Stealth Startup Spy #31
Stealth Startup Spy #31
Ex-Meta exec is building something new in stealth mode, Fintech startup to streamline access to billions of tax credits debuts, & Gen AI platform exits stealth to automate repetitive human processes
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 track billions of data points to help you identify tomorrow's opportunities that are currently hiding in the shadows. These signals include tracking the inflows and outflows of talent who work at “Stealth Startups”, bios and profile changes to “building something new” and monitoring press releases to shine a light on the hidden world of stealth startups.
In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Ex-CEO at Mozilla debuts new company to democratize access to trustworthy personal AI
Ex-Meta exec is building something new in stealth mode
Generative AI platform emerges from stealth with $4.5M seed funding to automate repetitive human processes
Ex-VP of Products at VMware wants to automate security using AI/ML in new venture
Ex-Product at Stripe raised pre-seed for Web3 stealth startup
Climate Fintech startup exits stealth to streamline access to billions in tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act for climate companies
Ex-BD at Immutable launches new startup to seamlessly integrate Web3 for everyday consumers
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
Brendan Stock - Co-Founder & CEO at Rippin
Prior Experience: Ex-Business Development, Gaming at Immutable, ex-Business Development Manager at Noiz, ex-VP, Business Development at Sport BUFF
Connect on: LinkedIn
Rippin gives developers the power to create wallets for new & existing users in seconds, leverage on-chain assets in their application, and programmatically deploy wallets and NFTs.
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Bella Liu - Co-founder of Orby AI
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management - AI at UiPath, ex-Corporate Strategy at IBM
Connect on: LinkedIn
Orby AI is a Generative AI platform to automate repetitive human processes and help everyone save time.
HQ: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 7
Latest Funding: $4.5M Seed round on 5/10/2023
Key Investors: Pear VC, New Enterprise Associates, Inc, Wing VC
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 17 months
Alfred Johnson - Co-Founder & CEO at Crux
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Deputy Chief Of Staff at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Co-Founder & ex-CEO at Mobilize (acquired), ex-Head of Sales & Head of People at Clara Lending, ex-VP, Financial Markets Advisory at BlackRock
Connect on: LinkedIn
Crux is the ecosystem for clean energy developers, tax credit buyers, and financial institutions to transact & manage transferable tax credits.
HQ: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 8
Latest Funding: $4.6M Undisclosed Round
Key Investors: Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Chris Beard - Co-founder & CEO at The Technical Magic Company
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-CEO & Board Member at Mozilla, ex-Greylock Partners, ex-VP, Corporate Development at Cluster File Systems, Inc. - acquired by Sun Microsystems
Connect on: LinkedIn
The Technical Magic Company envisions a world where everyone has access to their own trustworthy personal AI.
HQ: Campbell, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 7
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Daniel Citron - CEO at AI.Fashion
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Founder & CEO at Backlot, ex-Artist In Residence at MIT, ex-Creative Lead at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
AI.Fashion is the premiere AI tool for fashion content creation.
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
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
Ashish Shah - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Products at VMware, ex-VP of Product Management at Avi Networks, Ex-Director, Product Strategy at Vello Systems
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Building a cloud security company
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Ruiping Li - Founder at Stealth Mode Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience : Ex-SVP of Engineering at WarnerMedia, ex-Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft, ex-Alibaba, ex-IBM
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Jose, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Mohamedeq M. - Co-Founder at Stealth Web3 Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Product at Stripe, ex-Accenture, ex-Adobe
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Building payments and accounting for digital assets
Latest Funding: Undisclosed Preseed
Key Investors: Soma, OrangeDAO, AAVE, Mighty, Leyden
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 17 months
Ramona Pierson - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management: AI Integrity at Meta, ex-Head of Product Innovation for Societal Change at PwC, ex-Director, Product Management at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Anish Basu - Founder at Stealth Web3 Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & ex-CTO at Pinwheel ($50M raised), ex-Engineer at CBS Interactive, ex-Zynga, ex-Google
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: Miami, Florida, United States
Building infrastructure for web3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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