Stealth Startup Spy #99
After exit to Klarna, this founder is back to building another startup, Ex-Google Brain PhD intern wants to replace lab experiments with AI, & Pave/Palantir alum debuts modern OS for B2B procurement
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:
After selling last company to Klarna, this founder is now back to building another startup
Former Google Brain PhD intern teams up with former Uber ML engineer to leverage AI for replacing lab experiments
Co-Founder & ex-Chief Business Officer at Absolute ($125M raised agritech) launches all-in-one cash management platform for growing businesses
Ex-Pave and Palantir Engineer debuts modern OS for B2B procurement
Co-Founder of Immuta ($258M raised data security platform) is building something new in stealth
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
Alex Beatson - Co-Founder at Axiom
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Machine Learning at Redesign Science, ex-Principal Research Scientist at Genesis Therapeutics, ex-Google Brain PhD Intern
Connect on: LinkedIn
Axiom is leveraging AI to replace lab experiments.
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Industry: Biotechnology | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 months
Samder Khangarot - Founder & CEO at Ondata
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & ex-Chief Business Officer at Absolute Foods ( $125M raised backed by Sequoia India, Tiger Global, and Falcon), Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
Ondata offers AI-powered comprehensive cash management solutions in one unified platform.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: Software Development
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 months
Natan Voitenkov - Co-Founder & CEO at Genway
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Director of Sales, Europe and Emerging Markets at Justt, ex-Strategic Partner Manager, Revenue Solutions at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
Genway AI empowers Customer Centric companies with Human Insights at unprecedented scale and depth.
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Joseph Palakapilly - Co-Founder at Meticulate
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Camus Energy, ex-Speech Scientist at Rev.com, ex-Data Science Intern at kWh Analytics, UC Berkeley alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
Meticulate automates business workflows.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 7 months
Brent Shulman - Co-Founder at Silkline
🔎Featured Founder under stealth mode in StealthStartupSpy#55
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Manager at Pave, ex-Engineer - Tech Lead at Palantir Technologies
Connect on: LinkedIn
Silkline delivers a more connected supply base, bringing transparency and reliability to global supply chains.
HQ: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 6
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
Mike Schiller - CEO & Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Co-Founder of Immuta ($258M raised), ex-Technical Director at 42six Solutions, ex-Electronics Engineer at United States Department of Defense
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Katherine Evans - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer and ex-Product Manager at Google, ex-Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies, ex-Software Engineer at Appian Corporation, MIT alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 8 months
Pierre-Louis Guhur - Co-Founder at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Technology Officer at Pillar Technology Ventures, ex-PhD in Machine Learning at Inria
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Developing a way to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions using AI.
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 9 months
Nicholas Mahalec - Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Global Head of Extensions at Klarna, ex-CEO at Piggy (Acquired by Klarna), ex-Program Manager at U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Harvard alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Arjun Moorthy - CEO at Stealth Startup
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-VP Products, Yahoo News at Yahoo, ex-CEO and co-founder at The Factual (acquired by Yahoo), ex-VP Business Development & Channel Sales at HubSpot, ex-BCG, Stanford MBA
Connect on: LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 months
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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