Company Launch Tracker #54
NASA & SIG alum builds EEG AI that reads the brain, Ex-Amazon/SAP engineer turns tribal knowledge into actionable AI, & AlphaSense automates pharmacy operations with AI
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-Meta & Amazon intern builds voice-native AI commerce API
Ex-SIG quant & NASA researcher builds foundation models for brain data
Former AlphaSense growth & strategy lead builds AI agents for pharmacies
Ex-Amazon Lab126 PM launches AI for real-time sales coaching to close more deals
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.
Brian Daley - Founder & CEO at Egra
FounderDNA: Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Quantitative Trader at Susquehanna International Group (SIG), ex-Neural Network Architecture Research Intern at NASA, ex-Machine Learning Researcher at Boise State University
Egra is building foundation models for EEG data to enable new applications in brain-computer interfaces, neuroscience research, and neurotechnology.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
Latest Funding: $5.5M Pre-Seed Round on 2/12/2026
Key Investors: a16z speedrun, SV Angel, Pear VC, Liquid 2 Ventures, Soma Capital, Afore Capital, Link Ventures, Courtside Ventures
Ashu Duggal - Co-Founder & CEO at PillPilot
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Ex-Growth Strategy at AlphaSense, ex-CEO & Head Quantitative Trader at Aventus Technologies, ex-Quantitative Researcher at Eleven Squared
Connect on: LinkedIn
PillPilot builds AI agents that automate pharmacy operations, helping pharmacies manage prescriptions, workflows, and patient interactions more efficiently.
HQ: New York, New York, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 3
David Horne - Founder at Immut
Prior Experience: Head of Partnerships at Portico, ex-Head of Commercial EMEA at Immerse, ex-Director of Revenue Operations at Enroh, ex-Enterprise Sales Director at Yext, ex-Account Director at Oracle
Connect on: LinkedIn
Immut provides blockchain-based intellectual property protection designed for the digital age.
HQ: London Area, United Kingdom
Industry: Desktop Computing Software Products | Team Size: 1
Brandon Boehme - Co-Founder at Maven
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer Intern at Meta, ex-Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon, ex-Software Engineer Intern at VBO Tickets
Maven builds infrastructure that enables AI agents to complete secure, voice-native commerce transactions through a single API.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Software Development | Team Size: 2
Vivek Reddy Goli - Founder & CEO at Rapport
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Technical Product Manager at Amazon Lab126, ex-Senior Technical Product Manager at Amazon, ex-Co-Founder at Green Aye Solutions, ex-Business Intelligence Engineer at ZS Associates
Rapport builds an AI sales coaching assistant that listens to live sales conversations and provides real-time guidance to help teams close more deals and improve performance.
HQ: United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Nasser Allabwani - Founder at CentralAgent
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Ex-Software Engineer at Amazon, ex-Software Engineer at SAP, ex-Full Stack Engineer at Manulife, Founder at Code-Canvas
CentralAgent is an AI-powered principal engineering agent designed to capture and operationalize your company’s tribal knowledge.
HQ: Canada
Industry: Software Development
Vik Bharadwaj - Co-Founder at Runrate
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Ex-Senior Software Engineer at Oracle, ex-Software Engineering Intern at Tesla, ex-Investment Banking Summer Associate at Jefferies
Runrate builds financial infrastructure for AI agents, helping companies track model costs, allocate spend to outcomes, and forecast automation budgets.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Technology, Information and Internet | Team Size: 2
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