Stealth Startup Spy #209
Ex-Entrepreneur First & Real Ventures investor applies AI to biotech imaging, Ex-IBM exec enables seamless multi-cloud operations, & Ex-JP Morgan leader simplifies financial crime workflow
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Ex-Entrepreneur First & Real Ventures investor brings AI agents to biotech imaging for faster drug discovery
Ex-Palo Alto Networks & Microsoft security exec embarks on stealth venture
Ex-IBM exec simplifies multi-cloud app management for enterprises
Ex-Square GM & Bain leader launches a stealth AI startup
Ex-JP Morgan & Wise product leader streamlines financial crime ops with AI-powered automation
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
Sadia Sharmin - Founder & Chief Product Officer at Cielara AI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#190
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Partner, Cloud Advisory Practice Lead at IBM, ex-Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co., ex-Director, Product at American Express, ex-Director, Product Consultant at Salesforce
Connect on: LinkedIn
Cielara lets enterprises run and manage their applications anywhere in the cloud, as easily as if they were running them in one place.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 13
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Kartik Dabbiru - Founder & CEO at ComplyStream
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#131
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Product Manager, Embedded Payments and Compliance at BVNK, ex-Senior Product Manager, Customer Experience at Wise, ex-Senior Product Manager, Embedded Finance at Liberis, ex-Senior Product Manager, Embedded Finance at Santander UK, ex-VP at J.P. Morgan
Connect on: LinkedIn
ComplyStream simplifies Financial Crime (FinCrime) operations by unifying analyst’s data, communication and workflow, enabling faster and smarter alert resolutions.
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Co-Founders: Sandi Samantaray (Ex-VP Product at Thredd, ex-Wonga, RBC and HSBC)
Latest Funding: Undisclosed Pre-Seed Round on 1/28/2025 led by Cornerstone VC and Ascension
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
David Clark - Co-Founder at Joy
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Development Manager at Amazon, ex-Technology Leader at Humana, ex-Co-Founder, CTO at RentMe | Property Management and Landlord Software
Connect on: LinkedIn
Joy is an AI Homebuying Platform that pays you thousands to buy your next home.
HQ: United States
Industry: Real Estate | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Kat Slump - Founder & CEO at Partaake
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Founding Engineer at Phia, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Pave, ex-Engineering Manager at Humu
Connect on: LinkedIn
Partaake is a golf sales platform redefining group bookings and transforming how golf outings are planned, booked, and managed.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Cam Rzadki - Co-Founder & CEO at Fabric Bio
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Principal, Head of Ventures at Entrepreneur First, ex-Strategy & Investments at Georgian, ex-Director, Investments & Operations at Real Ventures, ex-Senior Venture Manager, Health & AI at Creative Destruction Lab
Connect on: LinkedIn
Fabric Bio helps biotechs leverage AI agents in their image analysis workflows, enabling faster discovery of life saving therapeutics.
HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
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
Marco McCottry - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Central Operations, US&C at Uber, ex-COO at Wheels, ex-Director at Bird, ex-Head of Operations, North America at ofo
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
John Gillis - Founder at NewCo
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of New Commerce at Nike, ex-Director of Digital Products at Harry's, ex-Product Marketing at Locu
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 10 months
Bruce Hembree - Building in Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Field CTO and Technical Director for the Cortex division of Palo Alto Networks, ex-Senior Network Security Engineer at A10 Networks, ex-Security Operations Manager Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Global
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 5 months
Shalev Shalit - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Wix OS at Wix.com
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Michael MacLennan - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-General Manager, Square Hardware at Square, ex-Bain
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
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