European Stealth Founders (poach.vc)

European Stealth Founders (poach.vc)

Former Mercedes-Benz CTO goes stealth (and 9 other founders)

Jan 02, 2026
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People

  • Garrett Fookes (Helsinki, Finland)

    • Sales professional currently working as Inside Sales Manager at Inven. Previously held sales roles. Now working on Kanslo, building a healthy alternative to the attention economy.

    • LinkedIn

  • Anna Keren (United Kingdom)

    • Founder, CTO, and investor currently building something new in stealth mode. Previously co-founded Falkin and served as CTO at VivaCity.

    • LinkedIn

  • Dionysis Varelas (London, United Kingdom)

    • Principal ML Engineer at King (part of Microsoft), previously Machine Learning Scientist at Expedia Group. Based in London and focused on applying machine learning in gaming and travel tech.

    • LinkedIn

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