Stealth Startup Spy #255
Ex-Microsoft GenAI lead, EA’s AI & Design VP (18+ years), and Calendly’s former Head of AI (ex-Uber, Upstart) all go stealth
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Former Calendly Head of AI (ex-Uber, Upstart) becomes CEO of a stealth venture
EA’s former VP of AI & Design enters stealth with 10+ years of gaming and tech leadership
Ex-Microsoft GenAI head goes stealth to build a next-gen AI platform
CMU PhD and ex-Google ML lead unveils AI-native UGC game engine
Ex-UVeye Director exits stealth with $5.5M seed to build an AI ops platform for hardware teams
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
Asaf Israelit - Co-Founder & CEO at Parter
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode 57 weeks ago
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of US Auctions, Retail, and Wholesale at UVeye, ex-System Engineering at VisionMap (acquired by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems), ex-Product Manager at Knowze
Parter is an AI platform for hardware teams. It reads datasheets, tracks PCNs, monitors part lifecycles, and flags risks - so users can focus on imagining, designing, and building.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Data Infrastructure and Analytics | Team Size: 10
Co-Founder: Omer Gilat (Ex-Embedded Software Engineer at Prospera Technologies) - Connect via email, Ronen Hoffer (Ex-Tech Lead at Starburst) - Connect via email
Latest Funding: $5.5M Seed Round on 7/7/2025
Key Investors: StageOne Ventures, Zenda Capital, Mercer Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Anil Chandrupatla - Co-Founder & CEO at Litewave AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP & Global Head of Engineering and Cloud Operations at HPE GreenLake, ex-VP of Engineering for XaaS at Broadcom, ex-Head of Engineering & PMO at Nephelo (spin-in acquired by Cisco), and held multiple senior technical leadership roles at Cisco including Director of Network Software Infrastructure
Litewave AI is building secure, AI-powered infrastructure for compliance and operations in regulated industries.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Monica Larrazabal - Co-Founder & CEO at Norma
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Commercialization at SeaO2, ex-Strategy at Heirloom, ex-Project Lead at McKinsey.org, MIT Sloan alum
Norma is building a more energy-efficient approach to Direct Air Capture by storing and reusing the energy required for CO₂ removal.
HQ: Paris, France
Industry: Climate Technology Product Manufacturing | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Joe Chen - Co-Founder & CEO at Dynamics Lab
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Lead at Google, ex-Engineering Intern at Qualcomm, ex-Engineering intern at Apple, Machine Learning PhD from CMU
Dynamics Lab is an applied research company developing Mirage, an AI-native user-generated content (UGC) game engine.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 19 months
Zarif Azher - Co-Founder & CEO at Nexa
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: : Former Health AI Researcher at Cedars-Sinai, Medical Imaging AI Researcher at Stanford Medicine, and Biodevices Researcher at Caltech. Also served as AI Engineer at Caire Health.
Connect on: LinkedIn
Nexa Labs is building implantable microchips for cattle health management.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Jinsong Tan - Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of AI at Calendly, ex-Co-Founder and CTO at AlphaSchedule, Former Machine Learning exec at Upstart, Square, PathAI, Lime and Uber
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Krish Ravikumar - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Mode Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Former Vice President of Data Science & AI, Product, and Experience Design at Electronic Arts (EA), held multiple senior leadership roles over more than a decade, spanning product, design, AI, and business technology
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Vibhu Narwekar - CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Gen AI products (Copilots, AI Agents, Moonshots) at Microsoft, ex-Corporate Ventures & Product Strategy at Verizon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Prashant Shiralkar - Founder at Stealth Mode Startup
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Applied Science Manager at Qualtrics, ex-Applied Science Manager at Amazon, ex-Applied Scientist at Amazon, PhD in Computer Science at Indiana University Bloomington
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Ally Nakamura - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Computer Science at Stanford, Former Product Manager at DoNotPay and Instagram, Softbank Fellow
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
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