# Stealth Startup Spy

Stealth Startup Spy is a data-driven newsletter for investors, journalist 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.

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## [Stealth Startup Spy #366](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-366)

_2026-08-17 · Drake Dukes_

Ex-Cohere & DeepMind alum builds AI for financial intelligence, Duke researcher builds a chip replacing camera+GPU (YC S26), & Ex-Apple/NVIDIA and YC alum goes stealth

## [Stealth Startup Spy #365](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-365)

_2026-08-13 · Drake Dukes_

Former OpenAI COO goes stealth, Ex-Scythe Robotics CEO builds infra for real-world robots (YCS26), & Ex-Apple Siri QA engineer and YC alum, enters stealth mode with new AI startup

## [Stealth Startup Spy #364](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-364)

_2026-08-10 · Drake Dukes_

Co-creator of Google’s AlphaChip brings agentic AI to chip design, Meta & Microsoft engineer goes stealth, & Ex-DeepMind scientist verifies AI agents against spec

## [Stealth Startup Spy #363](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-363)

_2026-08-06 · Drake Dukes_

Ex-People Data Labs CEO builds identity infra for the agentic economy, 3x founder (Slingshot Biosciences, Radiant Genomics, Pattern Ag) enters stealth, & Google alum builds AI-native chip design tools

## [Stealth Startup Spy #362](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-362)

_2026-08-03 · Drake Dukes_

Ex-Apple AR & MIT researcher builds a neural interface couture house, CoScreen founder (acq. Datadog) builds something new, & Ex-Meta tech lead builds enterprise AI for insurance agencies

## [Stealth Startup Spy #361](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-361)

_2026-07-30 · Drake Dukes_

Ex-DOZR CTO builds real-world AGI backed by HF0 & Google/Amazon/Stripe angels, Ex-Google/SpaceX/DoorDash engineer builds an AI "employee" with voice, & Underscore VC GP launches stealth AI infra

## [Stealth Startup Spy #360](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-360)

_2026-07-27 · Drake Dukes_

Ex-BlackRock risk exec builds Trust OS for AI agents, Ex-SpaceX Starlink director builds GPS-augmenting nav hardware for pilots, & BCG alum builds a discovery engine from untapped materials lab data

## [Stealth Startup Spy #359](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-359)

_2026-07-23 · Drake Dukes_

Meta alum builds AI that audits manufacturing compliance packages, Ex-Google policy lead builds an AI second chair for litigators, & MIT researcher builds AI sandboxes that catch malicious packages

## [Stealth Startup Spy #358](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-358)

_2026-07-20 · Drake Dukes_

Ex-Google DeepMind engineer goes stealth, Ex-Meta/Instagram engineer launches AI-native tooling for instant gaming, & a16z-backed ex-AWS engineer builds a compiler for agent-runnable workflows

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## [Stealth Startup Spy #357](https://stealthstartupspy.substack.com/p/stealth-startup-spy-357)

_2026-07-16 · Drake Dukes_

Ex-HubSpot engineering director builds AI CRM that acts, not tracks, Ex-Boston Dynamics roboticist builds YC-backed AI robotics venture, & Kyoto Fusioneering co-founder launches first isotope refinery