Company Launch Tracker #43
Ex-Apple & Tesla engineer brings AI to mechanical engineering, YC-backed founder automates on-call support with AI agents, & Ex-Head of Finance at Compound builds an AI analyst for CRE
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:
Ex-Apple and Tesla engineer modernizes mechanical engineering with AI
Ex-Goldman Sachs VP and Oracle alum launches data-aware AI agents to automate on-call support
Ex-Head of Finance at Compound builds AI analyst for CRE acquisitions
Ex-Meta engineer brings AI-native software to construction manufacturing
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.
Alex Rivero - Co-Founder & CEO at REV1
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Product Design Engineer at Apple, ex-Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla, UC Berkeley alum
REV1 is modernizing mechanical engineering with AI, starting with 2D engineering drawings.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Lucas Argento - Co-Founder at Supplai
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Machine Learning Engineer at Mercado Libre, ex-Data Scientist at Globant, ex-Sr Machine Learning Engineer at MetLife
Connect on: LinkedIn
Supplai replaces fragile spreadsheets with AI agents that run in the background, forecasting demand, optimizing inventory decisions, and generating ready-to-send purchase orders.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development
Yueh-Han Huang - Co-Founder at Amazive
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Threads, ex-Software Engineer at Meta, ex-Software Engineer at Prefect, ex-Analytics Engineer at Cooby & Netlify
Connect on: LinkedIn
Amazive is the AI‑native software platform that helps construction manufacturers run their businesses faster and more efficiently by automating complex workflows that are still largely manual.
HQ: United States | Sweden
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
Archie Shou - Co-Founder at Hyperic
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Engineering Intern at Aalo Atomics, ex-Full-stack Developer at Accenture, ex-Founder at VEX Robotics
Hyperic is creating scalable drones that can take natural-language commands, autonomously execute missions, and coordinate as adaptive swarms built for defense, infrastructure, and industrial operations.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing | Team Size: 3
Charlie Davidmann - Co-Founder at Planisphere
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Head of Finance at Compound, ex-Senior Director of Capital Markets Sales at Pipe, ex-Senior Advisor at CFO Advisors, ex-Morgan Stanley
Planisphere is building an AI analyst that handles the commercial real estate acquisitions workflow.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Business Intelligence Platforms | Team Size: 5
Matt Vukojevic - Co-Founder at Robin AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior AI Product Manager at Dayforce, ex-Associate Product Manager at Vidyard, ex-Prdocut Manager at Symantec
Robin AI is building intelligent AI agents that handle the operational heavy lifting so talent agencies can focus on growing creators and closing bigger deals.
HQ: Canada
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Shipra Jha - Co-Founder at Corelayer
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-VP at Goldman Sachs, ex-Oracle
Connect on: LinkedIn
Corelayer (YC W26) automates on-call support with data-aware AI agents.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
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