Stealth Startup Spy #23
Cornell PhD exits stealth with $1.5M pre-seed for DeepTech startup, Former CTO of $350M AI firm launches new project in stealth, & Former Western Union Product Head debuts innovative trading app
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:
Cornell PhD exits stealth with $1.5M pre-seed funding for DeepTech startup
Pricing & value management platform for B2B SaaS companies comes out of stealth
Co-founder and ex-CTO of Adept AI ($350M raised) is building in stealth
Ex-Western Union Head of Product launches Play-to-Earn derivatives trading app
Healthtech startup from former Amazon PM remains in stealth mode
AI writing assistant for lawyers is now in closed beta
Ex-Meta Engineer is building something new in the enterprise analytics × LLM space
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
Richard Einhorn - Co-Founder and CTO at Minoa
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Former Technical Co-Founder at Veita, Ex-Operations Spring Analyst at Barclays
Connect on: LinkedIn
Minoa enables flexible deal quoting and helps revenue and finance leaders realize pricing opportunities
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Ryan Benmalek - Founder & CEO at Daimon Labs
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Cornell PhD, Ex-Student Researcher at Google AI, ex-Research Intern at Apple, Microsoft, Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Daimon Labs, building the platform for emotional AI
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Software Development
Latest Funding: $1.5M Pre-Seed
Key Investors: LDV Capital, Myelin VC, Data Community Fund
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
Sanghitaa De - Co-Founder at Solus
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product, Payments at Western Union, Fellow at On Deck, ex-Siemens, ex-Sony
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Solus is a gamified derivative trading dapp for speculators, powered by the blockchain. Currently building on Polygon and Shardeum.
HQ: New York, New York United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Sharuk Khanna - Co-Founder at XBuild
Prior Experience : Ex-Head of Construction at Firemaps, Former Director Of Innovation at Disney Construction, Ex-Project Manager at RGW Construction
Connect on: LinkedIn
XBuild is a next generation AI construction platform for residential contractors
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Construction | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Gregory Mostyn - Co-Founder at Wexler
Prior Experience: Ex-Growth Marketing Director at CogX, ex-Senior Creative Strategist at Verve, ex-Promotions Manager, XOYO at The Columbo Group
Connect on: LinkedIn
Wexler is the AI writing assistant for lawyers.
HQ: London, United Kingdom
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Niki Parmar - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Co-Founder and ex-CTO at Adept AI Labs, ex-Staff Research Scientist at Google Brain
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Roger Zurawicki - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Meta, Lark, ByteDance, Coda, Harvard alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Building something new in the enterprise analytics × LLM space
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Josh Sabol - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Amazon, ex-Senior Product Manager at Plate IQ, ex-Founder & CEO at Spreely, ex-Program Manager at Cisco
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Lukasz Szczesiak - Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager at Duffel, Founder, ex-Senior Solutions Architect at Colmore, ex-Yoyo, ex-Macquarie Group, ex-JPMorgan Chase, ex-Barclays
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stijn Pieper - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-EVP of Product at Uncapped, ex-Product Lead at Revolut, Founder & ex-CPO/CTO at Advanon (acquired by CreditGate24)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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