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Signals by Signal - Week 17
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Hervé Meyer-Olbersleben
April 24, 2025
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Stealth Detector
Signal detects thousands of new stealth founders every month. Here’s a glimpse of some of the individuals operating under the radar, along with their backgrounds and expertise.
 | Yaroslav Kravchenko |
 | Faruk Sahin |
 | Ramin Azhdari |
Newly launched startups
Signal uncovers newly launched startups ready to disrupt their industries. This section highlights some of the recent startups we spotted.
 | Paradox |
 | SPCTR |
 | Velatir |
Growing companies
Signal monitors fast-growing companies in real-time, offering updates on key performance metrics, funding, team growth and much more. Here are some of the growing companies we recently spotted.
 | Industry: Software Development Location: London, United Kingdom What they do: The platform connects EVs, batteries, and heat pumps to electricity markets to help kick fossil fuels out of the grid. Last funding date: Aug. 1, 2024 Latest funding amount: $8.9M Team: Archy de Berker, Karl Bach, George Garforth Signal: Axle Energy marked important progress with the addition of a key hire including Róisín Bolt in Technical Operations and Pete Last in Commercial. The company also expanded its customer base by acquiring National Grid Electricity Distribution as a new client. Additionally, Axle Energy is actively hiring, with job postings in one area, indicating ongoing growth and expansion efforts |
 | Industry: Technology, Information and Internet Location: Helsinki, Finland What they do: First glasses-free mixed reality solution Last funding date: Sep. 27, 2024 Last funding amount: $11.2M Team: Urho Konttori, Thomas Carlsson, Joonas Itäranta, Mikko Strandborg, Petteri Timonen, Jussi Mäkinen Signal: Distance Technologies has made significant strides with a key hire, Pekka Ayras, as an Optical Engineer, and the publication of a new patent on augmenting reality using multiscopic display technology. Additionally, the company's LinkedIn following has grown by 12% in the last 30 days, reaching 2.1k followers |
 | Industry: Software Development Location: Berlin, Germany What they do: Kittl is a browser-based tool built for designers, by designers to create and deliver professional quality work Last funding date: Jan. 23, 2024 Last funding amount: $36.0M Team: Nicolas Heymann, Tobias Saul Signal: Kittl has expanded its team to 149 employees, marking a 4% increase over the past 30 days. Recent key hires include Borahm Cho as Product Manager, Chaitra Gopalakrishna as Senior QA Engineer, and Marta Matos as Senior Product Designer, enhancing the company's growth capabilities |
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