Stealth Startup Spy #214
Ex-Sequoia-backed founder builds AI automation agents, Ex-MLB & U.S. Intel leader applies AI to sports betting, & Ex-Stripe Head of Crypto Engineering launches a stealth venture
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Ex-Sequoia-backed founder develops scalable AI automation agents
Former exec at Brex, Microsoft and InMobi embarks on stealth venture
Ex-MLB and U.S. Intelligence leader applies AI to real-time sports betting insights
Ex-Amazon and Google product leader builds AI automation for product managers
Former Head of Crypto Engineering at Stripe builds something new in stealth mode
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
Aaron Riccio - Co-Founder & CEO at SportsCapital
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: MLB, U.S. Intelligence community, NHL
Connect on: LinkedIn
SportsCapital transforms breaking news into structured data for real-time pricing and trading applications - similar to Dataminr, but tailored for sports betting.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 5
Co-Founder: Pravin Santhanam (Ex-Data Scientist at Unstructured.io and MITRE)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 3 months
Ty Zamkow - Co-Founder at Nolana AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Product, App Experience, Prime Video at Amazon, ex-Google product leader, ex-Co-Founder & CEO at i-Sites Interactive Media (Sold to IniTech Software in 2013)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Nolana empowers product managers to automate tedious, time-consuming workflows using AI agents.
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Latest Funding: $770K Undisclosed Round on 11/8/2024
Key Investors: Innovate UK, Haatch
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Shengyao Qian - Co-Founder at Joint AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Waymo, ex-Software Engineer at Google, ex-Software Development Engineer at Yahoo
Connect on: LinkedIn
Joint AI is transforming logistics brokerage by automating multichannel operations, reducing costs, and enhancing efficiency to accelerate scalable growth.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 11 months
Kimi Lu - Founder & CEO at Aident AI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#133
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & ex-CEO at Momen, Co-Founder & ex-CEO at Functor Z Technologies (backed by Sequoia, Linear Capital, YC China), ex-Software Engineer at Facebook, Groupon, and Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Aident AI is building reliable automation agents at scale.
HQ: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 12
Latest Funding: Undisclosed Pre-Seed Round on 9/1/2024 from MiraclePlus
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Virginia Baillie Strong - Co-Founder & COO at Partao
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#176
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Chief Operating Officer, DACH at HelloFresh, ex-International Director at Gopuff, ex-Head of EU Expansion - Transportation at Amazon, ex-Director 3P Circulation at Bauer Media Group
Connect on: LinkedIn
Partao is a platform for sourcing parts for agricultural and construction machinery.
HQ: Luxembourg
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 8
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
David Noël-Romas - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Crypto Engineering at Stripe, ex-CTO at Sitedocs, ex-Co-Founder at Advolve Media
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Co-Founder: Louis Amira (Ex-Head of Crypto & AI Product Partnerships at Stripe)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Zach Lupei - Founder at NewCo
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-COO at WorkHQ, ex-VP Product at Prism, ex-Group Product Manager at Snapchat, ex-Product Manager at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Brandon Sugarman - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Technical PM at DocuSign, ex-Technical PM at Google, ex-Goldman Sachs
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Shruti Merchant - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product: Policy Operations & Engineering at Google, ex-Product at Stripe, ex-CEO at HubHaus, ex-Cofounder and CEO at Merchant Ventures
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Vineet Taneja - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP / GM at Brex, ex-Head of Product, Microsoft Viva at Microsoft, ex-Director Strategic Partnerships at InMobi
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
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