Stealth Startup Spy #252
Swish Labs CEO raises $15M for predictive intelligence platform, UC Berkeley and NVIDIA alum launches ML-ready data infra (YCS25), and ex-Google Vertex AI lead enters stealth with new venture
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Ex-Swish co-founder raises $15M seed for new startup focused on predictive intelligence software
UC Berkeley CS alum and former NVIDIA data scientist launches infra layer to serve instant, ML-ready datasets
Former Vertex AI and GenAI lead at Google Cloud enters stealth
Ford Robotics co-founder and ex-Mercedes engineer builds rugged humanoids for real-world work
Tender Food and Wyss Institute alum enters stealth with new sustainability-focused deep tech startup
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 Carr-Harris - Co-Founder & CEO at CRED
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Founder & CEO at Swish, Founding Team at THORChain, Ex-Managing Director at CFPF (acquired by Arcadia)
CRED provides predictive intelligence software that enables enterprises to make data-driven decisions by integrating internal business systems with real-time external market signals.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 35
Latest Funding: $15M Seed Round on 6/30/2025
Key Investors: defy.vc, HOF Capital, Alumni Ventures, LDV Partners, Streamlined Ventures, SilverCircle Ventures, Octopus Ventures, BAM Ventures, Gaingels
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 years 7 months
Cyrus Azamfar - Co-Founder & CEO at Picept
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO at OpenDoc AI, ex-Amazon Data Scientist, Pear VC Fellow, 2x founder with AI & industrial roots
Picept is building the trust infrastructure for AI agents.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: IT System Testing and Evaluation
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Dhyay Bhatt - Co-Founder & CEO at FPX
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Artificial Intelligence at BitOoda, ex-Quantitative Analyst at Blackgold, ex-ML Engineer at Reliance Jio
Connect on: LinkedIn
FPX offers a transparent, efficient way to source, deploy, and scale AI workloads - whether through instant cloud performance or verified physical infrastructure.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Co-Founder: Niraj Yagnik (Ex-Head of Product & Staff Data Scientist at BitOoda)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Smruti Panigrahi - Founder & CEO at Iron Robotics
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#194
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & Tech Lead - Ford Robotics & Automation Research at Ford Motor Company, ex-Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Japan
Iron Robotics is building the toughest and most trusted humanoids in the world that are safe, reliable and robust to handle the tough jobs and work alongside humans.
HQ: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Industry: Robotics Engineering | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Steven Segawa - Co-Founder and CTO at Wedge
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Lead Data Scientist at NVIDIA, ex-SoFi Engineer, interned at Rivian, Computer Science from UC Berkeley
Connect on: LinkedIn
Wedge (YCS25) is building an AI-native Data Infrastructure for instant, ML-ready datasets.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Data Infrastructure and Analytics | Team Size: 2
Co-Founder: Devraj Gopal (Researcher at Stanford Neuro AI Lab)
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Christophe Chantre - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode Startup
Building something new at the intersection of deep tech and sustainability.
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO & Co-Founder at Tender Food, ex-Wyss Institute researcher, ex-EPFL & Harvard bioengineering fellow
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
David Pitman - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Google Cloud AI lead (Vertex, GenAI, AI Safety), ex-Venture Partner at Bee, advisor at AI2 & Tola
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Artsiom Sanakoyeu - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Staff Research Scientist at Meta, PhD in Computer Vision at Heidelberg University, ex-AI Research Intern at Facebook
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Switzerland
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Tamzid Razzaque - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Building a stealth Startup Backed by YC, PearVC, Foundation Capital, SkyDeck Pad-13
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Hardware Intern at Apple, ex-Researcher at NASA, Northrop Grumman, and Berkeley Wireless, EECS at Berkeley
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Leeho Lim - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO at Parlan (YC), Founder & CTO at Encord (YCW21, $50M raised), ex-Venture Partner at GFC, ex-Investment Banker at Centerview & Morgan Stanley
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
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