Stealth Startup Spy #82
Ex-JP Morgan executive debuts "Refunds as a Service" platform, Former Google and SAP executive is building an enterprise tech startup, & AI-powered assistant for law firms and litigators 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:
Ex-JP Morgan executive debuts world’s first faster payment solution pioneering Refunds as a Service™
Ex-Google Engineering Director launches generative AI platform to reimagine customer experience
Former ML engineer from Twitter is co-founding a stealth startup
Technical founder with prior experience from Verkda, Flex and Uber embarks on a stealth venture
Ex-Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis unveils AI-powered assistant for law firms and litigators
Former Google and SAP executive is building an enterprise tech 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
Jeremy Balkin - Founder at TodayPay
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Innovation & Corporate Development, Payments at J.P. Morgan, ex-Head Of Innovation at HSBC, ex-BD at Macquarie Bank
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
TodayPay is the world’s first faster payment solution pioneering Refunds as a Service™ - merchants can Refund Now Pay Later™ and their consumers get a Better Refund™.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 10
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 10 months
Steven Walchek - Founder & CEO at Liminal
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Lead Mentor at Techstars, ex-EVP, Chief Innovation Officer at FIS, ex-Worldwide Strategy and GTM Lead at Amazon Web Services, ex-Global Head of Business Development at NetApp SolidFire
Connect on: LinkedIn
Liminal delivers horizontal security for all generative AI.
HQ: Denver, Colorado, United States
Industry: Software Developmen | Team Size: 6
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Sami Shalabi - Co-Founder & CTO at Maven AGI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Partner at Mentors Fund, ex-COO at Outcomes4Me, Co-founder and GM of Google Play Newsstand at Google, Co-founder of Zingku (acquired by Google)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Maven AGI is a generative AI platform to reimagine customer experience starting with support
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 10
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Rajesh Roy - Co-Founder & CTO at TakeTwo
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr. Engineering Lead, Android Health at Google, ex-Engineering Manager, Verily at Google, ex-Software Engineer at Cisco
Connect on: LinkedIn
TakeTwo is your next-generation training & skill enhancement platform.
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Jeffrey W. Gettleman - Co-Founder at Bench IQ
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis, Ex-Executive Director at Kaplan University, University of Chicago Juris Doctor
Connect on: LinkedIn
Bench IQ is helping litigators deliver superior outcomes by deepening their understanding of their presiding judges
HQ: Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Rachel Tian - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Twitter, ex-Senior Software Engineer at Starbucks, ex-PhD Student, Research Assistant at Duke University
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Raphaël Ausilio - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Firmware Engineer at ONWARD, Co-Founder at Hikane, ex-Plasma Etching Trainer at EPFL
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland
Currently developing a MedTech startup, combining optoelectronics and mechanical design, to develop a device for blind people.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Shihang Wei - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer Technical Lead at Meta
Connect on: LinkedIn
Building new AI Products
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Mattis Fjällström - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of VerkadaOS at Verkada, ex-Embedded Software Lead at Uber, ex-Senior Software Architect, Embedded at Flex, ex-Software Engineering Manager at Oracle
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Lyla Kuriyan - CEO & Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Managing Director, Strategy & Operations at Google, ex-Vice President Marketing at Chartboost (acquired by Zynga), ex-Vice President, Global Marketing at SAP
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States
Building an enterprise tech startup.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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