Stealth Startup Spy #47
Ex-Microsoft data scientist unveils AI drafting tool for M&A attorneys, Former DeepMind research scientist is building a stealth AI startup, & Former Verizon executive debuts analytics 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 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:
Former Microsoft Data Scientist launches AI drafting tool for Mergers & Acquisitions attorneys (YC S23)
Ex-Director of Product at Snowflake brings generative AI to the enterprise (currently hiring engineers)
Former DeepMind Research Scientist is building a stealth AI startup
Former Software Engineer at Square, Nuro, and Meta unveils enterprise grade financial planning platform (YC S23)
Ex-Head of Global Cyber Defense at Verizon debuts analytics platform for the real estate industry
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
Juan Ortiz - Co-Founder, CTO at Casehopper
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Data Scientist at Microsoft, ex-Research Assistant at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Casehopper is an AI drafting tool for Mergers & Acquisitions attorneys.
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Peter Galanis - CEO & Founder at TREE3.ai
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Global Cyber Defense at Verizon, ex-AVP/General Manager IT & Cyber Security at AT&T
Connect on: LinkedIn
TREE3.ai (Total Real Estate Ecosystem) provides advanced AI analytics to help eliminate surprises at closing and making clients thrilled.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 17 months
Aaron Lee - Co-Founder at Glade
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Square, Nuro and Meta
Connect on: LinkedIn
Glade is the next generation business planning platform that streamlines financial planning, reporting, and analytics.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Roberto Berwa - Co-Founder & CTO at Seal
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Stacked, ex-Meta
Connect on: LinkedIn
Seal, where smart contracts happen
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Gil Arditi - Founder and CEO at Morph.ai
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product, ML and Data Science at Snowflake, ex-Product Lead, AI at Facebook AI, ex-Amazon, ex-Lyft
Connect on: LinkedIn
Morph.ai, bringing the power of generative AI to the enterprise.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Interne | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Ang Li - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of US Software Engineering at Baidu Apollo, ex-Staff Research Scientist at DeepMind
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Vishal Arora - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Engineering at Google, ex-VP Engineering at EF Educational Tours, ex-Chegg, ex-Dropbox
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Belmont, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Xavier de Gracia - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP, General Manager at Angi, ex-VP, General Manager at Handy HQ, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Andrew Purcell - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience : Ex-Software Engineer at Stripe/Mixpanel/Palantir Technologies
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Varun Sriram - Founding Member at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP of Data Science at Guy Carpenter, ex-Program Manager at Microsoft, ex-Bridgewater
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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