Tip-offs
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Oct 17, 2025
Each week, we surface high-potential startups & promising founders.
This week's highlights →
🔥 Rising Apps
Apps riding remarkable growth on App Store.
Okxe | 713% growth in 3 months
B2C marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of used motorcycles in Vietnam. Raised $14.36M Series A in July 2025 from Kwangju Bank.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Colley | 200% growth in 3 months
Social commerce platform for fandom merchandise with AI-driven product creation. Raised a $5.39M Series A in Sep 2022 from Korea Omega.
Seoul, South Korea
Studyo | 149% growth in 3 months
K-12 school planner integrated with Learning Management Systems for assignment and deadline management. Raised a $936K Seed in Feb 2019.
Longueuil, Canada
Agonalea Games | 111% growth in 3 months
Mobile game studio creating hybrid-genre games. Raised a $2M Seed in Apr 2025 from Mika Games.
Concepción De Buenos Aires, Mexico
BeConfident | 93% growth in 3 months
AI English learning platform delivering personalized lessons and immersive simulations via WhatsApp, smartwatches, and mobile. Raised a $1.5M Seed in Jan 2025 from Ford Street Ventures.
San Francisco, US
⚡ Traffic on Fire
Newly founded startups with exploding web traffic.
Autopoiesis Sciences | 335x growth in 3 months
Founded Jan 2025. Builds next-generation AI models that autonomously generate, evolve, and improve themselves. Raised a Seed round in July 2025 from Informed Ventures.
San Francisco, US
Miyagi Labs | 11x growth in 3 months
Founded Jan 2025. EdTech company using AI to build adaptive, personalized learning platforms for upskilling and training. Raised a $500K Pre-Seed in Mar 2025 from Y Combinator.
New York, US
Misprint | 6x growth in 3 months
Founded Jan 2025. Marketplace for trading card collectors to buy, sell, and authenticate rare misprints. Raised a $500K Pre-Seed in Mar 2025 from YC.
San Francisco, US
Peec AI | 5x growth in 3 months
Founded Jan 2025. AI platform developing emotionally intelligent agents that understand tone, intent & sentiment in human communication. Raised a $6.14M Seed in July 2025 from The Twenty Minute VC.
Berlin, Germany
Chatbot Arena | 4x growth in 3 months
Founded Jan 2025. Platform for testing, ranking, and comparing AI models through head-to-head conversations and user feedback. Raised a $100M Seed in May 2025 from UC Investments and Andreessen Horowitz.
San Francisco, US
🕴️ People in Play
Serial founders building in stealth.
Nacho González Barros
Serial entrepreneur. 7x founder. 3 exits.
Built InfoJobs (#1 job board in Spain, acquired by Schibsted) & Neurona.com (#1 networking site in Spain/LatAm, acquired by Xing). Currently building in stealth.
Barcelona, Spain
Cami Téllez
Columbia alum (Kluge Scholar). Executive Creative Director at L'eggs.
Built Parade (underwear brand) to $125M+ revenue (sold in '23). Now founder of Cultural Ubiquity (investing in generational brands) & building a stealth startup.
New York, US
Nadav Maman
Ex-Israeli intelligence officer. 5x cybersecurity patents.
Previously Acting Director at Check Point (cybersecurity). Co-founded Deep Instinct (deep learning cybersecurity). Now building a stealth startup.
New York, US
Dr. Ashok Gupta, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy. Harvard Business School alum (Digital health).
Co-founded TheraNow (digital health & telehealth platform). Now building a stealth AI startup.
Tyler-Jacksonville, Texas
David Mishkin
Healthcare investor. Wharton MBA. Ex-Barclays investment banking. Co-founded Town Hall Ventures (healthcare VC for vulnerable populations). Now building a stealth startup.
New York, US
