Stealth Startup Spy #314
AI Engineer Foundation founder builds new class of composable AI models, Former Dun & Bradstreet data chief builds AI agents for data teams, & Ex-Google geospatial leader tackles AI × real estate
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
AI Engineer Foundation Founder builds new class of composable AI models
Former Global Head of Aerial Imagery & 3D Mapping at Google launches a stealth startup at the intersection of AI, geospatial, and real estate
Ex-Global Head of Data Platforms at Dun & Bradstreet is building AI agents to augment data engineering teams
Zylo Founder ($75M raised) returns with no-UI workflow orchestration layer (stealth mode)
Eight-year Google AI architect launches Analytics-as-a-Service marketplace
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
Tony DiLoreto - Founder & CTO at Spartera
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#159
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior AI Architect at Google (8 year-tenure), ex-Data Scientist at Annalect, ex-Adobe
Spartera is building a next-generation Analytics as a Service (AaaS) marketplace that enables businesses to securely monetize data insights via API — without moving raw data from the source environment.
HQ: United States
Industry: Information Services | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 22 months
Srinath Reddy B - Founder & CEO at BigHammer
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Data Platforms & Engineering at Dun & Bradstreet, ex-Head of Data & Innovation at Aon, ex-NTT DATA Services
Connect on: LinkedIn
BigHammer builds AI agents that augment data & analytics engineering teams to help them create value from data faster, at lower cost and with far less operational friction.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Data Infrastructure and Analytics | Team Size: 10
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Gary Ganz - CoFounder & CEO at Sequest
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Strategy & Operations, Global Pricing and Arrangements at McKinsey, ex-Researcher at University of Cape Town, ex-Senior Behavioural Scientist at Tencent Africa
Sequest is pioneering industrial-scale, low-cost, durable carbon removal.
HQ: South Africa
Industry: Environmental Services | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Justin Cooperman - Founder at Tented
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President of Product Management at Bird, ex-Senior Vice President of Product at NextRoll, ex-Director of Product Management at Adobe, ex-Program Manager at Microsoft
Tented is an AI-powered landing page and form builder for marketing and sales teams.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Sasha Sheng - Co-Founder at TypeSafe AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Founder & Executive Director at AI Engineer Foundation, ex-Software Engineer at Facebook, ex-Founder/Organizer at DeepLearners, ex-Software Engineer at Yahoo, ex-Software Engineer at AlpineReplay
TypeSafe is developing a new class of AI models that enable reliable embedding of composable intelligence into traditional software.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 10
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 22 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Danila Rudenka - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
Building something exciting on the verge of AI, Geospatial and Real Estate.
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: CTO and Partner at Eraneos, ex-Vice President EMEA at Onix, ex-Global Head of Aerial Imagery, 3D Mapping at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Simon Weill - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Data Scientist at QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, ex-Research Assistant at MIT, ex-Data Scientist at Circles.Life
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Eric Christopher - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
Building a No-UI orchestration layer to unify fragmented digital workflows.
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder and CEO at Zylo ($75M raised), ex-SVP of Sales at Sprout Social, ex-Vice President of Sales at Shoutlet
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Sahil Dhull - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-founder & CTO at Sonatic (a16z speedrun 005), ex-Senior Member of Technical Staff at Cohesity, ex-Research Intern at Adobe
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: India
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Christian Mochen - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Build Engineering at Mach Industries, ex-Staff Engineer at Shield AI, ex-Lead Quality Engineer at Tesla
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Irvine, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
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