Stealth Startup Spy #78
US DoD executive leaves to cofound a startup in maritime autonomy, Ex-Product at Spotify launches AI copilot for audio and music creators, & Former Intel Chief Architect is building in stealth mode
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:
AI-powered software to automate your HR processes goes live (founded by YC/Meta alum)
Ex-Product at Spotify launches AI copilot for audio and music creators
Ex-VP of Data Science at Konfio ($706M raised and Top 250 Fintechs in the world, according to CB Insights) debuts productivity management platform
Former AI/ML executive from the US Office of Naval Research is jumping back into the private sector to revolutionize part of the maritime sector
Former Head of Platform Engineering at Gusto is building in stealth mode
Intel executive leaves to start a new venture in the field of compute architecture and workload optimization
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
Ish Baid - Founder at Reflow AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Founder & ex-CEO at Virtually (acquired), ex-Software Engineer at Facebook, Co-Founder and ex-COO at The Edible Project
Connect on: LinkedIn
Reflow AI helps you build and execute HR workflows with the power of AI.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Enrique Padilla - Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Kindor
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Data at Konfío, ex-Senior Product Owner - Visual Insight at MicroStrategy
Connect on: LinkedIn
Kindor empowers companies to optimize business impact through streamlined engineering efforts
HQ: Mexico
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Marina Proença - Founder at Mentora
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Co-Founder at Favo ($25M raised from Tiger Global), ex-Entrepreneurship and Career Commentator at Globo, ex-COO at ClickBus, ex-Head of Marketing at PlayKids
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Mentora.ai is the platform for continuous, precise, workflow-driven development for leadership
HQ: São Paulo, Brazil
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 14
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Charlotte Meerstadt - Founder at Fram Energy
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Climate Market Strategy at X, the moonshot factory, ex-R&D Engineer at NLR (Netherlands Aerospace Centre), Pear VC Female Founder Circle
Connect on: LinkedIn
Fram Energy is bringing energy retrofits to rental homes.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Real Estate| Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Sourabh Pateriya - Founder at Soundverse
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#42
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Spotify, ex-User Experience Designer at Tobii, ex-Lead Designer at Samsung Electronics
Connect on: LinkedIn
Soundverse is an AI copilot for audio and music creators
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 8
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
Jason Stack - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, AI Task Force at the Office of Naval Research, ex-Research Engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, MIT MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Cofounding a startup in maritime autonomy.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Vincent Fusaro - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr Director of Research and Innovation at Invitae, ex-Principle Investigator at Harvard Medical School, ex-Insight Fellow at Insight Data Science
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Upeka Bee - Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Platform Engineering (People OS) at Gusto, Founding Team Member at YesPath (Acquired), ex-Senior Software Engineer at Salesforce
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Brijesh Tripathi - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP, AXG at Intel Corporation, ex-VP, Hardware Engineering at Zoox, ex-Hardware Engineering Lead at Tesla, ex-Platform Architect at Apple
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Sarvesh Bhardwaj - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Engineering, AWS Elastic MapReduce at Amazon, ex-Head of Web Experiences for Echo Shows and Kindle Fire Tablets at Amazon, ex-Director of Software Development and ML/AI at Mentor Graphics
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building an AI startup.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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