Early Stage Founders (poach.vc)

Early Stage Founders (poach.vc)

(0149) 12 Stealth Founders: Ex-Google X, MIT, & Meta (Robotics & AI)

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Jan 07, 2026
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Early Stage Founders

  • Justin Chen (United States)

    • Former Senior Cloud Engineer at CVS Health, now working on “scaling training for humanoid robots” in stealth.

    • Twitter / LinkedIn

  • Jenina Soto (New York)

    • Tech operator and growth leader with experience at DoorDash, Meta, and Goldman Sachs. Building in stealth for the last 7mo.

    • LinkedIn

  • Alan Yu (United States)

    • Investor at BlackRock and previously at Ping An Voyager Partners, now co-founder and CEO of a stealth startup in sports tech.

    • LinkedIn

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