Stealth Startup Spy #275
Ex-NVIDIA director co-founds stealth startup, DeepMind scientist unveils AI discovery agent, & former Monzo/Uber engineer goes stealth
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Former DeepMind scientist launches AI discovery agent to supercharge company operations
NVIDIA exec & Harvard MBA embarks on stealth venture
Berkeley engineer builds AI-powered devices to bring embodied intelligence home
Ex-Goldman & Neuralink engineer develops an AI engine that orchestrates omnichannel marketing
Former Monzo head of engineering and senior tech lead at Uber/Intel launches a stealth 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
Alex Langshur - Co-Founder at Antioch
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & CEO at Transpose (Acquired by Chainalysis), ex-Head of Product at Deep Grey Research, ex-Software Engineer at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Antioch shifts robotics development and validation workflows from hardware-in-the-loop to pure software, and natively integrates with existing CI/CD and development workflows.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Robotics Engineering | Team Size: 3
Co-Founders: Harry Mellsop (Ex-Head of Engineering, Data Solutions at Chainalysis) | Colton Swingle (Ex-Software Engineer at Google DeepMind)
Key Investor: A*, Abstract VC, MaC Venture Capital, BoxGroup, Icehouse Ventures, Timeless Venture Partners, Michael Calvey, and Shyam Sankar
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Alhussein Fawzi - Co-Founder & CEO at Hiverge
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-AI Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, ex-Postdoctoral Researcher at UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Hiverge is creating an AI discovery agent to empower every company with superhuman algorithms that drastically optimize their operations.
HQ: United Kingdom
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 9
Co-founders: Bernardino Romera-Paredes (Ex-Google DeepMind research scientist) | Hamza Fawzi (Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cambridge)
Latest Funding: $5M Seed Round on 9/15/2025
Key Investors: Flying Fish Ventures, Ahren Innovation Capital and Jeff Dean
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 13 months
Shay Sandler - Co-Founder & CEO at Vega
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Team Lead at Granulate, ex-Security Researcher at Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200, ex-QA Engineer at SparkBeyond
Connect on: LinkedIn
Vega provides an AI-native security analytics platform that gives analysts full visibility and threat detection across all data — no migration or system overhaul needed.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 66
Latest Funding: $65M Series A Round on 9/16/2025
Key Investors: Cyberstarts, Accel, Redpoint and CRV
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 21 months
Ananya Chadha - Founder at Hypesonic
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs, ex-AI Software Engineer at Mercuria, ex-Software Engineer at Neuralink, ex-Brain Computer Interfaces at Microsoft, ex-Software Engineer at Department of National Defence
Connect on: LinkedIn
Hypesonic is the omnichannel marketing engine powered by AI.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 5
Latest Funding: $3M Seed Round
Key Investors: Accel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Pierre-Louis Soulié - Co-Founder & CEO at Fable Engineering
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager, Hardware at Withings, ex-Research Engineer & Teaching Assistant at UC Berkeley (Mech Eng & Physics), ex-Technology Commercialization Analyst at UC Berkeley Deep Tech Lab
Fable Engineering is building AI-powered devices to bring embodied intelligence to every home.
HQ: Berkeley, California, United States
Industry: Robotics Engineering | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Aviad Simon - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Strategic Partnerships at NVIDIA, ex-VP Operations at Deci AI (Acquired by NVIDIA), ex-VP Strategic Ops at Via, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Dobrin M. - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Head of Global Growth & Partnerships at Airbnb, ex-Strategic Partnerships Lead at Zocdoc & Grailed
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Bastiaan Bergman - Founder at Stealth Startup
Building a foundational AI platform designed to decode the complexity of the pharmaceutical lifecycle.
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Partner AI at AI REV, ex-VP AI at BenevolentAI, ex-Engineering Lead at Model Medicines, ex-ML Engineer at Atomwise & WD
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Netherlands
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Nathan Woo - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: x-Head of Engineering US at Monzo, ex-Engineering Manager at Cruise, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Uber & Intel
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Roland Blanton - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager & Product Ops Principal at Google, ex-Engineering Director at Looker & IMVU, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Yahoo
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
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Stealth Startup Spy is a data-driven newsletter for investors, journalists and tech enthusiasts interested in uncovering the next big move for key talent, real-time stealth company launches and technology advancements not in plain sight. We leverage the technology built at Gravity to shine a light on the hidden world of stealth startups.