Company Launch Tracker #78
Ex-DeepMind engineer launches a fully automated AI research lab, KTH spinout builds enterprise automation with mathematically guaranteed AI, & Ripple alum builds AI tool for closer human relationships
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-Google DeepMind research engineer is building the world’s most automated AI research lab
KTH Royal Institute of Technology spinout builds enterprise automation with mathematically guaranteed AI
AWS and Lab126 tech lead is building AI teammates for industrial maintenance operations
Ex-Ripple and CME Group alum is building an AI tool for closer human relationships
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.
Kanav Garg - Co-Founder at Core Automation
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Research Engineer at Google DeepMind, Software Engineer at Google, Software Engineer at Lyft
Core Automation is building a fully automated AI research lab, developing new learning algorithms and architectures that scale better than transformers.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Research & Development | Team Size: 14
James Ming Liang A. - Co-Founder and CTO at Aether Space
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Research Scientist Intern at RIKEN (Emtiyaz Khan team), Research Scientist Intern at A*STAR, ML Researcher at National University of Singapore
Connect on: LinkedIn
Aether Space is building the neutral coordination and intelligence layer for orbital logistics, replacing fragmented spreadsheet-based workflows with software that enables satellite operators and launch providers to plan missions, optimize manifests, and allocate capacity at scale.
HQ: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Industry: Space Technology, Logistics Software | Team Size: 2
Sonia Horchidan - Co-Founder & CEO at OrbDB Labs
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: PhD at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Visiting Researcher at University of Cambridge, Software Engineer at Google
Connect on: LinkedIn
OrbDB Labs builds enterprise automation infrastructure with mathematically guaranteed AI, enabling organizations to define and enforce their own performance standards.
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software | Team Size: 3
Ronak Malde - Co-Founder at Trajectory
FounderDNA: Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: RL Research at Google DeepMind, AI Research at Windsurf, Intern at NVIDIA, Intern at Salesforce, Pear Garage Fellow at Pear VC, Stanford alum
Trajectory is a research lab and product company building a platform for continual learning in AI systems.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools | Team Size: 9
Latest Funding: $15M Seed Round on 5/28/2026
Key Investors: Conviction, Bessemer Venture Partners, Radical VC, BoxGroup
Miguel V. - Founder & CEO at Genuine Labs
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Founder & CEO at pump.games, Head of XRP Markets at Ripple, Senior Director - Global Head of Precious Metals at CME Group, VP - Head of Precious Metals Options at Bank of America, Associate - Precious Metals Trader at Morgan Stanley, MS at Columbia University, BA at Yale University
Connect on: LinkedIn
Genuine Labs is building Finch, an AI tool that surfaces contextual insights about the people in your life before you communicate with them, helping users be more present and thoughtful in their relationships.
HQ: Miami, Florida, United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Apps | Team Size: 2
Jalaja Kurubarahalli - Co-Founder and Head of AI at Quintess AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Sr. Software Engineer & Tech Lead at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Sr. Software Engineer & Tech Lead at Lab126, Sr. Software Engineer at Intel, Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University
Quintess AI deploys AI teammates that enhance existing EAM/ERP systems for maintenance operations, capturing real-time activity data and generating intelligent insights to reduce administrative burden and improve asset reliability across industries.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Operations | Team Size: 7
Simon Campion - Co-Founder at Heplon
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: PhD at University of Southern California, Staff Infrastructure & Platform Engineer at DeepL, Research Intern at Microsoft
Connect on: LinkedIn
Heplon is a natural language layer that integrates with existing platforms to make them progressively easier to use over time.
HQ: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools | Team Size: 2
Stay strapped in,
Drake
Thanks for reading. If you enjoyed this, share it with your friends, colleagues, and anyone who wants to stay ahead of the latest startup launches and emerging companies in tech.