Stealth Startup Spy #6
Former FAANG team launches AI-powered blog post writing tool, Ex-Stripe engineer debuts YC-backed monetization platform for usage-based pricing, & Ex-Uber Exec is building in stealth mode
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:
Ex-Stripe engineer debuts monetization platform for usage-based pricing (backed by Y Combinator)
Ex-Uber Head of Customer Experience is building in stealth mode
Ex-Head of Autonomy at Lyft launches AI and cloud-enabled video intelligence systems
Serial founder with prior exit to Beam Therapeutics builds new BioTech startup (currently in stealth)
Former FAANG team launches AI-powered blog post writing tool
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
Peter Marton: Founder and CEO at Tailfin Cloud
FounderDNA: Serial Founder Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Stripe. Ex-Engineer at Netflix. Co-founder and ex-CTO at RisingStack
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Tailfin helps SaaS companies to maximize revenue with usage-based pricing.
HQ: San Francisco, US
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Twinkle Uppal - Co-Founder at Hoop
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience : Ex-Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, Former Ambassador at One Young World, Ex-Community Manager at OYO Rooms
Connect on: LinkedIn
Hoop is a health & wellness brand for the new Indian
HQ: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Industry: Retail Health and Personal Care Products | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Latest Funding: $100,000 equity-free grant from Sequoia Capital India
Adi Agashe - Founder at Fiber AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Microsoft. Host at Product Alliance, and Founder at Refraction Labs
Connect on: LinkedIn I Twitter
Fiber AI is a no-code AI writing tool for creators.
HQ: New York City, Metropolitan Area, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Nathaniel Mahowald - Founder at Pickaxe
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top10 University
Prior Experience : Ex-Research Associate at ARK Investment Management, Ex-Lead Data Scientist at Sivo, Former Data Scientist at C6 Bank
Connect on: LinkedIn
Pickaxe is a cloud service that allows anyone to create tools powered by AI, in minutes, no code required
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Embedded Software Products | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Ashesh Jain - Co-Founder and CEO at Coram AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree, Top10 University
Prior Experience : Ex-Director of Engineering, Head of Autonomy at Lyft. Former Zoox
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Coram AI builds video intelligence systems for businesses of all sizes.
HQ: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 12
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 16 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Dan Glăvan - Co-Founder & COO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience : Ex-Director at EVA Global, Former Head of Customer Experience at Uber, and Ex-Building Operations at Fonoa
Connect on: LinkedIn
Most likely building in the e-Mobility space.
HQ: Bucharest Metropolitan Area, Romania
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Dan Botero - Founder at inLike
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Tech Lead at Sisu, Former Salesforce Engineer, and IBM Software Developer
Connect on: LinkedIn
inLike is Influencer Marketing for B2B. (currently in private beta)
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Cory Sago - CEO at Stealth Biotech Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of LNP Discovery at Beam Therapeutics, Ex-CTO and Co-founder of Guide Therapeutics (acquired for $120M by Beam Therapeutics)
Connect on: LinkedIn I Twitter
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Biotechnology Research
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Ariel Blum - Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience : Ex-Director of Payments at Melio, Ex-Vice President at GreenDot, Former BD Director at American Express
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building in Fintech
HQ: Tel Aviv District, Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Sai Venkataraman - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience : Co-founder and ex-CEO at SecurityAdvisor (acquired by KnowBe4). Former VP at Fortscale. Former Intel, Bain & Company.
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building a startup in Cybersecurity.
HQ: Los Altos, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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