Company Launch Tracker #84
Ex-Workday VP builds agentic AI to replace the HRIS, Ex-Poolside & GitHub exec builds an AI mobile bug-catcher, & Ex-Apple engineer builds imaging tech that renders solid matter transparent
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 Workday VP & Chief Technologist is building an agentic core HR system designed to replace the legacy HRIS
MIT Sloan MBA is building an AI-native platform that helps sports rights holders and brands close sponsorship deals faster
Former Poolside CRO and GitHub VP of Worldwide Sales is building an AI-native mobile testing platform that catches bugs before they reach production
Ex-Apple wireless hardware engineer is building an imaging platform that renders solid matter transparent
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.
Erin Yang - Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer & Chief Operating Officer at Sol
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Entrepreneur in Residence at Sutter Hill Ventures, VP & Chief Technologist at Workday, Venture Partner at Acadian Ventures, MS & BS (Electrical Engineering) at Stanford University
Sol is an agentic core HR system built to fully replace traditional HRIS platforms, designed to be self-maintaining and AI-native for a rapidly changing workforce.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: HR Tech, AI/SaaS | Team Size: 7
Key Investors: Sutter Hill Ventures and NEA
Bilgehan Avser - Co-Founder & CEO at Applied Electrodynamics
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Doctorate Degree, Former FAANG
Prior Experience: Staff Hardware Engineer, Wireless Design at Apple, Head of Technology at Humane, Director, Technology and Systems Engineering at HP IQ
Connect on: LinkedIn
Applied Electrodynamics (YC S26) is building a new imaging platform that renders solid matter transparent.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Imaging Technology, Deep Tech | Team Size: Not provided
Nikhil Srivastava - Founder & CEO at Triage
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Affiliate Researcher at University of Oxford, Fellow at Palantir Technologies, AI Fellow at Felicis, Scout at BoxGroup, Technical Researcher at Mercor, UC Berkeley alum
Connect on: LinkedIn
Triage is an applied AI research lab building alignment and security infrastructure for organizations operating advanced AI systems, with product lines spanning secure agents, integrity monitoring, and exposure management.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: AI Security, AI Safety Infrastructure | Team Size: 6
Key Investors: BoxGroup and Precursor Ventures
Parvinder T. - Co-Founder & CTO at Sekura AI
FounderDNA: Technical Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: VP of Engineering, Payload Systems & Data Products at Sceye, VP & Head of Engineering at Spire, Head of Software Development & Engineering, HCM-Recruiting at Workday, Staff/Principal Software Engineer at Sybase
Sekura is an AI-native penetration testing platform that eliminates the manual toil of vulnerability management by surfacing verified, exploitable vulnerabilities and automating remediation through a team’s existing security controls.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: Cybersecurity, AI/Automation | Team Size: 3
Raghavendra Polanki - Co-Founder and CTO at Pixology
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Technical Founder, Masters Degree, Former FAANG, Prior Exit, Top 10 University
Prior Experience: Software Engineering Manager, Google Cloud at Google, MBA at MIT Sloan, Co-Founder & CTO at 3DPhy.com (Acquired by PropTiger), Sr. Manager, Software Development at Expedia Group
Pixology is an AI-native platform for the sports sponsorship economy, helping rights holders and brands create, organize, pitch, and activate sponsorships faster by unifying content, inventory, and commercial intelligence in one platform.
HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Industry: Sports Tech, AI/SaaS | Team Size: 3
Darryl Mbolo - Co-Founder & CCO at HYNOVY
FounderDNA: Serial Founder, Masters Degree
Prior Experience: Head of Sales at Euverion GmbH, Head of Sales at Denizen
Connect on: LinkedIn
HYNOVY is a German deep-tech startup developing patent-pending electrode technology for alkaline electrolysis that improves the energy efficiency, cost, and durability of green hydrogen production.
HQ: Germany
Industry: Green Hydrogen, Deep Tech/Cleantech | Team Size: 5
Latest Funding: The company is backed by EUR 1.4 million in public funding and supported by advisors from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion.
Paul S. - Co-Founder at Revyl
FounderDNA: Doctorate Degree
Prior Experience: Chief Revenue Officer at poolside, VP Worldwide Sales at GitHub, VP Global Sales at Alfresco
Revyl is an AI-native mobile testing platform that catches bugs before they reach production.
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States
Industry: DevTools, AI/QA Automation | Team Size: 10
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