Stealth Startup Spy #205
Ex-CEO at Attentive ($6.9B) launches a cybersecurity platform, Former TikTok head develops voice-to-text chat that gets your feelings, & Techstars MD and Salesloft co-founder goes into stealth
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Co-founders of martech unicorn Attentive launch AI-driven defense against deepfakes and phishing threats.
Ex-TikTok content head develops AI-powered voice-to-text chat that understands your emotions.
Former Techstars MD and Salesloft co-founder builds stealth venture.
Ex-23andMe therapeutics head embarks on a stealth biotech venture.
Former Moveworks and Microsoft leader builds AI agents to supercharge engineering teams
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
Brian Long - Co-Founder & CEO at Adaptive Security
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO & Co-Founder at Attentive, ex-Sr Director at Twitter, ex-CEO & Co-Founder at TapCommerce (acquired by Twitter)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Adaptive is a security training and simulation platform built to stop deepfakes, GenAI phishing, Smishing and more.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 51
Co-Founder: Andrew Jones (Co-Founder at Attentive, ex-Twitter - featured on SSS#113)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 6 months
Joshua Tsou - Co-Founder & CEO at Arcall AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Global Operations, LiveMe at JoyMe, ex-Head of Global Content,Likee at BIGO, ex-Head of Content | Australia & New Zealand at TikTok
Connect on: LinkedIn
Arcall is an AI speech-to-text chat that understands human emotions.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Co-Founder: Raimo Tuisku (Ex-Tech Lead at Twitter)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Monaal Sanghvi - Founder at Aristto
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Developer at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Aristto is building AI-driven tools that streamline research and education tasks.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Rahul Kayala - Founder & CEO at 100x
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Leader at Moveworks, ex-Product Manager at Microsoft, ex-Software Engineer at Apple
Connect on: LinkedIn
100x is bilding AI agents to 100x technical teams, starting from solving engineering alerts.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Nijansh Kothari - Founder & CEO at Lingotune
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr. Partnerships Manager at Odoo, ex-Product at Vurbalize, ex-Founding team - Product at Keye
Connect on: LinkedIn
Lingotune is building a platform to revolutionize language learning through music.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 3 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Jennifer Low - Stealth Executive at Stealth Mode Biotechnology Company
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Therapeutics Development at 23andMe, ex-Chief Medical Officer, Executive Vice President of Research & Development at Loxo Oncology, ex-Senior Group Medical Director at Genentech
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Mateo, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Ajay Arora - CEO & Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Founder,President at BluBracket (acquired by HashiCorp), ex-CEO & Founder at Vera (acquired by Fortra), ex-CTO & VP Prod Mgmt - Mobile & Data at AppSense, ex-Co-founder, COO/CPO at RAPsphere (acquired by AppSense)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 8 months
Yasmin Moaven - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-COO | CMO at Pipe, ex-VP, Investor Relations at Hum Capital, ex-VP of Investor Relations at Fair.con
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Tim Dorr - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Managing Director at Techstars, Co-Founder and ex-CTO at Salesloft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Ricky Chachra - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Data Science for Lyft Biz, Media, Partnerships at Lyft, ex-IBM, Cornell PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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