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⚽️ Specter x etn. @ Como 1907 2025
Specter founders spent the weekend at Como 1907 with The Players Fund and the etn. crew. Interested in a real venture platform and topics on AI, signals, investing and where we’re taking Specter next? Check it out ↓
@ 29:49 → Co-Founders of Specter, Marco and Dominik with etn. 🤌
💸 Revenue Signals of the Week
Specter tracks private-company revenue and profitability as it’s reported across social posts, news, podcasts, and public filings.
Testimonial hit $1.3M ARR
Damon Chen reports $1.3M ARR; $109,000 MRR for via an X post linking to its Stripe profile, implying about $1.308M ARR.
SiteGPT hit $169K ARR
Sai Dheeraj Pachipulusu reports $169K ARR; current MRR of $14,102 (~$14k) with a dashboard screenshot; also stated a goal to reach $20k MRR within 5 weeks (by end of 2025).
Shipper.now hit $43K ARR
Daniel Ch reports $43K ARR; MRR of $3.6k for Shipper during its Product Hunt launch day, with a stated goal of $10k MRR.
PostSyncer hit $37K ARR
MRR snapshot of $3,043 with a note that $500 MRR was added in a single day.
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🔮 Stealth Opportunities of the Week
Specter monitors real-time global talent movements to spot investment opportunities before anyone else.
Samuel Alba
Samuel Alba, 20-year career in software engineering and leadership, co-founded Dagger, where he scaled the core open-source project to 15,000 GitHub stars and developed a commercial SaaS for pipeline observability, raising $30M in funding. Tenure at Docker, Inc. as VP of Engineering, growing team from 3 to over 100, leading the development of Docker Community and Enterprise Editions. Earlier roles include Technical Consultant at Akamai Technologies and Software Engineer positions at Zoomorama, INRIA, and Rift Technologies. Contributed as a Teacher Assistant at Epitech and holds a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Information Technology. With major tech experience and a network of 1,942 LinkedIn followers, he is now co-founding a stealth venture. Currently in stealth 👻
Pavir Patel
Pavir Patel, serial founder with 15 years of experience, founded Outerop and Bigteam.ai, and served as COO at One Trading, where he built the EU's first regulated crypto derivatives exchange. Career includes roles as Chief of Staff at Bitpanda Pro and VP of Digital Strategy & FinTech at J.P. Morgan, where he incubated their first AI company. Holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Nottingham University and has been recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30. With 6,020 LinkedIn followers, he is now the CEO and Co-founder of a stealth startup. Currently in stealth 👻
Sherwood Callaway
Sherwood Callaway, with a decade of experience in software development, co-founded Opkit, a YC-backed AI startup acquired by 11x, where he led engineering for Alice, an AI agent sales rep. At Brex, he established the Infrastructure and Observability teams, contributing to their hypergrowth. Career began at CapTech Ventures and Crunchbase, where he transitioned from frontend to infrastructure engineering. Holds a Bachelor's degree in History from Davidson College and completed a Business Fundamentals Certificate at the University of Virginia. With 7,641 LinkedIn followers, he is now the Founder & CEO of a stealth startup and serves as an Infra Scout at Andreessen Horowitz. Currently in stealth 👻
Scott Arnold
Scott Arnold, 19 years of experience, served as a Software Engineer at Meta and Partner Engineer at Facebook, contributing to major tech projects. Diverse background includes roles as a Product Manager at 7 Elements Studios and a Software Engineer at Age of Learning, Inc., where he led teams to create educational games. He also taught 3D animation at the University of Southern California, holds a BA in Fine Arts, 3D Animation. With experience at Fortune 500 companies and a network of 466 LinkedIn followers, he is now founding a stealth startup. Currently in stealth 👻
Antonio Ferrara
Antonio Ferrara, product designer with 5 years of experience, founded Dachi and SMW - Premium Newsletter for Magicians, showcasing his serial founder credentials. Career includes roles as a Product Designer at Bending Spoons and a UX/UI Designer at Zoe - Healthy Digital Life. Holds a Master's degree in Technology Entrepreneurship from the Technical University of Denmark and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Industrial Management from the University of Florence. With major tech experience and 435 LinkedIn followers, he is now founding a stealth venture. Currently in stealth 👻
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🎱 Investor Signals of the Week
Specter analyzes the online and social activity of leading investors and industry insiders to predict upcoming funding rounds and acquisitions.
Ando (🔥 featured 7x in 90 days)
Ando, located in San Francisco, California, is reimagining what a work messaging platform looks like when AI agents are actual teammates, not just tools. Founded by Sara Du (ex-Alloy Automation, The Thiel Foundation, Snap Inc.), raised funding from Accel. With a team size not disclosed, Ando aims to revolutionize workplace communication through AI integration.
Galadyne (🔥 featured 3x in 90 days)
Galadyne, located in Austin, Texas, is building the next generation of missile systems. Founded by Chandler Luzsicza (ex-Saronic Technologies, SpaceX, Rocket Project at UCLA), raised funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Jackson Moses, MVP Ventures, and Pax Ventures. With a team of 1 employee, Galadyne is targeting defense contractors with its advanced missile technology.
Doss (🔥 featured 5x in 90 days)
Doss, located in San Francisco, California, offers an adaptive ERP and data platform designed for automation. Founded by Arnav Mishra (ex-ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, Techquitable Futures, BUILT BY GIRLS) and Wiley Jones (ex-Athelas, Verkada, Sprite Robotics), raised $18.0M in funding on Apr 15, 2025 from Contrary, Theory Ventures, 20SALES, 47Th Street Partners, General Catalyst, La Famiglia, Sara Du, and basecase capital. With a team of 83 employees, Doss is targeting mid-sized to large enterprises in industrials, consumer goods, and manufacturing.
Wondercraft (🔥 featured 4x in 90 days)
Wondercraft, located in London, England, is an AI audio studio for brands and creative teams, enabling users to script, voice, and produce studio-quality audio content in any language. Founded by Oskar Serrander (ex-Techstars, Acast, iHeartMedia), Youssef Rizk (ex-Moonshot, Palantir Technologies, Imperial College London), and Dimi Nikolaou (ex-Palantir Technologies, Zynga, Surrey Scorchers), raised $3.0M in funding from ElevenLabs, Steven Bartlett, Will Ventures, Y Combinator. With a team of 55 employees, Wondercraft is targeting creators, businesses, teams, and agencies.
Workshop Labs (🔥 featured 6x in 90 days)
Workshop Labs, located in London, England, is developing technology to train billions of personalized AI models, ensuring verifiable privacy. Founded by Rudolf Laine (ex-Constellation, Owain Evans Group, ML Alignment & Theory Scholars) and Luke Drago (ex-BlueDot Impact, Encode), raised funding from Brad Burnham, Brendan McCord, Character (VC), Cosmos Holdings, Juniper Ventures, Main Character Capital, Matt McIlwain, OVO Fund, Seldon Lab. With a team of 5 employees, Workshop Labs is targeting individuals seeking personal AI augmentation. The company is backed by Character (VC), Cosmos Health, Juniper Ventures.
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🍒 Company Opportunities of the Week
Specter tracks the performance of millions of companies and identifies the ones who are likely to increase in valuation.
VoidZero (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 8)
VoidZero, HQ in Singapore, is dedicated to building a comprehensive JavaScript toolchain that includes a parser, transformer, resolver, linter, formatter, minifier, bundler, test runner, and meta framework support. Its products, such as Vite, Vitest, and Rolldown, are widely adopted by developers and major engineering teams globally, including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Founded by Evan You (ex-Meteor Development Group, Google), the company employs 7 people. VoidZero has raised $17.1M, with Accel (Ivan Zhou, Nikhil Ramesh) and Amplify Partners (Arjun Narayan, Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz) among its investors. The company ranks #8 globally, with 236,151 web visits (+345.53% growth) and 895 LinkedIn followers.
Fyxer AI (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 10)
Fyxer AI, London-based, offers an AI-powered executive assistant designed to streamline email management and meeting note-taking for individuals and teams. The platform integrates with Gmail and Outlook, organizing emails and drafting replies in the user's tone. Founded by Richard Hollingsworth (ex-FYXER People, Bull Moose Derivatives), Archie Hollingsworth (ex-FYXER People), and Matthew Ffrench, the company employs 72 people. Fyxer AI has secured $40M in funding, with Madrona (Derek Tu, Scott Roberts) and Lakestar (Mark Maxwell, Serge Alleyne) as notable investors. The company ranks #10 globally, with 491,493 web visits (+33.74% growth) and 30,452 LinkedIn followers.
Cosine (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 23)
Cosine AI, headquartered in San Francisco, offers Genie, an agent-native AI software engineer designed to autonomously branch, implement, test, and submit pull requests. Products include Genie and AutoPM, which enhance task execution and verification. Founded by Alistair Pullen (ex-Gopuff, Buoy), Yang Li (ex-Luno, Ziglu), and Sam Stenner (ex-Gopuff), the company employs 32 people. Cosine AI has raised $3M, with Soma Capital (Arhan Chhabra, Gustavo Caetano) and UpHonest Capital (Xuan Zheng Ph.D., Yuantao (Will) Peng) among its investors. The company ranks #23 globally, with 112,417 web visits (-26.90% growth) and 2,145 LinkedIn followers.
Better Auth (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 52)
Better Auth, based in Ethiopia/San Francisco, offers a comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript, supporting features like email authentication and social sign-on. The product is designed to simplify authentication processes for developers. Founded by Bereket Engida, the company employs 6 people. Better Auth has raised $5M, with Peak XV Partners (Jaspriya Kaur, Rishen Kapoor) and Chapter One (Jeff Morris Jr., Doug Dyer) as key investors. The company ranks #52 globally, with 626,092 web visits (+23.43% growth) and 2,490 LinkedIn followers.
Cua (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 90)
Cua, headquartered in San Francisco, provides macOS and Linux containers for AI agents, focusing on Apple Silicon for performance. Their products, such as "Agent" and "MCP," support RPA workflows and OS control. Founded by former founder Alexander Puppo (ex-Cua (YC X25), Notion), and Francesco Bonacci (ex-Microsoft), the company employs 7 people. Cua has raised $500K, backed by Y Combinator. The company ranks #90 globally, with 42,105 web visits and 1,897 LinkedIn followers.
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