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Specter Monitor #248

Specter Monitor #248

$15M ARR in AI voice agents for telecoms. The ex-VP of Product at Pinecone is building in stealth, and an AI data platform with no funding raised has pulled 20 investor signals in a year. Here is what's moving private markets today.

💸 Revenue Signals of the Week

Specter tracks private-company revenue and profitability as it’s reported across social posts, news, podcasts, and public filings.

Wildgrain Nears $100M in Revenue

Forbes reports Wildgrain is on track to top $100M in revenue in 2026, cash-flow positive and debt-free, across 60+ partner bakeries. Wildgrain delivers artisanal ready-to-bake bread, pasta, and pastries.

Judge.me Hits $18M ARR

Judge.me reports it reached $18M ARR, about 2.5x in two years, on a profitable go-to-market model. Judge.me is a product and store reviews app.

Fonio Hits $15M ARR

Fonio reports it reached $15M ARR, up from $10M, adding $5M in just 60 days. Fonio builds AI phone assistants that automate calls, routing, and scheduling.

GojiberryAI Hits $4.5M ARR

GojiberryAI reports $4.5M ARR with 500+ demos booked in a single month. GojiberryAI finds high-intent leads for B2B companies.

Vobiz AI Hits $2M ARR

Suman Gandham shares Vobiz crossed a $2M ARR run rate, doubling in two months while handling around 300M calls a month. Vobiz builds AI voice agents for banking and finance.


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🔮 Stealth Opportunities of the Week

Specter monitors real-time global talent movements to spot investment opportunities before anyone else.

Oliver Low 🇬🇧

Experience: Founder (Stealth), Consultant (Mercor), Advisor (Neurons Lab), Advisor (AGENTS.inc), Partner (Thunder.vc), CEO (Tiny Studio) (Tiny), Managing Director (Silverbullet), Co-Founder / CEO (Platform360), Co-Founder (giverr), Co-Founder (Breed and Craft), Account Director (Myspace), Account Manager (Microsoft Corporation)

Highlights: Fortune 500 Experience, Prior Exit, Prior IPO, Prior VC-Backed Experience, Prior VC-Backed Founder, Serial Founder, VC-Backed Experience

Amaury Roland 🇫🇷

Experience: CEO & Co-Founder (Stealth AI Startup), Co-Founder & General Manager, Exited (Studapart), Angel Investor (Various)

Highlights: Major Tech Experience, Prior Exit, Prior VC-Backed Founder, VC-Backed Founder

Education: Licence (Sciences de Gestion) (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Elan Dekel 🇺🇸

Experience: Co-Founder (Stealth Mode), Member of Technical Staff (Amazon), VP Product (Pinecone), Product Lead for Core Data Serving (Google), Founder & CEO (Medico.com), Senior Product Manager, EMEA (Google), Product Manager & International Product Manager - Google AdWords (Google), VC Associate (Evergreen Venture Partners), CEO/Co-Founder (Earthnoise)

Highlights: Fortune 500 Experience, Prior VC-Backed Experience, Top University, VC-Backed Experience

Education: Master of Business Administration (MBA) (INSEAD)

Vimal Vachhani 🇮🇳

Experience: Co-Founder and CTO (Stealth Startup), Senior Software Architect (Thomson Reuters), Lead Software Architect (Amdocs), Software Architect (Amdocs), Founder (OfferLion Technologies), Senior Software Specialist (SAS), Tech Lead (Zensar Technologies), Senior Software Engineer (Accenture), Programmer (IIFL (India Infoline Group))

Highlights: Prior VC-Backed Experience, Strong Technical Background

Education: Bachelor's Degree (First Class) (Physics) (The Patidar Gin Science College)

Santhi Analytis, Ph.D. 🇺🇸

Experience: Co-Founder (Stealth Startup), Consultant (Radicand, Inc.), Venture Advisor (Designer Fund), Board Director (Oli (Baymatob)), VP of Engineering (Gradient), CTO & Co-Founder, Acquired by Market Leader (Moxxly), Research Assistant (Stanford University), Controls/System Engineer (Hansen Medical), R&D Engineer (Sadra Medical, acquired by Boston Scientific)

Highlights: Major Tech Experience, Prior VC-Backed Experience, Strong Academic Background, Top University, VC-Backed Founder

Education: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (Mechanical Engineering) (Stanford University)

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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.

Hyperspell provides an end-to-end data pipeline that structures unstructured data for AI-enabled applications.
Founders: Conor Brennan-Burke, Manu Ebert
Founded: 2024
HQ Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Sublime Nuclear modularises the domestic nuclear fuel conversion process to secure supply chains.
Founders: Justin Winston, Matthew Singer, Sam Flood
Founded: 2026
HQ Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

CogniSwitch builds reliable AI agents for enterprises using a neuro-symbolic knowledge foundation.
Founders: Dilip Ittyera, Vivek Khandelwal, Joshua Thomas
Founded: 2022
HQ Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Recurvia builds AI infrastructure that accelerates neural network training and inference.
Founders: John Torr, Hami Bahraynian
Founded: 2024
HQ Location: London, England, United Kingdom

OPENHUMAN uses AI-powered research methods to capture nuanced human data for organisations.
Founders: Alessandro Babini, Ramanujam MV
Founded: 2026
HQ Location: London, England, United Kingdom

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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.

MITO AI (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 14)

MITO AI is an AI-native filmmaking platform with a video studio and full creative suite.
Signal: Headcount Surge, Web Traffic Surge, Social Followers Surge, Top Tier Investors, No Recent Funding
Founder: Inaki Berenguer, Arantxa Barcia, Danny Saltaren
Total Funding Raised: $4.5M
Last Funding Type: Seed
Investors: Adrián Mato Gondelle, Didac Lee, Everywhere Ventures, FJ Labs, Felipe Navio, Guillermo Flor, Ignacio Moreno Pubul, Jaime Novoa, Jenny Fielding, Juan Urdiales, K Fund, Kibo Ventures, LifeX Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Luiss Sanz, Manuel Bronstein, Marc Clemente, Outsized Ventures, Pep Gomez, Roxanne Varza, Rubén Domínguez Ibar, Sequoia Capital, a16z Scout Fund

Vocca AI (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 91)

Vocca AI automates patient calls, appointment scheduling, and reminders for healthcare centers.
Signal: Headcount Surge, Web Traffic Surge, Social Followers Surge, No Recent Funding, Top Tier Investors
Founder: Eliott Hoffenberg, Hugo Danet
Total Funding Raised: $25.5M
Last Funding Type: Series A
Investors: Charles Gorintin, Cyril Berdugo, Eric Setton, FJ Labs, Firstminute Capital, Heal Capital, Kima Ventures, Michael Philippe, Norrsken VC, Olivier Pomel, Philippe Bouaziz, Sequoia Scout, Speedinvest

Volter (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 114)

Volter is a solar operating system for commercial and industrial properties.
Signal: Headcount Surge, Social Followers Surge, No Recent Funding, Top Tier Investors
Founder: Alex J., Luke Buhl-Nielsen
Total Funding Raised: $3.2M
Last Funding Type: Seed
Investors: Andrea Casasco, Eamon Jubbawy, Johannes Schildt, Neptunia Invest, Seedcamp, Transition

Neocambrian AI (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 1652)

Neocambrian builds AI-powered industrial machines and computer vision observability for manufacturing.
Signal: Headcount Surge, Social Followers Surge, No Recent Funding
Founder: Abhinav Kukreja
Total Funding Raised: $750K
Last Funding Type: Seed

Involve Space (🌟 Specter – Global Rank 5009)

Involve Space provides intelligent stratospheric Earth observation and defense solutions.
Signal: Headcount Surge, No Recent Funding, Top Tier Investors
Founder: Claudio Piazzai, Jonathan Polotto
Total Funding Raised: $3.3M
Last Funding Type: Seed
Investors: Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Earlybird Venture Capital, Fondazione CRT, Intesa Sanpaolo, Plug and Play, TLI Space, Takeoff Accelerator, UniCredit

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