(0120) Ex-Neuralink/Tesla engineer, former public company CEO, Rippling director → AI/biotech stealth startups

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People

• Brooks Leitner (New Haven)

  • Physician and venture partner at PsyMed Ventures, currently co-founding a stealth startup to make tracking biomarkers more accessible.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Leah McClure (Canada)

  • Mechanical engineer and founder with previous experience at Neuralink and Tesla. University of Waterloo grad currently working on automating textile manufacturing.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Michael Yamnitsky (United States)

  • Founder of a stealth startup while serving as Senior Advisor at Insight Partners. Previously Managing Director at Insight Partners for 2 years. Has board experience and venture capital background. Likely has some initial funding.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn

• Rishab Hegde (New York)

  • Left his position as Director of Product at Rippling (led engineering and product development there for 5+ years). Although his LinkedIn says “exploring”, his Twitter shows him as the creator of Nyx, an AI agent with bounty rewards system.

  • Twitter / LinkedIn