Stealth Startup Spy #96
Former Wayfair exec unveils platform tackling skilled labor shortage, Ex-Tesla and MIT alum embarks on a stealth venture, & Fintech subscription startup aims to democratize philanthropy at $5/month
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-driven precision medicine startup for early disease detection and personalized therapy comes out of stealth
Intel alum and former Senior Vice President, AI & ML Engineering at martech company Epsilon is building in stealth mode
Ex-Head of EU and Asia Partner Desk at Wayfair unveils global talent mobilization platform to tackle skilled labor shortage
A fintech startup aims to make charitable giving more accessible with a $5/month subscription
Ex-Tesla with a PhD in AI Safety for Autonomous Vehicles takes the stealth startup road
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
Stephan Beisken - Co-Founder & CTO at aitiologic
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Managing Director & Director, R&D Bioinformatics at Ares Genetics, ex-Head of Bioinformatics at Discuva, ex-Postdoctoral Fellow at European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI
Connect on: LinkedIn
aitiologic is an Austrian precision medicine startup developing ai-powered solutions for early disease detection and targeted therapy.
HQ: Vienna, Austria
Industry: Biotechnlogy Research | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Dan Schuleman - Co-Founder & CEO at Qumis
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Associate General Counsel at Kin Insurance, ex-Associate at Clark Hill Law, ex-Associate at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Connect on: LinkedIn
Qumis is an AI-powered knowledge platform built by insurance coverage experts to revolutionize insurance policy review and analysis.
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 5
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 13 months
Vadim Keffler - Co-Founder & CEO at TALTX
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Advisor at iPNOTE, ex-Co-Founder at T7T Blockchain Lab, ex-JP Morgan, MIT MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
TALTX provides end-to-end infrastructure for GPs and LPs, simplifying every step of the fund distribution and investment process.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Embedded Software Products | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Kathryn H. Li - Co-Founder at Wandel
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of EU and Asia Partner Desk at Wayfair, ex-MBA Associate at Morpheus Ventures, ex-Vice President, Risk Management at Morgan Stanley
Connect on: LinkedIn
Wandel is addressing the skilled labor shortage by building the global talent mobilization platform.
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 8
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Ron Levy - Co-Founder & CPO at Bono
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-EMEA Investments at Atlassian Ventures, ex-CEO & Co-Founder at MyRoll (previously: Flayvr) - Acquired by AVG
Connect on: LinkedIn
Bono is a fintech startup offering a subscription service for social action.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Non-profit Organizations | Team Size: 14
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Sharad Varshney - Founder at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Vice President, AI & ML Engineering at Epsilon, ex-Engineering Leader at Intel
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 months
Dale Thomas - CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-President at Mytide Therapeutics ($7.5M raised), MIT PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Boston, United States
Building a stealth startup to overcome bottlenecks in manufacturing systems design.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Eduardo Candela - & Co-Founder & CTO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Data Scientist at Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence, ex-Research Associate at Harvard, ex-Program Manager at Tesla, Imperial College London PhD in AI Safety for Autonomous Vehicles
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Building something new for robust, fair, and safe AI.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Tomas Figliolia - Architect & Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Digital Design Engineer at Apple, ex-Staff Design Engineer at Xilinx, ex-Senior Design Engineer at Qualcomm, ex-Assistant Research Scientist at The Johns Hopkins University
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Adam Behrens - Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Manager at Stripe, ex-Product Manager / Tech Lead at Bridgewater Associates, Harvard MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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