STEALTH

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Stealth is a bootstrapped venture studio and holding company that builds and funds AI-native companies through Stealth Ventures and Stealth Incubator, sharing proprietary infrastructure (Forkaia talent, Round Z capital, the Stealth Method) across 18+ active portfolio companies serving Fortune 500, federal government, sovereign, and founder customers.

Company typePrivate
Founded2018
HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

What STEALTH does

Stealth is a venture studio and holding company founded in 2018 by Ali Sina, operating two integrated arms from a Delaware C-Corp base: Stealth Ventures writes first checks into AI-native founders from pre-seed through Series A, and Stealth Incubator constructs companies from concept to revenue in 12-week intensive cycles. The studio shares proprietary infrastructure across its 18+ active operating companies, including the Forkaia talent platform (1,000+ university partnerships, 312,000+ verified credentials on Open Badges 3.0), the Round Z capital arm, internal brand/design/legal/ops/GTM resources, and the Stealth Method — a documented 5-phase company formation system covering Thesis-to-Idea through Compound-to-Network.

The studio's revenue model is multi-stream: corporate venture studio services to Fortune 500 and sovereign clients priced at $150K-$5M+ per engagement across three tiers (Foundational, Operational, Anchor); proprietary data licensing through Stealth Intelligence ($24K Read / $95K Query / $250K+ Custom) and the Distributed Studio Index API ($25K Research / $90K Institutional / Custom Enterprise); equity participation at 15-40% in portfolio companies formed through Incubator or graduated from Founder-in-Residence; and studio fees from operating portfolio companies. Aggregate portfolio valuation reached $340M with $28M aggregate ARR running through the portfolio as of Q2 2026, up 51% year-over-year.

Customers span four distinct segments: Fortune 500 enterprises and large institutions licensing the Stealth Method (services engagements with explicit case studies including a Fortune 100 Logistics Group Tier 02 deal and a MENA sovereign fund three-year framework); federal/defense agencies and primes served through Stealth Government with SAM.gov, CAGE, CMMC Level 1, FedRAMP-compatible, and ITAR-aware posture; AI-native founders and FIR candidates admitted through selective direct-application processes; and institutional investors licensing Stealth Intelligence datasets. The studio operates bootstrapped with zero external capital raised and no fund vehicle in market, producing one completed M&A exit (PhoneCamp, 2025) and a 2026 milestone of 7 consecutive years of Best Company recognition.

STEALTH firmographics

Firmographics

Name: STEALTH
Legal name: Stealth Holdings
Website: https://stealth1000.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2018
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: Stealth is a bootstrapped venture studio and holding company that builds and funds AI-native companies through Stealth Ventures and Stealth Incubator, sharing proprietary infrastructure (Forkaia talent, Round Z capital, the Stealth Method) across 18+ active portfolio companies serving Fortune 500, federal government, sovereign, and founder customers.
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STEALTH industry classification

Industry

Product category: Venture Studio Services
NAICS: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Other Financial Vehicles (525990), Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities (523999)
SIC: Investors, Nec (6799), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)
akta.pro primary industry: Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)
akta.pro secondary industry: Special Operations & Counterterrorism (BPAIAHAH)

Keywords

Venture studio services
AI company building
Pre-seed venture capital
Corporate venture studio licensing
Data licensing platform

Where STEALTH is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Los Angeles
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

STEALTH business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Portfolio Company Fees: Stealth Ventures writes first checks and Stealth Incubator builds companies, both generating equity stakes. Portfolio companies pay studio fees as they scale. Aggregate portfolio valued at $340M with $47M+ capital flowing through.
Data Licensing (Stealth Intelligence): Licensing proprietary datasets to institutional investors, corporates, and researchers. Three tiers: Read tier ($24K/year) for quarterly dashboards, Query tier ($95K/year) for API access, Custom tier ($250K+/engagement) for bespoke research.
DSI API Access: RESTful API and bulk-export feed for the Distributed Studio Index. Research tier at $25K/yr, Institutional tier at $90K/yr with API queries and webhooks, Enterprise tier at custom pricing.
Corporate Venture Studio Services: Engagement fees from Fortune 500 and institutional clients licensing the Stealth Method. Tier 01 (Foundational) $150-250K for 8-12 week diagnostic, Tier 02 (Operational) $1.5-3M/year for single venture, Tier 03 (Anchor) $5M+/year for 3-5 ventures annually.
Equity Participation: Studio retains 30-40% equity in incubator companies at formation. Stealth Services retains 15-25% for Tier 02 and 20-30% for Tier 03 engagements. Equity compounds as portfolio companies raise outside rounds.
Founder-in-Residence Program: Founding CEOs receive $150K pre-seed capital from Round Z and 10-18% founding equity. Stealth co-founds companies alongside operators, generating studio equity stakes in new ventures.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Stealth Intelligence Read Tier - Quarterly dashboards for periodic visibility
Subscription	Annual	Stealth Intelligence Query Tier - Direct API access to live dataset
Other	Multi-year contract	Stealth Intelligence Custom Tier - Bespoke research engagements
Subscription	Annual	DSI Research Tier - Single seat access for press and analysts
Subscription	Annual	DSI Institutional Tier - Team license with API access
Other	Multi-year contract	DSI Enterprise Tier - Unlimited access for sovereign wealth and large LPs
Professional services/ project-based	Multi-year contract	Foundational Tier - Diagnostic + roadmap engagement
Professional services/ project-based	Annual	Operational Tier - Full venture operation per year
Professional services/ project-based	Multi-year contract	Anchor Tier - Multi-year embedded studio operation
Other	Pay-as-you-go	Founder-in-Residence Program - Pre-seed capital and infrastructure

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

STEALTH product offering

Product offering

Core offering

STEALTH is a venture studio and holding company that operates two integrated arms: Stealth Ventures, the capital arm writing first checks (pre-seed through Series A) into AI-native founders, and Stealth Incubator, the builder arm constructing companies from zero through 12-week intensive cycles. The studio packages shared infrastructure (talent via Forkaia, capital via Round Z, brand, design, legal, ops, and a GTM engine) for portfolio companies, and licenses its proprietary Stealth Method, Stealth Intelligence data, and Distributed Studio Index to Fortune 500 corporations, sovereign funds, federal agencies, and institutional investors.

Product overview

STEALTH is a venture studio and holding company with two primary arms: Stealth Ventures (capital arm writing first checks into AI-native founders from pre-seed through Series A) and Stealth Incubator (builder arm creating companies from zero through 12-week cycles). The ecosystem includes Stealth Intelligence (proprietary data licensing), the Distributed Studio Index (DSI - venture studio rating platform), Stealth Government (federal/defense services), Stealth Services (corporate venture studio licensing), and Stealth Research (thought leadership). The 19 operating portfolio companies span EdTech (Forkaia, Launchpad, Side Hustle), FinTech (Round Z, Rise Capital), AI/ML (FASCIA, various vertical AI companies), consumer brands (VCTR, BAM), entertainment (mooVRoom, C3POE), and other verticals, all sharing talent, capital, and operational infrastructure through the studio model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

Zero companies shuttered in 8 years across 18 produced
+6 more outcomes

Companies that use STEALTH

Customer profile

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

STEALTH technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

STEALTH partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

NVIDIA Inception ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026First-look co-investment partnership with the chip company powering the AI stack. Portfolio gets surfaced to NVIDIA's deal flow and vice versa. Stealth founders gain access to NVIDIA compute credits, accelerator program introductions, and technical bench. NVIDIA gains pipeline of vertical-AI builders pre-vetted by Stealth's operator-led diligence. Stealth and select portfolio companies are members, receiving GPU allocation and go-to-market introductions.
Forkaia University NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner1,000+ universities approved Forkaia for academic credit. Direct recruiting access to top STEM programs. Talent pipeline flows directly into every Stealth company. Partners include 47K+ founder profiles in network. Universities get benchmark data on tech-transfer effectiveness.
Fortune 100 Logistics Group (Corporate Services)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTier 02 engagement to spin out last-mile fulfillment platform built on internal IP stuck in pilot review for 3 years. Within 11 months: JV incorporated, CEO recruited from portfolio, MVP shipped, 4 enterprise pilots signed worth $2.1M ARR pipeline.
Public University Research Institute (Corporate Services)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner12-week diagnostic of 38 research projects across technology transfer pipeline. Output: 7 ranked venture theses, 14 vetted founding CEO candidates, full capital structuring playbook. Three ventures already in incorporation.
Corporate Development - Industrial (Fortune 500)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFortune 500 industrial conglomerate exploring multi-year embedded studio engagement under Services tier. Discussion focused on producing 3-5 new ventures over 36-month horizon.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

STEALTH competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Antler: Global venture studio that founders companies from pre-seed across multiple geographies, with an operator bench and cohort-based company formation model. Directly comparable to Stealth's incubated-company-build motion.
Entrepreneur First: Venture studio that identifies and co-founds technical founders, then accelerates them into companies through intensive cohort programs. Closely mirrors Stealth's Founder-in-Residence and Incubator motion.
Atomic: Venture studio that builds companies alongside operators using shared infrastructure and a documented formation process. Comparable in studio architecture and operator-led building approach.
Pioneer Square Labs (PSL): Seattle-based venture studio that founds, funds, and builds companies with operators across multiple sectors. Comparable in studio model, shared services, and operator-LED thesis approach.
Betaworks: Venture studio and seed fund that builds and invests in category-defining companies at the intersection of technology and culture. Closely comparable in studio-build + data/insight monetization approach.
Founders Factory: Global venture studio that builds and scales startups with corporate partners, with a corporate venture studio services arm. Closely comparable to Stealth Services and the corporate partnership motion.
Science Inc. Operating company that builds, scales, and invests in digital businesses with shared infrastructure across a portfolio. Comparable as a multi-sector studio with operational service layers.

Broad incumbents

Idealab: Pioneer venture studio that has built 150+ companies over 25+ years. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the venture studio category, with a similar founder-builds-companies-from-zero model.
SOSV: Multi-stage venture fund and accelerator operator running vertical-specific programs (HAX, IndieBio, dlab) with a global cohort model. Comparable as a broader-incumbent accelerator/studio hybrid.

Emerging players

CB Insights: Market intelligence platform licensing proprietary company and market data to institutional investors and corporates. Comparable to Stealth Intelligence and DSI as a venture/startup data licensing product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

STEALTH compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance4 records

STEALTH financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

STEALTH leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

STEALTH subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries20 records

STEALTH funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

STEALTH M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about STEALTH

What does STEALTH do?

Is STEALTH a public or private company?

STEALTH is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was STEALTH founded?

STEALTH was founded in 2018. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is STEALTH based?

STEALTH is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, in the North America region.

How does STEALTH make money?

Six revenue lines are on record. Portfolio Company Fees are the primary driver. The others are data Licensing (Stealth Intelligence), DSI API Access, corporate Venture Studio Services, equity Participation and founder-in-Residence Program.

Who are STEALTH's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Antler, Entrepreneur First, Atomic, Pioneer Square Labs (PSL), Betaworks, Founders Factory and Science Inc.. Broad incumbents are Idealab and SOSV. CB Insights is listed as an emerging player.

Does STEALTH have an API?

Yes. The DSI (Distributed Studio Index) API is a RESTful API providing access to venture studio ratings data. Endpoints include: GET /v1/dsi/entities (returns full list of entities with current grades), GET /v1/dsi/entity/{slug} (returns single entity with full subscore breakdown and event timeline), GET /v1/dsi/changes?since=2026-Q1 (returns all grade changes with rationale), POST /v1/dsi/watchlist (create custom studio watchlist with webhook notifications). Authentication via Bearer-token auth. Rate limits apply per tier. Sandbox environment available for Institutional+ tier on request. Developer documentation is at api.stealth1000.com/v1/dsi/entities.

What industry is STEALTH in?

STEALTH's product category is Venture Studio Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAHAC, Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures), with a secondary code of BPAIAHAH, Special Operations & Counterterrorism. Its NAICS code is 525 and its SIC code is 6799.