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Signals by Signal - Week 20

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Get a sneak peek of what our platform can do with this data-driven newsletter, crafted to help investors discover stealth founders, emerging startups, and growing companies. Enjoy this week’s edition — we’re excited to have you with us!

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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.

Peter Rowe
Amsterdam, Netherlands· Stealth since May 2025

Background: Aerbio, Deep Branch, In Ovo B.V.

Education: University of Nottingham, University of Manchester

Hung HOANG
London, United Kingdom· Stealth since Apr 2025

Experience: Twin, Apple, Acre, Workwell, Clevermind, BNP Paribas

Education: Télécom Paris, John von Neumann Institute, VNUHCM

Jascha Achterberg
Oxford, United Kingdom· Stealth since Apr 2025

Background: University of Oxford, Psynergy Mental Health

Education: University of Cambridge, Hochschule Osnabrück

Newly launched startups

Signal uncovers newly launched startups ready to disrupt their industries. This section highlights some of the recent startups we spotted.

Loop52
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded by: Jonathan Grey, Lewis Roy Campbell

Description: Driving circularity in Automotive Plastics

Website: loop52.com

Description: SONOJET is developing comapct integrated aerosol sources and aerosol print heads based on surface acoustic wave technology

Website: sonojet.com

Vitalis Ortho
London, United Kingdom
Founded by: Olly Morgan

Description: Vitalis Ortho is a start-up developing a regenerative orthopaedic implant for knee osteoarthritis

Website: n/a

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: Optimize your inventory decisions, avoid stockouts and boost your sales

Last funding date: Oct. 16, 2024

Latest funding amount: $17.0M

Signal: Autone has expanded its workforce to 65 employees, marking an 8% increase in just 25 days. The company has made a key hire, Elbert Timothy, as a Junior Frontend Engineer. Autone is actively hiring for four areas and has expanded its geographical presence to Italy, the UAE, and the UK. Additionally, it has acquired six new customers, including notable brands like Stüssy and Roberto Cavalli

Industry: Software Development

Location: San Francisco, United States

What they do: A fully customizable all-code backend for content-driven websites and apps, their builders and creators

Last funding date: May 8, 2025

Last funding amount: $85.0M

Signal: Sanity has made key hires, including Dave Sewell as a Software Engineer and Valentina F. as a Support Engineer. The company has also experienced a 3% increase in its workforce over the past 30 days, bringing the total number of employees to 233

Industry: Consumer Electronics

Location: Espoo, Finland

What they do: IXI is redefining vision correction with the world’s first adaptive eyewear, providing seamless clarity wherever you look

Last funding date: Apr. 28, 2025

Last funding amount: $36.5M

Signal: IXI has 53 employees, marking a 6% increase over the past 30 days. Additionally, the company has published two new patents: one on adaptive shading adjustment in optical apparatuses and another on compensation of chromatic aberration in liquid crystal elements

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