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Stealth Startup Spy #31

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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

Drake Dukes
May 18, 2023
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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 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

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Drake


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