Stealth Startup Spy #295
BASF and Lam Research scientist builds AI to automate chemical compliance, Ex-VC and Apple engineer enters stealth, & MIT alum builds AI agents to streamline healthcare admininstration
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Ex-NobleAI, BASF, and Lam Research scientist builds AI to automate complex chemical regulatory and product-safety workflows
Ex-Pillar VC investor and AppleWatch Engineer enters stealth
Former StackAI and Cactus AI founding engineer builds an AI demo agent that joins live calls and delivers tailored product pitches in any language
MIT sesearcher builds an AI agent suite to streamline healthcare administration
Game director with leadership roles at Supercell and Riot enters stealth
And more…
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🕵️♂️Founders Coming Out of Stealth
Real-time updates from founders who debut what they’ve been working on under stealth mode
Mehdi Hotait - Co-Founder at Tesserae
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Regional Director, EMEA at NewtonX, ex-Co-Founder at Lighthouse Ahangama, ex-BCG
Connect on: LinkedIn
Co-Founder: Kabalan Gaspard (ex-Google Engineering Manager)
Tesserae turns text prompts into boardroom-ready, brand-aligned slides in seconds, so leaders can focus on the message, not the formatting.
HQ: London
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Dami Phillips - Co-Founder & CEO at CeeGreen
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Lead Research Scientist - Materials Science and AI at NobleAI, ex-Senior Process Engineer, New Materials Development at Lam Research, ex-Advanced Materials - Product Development and Technology Innovation Manager at BASF, ex-Graduate Researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology
CeeGreen transforms chemical regulatory compliance with AI driven solutions that automate complex regulatory and product safety workflows.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Hermine Tranie - Co-Founder & CEO at ClarityCare
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Graduate Research Assistant at MIT, ex-Data Scientist at Feelmore Labs and WhiteLab Genomics
ClarityCare is developing a fully comprehensive suite of highly specialized AI agents streamlining and improving administrative healthcare operations, with a focus on prior authorizations and utilization management.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care | Team Size: 10
Latest Funding: $3.5M Seed Round on 11/6/2025
Key Investors: Maverick Capital, firstminute capital, Top Harvest Capital, Entrepreneurs First, Transpose Platform
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 24 months
Christopher Barth - Co-Founder at Porters
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Clients and Head of Product at Upvest, ex-Digital Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Co-Founder: Konstantin Kotulla (ex-VP of Growth at Upvest) - connect via email
Porters is building the AI-native Banking Operations platform that handles complex backoffice processes end-to-end.
HQ: Switzerland
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Toni Lopez - Co-Founder at Karumi
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Founding Engineer at StackAI, ex-Co-Founder at Cactus AI, ex-Founding Dev Experience Engineer at Seaplane IO, ex-Founding Engineer at Sparta Commodities, ex-Senior Software Engineer at IBM
Karumi is an AI agent that can hop on a live video call with your prospects and deliver tailored product demos — 24/7, in any language.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Key Investors: Y Combinator
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
Hasit Zala - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Store Product Manager at Supercell, ex-Director of Product Management at Riot Games, Ex-Studio Head + Game Director at Deep Silver Dambuster Studios, ex-Game Director at Crytek UK
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Alex Reinhart - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Investor at Pillar VC, ex-AppleWatch Software Engineer at Apple, ex-Researcher at MIT Media Lab
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Lucas Maddox - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Hardware Test Engineer at SpaceX, ex-Chief Electrical Engineer at Badger Solar Racing
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Shlomi Barsheshet - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Lead Product Manager, Google Workspace Marketplace at Google, ex-Sr. Product Manager, Cloud at Cisco
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Jose, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Andrew Westbury - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Program Manager, AI at Meta, ex-Senior Manager at Center for Effective Global Action, ex-Associate Director at The Brookings Institution, ex-Senior Program Officer at Global Communities
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
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