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Stealth Startup Spy #65

Edtech founder with $250M exit launches new bookkeeping platform, Uber alum debuts customer engagement app with $3M pre-seed, & Stripe alum unveils fintech startup after 2 years in development

Drake Dukes
Sep 14, 2023
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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 Canva/Uber alum debuts sustainable truck transporation startup

  • Ex-Chief Strategy Officer at Emergent BioSolutions (a leading pharmaceutical company) leaves to become CEO of a stealth biotech startup

  • Former Google executive launches AI platform for assessing and enhancing brands’ inclusivity initiatives

  • Co-founder of Teachable (acquired for $250M) launches software startup to streamline and automate the bookkeeping proccess

  • Serial proptech founder takes on new venture following successful exit

  • Uber veteran debuts customer engagement platform with $3M pre-seed funding

  • Ex-Stripe partnerships lead unveils fintech startup after dedicating 2 years to its development

  • 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

James Frankel - Co-Founder at Budgie Aerodynamics

🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#41

Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product Growth at Canva, ex-Head of Mobile at Freelancer.com, ex-Operations Intern at Uber

Connect on: LinkedIn

Budgie helps improve the fuel efficiency of trucks through aerodynamics.

HQ: Sydney, Australia

Industry: Truck Transportation | Team Size: 7

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months


Asha Shivaji - Co-Founder & CEO at SeeMe Index

FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG

Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Customer Strategy at Google, Former marketer from Disney, Moet Hennessy, Estee Lauder, and Johnson & Johnson

Connect on: LinkedIn

SeeMe Index is using AI to evaluate how well top brands in an industry are doing in terms of being inclusive and responsive to consumer inclusivity concerns.

HQ: New York, United States

Industry: Marketing Services | Team Size: 2

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months


Conrad Wadowski - Founder & CEO at Kick

FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit

Prior Experience: Co-Founder of Teachable (acquired by Hotmart for $250M), Co-Founder of GrowHack, ex-Growth Instructor at General Assembly

Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter

Kick is self-driving bookkeeping for the modern business owner.

HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States

Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 5

Latest Funding: Undisclosed Seed Round on 6/21/2021

Key Investors: OpenAI, Bossanova Investimentos, Coughdrop Capital, Hugo Amsellem, Davidovs Venture Collective

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 28 months


Akram Hassan - Founder & CEO at Rengage

🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#45

FounderDNA: Technical Founder

Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Product, Design and Growth at Netlify, ex-Head of Product at Uber, ex-Sr Director of Product Management at Dell EMC, ex-Principal Lead Program Manager at Microsoft

Connect on: LinkedIn

Rengage makes it easy to create a unified journey, bringing all customer touch points together in one place.

HQ: Redmond, Washington, United States

Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2

Latest Funding: $3M Pre-Seed on 9/12/2023

Key Investors: Basis Set Ventures, MXV Capital, Uber Alumni Investment Club

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months


Arturo Villanueva - Founder & CEO at Alza

FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University

Prior Experience: Ex-Product Partnerships / Business Development at Stripe, Ex-Junior Professional Associate at The World Bank

Connect on: LinkedIn

Alza is a fintech startup focused on helping Latin Americans in the U.S. save and send money abroad.

HQ: New York, United States

Industry: Financial Services

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 24 months


🕵️‍♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth

Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode

Atul Saran - CEO at Stealth Mode Biotech

FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University, Doctorate Degree

Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Emergent BioSolutions, Ex-SVP at MacroGenics, ex-VP, Corporate Development at AstraZeneca

Connect on: LinkedIn

HQ: Virginia, United States

Building a VC-backed biotech company that's focused on medicines targeting illnesses caused by infectious diseases.

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months


Cole Paterson - Co-Founder at Stealth

FounderDNA: Serial Founder

Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Mechanical Designer at Tesla, Ex-Mechanical Designer at MCW Group of Companies

Connect on: LinkedIn

HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months


Georgi Dinolov - Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist at Stealth Fintech Startup

FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG

Prior Experience: Ex-ML Research Scientist at Upstart, ex-Quantitative Portfolio Analyst at Allspring Global Investments

Connect on: LinkedIn

HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months


Calum Brannan - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup

FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit

Prior Experience: Co-founder and ex-CEO at Howsy (acquired by Dexters), Co-Founder of SoCrowd (acquired)

Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter

HQ: London, England, United Kingdom

Building an international business in proptech.

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months


Luís Mey - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth FinTech

FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University

Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Business Analytics at Nubank, ex-Morgan Stanley, ex-Merrill Lynch

Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter

HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months

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