The Hidden VC #6: 40 new companies
The former CEO of a 800-people company now launching an AI business, a Dutch repeat entrepreneur, and the former Managing Director of a European scale-up starting a new company.
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Josh Raine from Germany is working on a stealth-mode project focused on health & wellness. He is the former founder and deputy CEO of Wasoko (700 employees).
EONIQ is a B2B SaaS and services company based in Germany, empowering enterprises with AI innovations. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Former CEO of an 800-people company.
Maarten Poot from Netherlands has been building something in stealth mode for 1 month. He is the former co-founder of Felyx.
Linkup is a B2B SaaS company based in France, connecting AIs to the internet. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page. Former Group Product Manager at Lyft.
Pradyumna M K Prasad from Sweden recently entered stealth mode (3 months ago), building something at the intersection of AI and health & wellness. He spent 4 years at King as a Machine Learning Product Lead.
Francesc Navarro from Spain recently went into stealth mode (1 month ago), and is building something at the intersection of AI and health & wellness. He led Factorial's M&A efforts.
Bartłomiej Dudek from Poland is building something in stealth mode within the EdTech space.
HydrİoTee is a B2B hardware/physical product and SaaS company based in France, offering advanced IoT devices for monitoring water and energy consumption. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Rowan Rimington from the UK is building something biotech in stealth mode.
xAID is a B2B SaaS company based in Spain, providing end-to-end radiology automation. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
ions.bio is a B2B services and other transaction-based company based in Germany, covering the entire biomarker value chain. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
moverloop is a B2B services and other transaction-based company based in Germany, simplifying local green electricity supply for companies. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Omega Human is a B2C SaaS company based in France, providing the first AI-powered app for personal and spiritual development through expanded states of consciousness. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Olivia Sander from Sweden is working on a stealth-mode project.
Auma is a B2B SaaS company based in the UK, offering an all-in-one ATS for hiring teams to manage job listings, candidates, and AI-driven insights. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Nils Bartig from Germany is building something in the energy/climate tech verticals in stealth mode.
Jacek Golebiowski from Germany is building something AI/deep tech in stealth mode.
Ainovis is a B2B SaaS company based in Spain, generating and simulating healthcare data focused on medical imaging and volumetry. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Gambit Cyber is a B2B and B2G SaaS company based in the Netherlands, offering AI-driven threat exposure management. You can learn more about them on their LinkedIn page.
Lisa J. Green from the UK has just gone in stealth mode (1 month ago), and is building something in the energy/climate tech verticals.
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What you can’t see as a free subscriber this week:
The former Managing Director of a European scale-up starting a new company
The former CTO of an Accel-backed startup on to his next ad(venture)
A Belgian NLP expert now building something on his own
A new French Antler company building a Sales & marketing tool
And much more!
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