Company Launch Tracker #82
Qualcomm GM builds full-stack AI silicon, Ex-Meta PM builds AI for whole genome sequencing diagnostics, & Google alum builds a math tutor that teaches thinking, not answers
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:
UC Berkeley MBA and Qualcomm GM is building full-stack AI infrastructure silicon
Former Meta and Google PM is building frontier AI for whole genome sequencing diagnostics
PromoFarma founder (exit to DocMorris) launches AI co-workers for pharma field teams
Ex-Google/YouTube PM is building an AI math tutor that walks kids through the thinking, not the solution
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.
Sunil Bhardwaj - Co-Founder & COO at TYLsemi
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: MBA at UC Berkeley, General Manager - Custom Silicon Group at Qualcomm, Corporate VP at Alphawave Semi, VP Operations - Custom Silicon at SiFive, Senior Director – Engineering at Rambus
Connect on: LinkedIn
TYLsemi is building full-stack AI infrastructure silicon - covering architecture, silicon design, chiplet packaging, supply chain, and firmware - to address the power, I/O, and memory demands of modern AI workloads.
HQ: San Jose, California, United States
Industry: Semiconductors, AI Infrastructure | Team Size: 5
Daniel McKinnon - Founder and Member of Technical Staff at Gamow Labs
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Doctorate Degree, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Product Manager - AI Silicon at Meta, Product Manager - Vertex Generative AI at Google, Co-Founder at Agribotix (acquired), VP of Product at 3D Robotics
Connect on: LinkedIn
Gamow Labs uses frontier AI models to perform clinical genetic analysis, making whole genome sequencing diagnostics accessible beyond specialized clinical settings.
HQ: Boulder, Colorado, United States
Industry: HealthTech, Genomics, Clinical AI
David Maso - Co-Founder & CEO at Avatia
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree, Top 10 University, Prior Exit
Prior Experience: Co-Founder & CEO at PromoFarma (acquired by DocMorris), Chief AI Health Officer at DocMorris, Management Consultant at DiamondCluster International
Connect on: LinkedIn
Avatia is building AI co-workers for pharma commercial, medical, and field teams - helping them personalize interactions with healthcare professionals and reduce operational friction at scale.
HQ: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Industry: HealthTech, Pharma AI
Eric Sanders - Chief Executive Officer at Sports Intel
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: MBA at New York Institute of Technology, VP of Managed Services at Presidio, Founder & Managing Partner at eCloud Managed Solutions, Managing Partner at OptimumTech Services
Sports Intel is an AI platform that helps coaches, recruiting coordinators, parents, and athletes navigate the college sports recruitment process through data analytics and player comparison tools.
HQ: Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States
Industry: Sports Tech, AI Recruitment | Team Size: 5
Hanwen Yan - Co-Founder at CogBuddy
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Product Manager at YouTube, Technical Program Manager at Google, Frontend Engineer & PM at Equilar
Connect on: LinkedIn
CogBuddy is an AI math tutor for K-12 students that deliberately withholds answers, designed to preserve productive struggle and build real comprehension. The platform tracks individual learning patterns, surfaces misunderstandings, and gives parents full session visibility.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: EdTech, AI Tutoring
Srihan Balaji - Co-Founder at Protent
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Research Scientist - Advanced Technology Laboratories at Lockheed Martin, Engineering at Amazon Web Services, AI Researcher at Virginia Tech National Security Institute, Research Intern at NIH
Protent delivers real-time video awareness for law enforcement and security teams, alerting operators when critical activity appears on live camera feeds and enabling plain-language search across a camera network.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Defense Tech, Public Safety AI | Team Size: 3
Taalai Djumabaev - Chief Executive Officer at Luwo
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Senior Software Engineer at Google, Java/MPS Developer at JetBrains, Senior Software Engineer at Deutsche Bank, Founder at Growthhungry Academy
Connect on: LinkedIn
Luwo is a ready-to-teach K–8 Computer Science curriculum platform covering lessons, practice, assignments, analytics, and teacher support in one product.
HQ: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: EdTech, K–12 CS Education | Team Size: 3
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