Stealth Startup Spy #89
Snapchat/Instagram/Google alum enters stealth mode, AI startup spun out of AI2 exits stealth with $6M funding, & Former Meta executive unveils messaging tool for seamless corporate communication
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:
Seasoned engineer with a background at Snapchat, Instagram, and Google enters stealth mode
AI sales copilot for wealth advisors goes live
Former Meta executive unveils messaging tool for seamless corporate communication on WhatsApp
Industry veteran with a tech background at Google and Qualcomm leads stealth projects in machine learning, chip design, and software development
AI startup spun out of the AI2 Incubator emerges from stealth with $6M seed funding
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
Kanishk Parashar - Co-Founder & CEO at Powder
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Strategic Development Director at Block, ex-Sr Director of Product Management at Addepar, Co-founder at Real Capital Innovation (acquired by Addepar), Founder/ex-CEO at Coin, Inc. (acquired by Fitbit) , ex-PayPal
Connect on: LinkedIn
Powder is an AI sales copilot for wealth advisors.
HQ: Los Altos, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 7
Latest Funding: Undisclosed Pre-Seed Round on 11/14/2023
Key Investors: Elefund
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 12 months
Matthew Peters - Co-Founder at Spiffy AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Data Science at Moz, ex-Financial Engineer at Fannie Mae, ex-JPMorgan Chase
Connect on: LinkedIn
Spiffy is developing Outcome-Oriented Models (OOMs), a new breed of AI that continuously improves towards a goal.
HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 5
Latest Funding: $6M Seed Round on 12/4/2023
Key Investors: Point72 Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, J4 Ventures, AI2 Incubator
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 11 months
Leonardo Shapiro - Founder & CEO at Not Alien
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product at Tribal, ex-Principal Product Manager at Brex, ex-Head of Growth at Azlo, Co-Founder of Airbanq (acquired), Founder of TiendaKit (acquired by Verifone)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Not Alien is a global immigration discovery platform that matches humans to the country they’re best fit to move.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Media | Team Size: 4
Key Investors: PurposeBuilt Ventures
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Teresa Overskei - Founder & CEO at Coral
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Strategic Planning, Operations, and Analytics at Facebook, ex-VP Global Strategy at Deezer, ex-Morgan Stanley, ex-Capital One
Connect on: LinkedIn
Coral Messaging offers corporate tools for company communication over WhatsApp.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 1
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 5 months
Guilherme Cardoso - Founder at Vulneri
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head Of Technology, Product & Data at Estoca, ex-Head Of Engineering & Archictecture at ACCT | Consulting & Technology
Connect on: LinkedIn
Vulneri helps companies protect their digital assets with comprehensive technology risk management solutions
HQ: São Paulo, Brazil
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
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
Hamid Shojaei - CTO & Co-Founder at Stealth Mode Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Technical Lead Manager at Lightmatter.co, ex-Technical Lead Manager at Google, ex-Engineer, Staff at Qualcomm
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Building innovative projects in ML, Chip Design, and Software.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 month
Kelly Byrd - CTO & Co-Founder at Stealth Mode
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Director Of Engineering at Prove, ex-Staff Engineer at Proofpoint, ex-Engineering Manager at VMware
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Altos, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Jennifer Wu - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Sr. Director, Product Management at Alation, Co-Founder/ex-CEO at Lyngo Analytics (acquired by Alation), ex-Director, Product Management at Cloudera, ex-VMware, ex-Sun Microsystems
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Andrew Paterson - Founder at Stealth Mode
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience : Ex-CTO, Co-Founder at Clip Health ($53M raised), Co-Founder at Luminostics, Inc.
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Yi Song - Co-Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Machine Learning Engineer at Snap Inc., ex-Senior Software Engineer at Instagram and Pony.ai, ex-Software Engineer at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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