Startups to Watch & Tech Talents
#70 - Hicap, Time To Hire, ex-CTO at Nubank, ex-CTO at idwall in stealth, and much more...
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In case you do not know, “stealth mode” founders are individuals who are building a new business but choose not to disclose details about their projects, often for competitive reasons. This term has been used for years in the US Venture Capital ecosystem but has only recently become more common in Latin America.
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This week, we’re featuring two AI startups as well as four other stealth founders with noteworthy profiles.
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🎊 Startup Launches
Founders who have just publicly announced what they are working on.
Hicap
Overview
Startup Description: Building the largest network of LLM users and applications in the world.
Industry: AI
Team Size: 5
Time in Stealth: 3 months
Founder Profile
Juan Ansaldo Aguilar – Co-Founder at Hicap
Founder Highlights: Investor, Ex-Corporate
Previous Experience: ex-Associate at IGNIA Partners, ex-Investment Analyst at Cintra, ex-Investment Analyst at ACCIONA Energía, BBA in International Business from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Headquarters: Mexico
Co-Founders: Andres Girault, Ben Green
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Time To Hire
Overview
Startup Description: Time to Hire was created to transform the outdated, biased, resume-first model into a seamless, human-centered experience that helps companies find the right people, and people find the right opportunities.
Industry: HR, AI
Team Size: 6
Time in Stealth: 7 months
Founder Profile
Enrique Daniel Zenteno Jiménez - Co-Founder & CTO at Time To Hire
Previously featured as a Stealth Founder in Tech Talents #20.
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters, Previous Exit
Previous Experience: Ex-Co-Founder & CTO at Gus (acquired by Blip), ex-Engineering Director at Blip, ex-Head of Machine Learning at Hola Gus, ex-Computer Vision/Machine Learning Engineer at CONABIO, ex-Programmer Analyst at Sm4rt Predictive Systems.
Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico
Co-Founders: Pablo Estevez Hinojosa, Miguel Silva Trujillo
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🤫 Talents Entering Stealth
Talents with relevant experiences who have just entered stealth mode.
Vitor Olivier
Founder Highlights: Technical Founder, Top University, Ex-Corporate, Investor, Unicorn Experience
Previous Experience: ex-CTO at Nubank, ex-CHRO at Nubank, ex-VP of Operations & Platforms at Nubank, ex-General Manager - Brasil at Nubank, ex-Wealth Management - Trading and Strategy at BTG Pactual, Bachelor's in Computer Science and Economics from Duke University.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
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Danilo Barsotti – Founder at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters, Top University, Previous Exit, Ex-Corporate, Ex-Consultant, Unicorn Experience
Previous Experience: ex-CTO at idwall, ex-Director of Technology at Mercado Bitcoin, ex-CTO at ESTADÃO, ex-Head of Security Architecture Team at Banco Votorantim, MBA from FGV, Bachelor's in Sistemas da Informação from Faculdade Drummond.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
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Juan Durán – Founder / Technical Product Manager at Stealth Startup
Stealth Description: One-man startup proving that modern AI & no-code/low-code tools let a single founder cover product, engineering, data, DevOps and growth.
Founder Highlights: Ex-Corporate, Unicorn Experience, Scaleup Experience
Previous Experience: Ex-Senior Group Product Manager at Pipefy, ex-Product Management Consultant at Sanjow, ex-Staff Product Manager at Addi, ex-Director Of Software Product Development at PagSeguro PagBank, ex-Ops Product Lead at Rappi, Postgraduate in Information Security from UNIBTA, Bachelor's in Engineering from Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 4 months
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Jose Garcia – Founder at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Previous Exit, Top University, Ex-Big Tech, Ex-Corporate, Ex-Consultant
Previous Experience: Senior Product Manager P4 - App Platform at Zillow, ex-Senior Product Manager IC4 - Enterprise Platforms at Oracle, ex-CTO - Fintech at Sylon Advisory, ex-Product Manager at Accenture.
Headquarters: Mexico
Time in Current Position: 1 month
Ask for an Intro: Click here
See other founder profiles that have just entered stealth mode in Tech Talents!
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