Stealth Startup Spy #238
Ex-Microsoft AI Director & 6sense VP turn apps into agents ($6M raised), Unbxd co-founders reunite for new startup, & DeepMind alum launches AI-first clinical trials platform
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Former 6sense VP teams up with former Microsoft AI Director to build an AI-native workflow engine
Unbxd co-founders (acquired for $100M) reunite for their next startup - currently in stealth
DeepMind and X, the moonshot factory alum starts AI-native clinical trials company
US Rhodes Scholar with dual AI Master's degrees from Oxford builds smarter networking tech for events
Former SVP at Harness and Yugabyte with deep product roots at AppDynamics and Salesforce is back with a new stealth company
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
Deepak Anchala - Co-Founder and CEO at Adopt AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Product and Growth at 6sense, ex-Founder and CEO at Slintel (acquired by 6sense), first business hire at Eightfold, first business hire in US for Tracxn
Connect on: LinkedIn
Adopt AI is reshaping how users engage with software by automating workflows and executing complex actions through natural language commands.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 18
Co-founders: Anirudh Badam (Ex-Director of AI at Microsoft) , Rahul Bhattacharya (Ex-Sr Director of Engineering at 6sense)
Latest Funding: $6M Seed Round on 5/13/2025
Key Investors: Elevation Capital, Foster Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, Darkmode Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Aleksandra Malysheva - Co-Founder and CTO at Phasing
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Researcger at X, the moonshot factory, ex-Researcher at Google AI, ex-Research Scientist at DeepMind, ex-Deep Learning Research Intern at NVIDIA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Phasing is an AI-native clinical research company accelerating the path to market for new therapies.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Biotechnology Research | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Rachael Merritt - Co-Founder and CEO at Ruddr
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: US Rhodes Scholar with two Master's degrees in AI from Oxford - one in Emergent Technology Policy focusing on AI, and the other in Information Ecosystems
Connect on: LinkedIn
Ruddr revolutionizes event networking by combining AI models with human insight to connect the right people at events.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Noah Evers - Co-Founder and CEO at CompLabs
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Cognitive/Data Science Researcher at Harvard, ex-Strategy at Blackrock Neurotech, ex-Founder and CEO at flow (acquired), Harvard alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
CompLabs is building AI that intuitively understand physics and 3D spatial fields, enabling faster mechanical simulations and autonomous design optimization.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 13 months
Scott Wisniewski - Co-Founder and CEO at Debugging Sucks
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Software Engineering at Marqeta, ex-Senior Director at Salesforce, ex-Senior Software Design Engineer at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Debugging Sucks helps users detect and understand production issues automatically, without any code changes.
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
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
Michael Edward - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Meta, ex-Principal Product Manager at Amazon, ex-VP of Products at Fareportal, ex-VP of Innovation & Technology Products at Productive Edge
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Tracy Nevitt - Founder at Stealth Mode Biotech
Working on something new to enable sustainable and productive farming.
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Discovery at Mootral, ex-Head of Innovations at Mariposa Therapeutics, ex-Senior Scientist at Neem Biotech
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Pavan Sondur - Co-Founder and CEO at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO and Co-founder at Unbxd (acquired by Netcore for $100M), ex-Software Engineer at Gluster, ex-Sustaining Engineer at NetApp
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Co-Founder: Prashant Kumar (Ex-CTO & Co-founder at Unbxd)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Sid Choudhury - Co-Founder and CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP & General Manager at Harness, ex-SVP, Product at Yugabyte, ex-VP, Product at OpsClarity, ex-Senior Director, Product Management at AppDynamics, ex-Director, Product Management, ISV Platform at Salesforce
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Nicholas Yebra - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Lead, Growth Strategy & GTM at TikTok, ex-Lead, Product & Platform Partnerships at DoorDash, ex-Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations, Google Cloud Partnerships at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
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