Stealth Startup Spy #260
Ex-Pfizer AI scientist builds health prediction tech for dogs, Anyfin's ex-Chief of Staff founds new fintech venture, & Oxford Science alum builds AI copilot for design engineers
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Oxford Science alum builds AI copilot for design engineers
Ex-Pfizer AI scientist develops health prediction tech - for dogs
Ex-Google, Apple, and Amazon AI hardware lead embarks on stealth venture
Ex-Stripe & Google lead launches OS for AI-native product engineering
Ex-Chief of Staff at Anyfin founds stealth fintech 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
Raymond Zhao - Co-Founder at Structured AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Deep Tech at Oxford Science Enterprises, ex-Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) at Goldman Sachs, ex-Software Engineer at LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), ex-Machine Learning Engineer at Vela Partners
Structured AI is building AI agents that automate repetitive workflows and make collaboration between different engineering teams and architects seamless.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Co-Founder: Brandon Abreu Smith (Software Engineer & AI Researcher at Syska Hennessy Group) - Connect via email, Isabel Greenslade (ex-Fund Director at Oxford Seed Fund)
Latest Funding: $500K Pre-Seed Round on 06/2025
Key Investors: Zero Prime Ventures, Airtree, Oxford Seed Fund
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Alan Millan - Founder & CTO at Pointer Health
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-AI & Data Analytics at Pfizer, ex-Computational Bioprinting Researcher at Sanjairaj Vijayavenkataraman Lab., ex-Bioinformatics Engineer Internship at New York Genome Center
Pointer builds technology that predicts, prevents, and protects dogs against hundreds of common illnesses, making proactive care simple and more accessible.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 21 months
Jisha Abubaker - Founder & CEO at Nuvineer
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Engineering Manager at Stripe, ex-Tech Lead for Google Assistant & Cloud DevEx, ex-PM for Android Studio & Jetpack at Google
Nuvineer helps product and engineering teams move faster by turning feature ideas into structured, context-rich implementation plans—before any code is written.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Shangyan Li - Co-Founder & CTO at Sylvan Labs
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of AI Product Development at GrubMarket, ex-Co-Founder at Butter Technologies (Acquired by GrubMarket), On Deck Fellow, ex-Software Engineer at Ripple, ex-Founding Engineer at Promethean Labs
Sylvan Labs is building the revenue execution system for B2B enterprises.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Co-Founder: Charles Li (Ex-Software investor at Bessemer and Vista) - Connect via email
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
David Lapsley - Co-Founder & CTO at ActualyzeAI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, AWS Network Services at Amazon, ex-VP of Engineering at Corelight, ex-Director of Engineering at Cisco, ex-Head Of Engineering at Metacloud, ex-Research Engineer at MIT
ActualyzeAI is a stealth company building next-generation infrastructure for AI agents.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Co-Founder: Rafi Khardalian (Ex-Senior Engineering Director at Cisco) - Connect via email
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Arif Dikici - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Tech Lead Manager at Google, ex-Staff Software Engineer at Apple, ex-Tech Lead Manager - Echo Neural Network Accelerator at Amazon, ex-Tech Lead Manager at Evertz and Magnum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stealla Wu - Founder at Stealth Neurodivergent Venture
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience :Ex-Co-Founder & VP Tech at Shakudo ($10M raised), ex-ML Researcher at BMO & Borealis AI, ex-Data Scientist at Firmex, PhD in Energy & Environmental Law
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Peter Jonsson - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief of Staff at Anyfin (rose from Analyst to Product & Analytics Lead), ex-Management Trainee at Nice Entertainment, Stanford alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Christian Chung - Co-Founder at Stealth Biotech
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience:Ex-Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer at Revilico (Backed by Forum Ventures, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Berkeley Skydeck), ex-Researcher at USC Stem Cell, PhD candidate in Bioengineering at UCSF and UC Berkeley (joint program)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Gil Elbaz - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: AI Architect at NVIDIA CTO Office, ex-Co-Founder & CTO at Datagen, ex-Algorithm Dev at Israeli Air Force
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
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