Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response. Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously. In many business arenas, brand-name partners and distribution are a prerequisite to scaling the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise. Startups that operate in stealth mode until their solution is perfect usually acquire customers and investors very slowly. Efforts that take years, or have many starts and stops, will not generate investor confidence.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

We know a lot of founders in this space choose to remain in stealth and expect the actual number of Israeli startups working on generative AI to be much larger and grow quickly. We made two new investments in this space which are still in stealth. While ChatGPT is most famously known, there are over 750 generative AI globally.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The truth is, we operated in stealth mode for three years to make sure that our product could stand up against the solutions created by the likes of Pinterest and other monolithic companies. Partner with Big Brands. So, we stayed quiet and we tested and retested before we opened our mouths.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The truth is, we operated in stealth mode for three years to make sure that our product could stand up against the solutions created by the likes of Pinterest and other monolithic companies. Partner with Big Brands. So, we stayed quiet and we tested and retested before we opened our mouths.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Celeno Communications , an Israel-based provider of semiconductors for multimedia WiFi home networking applications, this morning announced that it has secured a $12 million funding round, which included a strategic investment by international cable operator Liberty Global. venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Celeno Communications , an Israel-based provider of semiconductors for multimedia WiFi home networking applications, this morning announced that it has secured a $12 million funding round, which included a strategic investment by international cable operator Liberty Global. venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Celeno Communications , an Israel-based provider of semiconductors for multimedia WiFi home networking applications, this morning announced that it has secured a $12 million funding round, which included a strategic investment by international cable operator Liberty Global. venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Celeno Communications , an Israel-based provider of semiconductors for multimedia WiFi home networking applications, this morning announced that it has secured a $12 million funding round, which included a strategic investment by international cable operator Liberty Global. venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The truth is, we operated in stealth mode for three years to make sure that our product could stand up against the solutions created by the likes of Pinterest and other monolithic companies. Partner with Big Brands. So, we stayed quiet and we tested and retested before we opened our mouths.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you are a technologist, and business just isn’t your thing, then find a partner you trust who can complement your technical skills with a passion for business. Aspiring entrepreneurs who are determined to operate in stealth mode, for fear of giving away their secrets, will find they lose more than they could gain by sharing.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the war, Israels technology industry presented record figures for mergers and acquisitions according to a new report from Vintage Investment Partners. Mazel tov Or Israel and team bananaz on coming out of stealth with $5.3M We must # BRINGTHEMHOME NOW. M&A deals set a new peak this year of $10.5 billion in 2021.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 26, 2017

A stealth neural training company. (PS — if Competitive to one of our stealth studio companies. My time so far has been spent as an operator, an investor, and now a hybrid of the two. NextGig : Actionable information about companies in your professional network. Sleeperbot : Messaging for sports fans.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Thumbs up Benny Porat and team Twine Security on coming out of stealth with a $12M seed round to automate security tasks starting with identity management! Great milestone Dvir Hoffman and team CommBox on your $15M series B to build the future of customer experience powered by AI! Not all exits are happy, but nevertheless a result.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2022

In contrast classical computers have very low error rates and operate at room temperature. Quantum Cryptography/Quantum Key Distribution can distribute keys between authorized partners connected by a quantum channel and a classical authenticated channel. But qubits have high error rates and need to be ultracold. Quantum Timing.

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VC Adventure

APRIL 8, 2010

Recently Dan Frommer over at the Silicon Alley Insider wrote about the reemergence of “stealth mode ”. With one of our portfolio companies, Trada , recently emerging from 18 months of quiet operations, we’re taking the subject up once again (very timely if Frommer’s post is any indication). Tags: stealth.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 14, 2025

Also in Chinese AI, Manus AI , the operator AI assistant is generated a lot of buzz and was dubbed the second Deepseek moment. Freepik partnered with Google to integrate Veo 2 , and now it supports image-to-video. based on recent report by Fusion VC ( source ) In the years 2015-2024 Israeli startups in stealth raised over $125M.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This is particularly relevant for industries and departments that rely on manual, procedure-driven processes, such as customer support, recruiting, and security operations. Many companies in the Agentic AI space choose to remain in stealth, but just know that it’s never too early to speak with us.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Ensure staff, partners, customers, and board understand the business technological vision. Tactical Draw-up and control complete IT operational and capital expenditure budgets for IT. Past responsibility for operational and capital budgets in excess of $1M, confidence with budgeting and spend planning.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

We’re filling it with our own team , plus a couple of startups in our portfolio ( Parsely , Phone.com , some in stealth mode). Here are our core operating principles: - Healthy alternatives should be truly viable alternatives, not luxury products. Motion is better than no motion; stasis kills.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

O perations – We work closely with a pool of preferred service providers who address the operational challenges of early-stage companies: accounting, financial modeling, sales acceleration, legal and regulatory needs, insurance, real estate, engineering, and community building. I’ve listed a few ideas below.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Currently in R&D mode and working with select partners. ineze search dissects the content of each page caught by its web-crawler – Physical, Technical, Environmental, Operational and other characteristics. Self reported: Stealth-mode peronal finance security startup powered by the collective vigilance and wisdom of crowds.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Currently in R&D mode and working with select partners. ineze search dissects the content of each page caught by its web-crawler – Physical, Technical, Environmental, Operational and other characteristics. Self reported: Stealth-mode peronal finance security startup powered by the collective vigilance and wisdom of crowds.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

One of the things we like to do at Forward Partners is invest in companies just as they are starting up. He’s a commercial and operations guy by background and with our assistance in customer development, development, design and marketing he has been able to move extremely rapidly. Announcement Forward'

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Last week, one of our most recent portfolio companies, Ten Little , came out of stealth and announced its public launch. . To round out the founding team, Julie brings an extremely complementary experience in operations from Jet.com and eos products. We were excited to be the first to say yes and lead the $2.6M

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View from Seed

JULY 11, 2019

On Tuesday, one of our most recent portfolio companies, Otis, came out of stealth and announced its public launch. It will be hard to predict exactly what this will mean for the way these markets operate. We are grateful to Michael and his team for having the trust in us to be his partner in this business from the beginning.

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View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

As an operator, not an investor, I’m amazed at how many casual, throwaway comments that happen inside a VC’s office would be genuinely useful to entrepreneurs building their businesses. Be sure you have an honest and direct discussion with your lawyers, who should be viewed as true partners who understand these things.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Additionally, as Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman points out, competition from the big companies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “If They’re both fruit, but they’re very different in terms of how they operate. And to me, a much more common occurrence is looking at the structure of how a well-placed incumbent operates.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Additionally, as Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman points out, competition from the big companies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “If They’re both fruit, but they’re very different in terms of how they operate. And to me, a much more common occurrence is looking at the structure of how a well-placed incumbent operates.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

At the heart of this “offset strategy” was “precision strike,” – building stealth aircraft to deliver precision guided munitions unseen by enemy radar, and designing intelligence and reconnaissance systems that would target for them. could design and produce. The REF also had its own budget, which it could use to acquire equipment.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 5, 2022

to our founders, limited partners, co-investors, and friends for another year of growth and learning. Day one lead/co-lead in 14 founding teams: (most still in stealth) representing ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?? We are truly ?? And our portfolio continued to grow: ?

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 5, 2022

We are truly to our founders, limited partners, co-investors, and friends for another year of growth and learning. Ab Gupta , Operating Partner and former VP Strategy & Ops at Kustomer. 1/ We started @boldstartvc in 2010 w/ $1m. We added 3 team members: Ellen Chisa , Founder-in-Residence and former co-founder of Dark.

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BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Finally, we try to prewire the Series A investment by getting our portfolio companies to meet with the right partners at the right firms early on before they even need money. Smart enterprises are analyzing all of this data to make better decisions, increase revenue, and improve operating performance.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

PurePlus is disrupting candy with stealth nutrition. We built a team of specialists from the food innovation and operations arm of the baby food company Plum Organics, and the marketing arm of companies like JUST Water, Red Bull, Stance, and GoPro, and the business development arm of companies like This Bar Saves Lives.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

You raised four rounds within 18 months, waiting until your third round before coming out of stealth mode. The reason I mention this is that our fundraising strategy involves first and foremost choosing partners who are human beings that we’d like to join us on our journey. Let’s talk about your financing strategy.

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