Stealth Startup Spy #72
Harvard PhD/ex-Uber unveils AI startup to improve traditional ML methods, Ex-Paypal fraud risk engineer is building in stealth, & Biotech startup creating potential drugs for treating cancer debuts
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 and former data scientist from Uber unveils AI startup to improve and speed up traditional Machine Learning methods.
Serial Founder with a prior biotech exit launches another biotech company to create potential drugs for treating cancer.
LatAm startup aims to minimize food and beverage waste, while facilitating excess inventory sales for food industries through B2B platform.
Engineering lead at Apple Business Essentials (Apple's first b2b SaaS product) leaves to co-found a stealth startup
Former Paypal Director of Fraud Risk and co-founder of an AML startup (acquired by Jumio) is now 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
Duncan Gilchrist - Co-Founder at Delphina
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#41
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Vice President - Data Science & Engineering at Gopuff, ex-Director, Head of Delivery Marketplace & Courier Data Science at Uber, Harvard PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn
Delphina is revolutionizing the way Machine Learning Engineers build and productionize ML products.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 4
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Rory Ryan - Co-Founder & CEO at PentaBind
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Co-founder & CPO/COO at ZiO Health (acquired), ex-Mechanical Design Engineer at OneSubsea
Connect on: LinkedIn
PentaBind is an AI biotech company using Oligos (Aptamers) and Multiomics to design safer and better drug candidates for oncology.
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Industry: Biotechnology Research | Team Size: 3
Key Investors: Entrepreneur First VC, P4SY, Panacea Stars, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, and Science Entrepreneur Club
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 26 months
Stephanie Goldman - Founder & CEO at Gridlines
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & ex-CTO at Usabl, ex-Private Equity Associate at GI Partners, ex-Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays
Connect on: LinkedIn
Gridlines helps finance professionals extract data from charts and tables inside Pdfs.
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Nauman Hafeez - Co-Founder & CEO at NetNow
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Business Operations Lead at Shopify, ex-Head of Strategy at Sobeys, ex-Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group, ex-Consultant at Deloitte
Connect on: LinkedIn
NetNow simplifies B2B transactions for small-medium enterprises by offering digital trade credit and payment solutions
HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 8
Key Investors: Intuit Prosperity Accelerator, Antler, Day One Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Lucas Rolim - Co-Founder & CTO at Mercado Único
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Data & Analytics at Hurb ($135M raised travel startup), ex-Technical Engineer at CERN
Connect on: LinkedIn
Mercado Uniuco is a B2B platform that uses AI to improve the buying and selling of excess inventory in the food and beverage industry.
HQ: Brazil
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
James Park - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Intelligence Officer at United States Department of Defense, ex-Software Engineer Intern at Northrop Grumman
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Łukasz Jagiełło - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager at Apple, ex-Director of Engineering, Cloud Operations at Fleetsmith (acquired by Apple), ex-Director Of Technical Operations at FANDOM ($145M raised)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Union City, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Mai Medhat - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Innovation at Bevy ($61M raised events platform), Co-Founder and ex-CEO at Eventtus (Acquired by Bevy)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Building in Voice AI / B2B sales tech space.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Gabriel Cadamuro - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Atlas AI, University of Washington PhD in Computer Science, ex-Research Intern at IBM and Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Most likely building in the franchising Industry.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Andreas Bayer - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Of Engineering at Jumio, Co-Founder & ex-CTO at Beam Solutions (acquired by Jumio), ex-Director of Development, Fraud Risk at PayPal
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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