Stealth Startup Spy #232
Google DeepMind alum launches YC-backed open-source MCP platform, AI company raises $2M to build AI agents that can run entire businesses, & Ex-Firework exec unveils modern compliance platform
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Former Firework and DataStax marketing exec launches modern compliance platform
Serial Founder and ex-Gantry engineering lead raise $2M to build AI agents that can run entire businesses
Google DeepMind and Lyft alum builds open-source platform for Model Context Protocols (MCP) - part of YC X25 batch
Former VP at Novartis and Exact Sciences enters stealth to democratize evidence-based care with AI
BENlabs data leader and eVisit Founder ($110M raised) secures $3.3M to predict ops performance for growth-stage SaaS
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
Jon Daniels - Co-Founder and CTO at Chief
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Director of Data Engineering at BENlabs, ex-Director Data Analytics Engineering at MasterControl, ex-AI Solutions Advocate at BambooHR
Connect on: LinkedIn
Chief is the first and only Predictive Operations Platform built for growth-stage B2B SaaS companies.
HQ: Utah, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 11
Co-Founder: Bret Larsen (Ex-CEO & Co-Founder of eVisit ($110M raised))
Latest Funding: $3.3M Pre-Seed Round on 4/15/2025
Key Investors: Dundee Venture Capital, Deepwater Asset Management, Service Provider Capital, York IE, Monsoon Venture Fund
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Kelly Justin Wilson - Co-Founder & CEO/CTO at SADE
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Outer Labs, ex-Engineering Manager at Project Frog, UC Berkeley MS in Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
Connect on: LinkedIn
SADE offers an AI-powered end-to-end platform that delivers permit-ready structural analysis, reports, and drawings.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Engineering Services | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 year 1 month
Andrew P. - Co-Founder & CEO at The General Intelligence Company of New York
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Founder and ex-CEO at Velvet, South Park Commons alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
The General Intelligence Company is building full-stack AI agents to run businesses end-to-end - enabling a future where one person can operate at the scale of a Fortune 500.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Co-founder: Abhishyant Khare (Ex-Engineering Lead at Gantry, ex-Software Engineer at Samsara)
Latest Funding: $2M Pre-Seed Round on 4/13/2025
Key Investors: Compound, Acrew Capital
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Can Ozdoruk - Co-Founder & CEO at DSALTA
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP, Head of Marketing at Firework, ex-VP of Marketing at DataStax, ex-Director of Demand Generation at CommerceIQ, ex-NVIDIA, ex-Cisco
Connect on: LinkedIn
DSALTA is a modern and comprehensive compliance platform designed to simplify and accelerate the compliance process.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Xiangkai Zeng - Co-Founder at Klavis AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Software Engineer at Google DeepMind, ex-Machine Learning Intern at Apple, ex-Software Engineering Intern at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
Klavis AI (YC X25) is building an open source Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform & SDK that simplifies using, creating, and scaling MCPs.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Co-Founder: Zihao Lin (Ex-Software Engineer at Lyft)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Ashish Khandelwal - Founder & CEO at Stealth Mode
Shaping what’s next in semiconductors – grounded in speed, scale and transformation
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President & General Manager at Renesas Electronics, ex-Senior Director at Texas Instruments, UT Austin MS in Electrical Engineering
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Dallas, Texas, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Joris Van Dam - CEO at Stealth AI Startup
Democratizing evidence-based care with the help of AI.
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Data Innovation at Exact Sciences, ex-Head of Digital Therapeutics at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), ex-Director Project Management Planning at Novartis, ex-Director Health Information Science, Pharma R&D at Johnson & Johnson
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Praveen Singh - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
Eradicating undifferentiated heavy lifting in a B2B space using AI.
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Product Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS), ex-Senior Product Manager at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Jannik Wiedenhaupt - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Data Scientist at QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, ex-Data Scientist at J.P. Morgan, Columbia University MS in Data Science
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Murtaza Zafer - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Head for VMware Edge Intelligence, ex-Founding Eng & Director, Head of AI/ML at Nyansa (now a part of VMware), ex-Senior Staff Research Engineer at Samsung Electronics, ex-Research Staff Member at IBM
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
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