Company Launch Tracker #30
Yale-trained ML scientist builds AI agents for drug discovery, Pixar/Xiaomi engineer builds AI automation for manufacturing, and YC-backed quant founder builds execution tech for digital-asset markets
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:
Yale-trained ML scientist builds AI agents accelerating drug discovery
Pixar & Xiaomi engineering leader builds AI-native automation for manufacturing
YC-backed quant founder builds execution tech for digital-asset markets
Antler alum builds agentic system that 10× collections teams
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.
Andrei Chupakhin - Co-Founder & CPO at Fastfold
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Postgraduate Associate at Yale School of Medicine, ex-Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Align Technology, ex-Senior Research Scientist at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Fastfold accelerates biological research with AI agents and scalable compute for R&D in drug discovery, therapeutic development, and beyond.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Biotechnology Research | Team Size: 5
Abel Salinas - Co-Founder at CommonGround
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Intern at Adobe, Google, Intel and Microsoft
CommonGround is an AI-powered intelligence platform that surfaces operational risks before they escalate into costly disruptions.
HQ: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 5
Wei Hua - Co-Founder & COO at Echoliner
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Software Engineer at Xiaomi, ex-Senior Software Development Engineer at Pixar, ex-Interim CTO at Creative Minds Media Productions
Connect on: LinkedIn
Echoliner is an AI-native automation platform featuring collaborative robotics, real-time analytics, and cross-language audio translation for next-generation manufacturing.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 4
Wendy Wang - Founder at Creator AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Machine Learning Engineer at Meta, Ex-Machine Learning Engineer at Credit Sesame, ex-ML Engineer at Accenture
Connect on: LinkedIn
Creator AI is an iOS engine designed to solve “Blank Page Syndrome” and help creators engineer their growth using real-time data.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Peter Bai - Co-Founder at Sequence Markets
Prior Experience: Ex-Macro Trading Quantitative Developer at University Pension Plan Ontario, ex-Equity Markets Quantitative Developer at TMX Group, ex-Venture Capital Analyst at HCS Capital
Connect on: LinkedIn
Sequence Markets (YCW26) builds execution technology for digital-asset markets. Their platform improves trade routing across venues and helps institutions and active investors access better pricing, lower slippage and more reliable execution.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Financial Services | Team Size: 3
Sara Holyavkin - Co-Founder & CEO at Reperi AI
FounderDNA: Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Product and Head of Experience & Data at Entrapeer, ex-GM, Follow.Fashion at Softtech
Reperi AI is an AI-native Talent Intelligence Platform helping organizations uncover AI-savvy potential both inside and outside their workforce.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Ade Fatukasi - Co-Founder & CEO at Sarah AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Founder in Residence at Antler, ex-Commercial & Implementation Lead at Nous, ex-Co-Founder & COO at Loma
Connect on: LinkedIn
Sarah AI is the agentic system that 10×’s collections teams. Sarah handles outbound omnichannel, recovering money faster while shrinking workload.
HQ: London, England, United Kingdom
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 3
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