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Ex-Hewlett Packard Enterprise founders who just went stealth

28 founders who worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Gundars Kokts

Co-Founder and CTO
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Director R&D Operations, HPE Software
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Director R&D Operations, HPE Software at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2013-2017 · left Sep 2017
  • VP Engineering, Data and Analytics at insightsoftware2021-2026
  • Senior Director, Engineering Services at VMware2017-2020
  • Senior Director, Oracle Support Analytics at Oracle1995-2013
Education
  • BrownPhD
  • University of LatviaBS

Frank M.

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Vice President And General Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Vice President And General Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2013-2015 · left Sep 2015
  • Advisor at HackerOne2017-2026
  • Chief Operating Officer at Helium2017-2026
  • Chief Marketing Officer at Hortonworks2017-2017
  • Senior Vice President of Product, Industry and Solutions Marketing at Palo Alto Networks2015-2017
  • coach at San Francisco Little League2014-2015
  • Head of Business Development and Strategic Alliances at Silver Spring Networks2010-2013
Education
  • UC DavisBSEE
  • St. Ignatius College PrepHigh School

Ken Kajikawa

Founder & CEO
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Enterprise Account Manager, Media & Entertainment, West
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Enterprise Account Manager, Media & Entertainment, West at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2007-2009 · left Apr 2009
  • Founder & CEO at Microgrids 4 AI (MG4AI)2025-2026
  • Sr. Director, Business Development, AI Solutions at Supermicro2023-2025
  • Director Product Marketing, Commercial Products Group (CPG) at Micron Technology2020-2023
  • Director Sales Strategy, WSG Global Client & Solutions at Dell Technologies2014-2020
  • General Manager, Media & Entertainment at Digital Realty2012-2013
  • Business Development Manager, Identity Protection Technology (IPT) at Intel2011-2012
Education
  • Stanford University
  • Stanford University
  • Stanford University

Vijay Pendyala

Founder & CEO
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
VP Engineering
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • VP Engineering at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2014-2018 · left Apr 2018
  • SVP of Engineering & Customer Success at Nauto2022-2026
  • SVP of Engineering at Logi Analytics - insightsoftware2021-2022
  • SVP of Engineering at Guavus2018-2021
  • Vice President Development & SaaS Operations at PeopleAdmin2012-2014
  • Vice President, Development at CallidusCloud2007-2012
  • Director of Development at Oracle1996-2007
Education
  • Acharya Nagarjuna UniversityMaster's
  • Andhra UniversityBachelor's

David Levine

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Strategic Partner Manager - Mobile Bazaar UK
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Strategic Partner Manager - Mobile Bazaar UK at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2002-2004 · left Jan 2004
  • Entrepreneur In Residence at L Marks2022-2024
  • Chairman at GrowYourOwn Ltd.2022-2024
  • Advisor at Corner2021-2024
  • Entrepreneur In Residence at Enterprise City2021-2022
  • Advisor at YourFLOCK AI Coach2021-2022
  • Non Executive Director at CGHERO2018-2022
Education
  • Alliance Manchester Business SchoolMBA
  • University of ManchesterBS
  • Stratford College, Dublin, Ireland

Rajkiran Panuganti

Founder & CEO
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Research Scientist
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Research Scientist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2006-2006 · left Sep 2006
  • Founding Head of AI at Blazel2025-2026
  • Head of AI at Krutrim2024-2026
  • Advisor at Avinya Build AI2024-2025
  • Strategic Advisor at Wyzr2023-2025
  • Principal Applied Scientist Manager at Microsoft2009-2023
  • Software Engineer at Google2007-2008
Education
  • IIT BombayBachelor's
  • The Ohio State UniversityPhD

William Bodei

Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
National Partner Business Manager - Storage
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • National Partner Business Manager - Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2010-2011 · left Jan 2011
  • Account Executive at DDN2026-2026
  • Client Executive at Hammerspace2023-2026
  • VP of Sales at tasq.ai2022-2023
  • Vice President of Sales - Americas at Iguazio (a McKinsey company)2019-2022
  • Advisory Board Member at BWG Global2013-2020
  • Adjunct Professor at Brookdale Community College2010-2020
Education
  • Harvard Business Analytics Program
  • Stevens Institute of TechnologyMBA
  • Stevens Institute of TechnologyMS

Manav Mishra

Founder and CEO
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Vice President of Product Management
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Vice President of Product Management at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2013-2017 · left Jan 2017
  • Senior Vice President Product Management at MSCI Inc.2020-2026
  • Vice President of Product Management at HPE Aruba Networking2018-2020
  • Board Advisor at griddable.io2017-2019
  • Group Product Manager at Google2012-2013
  • Group Product Manager at Microsoft2003-2012
  • Software Engineer at Intel1999-2003
Education
  • Washington State UniversityMS
  • College of Engineering, GuindyBE

William Parkhouse

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2024-2025 · left Apr 2025
  • GTM at Asteroid2026-2026
  • Founder & CEO at Recapa2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at Meta2025-2025
  • Audio Engineer / Videographer at William Parkhouse2019-2022
  • Sales at Carpetright, Sony, Panasonic2019-2022
Education
  • University of BirminghamBS
  • Self-tuitionA-Levels
  • Exeter CollegeA-Levels

Jian Wang

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Lead Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Lead Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2012-2018 · left Jul 2018
  • Research Scientist at Meta2018-2023
  • Research Affiliate at MIT2014-2016
  • Software Engineer at Sun Microsystems2003-2005
Education
  • State University of New York at BinghamtonPhD
  • Florida State UniversityMaster's

Kezhen Chen

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Software Engineer Internship
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Internship at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2013-2013 · left Aug 2013
  • Research Scientist at Meta2024-2025
  • Staff Research Scientist at Together AI2024-2024
  • AI Research Scientist at X, The Moonshot Factory2022-2024
  • PHD Student at Northwestern University2016-2022
  • Research Engineer at Microsoft2019-2021
  • Research Assistant at University of Rochester2014-2016
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityPhD
  • University of RochesterBachelor's

Adi B.

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2012-2016 · left Jan 2016
  • Co founder - Chief Technology Officer at SUMR Labs2024-2025
  • Senior Software/ML Architect at iRhythm Technologies, Inc.2020-2024
  • Co-Founder - CTO at Givers Health2022-2023
  • Co-Founder - CTEO at Phyzio2016-2019
  • Senior Software Engineer at University of California, San Francisco2012-2013
  • Senior Software Engineer at Inovalon2009-2012
Education
  • Stanford UniversityMS
  • Stanford University
  • University of MarylandMaster's

Anoop Kumar

Founder and CEO
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Director of Partnerships
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Director of Partnerships at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2010-2018 · left Aug 2018
  • Director, Product and Go to Market at Amazon2025-2026
  • Member of the Board of Advisors at attention labs2024-2026
  • Director of Product Partnerships at Amazon2019-2026
  • Angel Investor at Personal Portfolio2019-2020
  • Senior Director at Cloudera2018-2019
  • GE Leadership Program at GE2010-2010
Education
  • Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyMBA
  • Stanford University
  • N M A M Institute of Technology, NITTEBE

Ankitaben Patel

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Software Designer V
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Designer V at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2014-2017 · left Aug 2017
  • R&D Software Engineer 5 (Principle Engineer) at Broadcom2021-2025
  • Staff Engineer at VMware2021-2023
  • Principal Software Engineer at Dell Technologies2017-2021
  • Technical Lead at Symphony Teleca2011-2014
  • R&D Software Engineer at Nokia2008-2011
  • Software Engineer at Sasken Technologies Limited2008-2008
Education
  • BITS PilaniPG Diploma
  • BITS PilaniM. S.
  • Dharmsinh Desai Institute of TechnologyBachelor's

Cato Jensen

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Project Manager / Support Coordinator
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Project Manager / Support Coordinator at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2007-2009 · left Jun 2009
  • Head of Financial Crime Prevention Solutions at SEB2019-2026
  • Service Owner and Manager, Devices and Platform Services at Sandvik2016-2019
  • Senior Service Delivery Manager at Microsoft2013-2015
  • Service Director at Fujitsu2009-2013
  • Project Manager (EDS) at bp2007-2009
  • Editorial Staff/Administrator at ITpro.no AS2002-2008
Education
  • The Norwegian School of Information Technology
  • International School of Stavanger

Jon R.

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2015-2017 · left Jan 2017
  • Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Meta2022-2026
  • Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft2022-2022
  • Senior Software Engineer at SailPoint2020-2022
  • Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs2019-2020
  • Founder at Astrobe Labs2019-2019
  • Blockchain Researcher at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission2018-2019
Education
  • Polytechnic University of Puerto RicoBachelor's

Abdul Tafadar

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Interim Recruiter technology
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Interim Recruiter technology at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2012-2013 · left Nov 2013
  • Engineering Talent Leader at SumUp2026-2026
  • Fractional Talent at AJ FLX2026-2026
  • Fractional Talent at zeroheight2025-2025
  • Talent Advisory at Slice2025-2025
  • Recruiter at slice2025-2025
  • Fractional Talent at the rec hub.2025-2025
Education
  • London South Bank UniversityMaster's
  • Middlesex UniversityB A Honours
  • Barking CollegeDiploma

Zipiao Wan

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2020-2020 · left Sep 2020
  • Co-Founder at Tribal Mobility2024-2025
  • Co-Founder at Hyperbound Tech | YC China S222022-2023
  • Software Engineer at ByteDance2021-2021
  • VP, Conference Department at CMU Summit on U.S. - China Innovation and Entrepreneurship2020-2021
Education
  • Harvard UniversityMaster's
  • MIT
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's

Ashish Masand

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Regional BPC Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Regional BPC Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2000-2001 · left Dec 2001
  • Sales Director APAC - Intelligent Automation at UST2019-2023
  • Director Channels & Business Development at Siemens Digital Industries Software2011-2017
  • VP & Country General Manager at Micro Focus2008-2010
  • Director - Partner Sales & Alliances at TIBCO2005-2007
  • Regional Director at Dell Technologies2003-2005
  • Regional Head at Pramati2002-2003
Education
  • Indian Institute of Foreign TradeMaster's
  • BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (BIMTECH)PGDBM
  • Amravati UniversityBE

Himanshu Wardhan

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sales Strategy & Transformation Enterprise Group
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Sales Strategy & Transformation Enterprise Group at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2013-2015 · left Oct 2015
  • Strategic Advisor at Etsy2017-2022
  • Head of Operation, Seller Ecosystem and Business Development at Craftsvilla2015-2016
  • Founder at MentMo2013-2016
  • Consultant at McKinsey & Company2011-2013
  • Portfolio Summer Associate at Acumen2010-2010
  • Senior Analyst, Private Equity Practice at McKinsey & Company2005-2009
Education
  • University of VirginiaMBA
  • Cleared all 3 levels of International CFA examCFA
  • Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi UniversityBBS

Tsahi Rosenbaom

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
System Software Manager
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • System Software Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise1994-2012 · left Jan 2012
  • Head of Software Solution, Cloud & AI at Landa2025-2026
  • Software Solution, Cloud & AI at BOBST2021-2025
  • Head of Software Solution & AI at Scodix2018-2020
  • Senior Software Architect at IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries2015-2018
  • Senior Software Architect at Jacada2012-2015
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityBS
  • The College of Management Academic StudiesMBA
  • The Open University of IsraelBachelor's

Zachary Piazza

Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
DevOps Engineer
Before that
Went stealthMay 2026
Work
  • DevOps Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2020-2022 · left Nov 2022
  • Principal Consultant at Piazza Software Consulting2024-2026
  • Senior DevOps Engineer at ComboCurve2023-2024
  • DevOps Consultant at Infoworks by Uniphore2022-2023
  • Jr Cloud Systems Engineer at Quorum Software2019-2020
  • Python Developer at Piazza Software Consulting2017-2019
Education
  • University of HoustonBachelor's

Mikko Uusitalo

Founder & Chair
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Vice President
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • Vice President at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2008-2011 · left Feb 2011
  • CEO - Boldyn Private Networks Europe at Boldyn Networks2024-2025
  • Director, Mission Critical & Private Networks at Cellnex Telecom2020-2024
  • Founder & Chairman at Boldyn Networks2014-2023
  • Founder, Chairman & CEO at Edzcom (exit to Cellnex)2012-2023
  • CEO and Co-founder at Ukko Mobile2012-2020
  • Vice President Business Development at Nokia2011-2012
Education
  • MITMBA
  • University of HelsinkiMaster's
  • Merisotakoulu

Debasis Tripathy

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Presales Leader - Oracle Practice (APJ)
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • Presales Leader - Oracle Practice (APJ) at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2013-2016 · left Aug 2016
  • Chief Executive Officer at SAMET Education Services FZCO2024-2026
  • Presales Leader at DXC Technology2016-2025
  • Lead Consultant - Oracle Competency, Member - Shadow Board at Tech Mahindra2008-2013
  • Consultant - Enterprise Applications & AMS at Wipro2005-2008
  • Consultant at Sonata Software2003-2005
  • Information Technology Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services1998-2003
Education
  • Utkal UniversityBE
  • Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Arun Kochhar

Co-Founder
Left
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Business Strategy & Analytics Lead for HP Consulting
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Business Strategy & Analytics Lead for HP Consulting at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2008-2013 · left Jan 2013
  • Global Director at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.2025-2026
  • Managing Partner at Arkilos Inc.2015-2025
  • Director Analytics, Strategic Planning & Automation at DuPont2019-2024
  • Head of People Analytics & HR Insights at Xerox2016-2019
  • Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead at AMD2013-2016
Education
  • University of Toronto

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        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
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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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