Stealth Startup Spy #224
Former Bolt CEO & Amazon GM launches an AI shopping agent ($6M seed), An Israeli defense startup raises $39M from Sequoia & Lux, and an ex-TikTok/Apple leader builds AI employees for brands & creators
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Ex-Bolt CEO & Amazon GM launches an AI-powered shopping agent to maximize revenue
Ex-LabGenius CTO and former VP of AI at Odyssey Therapeutics enters stealth
Israeli defense tech startup, co-founded by Palantir Israel’s former GM, raises $39M from Sequoia & Lux
Former Clutter CEO & MakeSpace founder is back with a stealth venture
Ex-TikTok & Apple product leader is building AI employees for brands & creators, backed by a16z
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
Jack O’Brien - Founder at Subconscious Systems
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO at Sandhill Markets, ex-Co-Founder & CTO at OnePager (acquired), ex-Software Engineer & Tech Lead at Google, MIT alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
Subconscious Systems slashes AI costs by up to 90% for non-urgent workloads through asynchronous processing.
HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: AI Data Infrastructure
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Maju Kuruvilla - Founder & CEO at Spangle
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO at Bolt, ex-VP / GM at Amazon, ex-CTO at MCG Health, ex-Software Engineer at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
Spangle is an Agentic AI platform that delivers self-optimizing shopping experiences to capture more revenue from paid traffic.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 19
Latest Funding: $6M Seed Round on 3/18/2025
Key Investors: Madrona Ventures, Streamlined Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Alon Dror - Co-Founder & CEO at Kela Technologies
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Israeli Air Force, ex-Head of Section at MAFAT (the Israeli DARPA), Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Kela is a secure, open platform enabling rapid and seamless integration of commercial and military systems.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 23
Co-Founder: Hamutal Meridor (Ex-GM, Israel at Palantir Technologies)
Latest Funding: $28M Series A on 3/17/2025 | Total Funding: $39M
Key Investors: Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Kyler Blue - Co-Founder & CEO at Wavedash
FounderDNA: Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager - Tenor at Google, ex-Head of Product at Tenor (first hire)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Wavedash makes it effortless for developers to share game builds with playtesters and capture essential feedback early and often during a game's development.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Ayna Arora - Co-Founder & CEO at MorphoAI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Harvard MBA, ex-Global Director at ZX Ventures
Connect on: LinkedIn
MorphoAI is an AI-powered computational design platform that both generates and identifies the best design from hundreds of robotic design candidates within minutes.
HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Desktop Computing Software Products | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Rahul Gandhi - CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-President & CEO at Clutter (acquired by Iron Mountain), ex-Co-Founder & CEO at MakeSpace (backed by 8VC, Upfront Ventures, Founders Fund, Iron Mountain), ex-Principal at Primary Venture Partners
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Jossef H. - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Software Supply Chain Security at Checkmarx, ex-Co-Founder and CTO at Dustico (Acquired by Checkmarx), ex-Co-Founder and CTO at Zero Networks, ex-Team Leader at CyberX (Acquired by Microsoft)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Tel Aviv District, Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Camilo Arevalo - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Robotics Engineer at Apple, ex-Co-Founder at Florabotics, ex-Software Engineer at Hive, ex-Product Manager at Facebook, Stanford alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Austin Chen - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
Building AI employees for brands & creators (backed by a16z sr004).
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management at TikTok, ex-Head of Product at Apple, ex-Co-Founder & COO at Asaii (acquired by Apple), ex-Product Manager at Uber, UCBerkeley alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Leonard Wossnig - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO at LabGenius ($73M raised), ex-VP of Artificial Intelligence at Odyssey Therapeutics, ex-Co-Founder and CEO at Rahko (acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London / Berlin
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
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