Company Launch Tracker #73
UC Berkeley alum builds AI sign language infrastructure, Ex-Oracle engineer launches agentic AI security platform, & Ex-Google/Meta/Zoom marketing head builds enterprise AI trust layer
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 Oracle and Deloitte senior engineer is building an agentic AI security and observability platform
Former Head of Marketing at Google, Meta, and Zoom is building an enterprise AI trust layer
Google AI Consultant and Director of AI at Common Thread Collective is building a native AI productivity suite for Mac and Windows
HEC Paris and UC Berkeley-trained serial founder is building the foundational data infrastructure that will allow AI to understand sign language
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.
Stephanie H. - Founder and CEO at Herdly AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Senior Software Engineer at Oracle, Senior Software Engineer at Alaska Airlines, Lead Software Engineer at Deloitte
Herdly AI is an agentic AI security and observability platform designed to help organizations monitor, detect, and respond to risks in AI-driven environments.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
Suryodaya B. Shahi - Founder at Ancoda
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: AI Researcher at Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital, AI Researcher at University of Maryland, CTO at Kaushala
Ancoda builds sovereign-first enterprise data infrastructure for emerging nations, providing an operating layer and localized AI tools that allow organizations to deploy AI on their own data, in their own language, and under their own regulatory frameworks.
HQ: Nepal
Industry: Sovereign AI Infrastructure, Enterprise Data, GovTech | Team Size: 2
Jacob Posel - Co-Founder at Indigo AI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: AI Consultant at Google, Director of AI at Common Thread Collective, Founding Engineer at envited, Software Engineer at Airhouse
Connect on: LinkedIn
Indigo AI is building a suite of native desktop and web applications that bring AI-powered workflows to professionals on Mac and Windows.
HQ: United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Productivity Software | Team Size: 8
Florian Meloux - Founder & CEO at CLERC
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs at HEC Paris, Co-Founder & Chief Communication at Spokhand, Learn2Launch Program at UC Berkeley, Sales Director at KEIA
CLERC is building the foundational data infrastructure for sign language AI — large-scale, linguistically validated ASL datasets structured for model ingestion and built with native Deaf signers, enabling AI systems to understand sign language at depth.
HQ: United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Accessibility Technology, Data Infrastructure
Kaushik Das - Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer at Dream Play
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: PhD & MS at UC Berkeley, Founder and CEO at PeregrineData.ai, EVP of Big Data and Data Science at Star India, AI Strategy Advisor at Dream11, Head of Data Science at Pivotal Software
Dream Play is an AI-powered performance intelligence platform by Dream Sports that uses video analytics and AI to translate match data into actionable improvement insights for everyday athletes, starting with Padel.
HQ: India
Industry: Sports Technology, Artificial Intelligence | Team Size: 9
Venkat Nathan - Founder at Skilldeo
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Stanford Seed Transformation Program at Stanford University GSB, Founder/CEO at Nesh LIVE, Vice President Solutions Delivery at Virtusa, Senior Software Designer at Nortel Networks
Skilldeo is an AI-driven hiring platform that uses skill-based video assessments to help organizations evaluate candidates beyond their resumes.
HQ: India
Industry: HRTech, Artificial Intelligence | Team Size: 6
Matt Zaheen - Co-Founder at Tynapse
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Head of Marketing at Zoom, Head of Consumer & Partnerships Marketing at Meta, Director & Head of Marketing at Google APAC, Founder & CEO at 1yes
Tynapse is building a trust layer for enterprise AI, enabling organizations to deploy AI systems with greater security, reliability, and governance.
HQ: South Korea
Industry: Enterprise AI, Trust & Safety | Team Size: 7
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