Stealth Startup Spy #256
4x acquired CEO returns with a Zero Trust platform, Google + EF duo launch platform to automate LP fund analysis, & ex-a16z VC goes stealth to build enterprise AI
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
4x acquired CEO returns with network-centric Zero Trust platform built for internal network security
Ex-a16z VC launches stealth AI company after years evaluating the space
Google and EF duo unveil AI-powered platform to automate fund diligence and analysis for LPs
Stanford alum and PM behind Gemini & TensorFlow builds stealth AI for supply chain operations
Ex-Tesla, Apple, and Waymo engineers team up to build robotic hands for advanced physical AI
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
Bob Moul - Co-Founder & CEO at Enigma Networks
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode 59 weeks ago
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO at Circonus (acquired by Apica AB February 2024), ex-CEO at Cloudamize (acquired by Blackstone/Cloudreach July 2017), ex-CEO at Artisan Mobile, Inc. (acquired by TUNE July 2015), ex-CEO at Boomi (acquired by Dell November 2010)
Enigma AI™ is the first and only network-centric Zero Trust platform purpose-built for internal network security – integrating discovery, visibility, segmentation, and detection in one unified, agentless solution.
Co-Founders: Mark Viglione (Ex-Cyber Security Engineer at QVC, Ex-Information Security Analyst at Vertex SMB)
HQ: Greater Philadelphia Area, United States
Industry: Cybersecurity | Team Size: 8
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 18 months
Mason Lender - Co-Founder & CEO at Vantager
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Founder in Residence at Entrepreneur First, Ex- Business Intelligence at Google, Ex-Data Science at DigiFresh, Ex-Business Analyst at McKinsey
Vantager is an AI-powered platform that supports LPs representing $100B+ in AUM internationally with their pre-trade diligence, analysis, and reporting processes. Vantager has processed thousands of private funds, and over 50,000 underlying investments. (Launch announcement)
Co-Founder: Nicolas Neven (Ex-Founder in Residence at Entrepreneur First, Ex-Software Engineer at Nascent, USC Masters in Computer Science)
HQ: New York City, New York, United States
Industry: AI / SaaS | Team Size: 7
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 19 months
Yadid Ayzenberg - Co-Founder & CEO at SOND
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode 101 weeks ago
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Sleep Products, Director at Bose, Co-founder of The Sync Project (Acquired By Bose), PhD MIT, Kellogg MBA
SOND is pioneering AI-powered sleep technology with Dreambuds, the first standalone sleep earbuds designed for personalized sleep optimization.
Co-founder: Amir Lazarovich (Ex-Director of Engineering at Attentive) - Connect via email
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Digital Health & Wearable Technology | Team Size: 4
Key Investors: E14 Fund, Crosslink Capital, Ubiquity Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 years 6 months
Evan Tao - Co-Founder & CEO at TetherIA
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr. Robotics Mechanical Engineer at Tesla, ex-Lead Product Design Engineer at Apple, held engineering roles at ASML and pHase2 Microtechnologies, UC Berkeley and CMU robotics researcher
TetherIA is building the world’s most dexterous robotic hand to enable advanced physical AI.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Robotics Engineering | Team Size: 6
Co-Founder: Joe Dong (Ex-Software Engineer at XPENG and Waymo) - Connect via email
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Redouane Ramdani - Co-Founder & CEO at Atorie
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Previously CEO and co-founder of Snipfeed (acquired by Alpine Investors)
Atorie connects high-end factories directly to consumers through an AI-powered, on-demand model that eliminates waste, inventory, and middlemen. (See announcement on X)
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Fashion Tech
Latest Funding: $2M Pre-Seed Round on 7/2025
Key Investors: A16z, Flex Capital, Kima Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Jack Soslow - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
Building in stealth to embed AI at the core of critical industries. (see LinkedIn post)
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-VC at Andreessen Horowitz, ex-Data Scientist at Meta
Connect on: LinkedIn
Co-Founder: Jack Weissenberger (Ex-ML Engineer at Salesforce and Apple)
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Minh Dang - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Software Engineering at Slack, ex-VP Engineering at Quip & AMS, with deep roots in GE Digital and early dev roles at Verizon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Megha Malpani - Co-Founder at Stealth
Building next-gen Supply Chain Intelligence.
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager for Gemini (Bard), ChromeOS AI, and Tensorflow at Google, Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Onur Tekdas - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Staff Software Engineer for Google Assistant and Search (14-year tenure), PhD in Robotics/Computer Science
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Emmy Thamakaison - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-Founder and CEO at Foundess, ex-Strategist at Perplexity, ex-ML Research at Huawei and Stanford SAIL, ex-Pear VC fellow
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
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