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38 founders who worked at Apple started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Kyle Wasserman

Founder
Left
Apple
Senior Strategy & Finance Analyst, Digital Platforms (apple.com, Apple Store app)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Strategy & Finance Analyst, Digital Platforms (apple.com, Apple Store app) at Apple2013-2018 · left Jan 2018
  • Head Of Business Development at Gigs2021-2026
  • Co-Founder at LetsBab2019-2021
  • Director, eCommerce (acquired by Capital One) at Velocity Black2019-2020
Education
  • University of CambridgeMBA
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoBS
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Mark Thomas

Founder
Left
Apple
Senior Manager - AMP Data Products
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Manager - AMP Data Products at Apple2012-2021 · left Jul 2021
  • VP, Product Marketing at Splice2021-2026
  • Founder and Product Director at BuzzDeck2009-2012
  • CTO at AWAL2008-2012
Education
  • University of Surrey

Gabriela Gresenz

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Apple
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Apple2022-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Senior Software Engineer at Airbnb2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at Woven by Toyota2021-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Lyft2020-2020
  • Product Development at Coder Kids, Inc.2016-2019
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityMS
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBS

Maruchi Kim

Co-Founder and CEO
Left
Apple
Audio Products Firmware Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Audio Products Firmware Engineer at Apple2016-2022 · left Apr 2022
  • XR Audio Software Engineer at Google2022-2026
  • PhD Researcher, AI Wearables at University of Washington2019-2025
  • Hardware Engineer at Automatic Labs2015-2016
  • Co-Founder and Team Lead at Two Cents (twocentsaday.com)2014-2016
  • Web Design Team Lead and Advisor at Innovative Design2012-2015
  • Medical Device Researcher at UCSF Health2014-2015
Education
  • University of WashingtonPhD
  • UC BerkeleyBS

Juan Carlos Garcia

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Apple
Machine Learning Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Apple2014-2020 · left Aug 2020
  • Software Engineer Intern at Cisco2012-2013
  • Software Engineer Intern at Texas Instruments2011-2011
Education
  • Georgia TechMaster's
  • University of FloridaBachelor's
  • Florida International University

Aman Kishore

Co-Founder
Left
Apple
Robotics and Computer Vision Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Robotics and Computer Vision Engineer at Apple2020-2020 · left Jan 2020
  • Research Engineer at Harvey2024-2025
  • CTO & Co-Founder at Mirage2022-2024
  • Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA2020-2022
  • Software Engineer at Salesforce2019-2019
  • Consultant -> Project Manager at OTCR Consulting2018-2019
  • Software Engineer at Granular2018-2018
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBachelor's

Xiao He

Founder
Left
Apple
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Apple2020-2022 · left May 2022
  • Co-Founder at RegHero2023-2026
  • Software Engineering Intern at Jump Trading2019-2019
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster's
  • School of the Art Institute of ChicagoBachelor's

Abdullahi K

Founder
Left
Apple
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at Apple2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Machine Learning Researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington2025-2026
  • Software Engineer Intern at Ford Motor Company2025-2025
  • Software Engineer at Treevah2024-2024
  • Passenger Service Agent at British Airways2022-2023
Education
  • The University of Texas at ArlingtonBE

Andrew Lunardi

Founder
Left
Apple
Sales Specialist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Sales Specialist at Apple2012-2012 · left Jul 2012
  • Head of Growth at Immutable2022-2026
  • Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2020-2022
  • Non Executive Director and Company Secretary at Indigenous Education Foundation (IEF)2018-2022
  • Lawyer (Mergers, Acquisitions and Capital Markets) at Allens2018-2020
  • Intern in Tax and Accounting at Thomson Reuters2017-2017
  • Delegate to the Committee on SMEs and Subsidies at Model WTO2017-2017
Education
  • University of OxfordMaster's
  • University of MelbourneJD
  • University of MelbourneBachelor's

Surya Vakkalanka

Founder
Left
Apple
Mobile Architect
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Mobile Architect at Apple2010-2011 · left Jan 2011
  • Chief Product and Technology Officer at Woodside AI Venture Studio2025-2026
  • Founding Team - Viven AI at Eightfold AI2016-2025
  • Director of Engineering at Samsung Electronics America2013-2016
  • Principal Architect, WebOS at HP2012-2013
  • Principal Architect at ServiceNow2011-2012
  • Founder @ Multiple Startups at Pixawe, Hutke2010-2012
Education
  • IIT MadrasBachelor's
  • Seth Godin's altMBA
  • UC Berkeley

Jessie Salas

Founder
Left
Apple
Machine Learning Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Software Engineer at Apple2015-2018 · left Feb 2018
  • Engineering Manager at Meta2021-2026
  • Lecturer at University of California, Berkeley2023-2025
  • AI Engineering Manager at Deloitte2019-2021
  • Data Engineering at Meta2019-2021
  • Founder at Snaptic AI2017-2019
  • Cofounder, CTO at Grove2018-2019
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBA
  • UC Berkeley

David Isecke

Co-Founder
Left
Apple
Call Center Support Representative
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Call Center Support Representative at Apple2020-2020 · left Aug 2020
  • Co-Founder & Head Of Services at Kubidat GmbH2024-2026
  • Solution Architect at Kybeidos GmbH (Business Intelligence Experten)2024-2024
  • Data & Cloud Engineer at Geis Group2020-2023
  • Picking and Packing Packages at Amazon2018-2018
Education
  • Ferdinand-Braun-Schule Fulda

Omar ElMenoufy

Co-Founder
Left
Apple
Product Ops - iPhone
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Product Ops - iPhone at Apple2024-2025 · left May 2025
  • Head of Growth & Operations at CarsXE2026-2026
  • Head Basketball Coach at Saint Andrew's Episcopal School2026-2026
  • Consultant at CarsXE2025-2026
  • Founder in Residence at Antler2025-2025
  • Solutions Engineer at Okta2022-2024
  • Founder at Modareseen.com2021-2024
Education
  • Iowa State UniversityMinor
  • Georgia TechMS
  • Iowa State UniversityBS

Daniel Heywood

CEO and Co-Founder
Left
Apple
Research Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Research Engineer at Apple2019-2021 · left Jan 2021
  • Research Scientist at Meta2022-2025
  • Hardware Engineer at NextSense, Inc2021-2021
  • Graduate Student Researcher at Stanford University2014-2019
Education
  • Stanford UniversityPhD
  • Stanford University
  • Stanford UniversityMS

Mahesh Nandwana

Founder & CEO
Left
Apple
Technical Lead/Machine Learning Scientist, Siri Perception
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Technical Lead/Machine Learning Scientist, Siri Perception at Apple2020-2022 · left Jan 2022
  • Senior Principal ML Scientist, Foundation AI at Roblox2022-2026
  • Advanced Computer Scientist II, Speech Technology and Research Lab at SRI2017-2020
  • Software Engineer, Audio ML at BlueJeans by Verizon2015-2016
  • Research Intern at Bosch USA2015-2015
  • Algorithm Engineering Intern at Knowles Intelligent Audio2015-2015
  • Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Dallas2014-2015
Education
  • The University of Texas at DallasMaster's
  • National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

Chase S.

Founder & Head of Vulnerability Research
Left
Apple
Penetration Tester - ICT4
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Penetration Tester - ICT4 at Apple2018-2021 · left Aug 2021
  • Adversarial Engineer at Sprocket Security2025-2026
  • Cyber Researcher at IBM2023-2025
  • Staff Security Engineer at Bird2021-2022
  • Application Security Engineer at Autodesk2017-2018
  • Red Team - Lead Penetration Tester at Cisco2015-2016
  • Lead Security Engineer at Gap Inc.2013-2014
Education
  • University of Advancing TechnologyBS
  • The University of Kansas
  • Fort Hays State University

Morgan Brewster

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Apple
Global Supply Manager, iPhone Display New Product Introduction
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Global Supply Manager, iPhone Display New Product Introduction at Apple2012-2016 · left Aug 2016
  • CEO at Super Volcano2026-2026
  • COO at Spartan Radar2022-2025
  • Technology and Supply Partnerships Lead at Nuro2021-2022
  • Head of Business Development & Strategy at Ike2018-2021
  • Director of Business Development at Cisco ThousandEyes2017-2018
  • Senior Manager, Business Development & Product Strategy at Cisco2016-2017
Education
  • The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA
  • Brown UniversityAB
  • The College Preparatory SchoolHigh School

Anurag Ranjan

Founder & CEO
Left
Apple
Research scientist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Research scientist at Apple2020-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Chief Scientist at Deepnight2024-2026
  • Research Intern at NVIDIA2018-2018
  • Research Intern at Meta2017-2017
  • Software Developer at MashUp Machine Inc.2015-2015
  • Research Assistant at The University of British Columbia2013-2015
  • Research Intern at Polytechnique Montréal2012-2012
Education
  • Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsPhD
  • The University of British ColumbiaMS
  • National Institute of Technology KarnatakaBTech

Maayan Albert

Founder
Left
Apple
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Apple2019-2019 · left Sep 2019
  • Design Engineer at Browserbase2025-2026
  • KP Product Fellow at Kleiner Perkins2021-2023
  • Founding Engineer at Avenue (Acquired by Clay)2020-2023
  • Associate Product Manager at Google2018-2018
  • Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science2017-2017
  • Interaction Design Intern at frog2017-2017
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's

Nathan Barry

Co-founder, CTO
Left
Apple
Machine Learning Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Apple2025-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • AI Engineer at Zed Industries2026-2026
  • Graduate Researcher at Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at TerraFirma2024-2025
  • Undergraduate Researcher at Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin2024-2024
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinMS
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • Z Fellows

Jamie Syke

Co-Founder
Left
Apple
iOS 7 by Tutorials - Co-Author & Designer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • iOS 7 by Tutorials - Co-Author & Designer at Apple2013-2013 · left Aug 2013
  • VP of Design at Provable2025-2026
  • Design Lead at Popcall2024-2025
  • Design Lead / Creative Director at Provable2024-2025
  • Design Lead at Wavy Studios2023-2024
  • Design Lead at Gamma2023-2023
  • Design Lead at Metamorf2022-2023

Rajat A.

Co-Founder
Left
Apple
Principal Silicon Architect
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Principal Silicon Architect at Apple2022-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Lead Architect, Google TPU at Google2017-2022
  • Principal GPU and Deep Learning Architect at NVIDIA2012-2016
  • Costume Designer at Ong Shunmugam2011-2013
  • Research Scientist at NVIDIA2009-2012
  • Member of Technical Staff at AMD2007-2009
Education
  • University of Cambridgepostgraduate
  • University of UlsanBachelor's

Rajni Sharma

Founder
Left
Apple
Senior Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior Product Manager at Apple2014-2018 · left Mar 2018
  • Director of Product Management at Walmart2025-2026
  • Director at Paylocity2023-2025
  • Principal Product Manager at Amazon2022-2023
  • Principal Product Manager at Rubrik2021-2022
  • Senior Product Strategist - Search at eBay2019-2021
  • Chief Disruptor and Product Influencer at Data4Ethics#2018-2019
Education
  • University of PennsylvaniaMaster's
  • Motilal Nehru National Institute Of TechnologyBE

Richard Dulude

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Left
Apple
Software Developer (iPod Nano --> 1st Generation iOS)
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Developer (iPod Nano --> 1st Generation iOS) at Apple2008-2010 · left Jul 2010
  • Venture Capital Investor (MBA Associate) at Founder Collective2013-2015
  • Brand Manager (Direct to Consumer, North America) at Procter & Gamble2010-2013
  • Quantitative Developer (Fixed Income Volatility Surfaces, GSAM) at Goldman Sachs2006-2008
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Cornell UniversityMEng
  • Cornell University

Etai Littwin

Co-Founder and CTO
Left
Apple
Senior research scientist and manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior research scientist and manager at Apple2017-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Co-founder and algorithms lead at RealFace2015-2017
  • Researcher at Microsoft2014-2015
  • Algorithm engineer at Nova2012-2013
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityPhD
  • Universitat Ben Gurion Ba-Negev / Ben Gurion UniversityBS
  • Universitat Ben Gurion Ba-Negev / Ben Gurion UniversityBS

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What "stealth" means here: the person's current job is a founder title (Founder, Co-Founder, Founder & CEO…) at a company listed as "Stealth", "Stealth Startup" or similar, because they haven't announced it yet.

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