Stealth Startup Spy #34
Spacetech startup teases sustainable space exploration by harvesting water from the moon, Spotify engineering manager leaves to start own company, & Ex-Googler launches commerce-first AI platform
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 technologay 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:
Spacetech startup teases sustainable approach to space exploration by harvesting water from the moon (raised $2M pre-seed, ex-SpaceX founder)
Former Palantir employee's cutting-edge Artificial General Intelligence solution aims to revolutionize the oil and gas industry
Ex-Tesla Engineering Manager debuts climate tech startup to remove CO2 from the air
Former SpaceX director is building a stealth startup to modernize defense manufacturing
Spotify Engineering Manager leaves to start own company (stealth mode)
Ex-Head of Product at Google Shopping launches commerce-first AI platform to democratize access to AI for all retailers and brands (waitlist only)
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
Robert Carlisle - Co-Founder at Argo Space
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, Commercial Launch Sales at SpaceX, ex-Associate at Kearney, ex-Global Business Strategist at Parker Hannifin
Connect on: LinkedIn
Argo is building infrastructure for the future of space by harvesting lunar water and use it as propellant to create a true in-space transportation network
HQ: ermosa Beach, California, United States
Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing | Team Size: 6
Latest Funding: $2M Pre-Seed Round on 4/13/2023
Key Investors: Boost VC, Type One Ventures, Stellar Ventures, Earthrise Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Thoralf Gutierrez - Co-Founder and CEO at Sirona Technologies
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager at Tesla, ex-Software / Data Engineer at Real Impact Analytics
Connect on: LinkedIn
Sirona Technologies is a direct air capture startup on a mission to remove CO2 from the air to fight climate change
HQ: Brussels, Belgium
Industry: Environmental Services | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Shashwat Sehgal - Co-Founder & CEO at P0 Security
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management, Observability at Splunk, ex-Group Product Manager at Cisco Meraki, ex-Booz & Company, ex-BoA Merrill Lynch
Connect on: LinkedIn
P0 Security helps security engineers manage entitlements, and drive continuous least privilege in their public clouds.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Vinod Kumar Ramachandran - Cofounder and CEO at Big Sur AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Product Management at Affirm, ex-Director, Product Management at Google, ex-Facebook
Connect on: LinkedIn
Big Sur AI: A commerce-first AI platform designed to democratize access to AI and empower retailers of all sizes.
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Cole Weiler - CEO & Co-Founder at BoltWise
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-McKinsey & Company, Georgia Institute of Technology MS, Mechanical Engineering
Connect on: LinkedIn
BoltWise is on a mission to create a modern software platform for distribution and supply chain businesses.
HQ: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Latest Funding: $1M Pre-Seed Round on 4/3/2023
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
Jonathan Meyers - CTO & Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager at Spotify, ex-Sr Software Developer at Hootsuite, ex-Global Markets Analyst at RBC Capital Markets
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Xu Yingzhong - Co-Founder | CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Staff Software Engineer at Stripe, ex-Software Engineer at Microsoft, ex-Morgan Stanley, ex-IBM China Research
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Gal Malca - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Deep Learning Architect at NVIDIA, ex-Data Scientist at NVIDIA, ex-ML Solutions Engineer at IBM
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Tel Aviv District, Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Indy G. - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-District Director at Palantir Technologies, ex-Global Account Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS), ex-Account Manager at Qualys
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Bryon Hargis - Founder & CEO at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Former SpaceX Senior Director, ex-Head of Business Development and Sales at OmniEarth
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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