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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

Drake Dukes
Apr 17, 2023
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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.

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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

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