Stealth Startup Spy #22
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Stealth Startup Spy #22
OpenAI invests in startup founded by Ramp/Scale AI/Airbnb alumni, Ex-Googler is building an AI startup in stealth, & Former Airbnb employee is building a cloud-based workflow management platform
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:
OpenAI backs platform designed to build a system of action for go-to-market teams (Ex-Ramp/Airbnb/SeatGeek/Scale AI founders)
Ex-Google Software Engineer is building next-gen Conversational AI for virtual worlds
Ex-Airbnb Engineering Lead is building a cloud-based workflow management startup in stealth
AI-powered Disaster Recovery platform is set to launch fully in Q4 of 2023 (currently raising pre-seed funding)
Ex-Google Brain Research Scientist is building an AI startup in stealth
Licensed Psychotherapist is building a revolutionary AI app to help fix the US healthcare system
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
Bhavan Sri - Founder at Pageblox
FounderDNA: Bachelor’s Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Amazon, Ex-Software Engineer at MasterClass, Former iOs Engineer at Audible
Connect on: LinkedIn
Pageblox is a developer tool for product teams to manage UX/UI feedback on code changes
HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Dmitrii Gorbunov - Founder at BennuData
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Technical Product Manager at iTips, Founder & Ex-CEO at xSignal.io and Aksinet
Connect on: LinkedIn
BennuData is a Disaster Recovery as a Service Multi Cloud platform
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: IT System Data Services | Team Size: 8
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Vinay Datta Pinnaka - Co-Founder at JustPaid
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#3
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Komodo Health, Former Software Engineer at DrChrono and Invitae
Connect on: LinkedIn
JustPaid.io is the AI-powered controller you wish you had earlier, so you will never have to worry about overpaying bills again.
HQ: California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 8
Key Investors: Y Combinator
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Austin Hughes - Co-Founder, CEO at Unify
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#9
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Product Manager at Ramp
Connect on: LinkedIn
Unify’s mission is to build the world’s first system of action for go-to-market teams.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 5
Key Investors: Thrive Capital, Emergence, OpenAI
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Prashant Mishra - Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Convai
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#9
FounderDNA: Former FAANG, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Google Software Engineer
Connect on: LinkedIn
Convai is building next generation Conversational AI Services for developers, designers and artists to power the minds of virtual characters in games, education, XR and beyond.
HQ: San Jose, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 11
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
Yisong Wang - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience : Ex-Airbnb Engineering Lead. Former Meta, LinkedIn
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building a stealth startup focused on cloud-based workflow management
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
Stephen M. Walker II - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Amazon Head of Global Experience Design, Ex-Senior Director of Product Management at Productboard. Ex-Head of Product at Freeletics
Connect on: LinkedIn
Most likely building in AI/ML space
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Mohammad Norouzi - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Google Senior Staff Research Scientist. University of Toronto PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Building an AI startup
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Julian Herwitz - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Amazon Senior Software Engineer. Former Staff Engineer at Virtru
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Amy Kelly - Founder at Miri Health
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Miri is your one-stop shop to get daily lifestyle changes for a condition you are struggling with, direct from the provider you already know and trust.
Prior Experience: Founder of The Childrens Institute, Licensed Psychotherapist
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Oakland, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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