Tip-offs
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Jan 30, 2026
Each week, we surface high-potential startups & promising founders.
This week's highlights →
🚀 Rising Apps
Apps riding remarkable growth on PlayStore.
Orion Arm | 66x growth in 3 months
AI-powered consumer tools focused on boosting personal productivity and information consumption. Raised an $11M Series A in Jun 2025.
Singapore
Jolibox | 8x growth in 3 months
Entertainment platform offering in-app mini-games and short-form drama content. Raised a Seed round in Aug 2025 from SWC Global.
Singapore
Audicate | 7x growth in 3 months
EdTech platform providing audiobooks and study resources in Hindi and English for exam prep and school learning. Raised a Pre-Seed round in Sep 2022.
Indore, India
Adrock Advertisement | 6x growth in 3 months
Online marketplace connecting learner drivers with driving schools across Korea. Raised an $811K Seed in Mar 2020.
Seoul, South Korea
Outsmarted | 0.5x growth in 3 months
Hybrid board game combining physical play with an app-based quiz show experience for families. Raised a $1.5M Seed in Jan 2023.
London, UK
🛠️ Developer Darlings
Startups with sensational GitHub traction.
Anomaly Innovations | 51% growth in 3 months
Open-source–focused developer tools company building accessible infrastructure for modern software teams. Raised a Seed round in Jan 2021 from Y Combinator.
San Francisco, US
Daytona | 36% growth in 3 months
Infrastructure platform providing instant, isolated environments to run AI code, agents, and LLMs at speed. Raised a $5M Seed in Jun 2024.
New York, US
Lingo.dev | 33% growth in 3 months
AI-powered localization platform integrating directly into developer workflows for automated app and website translation. Raised a $4M Seed in Feb 2025 from Initialized Capital.
San Francisco, US
Simular | 21% growth in 3 months
Autonomous agent platform automating complex computer-based workflows for professionals. Raised a $21.5M Series A in Dec 2025 from Felicis.
Palo Alto, US
Nexa AI | 19% growth in 3 months
On-device AI platform offering SDKs and efficient models for privacy-first, low-latency applications. Raised a Seed round in Aug 2024 from Alumni Ventures.
Cupertino, US
🕴️ People in Play
Serial founders building in stealth.
Sheridan Clayborne | 4x Founder
Forbes 30 Under 30. YC S20. Thiel Fellow. Co-founder & CEO of Lendtable (YC S20), 401k match advance platform (raised $35M). Solo GP at ShareBear Ventures (anchor LPs: Naval Ravikant, Jeff Fagnan). Now founder & CEO of a stealth AI startup.
San Francisco, US
West Askew | 3x Founder
1 Exit. Ex-Google founding team at Verily (life sciences moonshot). Founded Thatch, #1 eCommerce platform for travel creators (acquired by Mindtrip.AI in 2025). Now building a stealth AI startup.
San Francisco, US
Rembrandt Flores | 2x Founder
Co-founder of Adly, a celebrity endorsement platform. Founding Partner at Flowing Ventures, early-stage investor. Ex-Chief Brand Amplification Officer at Flip (12K brands, 20M users). Now Co-founder of a stealth AI startup.
Los Angeles, US
Andrew Rudchuk | 2x Founder
Ex-Accenture SAP Team Lead & Innovation Lead. CEO & Co-founder of Hala.ai, enterprise conversational AI for ERP systems. Ex-Head of Finance Transformation at Starship Technologies. Now Founder of a stealth AI startup building.
Tallinn, Estonia
Deepak Choudhary | 2x Founder
IIT Kanpur alum. Co-founder & CTO of Pariksha, edtech platform. Ex-Director of Engineering at Murf AI (led AI dubbing product launch, scaled team 2.5x, cut cloud costs 20%). Now Founder of a stealth AI startup.
Bengaluru, India
