Startups to Watch & Tech Talents
#73 - Legalb, Indash, ex-Senior Vice President at Oracle, ex-Business Development Representative at Bitso 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 one legal tech and one marketing tech startup, along with four other stealth founders with noteworthy profiles.
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🎊 Startup Launches
Founders who have just publicly announced what they are working on.
Legalb
Overview
Startup Description: Legalb is the first fintech company created exclusively for the legal world, supporting lawyers from client prospecting to fee collection.
Industry: Legal Tech
Time in Stealth: 1 year, 10 months
Founder Profile
Ademar de Proença Filho – Co-Founder at Legalb
Featured as a Stealth Founder in Tech Talents #4
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Masters, Top University, Unicorn Experience
Previous Experience: ex-Founder & CEO at Fiinco, ex-COO at Hash, ex-Regional General Manager and Strategic Project Manager at 99, MBA from INSEAD, LLM from Insper, Bachelor’s in Law from Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
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Indash
Overview
Startup Description: Create remarkable social media content at scale without sacrificing quality or originality.
Industry: Marketing Tech, AI
Team Size: 6
Time in Stealth: 4 months
Founder Profile
Santiago Gramajo – Co-Founder at Indash
Co-Founder featured as a Stealth Founder in Tech Talents #27
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Previous Exit
Previous Experience: ex-Sequence, ex-Co-Founder at XERIAL, ex-Co-Founder at V Sports, Draper University, Business Administration at Universidad del Salvador, Godspell College.
Headquarters: Argentina
Co-Founder: Manuel Soria
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🤫 Talents Entering Stealth
Talents with relevant experiences who have just entered stealth mode.
Gabriel Lacerda – Founder at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Ex-Corporate, Unicorn Experience
Previous Experience: ex-Business Development Representative at Bitso, ex-Business Developer - Ventures at Transfero Group, ex-B2B Commercial Analyst at Banco Modal, Bachelor’s in Economic Sciences from Ibmec.
Headquarters: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
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Gabriel Vallejo – Founder & CEO at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Top University, Ex-Big Tech, Ex-Corporate
Previous Experience: ex-Senior Vice President - Latin America at Oracle, ex-Co-Founder, Oracle Next Education (ONE), ex-Vice President at Momentum Worldwide | Brazil - McCann Worldgroup, Bachelor’s in Communication and Advertising at FAAP.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
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Joao Rubens Belluzzo Neto – Co-founder at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Ex-Corporate
Previous Experience: ex-Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Venture Incubation Program), ex-Co-founder and CTO at Milie Mind, Bachelor’s in Software Engineering from FIAP.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Time in Current Position: 1 month
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Michael Schaecher – Stealth at Stealth Startup
Founder Highlights: Ex-Big Tech, Ex-Corporate, Ex-Consultant
Previous Experience: ex-Cofounder at Futuremood, ex-Product & Marketing Strategy at Bose Corporation, ex-Director of Marketing & Growth at Munchery, ex-Marketing Manager at Airbnb, ex-Full Stack Product & Growth Consultant at Schaecher Megacorp.
Headquarters: Mexico
Time in Current Position: 11 months
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