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80 founders who worked at IBM started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Alexandra LE VAN

Co-Founder & Director
Left
IBM
Junior Consultant
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Junior Consultant at IBM2006-2006 · left Jul 2006
  • General Manager, Commercial - Closure & Legacy at Rio Tinto2018-2026
  • Investment Executive - M&A (Commodities / Industrials) at Klesch Group2011-2017
  • Associate - Structured Commodity Finance at Crédit Agricole CIB2008-2011
  • Junior Relationship Manager at BBVA2007-2007
  • Researcher at SNCF - R&D Centre2005-2005
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • ESCP EuropeMS
  • Management Development InstituteMS
Left
IBM
Senior Data Scientist
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Data Scientist at IBM2021-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Machine Learning Engineer at OCP Group2019-2020
Education
  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des SystèmesBachelor's
  • Grenoble INP

Dave F.

Founder
Left
IBM
Software Security & Testing (IBM Rational)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Security & Testing (IBM Rational) at IBM2005-2010 · left Aug 2010
  • Head of Security Engineering at Rothesay2024-2026
  • Deputy CISO at Bank of England2014-2024
  • Managing Consultant at Cigital, Inc (A Part of Synopsys)2010-2014
Education
  • University of ExeterMBA
  • ISC(2)
  • University of PlymouthBS
Left
IBM
Program Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Program Manager at IBM2004-2018 · left Jul 2018
  • Senior Director at VDart Digital2025-2026
  • Senior Director at Zenshastra2024-2025
  • Assistant Vice President at Genpact2022-2024
  • Associate General Manager at HCLTech2020-2021
  • Senior Manager at Quinnox2018-2020
  • Associate Systems Engineer at Raffles Software PrivateLimited2004-2004
Education
  • IIT Delhi
  • Bharathidasan UniversityMaster's
  • Vysya CollegeBS
Left
IBM
Early Associate Experience Design Consutant
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Early Associate Experience Design Consutant at IBM2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Data & Commercial Strategy Consultant at Aristotal2026-2026
  • Assistant Swimming Teacher at Aquanauts Swim School2018-2023
  • Inclusion Innovation Designer at Ogilvy UK2022-2022
Education
  • Imperial College LondonMaster's
  • The Crypt School

Abhishek Mehrotra

Founder@Stealth Startup
Left
IBM
Solution Manager(National Role)/Regional Manager(Software Services)/Education Specialist
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Solution Manager(National Role)/Regional Manager(Software Services)/Education Specialist at IBM2006-2008 · left Jun 2008
  • Board of Expert at GLG2009-2014
  • Chief Marketing Officer/Marketing Manager-India Operations at Cincom Systems2008-2009
Education
  • Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia IslamiaBTech
  • IIT Roorkee
  • Indian School of Business
Left
IBM
Machine Learning Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Engineer at IBM2023-2024 · left Jan 2024
  • Research Engineer at Prime Intellect2026-2026
  • Research Engineer at Datacurve2026-2026
  • Research Engineer at Lisan2025-2025
Education
  • University College Dublin
Left
IBM
Researcher
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Researcher at IBM2021-2024 · left Jan 2024
  • Software Engineer Intern at Flock2026-2026
  • Engineering Fellow at Kleiner Perkins2026-2026
  • Member of Technical Staff at OpenHand2026-2026
  • Founding Engineer at Everyday2024-2026
  • Natural Language Processing Researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology2024-2025
  • Software Engineer Intern at Venerable2024-2024
Education
  • Georgia TechBachelor's

Caglar Gulcehre

Co-Founder
Left
IBM
Visiting Researcher
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Visiting Researcher at IBM2015-2016 · left Jan 2016
  • Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft AI2025-2026
  • Research Consultant at Google DeepMind2024-2025
  • Research Consultant at Nimble2023-2024
  • Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind2017-2023
  • Doctoral Researcher at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute2012-2017
  • Visiting Researcher at Microsoft2017-2017
Education
  • Université de Montréal / University of MontrealPhD
  • Middle East Technical UniversityMS
  • Bahcesehir UniversityBS
Left
IBM
IBM AI Experiential Learning Lab X Agentic AI Hackathon with IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • IBM AI Experiential Learning Lab X Agentic AI Hackathon with IBM watsonx Orchestrate at IBM2025-2025 · left Nov 2025
  • Brain-computer interfaces & Neurotechnology Spring School 2026 X BR41N.IO Hackathon at g.tec medical engineering GmbH - NEVER STOP RECORDING2025-2026
  • NFL Big Data Bowl 2026 Prediction Competition-Spatio temporal Predictive Modeler (AI/ML) at National Football League (NFL)2025-2026
  • Brain to text Challenge-Brain-computer interface X Google DeepMind Research NeurIPS Competition at University of California, Davis2025-2026
  • Bank of India (BOI) FinTech & Cybersecurity Hackathon IIT Hyderabad at Bank of India2025-2025
  • IBM TechXchange 2025 watsonx Hackathon at IBM2025-2025
  • Meta CRAG MM Challenge 2025 at Meta2025-2025
Education
  • JNTUH College of Engineering HyderabadBTech

Roey Yaacovi

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
IBM
CTO - DSPM and AI Security
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • CTO - DSPM and AI Security at IBM2023-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Co-Founder & CTO at Polar Security (An IBM Company)2021-2023
  • Software Engineer at Check Point Software2017-2019
  • Software Engineer at Office of the Prime Minister of Israel2009-2014
Education
  • Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor's

Zeev Farkash

Co-Founder and CBO
Left
IBM
Sales & Marketing Representative
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Sales & Marketing Representative at IBM1994-1996 · left Jul 1996
  • VP Sales and Marketing at PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)2021-2026
  • VP Global Sales at RADWIN2018-2021
  • VP Business Development & Sales at VocalZoom2017-2018
  • VP Global Sales at Siklu2013-2017
  • EVP Sales at Alvarion Technologies2011-2013
  • EVP Sales at Wavion Wireless Networks2010-2012
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityBS
Left
IBM
AI Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • AI Engineer at IBM2022-2024 · left Nov 2024
  • Senior AI Solutions Engineer at Microsoft2025-2026
  • SPAC Analyst at Alussa Energy2021-2021
Education
  • Columbia University
  • Columbia UniversityBA
  • The Lawrenceville School

William Bodei

Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer
Left
IBM
Service Delivery Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Service Delivery Manager at IBM2002-2005 · left Jan 2005
  • 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

Anthony Q.

Founder
Left
IBM
IBM Accelerate Program
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • IBM Accelerate Program at IBM2022-2022 · left Aug 2022
  • Investment Banking Analyst at Truist2025-2026
  • Community Member at Recalc Academy2023-2024
  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Truist2024-2024
  • SEO Career Participant at SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)2022-2024
  • Private Equity Extended Bootcamp Fellow at Recalc Academy2023-2024
  • Summer Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs2023-2023
Education
  • University of Florida

Andreas Horn

Co-Founder
Left
IBM
Head of AIOps
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of AIOps at IBM2018-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • LinkedIn Learning Instructor at LinkedIn2026-2026
  • VP of AI & Growth at BLP2026-2026
  • Lecturer at University of Hamburg2022-2025
  • Product Management at Microsoft2017-2018
  • Consultant at Instinctif Partners2016-2016
  • Quality Engineer at Mercedes-Benz AG2014-2015
Education
  • 上海交通大学Master's
  • Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
  • Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaBachelor's
Left
IBM
Software Engineer
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at IBM2020-2026 · until Sep 2026
Education
  • The Open University of IsraelBachelor's

Pete Hirsch

Founder & CEO
Left
IBM
Chief Architect & Business Unit Leader, SaaS Applications
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Architect & Business Unit Leader, SaaS Applications at IBM2006-2013 · left Feb 2013
  • Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zuora2023-2026
  • Chief Technology Officer at BlackLine2019-2023
  • Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations at Ellie Mae2015-2019
  • Senior Vice President, Ariba Cloud Engineering & Technology at SAP2014-2015
  • Senior Vice President & Chief Architect at SAP Ariba2013-2014
  • Vice President of Engineering & CTO at Valchemy2002-2006
Education
  • University of Southern CaliforniaMSEE
  • University of Southern CaliforniaBSEE

André B.

Founder and CEO
Left
IBM
Graphic Designer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Graphic Designer at IBM2006-2007 · left Jul 2007
  • Chief Product Officer, Non-Core Founder at Habitto (貯蓄の窓口 by Habitto)2021-2026
  • Head of Mobile at Singlife2019-2021
  • Regional Executive Creative Director at Vocanic2015-2017
  • Founder at SoMEDA2013-2013
  • Interactive Creative Director at blue barracuda2012-2013
  • Interactive Art Director at Wunderman2010-2011
Education
  • Stanford University
  • MIT
  • Hyper Island

R W.

Founder
Left
IBM
Account Executive (Sales : Cyber Security, Cloud, Network, Software/SaaS, Services)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Account Executive (Sales : Cyber Security, Cloud, Network, Software/SaaS, Services) at IBM2015-2020 · left Jul 2020
  • Enterprise Sales Director at Vouch Insurance2023-2024
  • Vice President of Sales at Software Improvement Group2022-2023
  • Banking and Financial Product Sales, Enterprise at Stripe2021-2022
  • Senior Account Executive - (SaaS Sales, CRM, marketing, payments, analytics) at Salesforce2020-2021
  • Sales and Marketing Manager at Soap & Pepper2012-2015
  • Sales and Marketing Manager at XADO Chemical Group2011-2012
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityMBA
  • DePaul UniversityBachelor's
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Vijay Nayudu

Co-Founder
Left
IBM
Solutions Leader for Big Data & Analytics, Banking & Financial Markets, IBM ASEAN
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Solutions Leader for Big Data & Analytics, Banking & Financial Markets, IBM ASEAN at IBM2009-2015 · left Apr 2015
  • Principal Product Director at NCS Group2021-2026
  • Executive Director - Fintech, Ecosystem and Innovation, Group Channels & Digitalisation at UOB2015-2021
  • Project Manager at RedPill Solutions2007-2009
  • Project Manager at IBM2005-2007
  • Branch Manager at Citi2004-2005
  • Area Sales Manager at Unilever2002-2004
Education
  • Stanford University
  • Singapore Management University
  • Indian Institute of Management, LucknowMBA

Zvi Biran

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
IBM
AI & Data Security
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • AI & Data Security at IBM2023-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Director Of Engineering at Polar Security (An IBM Company)2021-2023
  • OS & Embedded Security Research Team Leader at Office of the Prime Minister of Israel2017-2021
  • Course Instructor at L.T. Services2016-2016
Education
  • The Open University of Israel
Left
IBM
Solutions Executive
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Solutions Executive at IBM2001-2007 · left Dec 2007
  • EVP Product & Technology, and CTO at Convera2021-2026
  • CTO, Partner & Managing Director at BCG Digital Ventures2014-2022
  • SVP , Infrastructure & Cloud at Mahindra Group/ Tech Mahindra2008-2013
  • Director & Associate Partner at PwC1998-2001
  • Chief Architect at AT&T1994-1997
  • Senior Engineer/ Staff Engineer positions at Product and Tech Dev Firms1990-1993
Education
  • National Institute of Technology KurukshetraB. Tech.

Jacob Wang

Co-Founder
Left
IBM
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at IBM2015-2015 · left Apr 2015
  • AI Engineer, Toronto Site Lead at Palona AI2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at Google2017-2025
  • Software Engineer Intern at LinkedIn2016-2016
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Waterloo2015-2015
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Waterloo2014-2014
Education
  • University of WaterlooBS
  • National Junior College

Dan Finley

Founder
Left
IBM
Global Sales Operations Leader - General Business
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Global Sales Operations Leader - General Business at IBM2007-2012 · left Jun 2012
  • SVP Revenue Operations, Channels, Partners & Marketing at R&T Deposit Solutions2024-2026
  • VP Commercial Operations & Analytics at GoTo2022-2024
  • SVP Sales Analytics & Value Engineering at FIS2017-2022
  • Owner at Silverhook LLC2006-2022
  • Vice-President Group Sales Operations at FIS2015-2016
  • Vice-President, Segment Sales Operations at SunGard Financial Systems - now part of FIS2012-2015
Education
  • Cornell UniversityMBA
  • NYUBS

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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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