Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 13, 2014

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world because it was in deep stealth, GM was trying to create what we now know as the mobile Web with the world’s largest telecom service providers and consumer electronics companies based on GM’s technology. We would have invested had they been looking to start a food truck.

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Cofounder Michigan Stealth Internet 167

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

While Telegram markets itself as a secure messaging app focused on privacy, there are discreet ways to view Telegram chats with the help of monitoring software like TheOneSpy. TheOneSpy is a leading parental monitoring and employee monitoring software that allows you to monitor Telegram chats and messages without detection.

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Stealth Software Review Security Software 147

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. Software is purchased at $99/month can be put on an expense report and the average enterprise worker is willing to try out lots of tools to find the one that works for them.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. I know you are still in stealth, but what can you tell us. What are you working on now?

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

GitHub can be a fantastic resume for software developers. Lenny recently sent me this direct message on Twitter: hey ryan, I got hired on as a short-term consultant for a stealth startup… so random. And this is where GitHub shines. The open platform showcases candidates’ creations, free to inspect and critique. And it paid off.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. The idea is just a very small part of the reason why we are in stealth. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link. Shocking, I know.

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Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). The “creator economy” will prosper in 2021. This may also trickle down to Google and Amazon. The Information and VentureBeat have more on this. credit App Annie. social media. In 2021, optimism on investing in social media has returned.

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Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

Crowdfunding works for creative projects - apps, consumer products, software - that resonate with average, everyday people. SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. Scott Steinberg: It’s best for [startups] with a strong consumer focus that can easily communicate their value proposition.

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Campaign Stealth Social Media Audience 142

deal architect

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

I have known Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor for going on 2 decades now. He was a polymath way before I wrote a book celebrating them. He has computer science and law degrees in addition to an MBA.

Stealth 382

Stealth Software 382

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The company emerged from stealth in November 2016 and announced a $100 million investment round from Sir Ronald Cohen, Lloyd Dorfman, OCAPAC Holding Company, and Horizons Ventures. Cognata (2017) – still in stealth, Cognata is developing Artificial Intelligence simulation engines for automated vehicles.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Israel Technical Review Startup 122

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2015

These companies spend millions of dollars every year on anti-virus software, security products, and firewall installations, yet they continue to be a growing target of cyber criminals. Why are startups so exposed? Don’t their IT department have security analysts to detect and prevent these threats?

API 100

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Austin Startup

MARCH 6, 2012

Recently rated by GigaOM as one of the 10 Austin Startups You Need to Meet at SXSW 2012, SubtleData is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) company that provides mobile app and mobile web developers with iPad enclosures, back-end software for retail apps and integrated payment processing.

Stealth 67

Stealth Web Development Austin Mobile 67

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

want to sidestep the argument about whether or not it's good to be " stealth " or not, and work with the assumption that if you've purchased the domain name, you're going to put up some sort of website. ", they are aimed at convincing companies to use open source software.

Technology 191

Technology Product San Francisco CTO Hire 191

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. congrats to Fortress IQ on its $12mm Series A led by Lightspeed and a stealth co on their $13.5mm Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth. First check to Series B?—?congrats First check to Series A?—?congrats

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Advisory Board Stealth Cloud Virginia 79

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. First check to Series Acongrats to Fortress IQ on its $12mm Series A led by Lightspeed and a stealth co on their $13.5mm Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth. Rebel exit to Salesforce.

Advisory Board 78

Advisory Board Stealth Cloud Virginia 78

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Are there benefits for a startup to work in “stealth&# mode? Essential Guidelines for Featured Content in Web Design – [link]. 34 Various Templates And PSDs To Ease Daily Workflow – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. One of the best essays on recruiting a high performing team for your startup – [link]. Avoid Decision by Indecision – [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

But a decade earlier as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, he was the father of the second offset strategy using software and semiconductors to build smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth aircraft that helped end the Cold War. Perry eventually became the 19th secretary of defense.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley San Diego Technical Review Incubator 120

BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. Investment opportunities will abound as data ops becomes the new dev ops and the need for pipelining software to go from raw data to prepped data increases.

Cloud 78

Cloud Cofounder Portfolio Advisory Board 78

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Sequoia Confirms Existence of “Stealth” Scout Program. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Crowdsourcing taps public for work, money, ideas – [link]. Early Startup Time Wasters – [link]. Who’s Next? – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Campaigns | NYT FiveThirtyEight – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Central African Republic Design 100

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Way to go Itamar Kunik and team Monogoto on your $27M series A to offer software-defined connectivity services that simplify the connection process for organisations and developers! LINKS FOR YOUR BROWSER Israel: Israeli tech review Q3 2024 – report by IVC Data and Insights ?

Israel 78

Israel Technical Review ChatGPT Open Source 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time.

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Stealth Marketing Startup Early Stage 263

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. It may not matter to you what Kohort is or isn’t, nor whether stealth is good or bad. Kohort said the site was “stealth&# to play up the sense of mystery around its brand and to generate interest.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Social Network 94

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2022

As they are short several orders of magnitude of Qubits, NISQ computers cannot perform any useful computation, however they are a necessary phase in the learning, especially to drive total system and software learning in parallel to the hardware development. Think of them as the training wheels for future universal quantum computers.

Technology 436

Technology Algorithm Stealth Distribution 436

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

So, I solved the problem when I decided to take the initiative and develop a new HR document management software for the team. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #20- As an early SaaS start-up, our success depends on customer feedback and our ability to tweak our software to suit their needs. Photo Credit: Daniel Foley.

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Entrepreneur Jordan Employee Revenue 127

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Since getting started in October, the board has already invested work in three startups (all in stealth mode): whoisgreen.com , burringo.com and doitinperson.com. Like a traditional capital fund, Kayweb Angels also has a board of directors that provides its startups with connections, guidance and help securing further funding.

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. Investment opportunities will abound as data ops becomes the new dev ops and the need for pipelining software to go from raw data to prepped data increases. 2 exits including yhat (sold to Alteryx?

Cloud 60

Cloud Cofounder Portfolio Advisory Board 60

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. Gyroscope is in double-dog secret stealth mode right now so I’ll focus more on the entrepreneur. We had executives from the studios like Fox, Warner Bros and Disney. Watch this space.

Los Angeles 276

Los Angeles Stealth Securities and Exchange Commission Southern California 276

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

ReadyTalk, a 15-year-old web conferencing software company, launched an internal startup. The United States Digital Service, a federal government agency, is building a ‘stealth startup.’ Prerna's vision is to share stories across multiple platforms, including apps, video, and virtual reality. Read about Prerna’s journey here.

Lean 60

Lean United States Fractional CTO Startup 60

Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. But I don’t buy it.

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Open Source Software Review Non-Compete Software 62

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks. Qualcomm Ventures is invested in a number of startups including Livescribe, Obopay , Arieso and Zeebo.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

————– We’ve spent the last 3 years building a methodology, classes, an accelerator and software tools and we’ve tested them on ~500 startups teams. LaunchPad Central software is used to track the business model canvas and customer discovery progress of each team. Here’s how. Lessons Learned.

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Oakland Incubator Lean Metrics 330

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Over the years, software has picked off more and more of these tasks, but even today, humans still own the vast majority of business processes. In every function, headcount costs dwarf software expenditures by orders of magnitude. Every job in the economy can be thought of as a bundle of tasks, shared between humans and machines.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI Cofounder Security Stealth 78

VC Cafe

MARCH 14, 2025

Well done Guy Flechter and team Sola Security on coming out of stealth with $30M in seed funding to offer cybersecurity protection to small and medium businesses! Kudos Alon Cohen and team QuamCore on coming out of stealth with a $9 million seed round to enable the implementation of a million-qubit computer in a 50 cm cube!

Stealth 88

Stealth Israel Generative AI Merger 88

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. Some startups are in stealth mode and maybe branding and beautiful design is important.

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

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). software (freeware), which adjusts your screen color and intensity to the time of day. Another option for data input is dictation software and microphone, such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking (~$50).

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Product Portfolio Venture Capital Vesting 166