Company Launch Tracker #79
Ex-Pinterest exec builds AI comms for local businesses, Purdue PhD builds a self-improving AI employee with institutional memory, & Ex-Techcyte engineer builds agentic voice dictation for pathologists
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 Pinterest Enterprise Sales Director and ex-ROKT VP EMEA is building an AI communication layer for local businesses
Purdue PhD and serial CTO is building a self-improving AI employee platform with institutional memory
Former Head of Google for Education GTM is building AI-native creative learning experiences for the next generation of builders
Former VP of Engineering at Techcyte and ex-Amazon SDE is building agentic voice dictation for pathologists
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.
Andrea Mackie - Co-Founder & CTO at HoneydewAI
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: UPenn alum, Software Engineer/Product Owner at Schlumberger, Product Manager at Bounteous, Software Implementation Consultant at Peloton
Connect on: LinkedIn
HoneydewAI is an AI-powered procurement intelligence platform for foodservice operators, offering tools designed to track and reduce food costs at the pace of a real kitchen.
HQ: Houston, Texas, United States
Industry: AI, FoodTech, Procurement Software | Team Size: 2
Michael Gibson - Co-Founder & CEO at Voquill
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: VP of Engineering at Techcyte, Software Engineer at Select Bankcard, SDE Intern at Amazon
Connect on: LinkedIn
Voquill is an agentic voice dictation platform built for pathologists that converts spoken findings into complete, signed-off reports in real time, integrating directly with major LIS and reporting systems including Epic Beaker, LigoLab, and CoPath.
HQ: Lehi, Utah, United States
Industry: HealthTech, AI, MedTech | Team Size: 3
Stephanie Emmanouel - Co-Founder at Konvy
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Director, Enterprise Sales at Pinterest, VP EMEA at ROKT, Managing Director at Blue Array
Connect on: LinkedIn
Konvy is an AI platform for local businesses that answers calls, manages reviews, and responds to leads around the clock, ensuring no customer interaction goes unanswered.
HQ: Australia
Industry: AI, Local Business Software, Customer Communication | Team Size: 2
Dominic Damoah - Co-Founder & CTO at MoltPod
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: PhD at Purdue University, Chief Technology Officer at Best Parents, Senior AI Engineer at Human In The Loop, Co-Founder & CTO at Vidcade, Co-Founder & CTO at WithGiga
MoltPod is an AI employee platform that captures institutional knowledge — playbooks, brand voice, and operating context — into a Company Brain, so each new AI employee onboards faster and at lower cost than the last.
HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industry: AI, Future of Work, Enterprise Automation | Team Size: 2
Sujal Dhakal - Founder at Vene Health
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder
Prior Experience: Founder in Residence at Afore Capital, Software Engineer at Phia, Software Engineering Manager at Bits of Good, CS at Georgia Tech
Connect on: LinkedIn
Vene Health is a healthcare technology company building patient-centered products and tools for healthcare providers.
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Industry: HealthTech, B2B SaaS | Team Size: 3
Tom Gierke - Co-Founder at Saymake
FounderDNA: Former FAANG, Serial Founder
Prior Experience: Head of North America GTM at Google for Education, Chief Growth Officer at Muse Group, SVP Business Development at MakeMusic, Account Executive at Apple, Fractional Sales & RevOps Lead at Soundtrap
Connect on: LinkedIn
Saymake is an AI-native learning platform building creative and problem-solving experiences for the next generation of builders.
HQ: Redwood City, California, United States
Industry: AI, Workplace Intelligence, B2B SaaS | Team Size: 2
Adeel Yawar Jamil - Co-Founder at RapidDraft
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: CAx Engineer at Volocopter, CAE Specialist at Forward Engineering, Development Engineer at SGL Carbon
Connect on: LinkedIn
RapidDraft is an AI layer built on top of CAD tools that accelerates design reviews and manufacturing drawings, linking engineering rules, review decisions, and manufacturing feedback directly to 3D models for mechanical engineering teams.
HQ: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Industry: AI, Engineering Software, Manufacturing Tech
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