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Signals by Signal - Week 32

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Simon Bottkjaer
August 07, 2025

Welcome to Signals by Signal!

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.

Chris Lim
Berlin, Germany· Stealth since July 2025

Background: Flowstack, Results.com

Education: University of Sydney

Jes Lam, PhD
London, United Kingdom · Stealth since August 2025

Experience: JPMorgan, Aspect Capital, Lockheed Martin

Education: Oxford University, Yale University

Tobias Leuthold
Zürich, Switzerland· Stealth since August 2025

Background: EWOR, SafeStroll, Akina

Education: ETH Zürich

Newly launched startups

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

Atis AI
San Francisco, United States
Founded by: Ashraf Heleka

Description: AI agents for mortgage brokers

Website: getatis.ai

Insellar
Berlin, Germany
Founded by: Hamed Bahmani

Description: Insellar is developing a new class of brain interfaces that work with the body's own systems to improve mental health.

Website: insellar.com

Kidamame
Lecco, Italy
Founded by: Marco Uberti

Description: We create meaningful screen time for kids. 

Website: kidamame.com

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: Supply Chain Technology

Location: London, United Kingdom

What they do: Treefera empowers organizations to fortify their supply chains and build resilience through first-mile visibility.

Last funding date: Jun. 03, 2025

Latest funding amount: $30M

Team: Caroline Grey, Jonathan Horn

Signal: Treefera has 61 employees, marking a 15% increase. The company has also gained over 3.5k LinkedIn followers, a 32% rise. A notable key hire is Jasmine Hansen, PhD, a Geospatial Engineer. Treefera has been featured in several news outlets, including techfundingnews.com, eu-startups.com, uktech.news, businessinsider.com, and tech.eu.

Industry: FinTech

Location: Berlin, Germany

What they do: Pliant is a European fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions. Our modular, API-first platform helps businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into their financial workflows.

Last funding date: Apr. 28, 2025

Last funding amount: $40M

Team: Fabian Terner, Malte Rau

Signal: Pliant has made significant strides in its workforce, with key hires including Nicolò Marchi as a Software Engineer, Vishal Rajole as a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend, and Arina Denisova as Finance Manager - Treasury Operations.

Industry: HealthTech

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

What they do: Neko Health is a Swedish health-tech company co-founded in 2018 by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek. Neko's vision is to create a healthcare system that can help people stay healthy through preventive measures and early detection.

Last funding date: Jan. 23, 2025

Last funding amount: $260M

Team: Hjalmar Nilsonne, Daniel Ek

Signal: Neko Health has made significant strides with key hires including Chafik Driouichi in Hardware & Firmware, Sathiya Jothi Veeravel as Senior QA Engineer, and Vicky Bourne as VP of Global Talent Acquisition.

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