Stealth Startup Spy #60
Google X/Apple/Amazon alum unveils platform for financial institutions, Ex-VP at Nuro ($2.1B raised robotics company) debuts healthcare startup, & Web3 security platform exits stealth with $8.2M seed
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:
Legaltech startup to simplify the process of creating and managing businesses in the US and Latin America goes live
Former UX Leader at Google ATAP leaves to co-found a stealth startup
Web3 security platform exits stealth with $8.2M seed led by Blockchange Ventures
Former executive at Nuro ($2.1B raised robotics company) debuts healthcare startup for weight management
Former Google X/Apple/Amazon engineer unveils enterprise-grade platform for financial institutions
Ex-Meta ML Engineer is building in stealth mode
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
Einaras Gravrock - Founder & CEO at CUBE3 AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Co-Founder at CAST AI ($43M raised), ex-CEO & Founder of CUJO AI ($8.7M raised)
Connect on: LinkedIn
CUBE3 AI is a web3 security platform that provides real-time transaction protection for smart contracts, safeguarding against cyber exploits, fraud, and compliance risks.
HQ: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Industry: Blockchain Services | Team Size: 23
Latest Funding: $8.2M Seed round on 08/09/2023
Key Investors: Beacon, Blockchange Ventures, Dispersion Capital, Symbolic Capital, Hypersphere Ventures, Iclub and TA Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Fermín Larrarte - Founder & CEO at Cirius
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience : Ex-Chief Operating Officer at December Labs, ex-Regional Manager at Accenture, ex-General Counsel at Wolox
Connect on: LinkedIn
Cirius helps startups grow fast across borders with a one-stop platform for company set-up and ongoing compliance
HQ: Lewes, Delaware, United States
Industry: Legal Services | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 months
Petch Jirapinyo - Co-Founder & CEO at Bariendo
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#14
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP, Commercialization at Nuro, ex-Bain & Company, ex-Software Engineer at Facebook, Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Bariendo is a weight management platform specializing in the most advanced minimally invasive weight loss procedures
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Daniel Ribeiro Silva - Co-Founder at Hyperplane
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#42
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Staff Software Engineer at X, the moonshot factory, ex-Sr. Software Engineer at Google, ex-Apple, ex-Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Hyperplane uses first-party data for hyper-personalization and machine intelligence through specialized foundational models for financial institutions.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 27
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 20 months
Andy Mewborn - Founder at Distribute
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience : Co-Founder of Taplio (acquired by Lempire), ex-Enterprise Sales at Outreach
Connect on: LinkedIn
Distribute helps people ditch the whitepapers to create content that actually converts to revenue
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Francesco Dinuzzo - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Staff ML Engineer at Meta, ex-Principal Applied Researcher at Expedia, ex-ML Scientist at Amazon, ex-Research Scientist at IBM
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Saeideh Bakhshi - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-UX Research leader at Google, ex-Staff Researcher at Facebook, ex-Research Scientist at Yahoo
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: Atherton, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Kevin Wu - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Mode Company
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ex-Investment Analyst Intern at Global Founders Capital, ex-Program Manager Intern at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building in Gen AI space
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 months
Henry Newton-Dunn - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Former UX Leader at Google ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects), ex-Director of the Interaction Design Group for Sony Electronics
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Jane Yu - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Content Strategy at Netflix, ex-Impact Investing, Growth & Private Equity at Bain Capital
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Building in TV, Film & Interactive Entertainment
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
Thank you for reading. If you liked it, share it with your friends, colleagues and everyone interested in staying ahead of the hidden developments in tech. Subscribe below and follow us on Twitter to never miss a company operating under stealth again.