Spotlight Stealth, Early & Growth Startups🔥
Picks of the Week
👋 Hi, I’m Andre and welcome to my newsletter Data-driven VC which is all about becoming a better investor with data & AI. Every Tuesday, I publish “Insights” to digest the most relevant startup research & reports. Every Thursday, I publish “Essays” that cover hands-on insights about data-driven innovation & AI in VC, and every Sunday, I publish “Picks” to spotlight the hottest Stealth, Early, and Growth Startups. Follow along to understand how startup investing becomes more data-driven, why it matters, and what it means for you.
“Picks of the Week” spotlights the hottest stealth, early, and growth startups across regions and sectors (find last week’s edition here). Let’s dive in!
Stealth Founders🥷🏻
Laura Herren 🇨🇭
Experience: Accenture
Education: Yale (MSc), ETH (MSc & BSc)
Manu Raivio 🇩🇪
Experience: nooon, Super.ai, Amazon, Umbra, Frosmo, Google
Education: University of Warwick
Pelle Sommansson 🇩🇰
Experience: ZeroNorth, BCG Gamma, BCG, IKEA, EY, Klarna, Strava
Education: Lund University (MSc)
Brandon G. 🇺🇸
Experience: 8VC, Scale AI, Palantir, Virtustream, Columbia Capital, JPMorgan
Education: Stanford
Kayj Shannon 🇺🇸
Experience: Alix Ventures, Zafrens (Co-Founder), Amgen, Datamonitor, Princeton University
Education: Stanford (MBA), Princeton University (BSc)
Zainab G. 🇺🇸
Experience: Canva, University of Wisconsin, Reforge, Airbnb, Wogrammer (Co-Founder), Facebook,
Education: University of Wisconsin (MSc), Winthrop University (BSc)