Stealth Startup Spy #343
Ex-DeepMind & Amazon scientist enters stealth, Ex-Apple Camera Lead builds AI-driven robotics for manufacturing, & Harvard PhD builds AI biosecurity infrastructure for the bioeconomy
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In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
Google DeepMind and Amazon NLP research scientist enters stealth
Former Apple Camera Design Lead is building an AI-driven robotic orchestration platform for manufacturing
ML systems leader across Cruise and Twitter enters stealth
Harvard PhD is building AI-powered biosecurity screening infrastructure for the bioeconomy
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab scientist and TikTok AI security founding member 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
Dianzhuo Wang - Co-Founder at TwentyTwo
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: PhD in Applied Physics & MS in Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, Research Collaborator at SecureBio
Connect on: LinkedIn
TwentyTwo is building AI-powered biosecurity screening infrastructure for the bioeconomy, helping organizations comply with emerging dual-use regulations under the EU Biotech Act and US executive orders.
HQ: Greater Boston, United States
Industry: Biosecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 Months
Kaouther Ben Ouirane - Co-Founder & CTO at Repliqease
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & CTO at Wellmetry, Lead Data Scientist at Deloitte, Bioinformatics Scientist at CEA, ML Research Scientist at WITSEE
Connect on: LinkedIn
Repliqease is building AI that transforms how professionals interact with and work through video content.
HQ: Paris, France
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Video Technology
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 Year 1 Month
John Chirikjian - Founder at Starpilot
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & CTO at Backlot (YC S20), Co-Founder & CTO at Ayez (YC W18), Founder at Nodogoro, Technical PM at Microsoft, Researcher at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Starpilot is building an operating system for the physical world, combining low-latency teleoperation with advanced data capture to enable robots to perform human tasks with deterministic reliability.
HQ: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Industry: Robotics, Automation, AI | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 Months
Raja Tadimeti - Co-Founder & CEO at REAP
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Distinguished Engineer at Juniper Networks, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist at WiteSand (acquired by Juniper), Principal Engineer at Cisco Systems, MTS at Pensando Systems
REAP is an AI-native network intelligence platform that converts raw network signals into actionable answers, built by engineers with deep experience designing enterprise networking infrastructure.
HQ: San Jose, California, United States
Industry: Network Intelligence, AI, Cybersecurity | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 Year
Arash Tajik - Founder & CEO at Axomind
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Camera Module Design Lead at Apple, Product Development Lead at Inscopix, Head of Product at Xip, PFC Fellow at Pear VC, PhD at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Connect on: LinkedIn
Axomind is building an AI-driven robotic orchestration platform for the manufacturing industry.
HQ: United States
Industry: Robotics, Industrial Automation, Artificial Intelligence
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 Months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Herbert Huang - Founder of AI Security Lab at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: AI Agent/LLM Security (AI Lab Founding Member) at TikTok, Scientist at MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, Founder & CTO at TensorSecurity
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 Month
Arthur Brazinskas - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Sr. Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, Research Scientist at Google, Applied Scientist (NLP) at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 Months
Selene Z. - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Block, Sr. Applied Scientist at Amazon, Co-Founder & CPO at LumeDeer (Acquired), Founder at Co-Paws (Sold)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 Months
Taci Pereira - Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: CEO at Systemic Bio (subsidiary of 3D Systems), VP & GM Bioprinting at 3D Systems Corporation
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 Months
Wolfram Arnold - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Staff ML Systems Engineer at Cruise, Staff Software Engineer at Twitter, CTO at Handle, Founder at Trust.cc
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 Months
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