Stealth Startup Spy #81
Ex-COO at Vercel unveils platform for crafting AI-powered frontends, Ex-DeepMind scientist launches AI software on personal devices, & Ex-J.P. Morgan AI Research Director 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:
Ex-COO at Vercel debuts platform for building AI-powered frontends
Berlin-based digital marketplace for used EVs comes out of stealth with $1.1M pre-seed funding
Stanford PhD and former AI Research Director at J.P. Morgan is building in stealth mode
Ex-Amazon/Oracle engineer is building a healthcare startup for streamlining specialist referrals
Former DeepMind scientist launches personalized AI that runs on indivuidual devices
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
Kevin Van Gundy - CEO at Hypermode
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#51
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-COO at Vercel, Ex-VP, Businesss Development at Domino Data Lab, Ex-Head of Enterprise Sales at tray.io
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Hypermode is a toolkit for building AI-powered frontends.
HQ: United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 10
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Lukasz Pajak - CEO & Co-Founder at Cardino
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Manager, Global Sales & Revenue at Delivery Hero, ex-Senior Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Connect on: LinkedIn
Cardino is a Berlin-based tech startup dedicated to reshaping the European pre-owned electric vehicle (EV) market.
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Industry: Internet Marketplace Platforms | Team Size: 22
Latest Funding: $1.1M Pre-Seed Round on 9/18/2023
Kwy Investors: Silence VC, FJ Labs, Gaingels, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Voyagers, DEPO Ventures, Inclimo Climate Tech Fund
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 23 months
Chi Zhang - CEO & Co-Founder at ZettaBlock
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Management at Databricks, ex-Data Science & Product at dotData, ex-Machine Learning Researcher at Gilead Sciences
Connect on: LinkedIn
ZettaBlock is institutional-grade Web3 data infrastructure for indexing & analytics
HQ: San Francisco , California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 14
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 22 months
Ang Li - Co-Founder & CEO at Simular
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#47
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of US Software Engineering at Baidu Apollo, ex-Staff Research Scientist at DeepMind, ex-Mentor, Google For Startups at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Simular aims to create personal AI autopilots on everyone's personal devices.
HQ: San Carlos, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Latest Funding: Undisclosed Pre-Seed on 9/18/2023
Key Investors: South Park Commons
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Anders Rønne Therkelsen - Co-Founder & COO at Marts
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head Of Operations at Corpay One, ex-EA to CEO & Project Manager at Forward Pharma, Co-Founder at Altitude ApS
Connect on: LinkedIn
Marts harmonizes IT procurement, asset management, and support services into one integrated platform.
HQ: Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 9
Latest Funding: $1.8M Pre-Seed Round on 10/3/2023
Key Investors: Pre-Seed Ventures, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Vacslav Glukhov - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-AI Research Director at J.P. Morgan, Stanford PhD
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Shivaal Roy - Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager at Glean, ex-Machine Learning Engineer at Scale AI, ex-Software Engineering Intern at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building in generative AI
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Shama Keskar - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr Engineering Director at Aspiration, Cofounder & ex-CTO at Nickelytics, ex-Sr. Engineering Manager at Amazon, ex-Sr Engineering Manager at LinkedIn, ex-Tech Engineering Leader at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Mercer Island, Washington, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Somani Patnaik - Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School, ex-Software Engineering Manager at Amazon, ex-Senior Hardware/Software Engineer at Oracle
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building in the healthcare space for streamlining specialist referrals
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
David Bean - Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Industrial Adjunct Professor at University of Utah, ex-Director of Engineering at mmhmm, ex-Chief Technology Officer at Salty, ex-Director of Data Science and Research at PayClip
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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