Stealth Startup Spy #87
AI startup, born from Stanford’s AI Lab, exits stealth with $55M in funding, Seasoned BCG/Evidation alum is crafting a healthtech startup, & A marketplace platform for peer support groups 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:
AI startup, born from Stanford’s AI Lab, comes out of stealth with $55M in funding to generate videos based on text prompts
Technology leader with a decade of combined experience from U.S. Bank, Skillz Inc., Capital One, and Adobe is building a stealth startup
Ex-Product lead at Instagram launches spreadsheet-native planning platform for brands and retailers
A marketplace platform for peer support groups launches out of stealth
Seasoned product manager from BCG and Evidation is building a healthtech 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
Charles Du - Co-Founder & CEO at Glave
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#16
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-Founder at Fast Break Labs ($6M raised), ex-Product Manager at Instagram, ex-Software Engineer at Apple
Connect on: LinkedIn
Glave is a merchandising platform that combines the flexibility of spreadsheets with the power of automation to eliminate manual tasks and improve a company’s bottom line.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Gaemus Collins - Founder & CEO at Secure AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Programs and Technology Development at Sonatech, Inc., Founder and ex-CTO at Planck Aerosystems (acquired by AeroVironment)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Secure AI is a secure alternative to ChatGPT that runs locally on-premise (without internet), so user data is never shared.
HQ: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industry: Desktop Computing Software Products | Team Size: 2
Latest Funding: $500K Pre-Seed Round on 9/18/2023
Key Investors: Night Capital
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Demi Guo - Co-Founder at Pika
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Former Doctoral Student at Stanford University’s AI Lab, R&D Intern at Epic Games, ex-Research Engineer at Facebook, Former Intern at Google Brain, Microsoft, Quora
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Pika is the idea-to-video platform with an AI model capable of generating and editing videos in diverse styles.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Latest Funding: $35M Series A Round on 11/28/2023 | Total Funding: $55M
Key Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Homebrew, Conviction Partners, SV Angel, Ben’s Bites
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Lee Pichette - Co-Founder & President at Forum
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development at The Predictive Index
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
Forum is a platform that connects individuals with facilitated support groups to help them navigate life’s greatest challenges – such as grief, divorce, career, and parenting.
HQ: New York,New York, United States
Industry: Mental Health Care | Team Size: 48
Latest Funding: $5.3M Seed Round on 11/8/2023
Key Investors: Nextview Ventures, MBX Capital, Cue Ball
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 14 months
Kevin Wu - Co-Founder & CEO at Leaping AI
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#60
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ex-Investment Analyst Intern at Global Founders Capital, ex-Program Manager Intern at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Leaping AI is an enterprise platform that allows customers to design voice and chatbots to fully automate end-to-end sales and customer service conversations.
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Scott Draves - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-VP of Engineering at Stability AI, ex-Engineering Leader at Facebook, ex-Director Of Engineering at CTRL-labs, ex-Vice President at Two Sigma
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: New York Metropolitan Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Ali Panjwani - Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Director, Value Based Solutions, Life Sciences at Aetion, ex-Director, Head of Pricng & Contracting, Market Access at BridgeBio, ex-Coherus BioSciences, ex-Genentech
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Building a healthtech startup.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Dean Chen - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr Director, Online Data Platform at U.S. Bank and Skillz Inc., ex-Director of Software Engineering at Capital One, ex-Hewlett-Packard, ex-Adobe
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Diego Moreno Quinteiro - CTO & Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Media Partner Engineering, Americas at Meta, ex-Senior Software Developer at Bidu, ex-Software Developer at UOL
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: São Paulo, Brazil
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Vish Srivastava - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director, Product Management at Evidation, ex-Lead Product Manager at BCG Digital Ventures, ex-Senior Strategy Analyst at Accenture
Connect on: LinkedIn | Twitter
HQ: Santa Monica, California, United States
Building something new in HealthTech.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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