Company Launch Tracker #71
Ex-Amazon Prime Air engineer builds AI document intelligence for manufacturing, Ex-DFINITY VP builds training data infrastructure for physical AI, & MIT alum builds the data layer for broker-dealers
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-Amazon Prime Air structural engineer building AI-powered document intelligence for manufacturing teams
BCG consultant building custom audience models for marketing teams
Harvard alum and ex-DFINITY VP building training and data infrastructure for physical AI labs
MIT MEng and ex-AWS engineer building the data infrastructure layer for broker-dealers
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.
Diego Prats - CEO & Founder at Haptic AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: VP of Engineering at Nexus, Principal R&D at DFINITY, VP Product Engineering at Overnight, Harvard alum
Haptic AI builds infrastructure for physical AI labs, helping them manage data and train robotics policies for deployment.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Physical AI, Developer Infrastructure | Team Size: 4
Jesse Boyle - Co-Founder & CEO at Attainer
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Senior Strategic Project Lead at Mercor, GTM & Partnerships at Power, Head of Corporate Initiatives at Inari, Financial Analyst Intern at Amazon, Summer Intern at Bill & Melinda Gates Investment Office
Attainer is an applied research lab that partners with enterprises to accelerate the adoption and development of foundation models.
HQ: United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software | Team Size: 2
Alexander Bartoletti - Founder at TraceFrame
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Senior Composites Design Engineer at Wisk, Capstone Lead & Structural Engineer at Amazon Prime Air, Design Engineering Intern at Aerojet Rocketdyne, MEng at UC Berkeley
Connect on: LinkedIn
TraceFrame is an AI platform that unlocks engineering data — drawings, specs, and work instructions — enabling teams to draft documents, measure change impacts, and search across files with full source traceability.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Engineering Tech, AI Software
Haoran Wen - Founder at Cascade
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: MEng at MIT, Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services, Lead Software Engineer at Buckler Securities, Co-Founder at Mohi
Connect on: LinkedIn
Cascade is a data platform for broker-dealers that automatically ingests and structures vendor files, enabling teams to run reports and analytics without a dedicated data engineering team.
HQ: United States
Industry: FinTech, Data Infrastructure
Purav Patel - Co-Founder at Clayzo
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Technical Product Manager Intern at First American, Founder in Residence at Afore Capital and Founders Inc., Co-Founder at PUG, Undergraduate Researcher in Robotics & AI at UC Irvine
Clayzo builds feedback and prototyping infrastructure for modern product and engineering teams.
HQ: United States
Industry: Developer Tools, Product Management | Team Size: 3
Maheshwar Murugesan - Founder & CEO at Effluent
FounderDNA: Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Scout at Susa Ventures, Founder in Residence at Lightyear, Wastewater Researcher at NC State University, NC STEM Academy
Connect on: LinkedIn
Effluent is an early-stage startup focused on wastewater technology and innovation.
HQ: United States
Industry: CleanTech, Water Technology | Team Size: 2
Key Investors: SV Angel, Susa Ventures, Joshua Browder, Lightyear/HF0, Reid Cuming
Ashton Daniel - Co-Founder at Auxos
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, Software Development Intern at Amazon, Software Engineer Intern at Oracle
Connect on: LinkedIn
Auxos creates simulated audiences for marketing and product teams, building custom audience models that react to brand positioning, creatives, landing pages, and pricing.
HQ: United States
Industry: MarTech, Artificial Intelligence | Team Size: 3
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