Company Launch Tracker #20
Rocket Lab alum builds radiation-tolerant AI compute for space, Ex-Traba GM modernizes business insurance with AI, & Harvard alum creates digital twin tech that lets individuals leverage personal data
Company Launch Tracker is a real-time feed for investors, founders, and tech enthusiasts who want to spot startups the moment they launch. We leverage the technology built at Gravity to track billions of data points and surface company debuts the instant they happen. These signals include founder “I’m excited to announce…” posts, company filings, job changes, product hunt launches, and early press mentions—all stitched together into a single stream of what’s new.
In this issue of the Company Launch Tracker, here is what we will uncover:
Former Traba GM and BCG alum launches AI-powered commercial insurance brokerage
Dorm Room Fund partner builds vertically integrated AI immigration law firm
Harvard alum builds digital-twin platform to empower individuals with their data
Rocket Lab alum builds radiation-tolerant AI compute for aerospace missions
And more…
Here’s the rundown of new company activity… 🚀🚀🚀
🚀Recent Company Launches
Early visibility into the launches most people won’t hear about until months later.
James Chen - Co-Founder at Fernstone
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-GM - Southwest at Traba, ex-Associate at BCG, ex-Growth at intenseye
Fernstone (YC F25) is an AI-powered insurance brokerage for businesses.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Insurance | Team Size: 3
Hunter Nguyen - Co-Founder & CTO at Stratus
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Production Engineer Fellow at Meta & Major League Hacking, ex-Machine Learning Researcher at San José State University, ex-Software Engineer Intern at NASA Ames Research Center
Stratus (YC F25) is building a real-time safety layer for the world’s airports.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Airlines and Aviation | Team Size: 2
Tathagata Baya - Co-Founder & CEO at Settle
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Venture Partner at Dorm Room Fund, ex-Head of Design, Product & Growth at being
Connect on: LinkedIn
Settle is a vertically integrated, AI law firm purpose built to solve for end-to-end immigration.
HQ: New York, United States
Industry: Legal Services | Team Size: 2
Tejaswi Polimetla - Founder at Avi
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Data Science Intern at Reuters, ex-Data Scientist at Statistics Without Borders, ex-Teaching Assistant at University of Florida, Harvard alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
Avi is building a digital twin platform that helps individuals make their data work for them and experts scale their impact without losing their personal touch.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Patrick Bellamy - Co-Founder at Kesslr Labs
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Flight Software Intern at Rocket Lab, ex-ARES Rocketry Team Lead, ex-ML Summer Program at Amazon
Kesslr Labs is developing radiation-tolerant, deterministic, and AI-class compute for aerospace applications.
HQ: Australia
Industry: Space Research and Technology | Team Size: 2
Abdullah Nauman - Co-Founder at Claybird
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer - Product at Google, ex-Teaching Assistant at University of Michigan, ex-Engineering Intern (YC S21) at AGAPÉ
Connect on: LinkedIn
Clarbird (YC F25) writes and produces AI brand ads - then intelligently generates tailored retargeting videos for every audience segment.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Oleg Kostour - Co-Founder & CEO at AtlasGrid
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Growth, Product at Life360, ex-Cofounder & CEO of Tenthbit (Acquired by Dropbox & Life360)
AtlasGrid (YC F25) is building a visual analytics platform - think Figma meets Amplitude.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
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