Stealth Startup Spy #70
Harvard PhD, ex-DeepMind/Meta alum is building in stealth mode, Experienced HR executive becomes CEO of a stealth Autism tech startup, & AI co-pilot for product and customer-obsessed teams goes live
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:
Harvard PhD with a background at DeepMind and Meta is currently working on an undisclosed project
AI co-pilot for product and customer-obsessed teams goes live
After years of leading HR departments, a seasoned executive is embarking on a new journey as the CEO of a stealth startup focused on Autism technology
Afore Capital and Pear VC back recently launched enterprise software startup
Ex-Apple engineer launches AI platform to revolutionize inside sales and customer engagement
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
Saar Litmanovich - Co-Founder & CTO at Colors AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-CTO at 8200 Architects, Ex-Development Team Lead at the Israeli Military Intelligence
Connect on: LinkedIn
Colors AI turns customer interactions into revenue.
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Key Investors: Fusion VC, Microsoft for Startups, Matias Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Rutvik Rau - Co-Founder at VecFlow
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at DoorDash, ex-Research Assistant at CRIS Lab at Columbia Engineering
Connect on: LinkedIn
VecFlow connects a company's internal data with language models to build contextually aware AI.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Key Investors: Afore Capital, Pear VC
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Ayush Gupta - Co-Founder at ChatMan
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#24
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr. ML Research Engineer at Apple, ex-Teaching Assistant at Stanford University
Connect on: LinkedIn
ChatMan is developing a real-time conversational bot (text and voice) for inside sales and customer care functions of companies selling complex products.
HQ: India
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 11
Key Investors: First Cheque, Microsoft for Startups, Eximius Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Juan Pablo Velásquez - Co-Founder at Casalist
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Co-Founder at Pupa (raised Pre-seed), ex-CFO at Rua Group, ex-Director Of Real Estate at WeWork
Connect on: LinkedIn
Casalist turns real estate agents from deal-seekers to confident deal-makers, supercharging the tools they already use, and driving up their earnings
HQ: Bogota, Colombia
Industry: Real Estate | Team Size: 3
Latest Funding: $120K Pre-Seed on 9/12/2023 | Total Funding: $250K
Key Investors: Techstars
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Hiroshi Takatoh - Co-Founder & CEO at .sfty
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Founder/CEO at Teatis, On Deck Fellow, Founder and ex-CEO of Momentum (acquired by KDDI)
Connect on: LinkedIn
DOTsfty is a driver training automation platform aimed at standardizing high-performance driver behavior.
HQ: Bellevue, Washington, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 29 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Resham Sarkar - Co-Founder at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Data Science & Analytics at Stride Funding, ex-Senior Manager, Machine Learning at Slice, ex-Manager, Machine Learning at CCC Information Services
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Lena Vatmacher - Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Global VP People and Operations at Panorays, ex-Global HR Executive at Cynet, ex-Head of Global HR at Illusive (acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Israel
Building in Autism tech.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Jack Lynch - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Product Management at Evernote, ex-Director of Growth and Business Operations at Samsara, Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Carlos, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Scott Shumaker - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President, Engineering, Viva + Yammer at Microsoft, ex-Vice President Of Engineering at Credit Karma, ex-Staff Software Engineer at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Ari Morcos - CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Staff Research Scientist at Meta, ex-Research Scientist at DeepMind, Harvard PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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