Stealth Startup Spy #62
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Stealth Startup Spy #62
Ex-GitHub Data Science Director is building something new in stealth, All-in-one platform for rental property managers goes live, & Ex-Apple Engineer leaves to become CEO of a stealth startup
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 employees of OYO, a global hospitality brand specializing in hotels and accommodations, have left the company to co-found a global payments platform for cross-border transactions
Ex-Apple Engineer leaves to become CEO of a stealth startup
All-in-one platform for single-family rental property managers goes live (backed by Foundation Capital, Symbol, and RE Angels)
Former Zoom Vulnerability Management Head is building product security programs in stealth mode
Ex-GitHub Data Science Director 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
Nikhil Lohchab - Co-Founder & CEO at Fideo
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Business Officer at OYO Vacation Homes, ex-Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Fideo is a financial operations platform for modern cross border businesses to simplify and manage their payment and compliance operations
HQ: Gurgaon, India
Industry: Financial Services | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Idan Perez - Co-Founder & CTO at Tamnoon
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Technology Leader at Dome9 Security, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Fortscale, ex-Data Mining & Big Data Application Developer at Intel
Connect on: LinkedIn
Tamnoon focuses the security teams on the cloud risks that matter the most
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Computer and Network Security | Team Size: 15
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Lior Abramovich - Co-Founder & CEO at Blanket
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Former Managing Director at Canada Israel Chamber of Commerce, ex-Chief Engineer of an Israeli Navy Warship
Connect on: LinkedIn
Blanket’s Property Retention Platform helps property managers keep their owners happy and their doors under management so their businesses can thrive.
HQ: Miami, Florida, United States
Industry: Real Estate | Team Size: 10
Key Investors: Foundation Capital, Symbol, Operator, RE Angels
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 17 months
Rahul Agrawal - Co-Founder & CEO at Intellection
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at WorkInSync, ex-Product Manager at Intugine, ex-Business Development Associate at BYJU'S
Connect on: LinkedIn
Intellection is India’s 1st data driven, career decision making platform
HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Industry: Education | Team Size: 26
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Thor Christensen - Co-Founder at Rig.dev
Prior Experience : Ex-Director of Strategy & GTM Operations at Relesys
Connect on: LinkedIn
Rig.dev offers an open-source application platform for Kubernetes.
HQ: Denmark
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 8
Latest Funding: $2.2M Pre-Seed Round on 9/3/2023
Key Investors: byFounders VC, TinyVC, Dreamcraft, NP-Hard Ventures, The Nordic Web
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
François Van Der Heijden - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Former Analyst at Airbnb, ex-Product Manager at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Adam Ruddermann - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Mode
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Vulnerability Management and Bug Bounty at Zoom, Ex-Technical Program Manager at Meta
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Las Vegas, Nevada, United State
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Kenneth Micah - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Regional Manager at Bolt, ex-Regional Finance Control & Analysis Manager at M+R Spedag Group, ex-Deloitte East Africa
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Nairobi County, Kenya
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Julia Neagu - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Top 10, Univeristy, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, Data Science at GitHub, Ex-Director of Analytics at Tamr, ex-Lead Data Scientist at Aon
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Saurab Paruthi - CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering at Apple, ex-Staff Software Engineer at Toyota Research Institute, Co-Founder and ex-CTO at GazeMetrix (Acquired by Meltwater)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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