This edition of Signals by Evertrace features OpenSecura, MethodX and Zyga, alongside three founders building in stealth across the United States and United Kingdom.
New companies
OpenSecura — Pan Hu
OpenSecura is building security monitoring and response software for AI agents. Its open-source OpenAIDR platform focuses on helping enterprises monitor and respond to security issues involving agents.
Palo Alto-based co-founder and Chief AI Officer Pan Hu holds a PhD from Stanford. His background includes engineering and research roles at Uber and Alibaba, plus a research internship at Microsoft.
MethodX — Raphaël Marguerit
MethodX is building an AI factory engineer for complex manufacturing. It aims to help industrial teams investigate quality and yield deviations, evaluate process changes and turn engineering decisions into reusable factory knowledge.
New York-based CEO and co-founder Raphaël Marguerit previously founded Switcher and co-founded Buzzzer Beaters and driv. He also served as Sales Director at Pliant.
Zyga — Pierre Pakey
Zyga is an AI sales assistant for freelancers and small businesses. It helps find prospects, manage outreach and follow up with leads, bringing sales tasks into one workflow.
Paris-based co-founder Pierre Pakey previously co-founded Mindsay, now ViaSay, and held product strategy and AI leadership responsibilities at Laiye. He holds an MSc from Oxford and an engineering degree from École Polytechnique.
Founders building in stealth
James Huckle
London-based James Huckle is building in stealth. He previously founded Counterpoise Finance and served as Chief of AI Research & Development at AutogenAI. His background also includes quantitative research and development roles.
Manohar Paluri
Manohar Paluri is building in stealth in Menlo Park. He holds a PhD from Georgia Tech and previously served as a Vice President at Meta, following roles as Senior Director and Director of Artificial Intelligence.
Michelle Lin
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Michelle Lin is a co-founder and CSO at a stealth biotech company. She holds a PhD from Yale and previously served as VP of Preclinical and Translational Biology at Vor Bio. Earlier roles include research positions at CRISPR Therapeutics and Boston Children’s Hospital.
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