Stealth Startup Spy #67
Google's former 'fraud czar' is building in stealth, COO at Volvo’s luxury EV maker leaves to become CEO of a stealth startup, & Ex-Uber Eats exec debuts AI copilot for remote team management
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:
Google's former 'fraud czar' is building in stealth mode
Ex-COO at Polestar (Volvo’s luxury EV maker) leaves to become CEO of a stealth startup
Ex-Canva Product Lead launches an all-in-one solution for freelancers and small teams to manage their SaaS tools and applications
Former Uber Eats executive debuts AI copilot for remote team management
AI app to screen job applications smarter and faster goes live (built by engineers from Apple, Linkedin, and Y Combinator)
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
David Head - Co-Founder & CEO at Endorsed
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Product Manager, Matching at Braintrust, ex-Head of Marketplace at Laskie (acquired by Twitter), ex-Data Engineer at Lambda School, Co-Founder & ex-CEO at Sixty (YC S17)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Endorsed gives recruitment teams superpowers through AI-powered applicant search, scoring, and summaries.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Staffing and Recruiting | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Pius Binder - Founder & CEO at Subscribed.FYI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartSpy#46
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Lead Product Manager at Canva, Co-Founder at craftoak.com (sold), ex-Growth Manager, Product at Facebook
Connect on: LinkedIn
Subscribed.fyi aims to be the all-in-one solution for freelancers and small teams looking to understand, compare and manage their SaaS stack.
HQ: Sydney, Australia and Vienna, Austria
Industry: Information Services | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Max Fergus - Founder & CEO at UserCue
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Co-Founder at Ollie AI, ex-Partnerships Lead, Platform & Ecosystem at Metaplex Studios, ex-CEO & Co-Founder of LÜM ( $6M raised)
Connect on: LinkedIn
UserCue offers automated AI interview agents for customer discovery & user feedback.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Desktop Computing Software Products | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Andres Silva - Co-Founder at OnePay
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Co-Founder at Rondoo, ex-Head of Engineering at Frubana (YC W19), Co-Founder of TaxiaLife, ex-Head Of Mobile at PriceTravel Holding
Connect on: LinkedIn
OnePay is frictionless payments via WhatsApp
HQ: Bogota, Capital District, Colombia
Industry: Financial Services | Team Size: 10
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Pedro Branco - Co-Founder at TalentMate
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-GM of Consumer Business at SumUp, ex-Director of Sales at Treatwell, ex-Head of Partnerships at Uber Eats, ex-Head Of Business Development at Hand Talk
Connect on: LinkedIn
TalentMate.ai helps managers of remote teams through an AI platform that connects corporate apps (e.g. Slack, Zoom, Google Calendar) and brings actionable insights.
HQ: São Paulo, Brazil
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Shuman Ghosemajumder - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of AI at F5, ex-CTO at Shape Security (acquired by F5), ex-Global Head of Product, Trust & Safety at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Ashley Keyes - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of ESG at One Workplace, ex-Program Manager at Amazon Lab126, ex-Global Supply Manager at Apple, ex-Global Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing at General Motors
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Berkeley, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Vladimir Shcherbakov - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineering Manager at Google, ex-Director Of Engineering at Splunk, ex-Senior Engineering Manager at Dell
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Dennis Nobelius - CEO at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-COO at Polestar (Volvo’s luxury EV maker), ex-Managing Director at Volvo Car Switzerland
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Rachel Malka Barr - Founder at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President Sustainability at UBQ Materials, ex-Graduate Teaching Assistant at Princeton University
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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