Stealth Startup Spy #73
Stanford PhD with a $110M exit is building a new venture, Serial entreprenuer behind $200M acquisition of Plaid rival, Quovo goes incognito, & Ex-CISO at BitGo is co-founding 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:
Serial founder with prior exit to Glassdoor launches AI chatbot for schools and universities
Former security lead at BitGo and Rakuten is working on a new startup in the Web3 compliance and security space
AI Paralegal platform goes live
Stanford PhD with a $110M exit to New Relic (Pixie) is building in stealth mode
Serial entreprenuer behind $200M acquisition of Plaid rival, Quovo, is co-founding a stealth startup
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
Josh Atir - Co-Founder at Amicus
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Engineering at Osmind ($57M raised), ex-VP Engineering at Brook.ai, Founder & ex-CTO at Plonked (acquired by Spend Labs)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Amicus AI is an artificial intelligence tool that automates the document review process for lawyers.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Eric-Jan Krausch - Founder & CEO at 1-CP
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Founder & ex-CEO at Acomodeo (raised >€10m in funding, acquired by Serviced Apartments Platform), ex-Deutsche Telekom
Connect on: LinkedIn
1-CP is simplifying B2B transactions for everyone, bundling smart features into one simple tool.
HQ: Frankfurt, Germany
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Luciana Caletti - CEO & Co-Founder at Sundae Education
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP & Managing Director LATAM at Glassdoor, Co-founder and ex-CEO at Love Mondays (acquired by Glassdoor), ex-Brand manager at Johnson & Johnson
Connect on: LinkedIn
Sundae chatbots can be used as a self-study tool, private tutor, research or teaching assistant.
HQ: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Jorge F. - CEO & Co-Founder at Merchlink
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Co-Founding Member at BRANDED ($150M raised), ex-Investment Manager at Target Global, ex-Amazon, INSEAD MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Merchlink is a collaboration platform rebuilding the foundations of e-commerce to provide an alternative to crowded marketplaces and expensive paid marketing.
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 6
Latest Funding: $2.95M Seed round on 11/07/2022
Key Investors: Target Global
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 13 months
Victoire Cogevina - Co-Founder at Mercury 13
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ambassador for Gender Equality in Football at United Nations, ex-VP of Women's Football at OneFootball ($442M raised), Founder/ex-CEO at Gloria Football (acquired by OneFootball)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Mercury13 is a multi-club ownership group focused on acquiring controlling stakes in professional women’s football teams across Europe and Latin America.
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Industry: Sports Teams and Clubs | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Ivan Panushev - CEO & Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Principal Partner Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, Former Lecturer at Harvard University, ex-Head of Strategic Partnerships at MakerBot, Co-founder & ex-Chief Product Officer at Inpher
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Samer Fayssal - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Information Security Officer at Dfns, ex-Head of Security at BitGo, ex-Security Lead at Rakuten
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Building in Web3 Compliance and Security
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Zain Asgar - CEO & Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & ex-CEO at Pixie (acquired by New Relic for $110M), Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Google, Ex- Sr. Engineer at NVIDIA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Lowell Putnam - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head Of Partnerships at Plaid, Co-Founder & CEO at Quovo (acquired by Plaid for $200M)
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Yang Wang - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Executive Director, Engineering at JPMorgan Chase, ex-Technical Lead at Facebook, ex-Software Engineer at CBS Interactive
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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