Stealth Startup Spy #332 - by Drake Dukes
Stealth Startup Spy #332
Ex-Google PM and NVIDIA ML platform leader enters stealth, Ex-Glovo CPO launches AI-native product dev platform, & Ex-Amazon Logistics and Gelato operator launches stealth logistics startup
Apr 20, 2026
🚀 We just launched a new newsletter — Company Launch Tracker.
We’re tracking company launches as they happen and surfacing the most interesting new founders and startups (yes, all outside of this stealth activity too). If you want to stay ahead of the curve, this is where you’ll find them first.
Right now we’ve got 5 subscribers: my wife, my mom, and that high school buddy who won’t stop pitching me his app. Be smart like them and get in early 👇
We run a live feed inside Gravity that tracks founders entering stealth and companies quietly exiting it.
What you’re reading here is about 1% of the stealth activity we pick up. The full tracker updates in real time as things change and new activity emerges.
If you want earlier access to everything, book some time with us to stay ahead.
In this issue of the Stealth Startup Spy, here is what we will uncover:
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Former Google Group PM and NVIDIA ML/AI platform leader enters stealth
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Ex-Glovo CPO launches AI-native product development platform
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Senior product leader behind ads growth at eBay, Coinbase, Pinterest, and Facebook enters stealth
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2x acquired founder (Frankie Health, Hulii) builds an AI operating layer for enterprise functions
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Last-mile and supply chain operator with Amazon Logistics and Gelato experience launches stealth logistics startup
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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
Bartek Kunowski - Co-Founder & CEO at Itera
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Product Officer at Glovo, Co-Founder & CEO at ara, Co-Founder & CEO at Joey, Ex-Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Itera is an AI-native product development platform that gives product teams a unified environment to propose, refine, and ship changes directly on a live production codebase - enabling PMs, designers, and engineers to collaborate in real time from idea to deployment.
HQ: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools, Product Management | Team Size: 3
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 4 Months
Seb Poole - CEO & Co-Founder at Modern
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & CPTO at Frankie Health (acquired by Unmind), Co-Founder & CPTO at Hulii (acquired), Advisor at Unmind
Modern is an AI operating layer for enterprise support functions including IT, HR, Legal, and Finance.
HQ: United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software | Team Size: 2
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 Months
Chris Blackburn - Co-Founder & CEO at Lattice
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: MBA at Columbia Business School, Co-Founder at Art&Revel, EVP Revenue & Business Development at DAX, General Manager Enterprise at Ouro, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at SoundCloud
Lattice is building open-standard embedded payments infrastructure for platforms and SaaS companies, enabling them to offer payment capabilities through a single integration without managing processors, compliance, or fragmented third-party tools.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: FinTech, Embedded Finance, B2B SaaS | Team Size: 14
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 Months
Vyas Krishnan - Founder & CEO at Nava AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: First employee and Product Lead at EigenLayer, Product Owner at Nium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alum
Connect on:LinkedIn
Nava AI is a policy enforcement and trust layer for AI agents, enabling developers to build agents that can safely transact, coordinate tasks, and manage value on behalf of users through escrow, dispute resolution, and economic backstops.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools, Web3 | Team Size: 6
Latest Funding: $8.3M Seed Round on 4/14/2026
Key Investors: Polychain Capital, Archetype, Hack VC, FalconX, Seed Club
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 Year 4 Months
John Turner - Co-Founder & CEO at RetireMate
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Director of Product Management (Marketplace) at A Place for Mom, Lead Product Manager at CoStar Group, Co-Founder at Half Dome Partners, Sales Executive at McKesson
RetireMate is a retirement planning platform that brings together decisions across finances, housing, and healthcare into one place, helping Americans approaching retirement understand how each choice affects the others.
HQ: United States
Industry: FinTech, RetirementTech, Personal Finance
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 Year 1 Month
🕵️♂️Key Talent Going Under Stealth
Illuminating clues left behind by world class talent and influential innovators who just went into stealth mode
Nithya Natesan - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Group Product Manager at Google, Head of Product - ML/AI Platform at NVIDIA, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, Cloud and Virtualization at Palo Alto Networks
Connect on:LinkedIn
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 Month
Dawei Liang - Founder at Stealth Startup
Building a startup facilitating clinical and healthcare research.
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: PhD & MS at The University of Texas at Austin, Research Intern at Meta, Research Associate at Samsung Research America
Connect on:LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 6 Months
Dom H. - Co-Founder at Stealth AI Startup
Building something new in logistics.
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: VP of Logistics at Gelato, Senior Program Manager, Last Mile at Amazon Logistics, Head of Supply Operations at Houst
Connect on:LinkedIn
HQ: United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 1 Month
Karoline Morone - Co-Founder at Stealth
Building a new venture in financial infrastructure.
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Kellogg Northwestern, Product Lead at Conduit, Group Product Manager at AstroPay, Senior Product Manager at SumUp, Group Product Manager - Payments & Bills at PicPay
Connect on:LinkedIn
HQ: Brazil
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 3 Months
Davide Di Cillo - Founder at Stealth AI Startup
FounderDNA: Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Sr. Director - Head of Product, Advertising at eBay, Director of Product Management at Coinbase, Head of Advertiser Experience and Growth at Pinterest, Lead Product Manager, Ads Growth at Facebook
Connect on:LinkedIn
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Time Spent in Stealth Mode: 2 Months
🚨Here’s the deal 🚨This email has gotten too big. Exciting, but with more people following it, the edge diminishes. I’ve thought long and hard about what to do to preserve the value in the signals. I’m not sure about the final direction yet, but in the meantime I’ve been sending an email 48 hours earlier to a select group of paid subscribers. The feedback has been pretty positive so I’m going to open up the list for another 100 spots. To get signals early, Apply here!
Stay Stealthy,
Drake
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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 shine a light on the hidden world of stealth startups.