Company Launch Tracker #46
$130M-exit founder returns with a data science × AI startup, MIT alum builds AI lab for scientific research, & Defense engineer launches AI-native molecular discovery platform
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 Periscope Data co-founders (sold to Sisense for $130M) returns with new data science x AI startup
MIT CSAIL & CMU research fellow builds an applied AI lab that delivers end-to-end scientific research agents
Ex-Lockheed Martin and L3Harris engineer launches AI-native molecular discovery platform
Ex-Velo3D Chief Strategy Officer and aerospace PhD is modernizing metalmaking
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.
Harry Glaser - Co-Founder & CEO at Kitewing
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Business Officer at Sisense, ex-Co-Founder & CEO at Periscope Data (sold to Sisense for $130M), ex-Co-founder & CEO at Modelbit, ex-Product Manager at Google
Co-Founder: Tom O’Neill (Co-Founder & CTO of Periscope Data)
Kitewing combines data science and artificial intelligence to develop advanced technologies for analyzing and leveraging complex data.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Wade Mackey - Co-Founder & CTO at Cambria
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin, ex-Software Engineer at L3Harris Technologies, ex-Embedded System Software Engineer Intern at Airogistic
Cambria is an AI-native molecular discovery platform that turns evolution into a design interface for industrial R&D.
HQ: United States
Industry: Biotechnology Research | Team Size: 2
Aayam Bansal - Co-Founder at Synthetic Sciences
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Ex-Research Intern at MIT CSAIL, ex-Research Fellow at CMU, ex-Founder & CEO at aisock (acquired)
Connect on: LinkedIn
Synthetic Sciences is an applied AI Lab building end-to-end scientific research agents.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Rishi Magiawala - Co-Founder at Beor AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Remote Security Solutions, ex-Cloud Engineer at Georgia Tech VIP Program, ex-Software Engineer Intern at AVEVA and Wormhole
Beor AI is building an AI-powered platform that transforms unstructured image and video data into searchable, actionable intelligence
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Zachary Murphree - Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer at Radify
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Ex-Chief Strategy Officer at Velo3D, ex-VP of Business Development at Freeform, PhD in Aerospace engineering from UT Austin
Radify is modernizing metalmaking to reduce reliance on foreign supply, upgrade outdated industrial processes, and strengthen domestic production of critical metals.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 5
Daichi Hiraoka - Co-Founder at Korso
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Electrical Hardware Engineer at Penn Electric Racing, ex-Electrical Engineering Intern at TransSiP, ex-Research Assistant at University of Florida
Korso is building the OS for manufacturing.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Manufacturing | Team Size: 3
Kenneth MacDonald - Founder at Standard Forensics
Prior Experience: Former technical analyst in financial crimes, ex-Manager, Data Strategy & Analytics at Alvarez & Marsal, ex-Senior Associate, Analytics and Data Strategy at Ankura
Standard Forensics is building an agent platform for forensic data analytics.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
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