Stealth Startup Studio

Atomic is a startup studio that creates and launches multiple companies simultaneously across different industries, keeping them stealth until they achieve significant traction and funding.

Key Points:

• Investment Structure:

  • Initial research check: $100K-400K (typically $250K)
  • Second round: $1M-4M (typically $2M)
  • Later stage: $3M-8M (sometimes with other VCs)

• Industry Focus:

  • Healthcare and telemedicine
  • PropTech
  • FinTech
  • Education
  • AI
  • Marketplaces

• Operating Model:

  • Keep companies in stealth mode until significant traction
  • Only announce companies after raising substantial funding
  • Build multiple companies simultaneously
  • Currently have "a few dozen companies" created

• Notable Portfolio Companies:

  • Hims (public company)
  • Bungalow
  • Homebound (construction marketplace)
  • Replicant (AI for call centers)
  • Radiant (cloud software for B2B screens)

• Initial Validation:

  • Started with founder's own capital for first year
  • Raised first $10M fund after proving model
  • Backed by notable investors including Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel
  • Has since raised much larger funds