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Welcome to another ā€œPicks of the Weekā€ episode where we spotlight the hottest stealth, early, and growth startups across regions and sectors - based on data & signals (find last week’s edition here).

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Stealth Founders šŸ„·šŸ»

Miguel Andres šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ø

  • Experience: Oliva, Simplr.io, Kleta, Badi, Google, PuntoAR (Founder), Tarjeta Naranja, Airforce Social Security

  • Education: Radbout Universtiy (PhD), Universidad National de Cordoba (MSc & BSc)

Alec Dent šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§

  • Experience: Atomico, Getir, Weezy (Co-Founder, Acquired), Drover, BlablaCar, BBA-reman

  • Education: Oxford (MSc & BSc)

Victor Folmann šŸ‡©šŸ‡°

  • Experience: RenderZ, Metafy, Dreamcraft Ventures, GamerzClass (Foudner, Acquired), 8Dio

  • Education: Aalborg University (MSc), Copenhagen Business Academy (BSc)

Adriane McFetridge šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

  • Experience: Stripe, Netflix, Verifone, StubHub, eBay, Paypal, Tradera, Norte Networks, Nortel DASA

  • Education: Alliance Manchester Business School (MBA), University of Texas at Austin (MSc & BSc)

Hailey How šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

  • Experience: Origin Healthcare (Co-Founder), Verily Life Sciences, Google, Cigna

  • Education: Harvard (MSc), University of Michigan (BSc)

Gonzo Sanchez šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

  • Experience: REALLY, Wheel, Bird, Uber, uShip.com, unightus.com (Co-Founder), Inter-Express Travel Agency

  • Education: UNM Anderson School of Management (BSc)

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