Stealth Startup Spy #58
Ex-Google engineer debuts legaltech startup backed by Afore Capital, 8VC, and NEA, Starlink engineer launches copilot platform for firmware developers, & Former Stripe executive takes on new venture
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:
SpaceX PM leaves to build software copilot for firmware developers
Ex-Google ML engineer debuts legaltech platform backed by Afore Capital, 8VC, and NEA
Former VP of Customer Experience at Invitae takes on new stealth venture
Healthtech that improves the way pre and post-natal care is delivered goes live (founded by ex-Meta PM)
Former Stripe Head of Hardware leaves to co-found a stealth startup
Ex-engineering lead at ClickUp ($537M raised) and HubSpot is building something new in stealth
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
Kenny Teng - Co-Founder & CTO at Alby
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & CTO at PLANOLY (acquired by Traject), ex-Vice President, Quantitative Strategist at Goldman Sachs
Connect on: LinkedIn
Alby transforms your data into an AI product expert for your employees and your customers.
HQ: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 8
Latest Funding: 7.6M Seed Round on 7/13/2022
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 20 months
Ryan Chow - Co-Founder at Metalware
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#45
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager, Starlink Network Engineering at SpaceX
Connect on: LinkedIn
Metalware is building copilot for the 1.5 million firmware developers around the world.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Andrew Q. Tran - Co-Founder & CPO at Aster
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Design Lead at Meta, ex-Founding Product Designer at Mindstrong (Acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Aster is building technology that improves the way pre and post-natal care is delivered, managed and paid for.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Arunim Samat - Co-Founder & CEO at TrueLaw
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#50
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Google, ex-Senior Software Engineer at 8x8, ex-Founding Engineer at MarianaIQ(acquired by 8x8)
Connect on: LinkedIn
TrueLaw allows users to build custom LLLMs (Large Legal Language Model - LLLM™) tailored to own proprietary data and unique legal workflows, ensuring privacy, safety, and security.
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Industry: Software Development
Key Investors: Afore Capital, 8VC, NEA
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Arslan Jamali - Co-Founder at Augmeta
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Product Manager at Amazon, ex-Financial Analyst (Treasury/Investments) at Valvoline
Connect on: LinkedIn
Augmeta helps engineering teams discover and adopt proven engineering playbooks that are backed by vetted champions and verified adopters.
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 17 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Ishant Singh - Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Trust & Safety - Applied AI at OpenAI, ex-Senior Technical Product Manager at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: North York, Ontario, Canada
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Vincent Durieux - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Hardware, Stripe Terminal at Stripe, ex-SVP, Head of Hardware at Clover Network, Inc.
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Juan Perez - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Principal Lead Product Manager at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Mountain View, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Clark Hammond - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President, Customer Experience Platform at Invitae, ex-Head of Product at Switchfly
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Greater Seattle Area
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
George Banis - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Engineering at ClickUp ($537M raised from a16z, Tiger Global, Craft Ventures), ex-Engineering Group Lead, CMS at HubSpot
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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