev (Co-founder of Clearbit)
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Michael Niczyporuk - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
Building trust, identity and payments infrastructure for AI agents
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & Head of Payments at TriBridge Health, ex-Global Head of Open Banking at Visa, ex-Chief Strategy Officer at USAA, ex-Head of Strategy, Digital at Capital One
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Peter Sorrentino - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Director of Product Management at Palo Alto Networks, ex-Senior Director of Business Development at Expanse, acquired by Palo Alto Networks, ex-Palantir
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Alex Mehregan - Co-Founder/CTO at Stealth Startup
Building a multilingual communication platform to make healthcare more equitable for all patients.
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Apple, UC Berkeley EECS
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
Founding Team Members: MD with 150+ publications in AI healthcare research, Former Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. VA and Department of Defense, YC and PearX serial entrepreneur, Head of Data Science at Providence Health
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Leili Baghaei Rad - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Product at ReadyOn, ex-Acting Head of Product for privacy tooling at Meta, ex-Group PM at Instagram, ex-Senior PM at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
Thank you for reading. If you liked it, share it with your friends, colleagues and everyone interested in staying ahead of the hidden developments in tech. Subscribe below and follow us on X / Twitter to never miss a company operating under stealth again.
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 shine a light on the hidden world of stealth startups.