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25 founders who worked at LinkedIn started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Chelsea Kim

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
User Experience Designer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • User Experience Designer at LinkedIn2013-2014 · left Jan 2014
  • Product Design Lead at FuriosaAI2023-2024
  • Product Designer at Oscar Health2019-2020
  • Product Designer at Coursera2017-2018
  • Product Designer at Meta2015-2017
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster's
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's
  • Taejon Christian International School

Devon Anderson

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Staff Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn2022-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Dedicated Coach & Interviewer at interviewing.io2023-2026
  • Mentor at Skilled inc2021-2024
  • Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn2016-2022
  • Co-Founder, CTO at Si14 Inc.2016-2016
  • UI Engineer at LinkedIn2014-2016
  • Co-Founder, CTO at DareDvl Inc.2013-2014
Education
  • York UniversityBA

Noelia Aguirre

CEO & Co-founder
Left
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • LinkedIn Learning Instructor at LinkedIn2022-2023 · left Dec 2023
  • CEO & Co-Founder at Robin Tests2019-2026
  • Managing Director at Aguirre Remarkable Recruiters2007-2019
  • Executive Managing Director at Mandomedio2011-2012
  • Senior Learning Specialist at repsol2005-2007
  • Senior Business Development Specialist at Direcciona RH2004-2005
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Universidad de Buenos AiresBachelor's

Lu Lydia Li

Founder and CEO
Left
LinkedIn
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn2021-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Organizing Committee Member at Caltech2019-2019
  • Software Engineer at Mode.net2018-2019
  • Columnist and Technical Writer (Remote) at China Campus magazine2012-2019
Education
  • CaltechMS
  • UC San Diego
  • Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBE

Andreas Horn

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • LinkedIn Learning Instructor at LinkedIn2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • VP of AI & Growth at BLP2026-2026
  • Head of AIOps at IBM2018-2026
  • 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
LinkedIn
Strategy & Operations
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Strategy & Operations at LinkedIn2018-2019 · left Jan 2019
  • Founder / CEO at Cypress2026-2026
  • Product Lead / Director, Food & Beverage at Block2023-2026
  • Product Manager, Quickbooks Live at Intuit2020-2023
  • Product Lead, Loyalty at Grubhub2016-2018
  • Analyst at SS&C Eze2014-2016
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • Northwestern UniversityMS
  • Stanford University

Jacob Wang

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at LinkedIn2016-2016 · left Aug 2016
  • AI Engineer, Toronto Site Lead at Palona AI2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at Google2017-2025
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Waterloo2015-2015
  • Software Engineer Intern at IBM2015-2015
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Waterloo2014-2014
Education
  • University of WaterlooBS
  • National Junior College
Left
LinkedIn
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn2018-2021 · left Aug 2021
  • Research Scientist at Quantinuum2022-2025
Education
  • University of OxfordPhD
  • University of OxfordMS
  • PES UniversityBTech

Sheena Burce

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Enterprise and Public Sector Talent Solutions Consultant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Enterprise and Public Sector Talent Solutions Consultant at LinkedIn2016-2018 · left Mar 2018
  • New Business Account Executive at Revolut2025-2025
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler2024-2024
  • NZ Account Manager & Sales Team Lead at Zoom2018-2022
  • Senior Business Development Specialist at CEB, now Gartner2014-2016
  • Sales Representative at CPM Australia2011-2013
Education
  • Nanyang Technological UniversityBachelor's
  • Startmate
  • University of NewcastleBachelor's
Left
LinkedIn
Senior Systems Engineer - Performance
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Systems Engineer - Performance at LinkedIn2017-2020 · left May 2020
  • Staff SRE - Performance/Observability GTP at Walmart2020-2025
  • Senior System Architect at Directi2015-2017
  • Co-Founder at Food Without Boundaries2016-2017
  • Systems Architect at Directi2014-2015
  • Infrastructure Architect at Positive Bioscience2013-2013
  • DevOps Engineer at BASIS Science2013-2013
Education
  • University of San FranciscoMS
  • Sri Chaitanya Degree College
  • Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBS
Left
LinkedIn
Ghostwriter
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Ghostwriter at LinkedIn2023-2026 · left Feb 2026
Education
  • University of Agriculture, FaisalabadMaster's
  • Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)Bachelor's
  • Virtual University of Pakistan

Johnny Li

Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Punny Guy
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Jolid
Work
  • Punny Guy at LinkedIn2023-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Chinese Erotica at Pinterest2024-2025
  • Meme Datapanda at Reddit, Inc.2025-2025
  • Founder at Scozza2024-2025
  • Founder at Xylarum2024-2025
  • VICEROY Cybersecurity Research at Old Dominion University2023-2023
  • Content Creator at X (Twitter)2022-2022
Education
  • Old Dominion UniversityBS

Julien Girault

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
LinkedIn
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn2017-2020 · left Mar 2020
  • Engineering Manager at Sorare2022-2025
  • Senior Engineering Manager at Qonto2021-2022
  • Engineering Manager at Doctolib2020-2021
  • User Experience Engineer at Wikimedia Foundation2015-2017
  • Software Development Lead at SugarAI2012-2015
  • Mobile Application Developer at Fruition Sciences - 360viti2011-2012
Education
  • IMT Mines AlbiMaster's
Left
LinkedIn
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn2022-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Staff Software Engineer at DL Software Inc.2026-2026
  • Software Engineer at Amazon2020-2022
  • Software Engineer at Susquehanna International Group2018-2020
Education
  • Drexel UniversityBS
  • Moravian Academy

Allan Griswold

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Account Director
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Account Director at LinkedIn2018-2021 · left Aug 2021
  • Business Development Manager at Rezult Group, Inc.2016-2018
  • Technical Recruiter at Workforce Dynamics2015-2016
Education
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Xin P.

Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn2020-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft2013-2020
  • Team Lead at Microsoft (china) Co., Ltd. Beijing Office2008-2013
Education
  • Jilin UniversityBachelor's
Left
LinkedIn
Software Engineering Leader
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineering Leader at LinkedIn2024-2025 · left Nov 2025
  • CTO at Creatorfy AI2023-2024
  • Engineering at Meta2019-2023
  • Software Engineering Manager at Apple2016-2019
  • Software Engineering Team Lead at PayPal2013-2016
  • Founder & CTO at Reflex 360° - Internet Development & Research Home2007-2013
Education
  • Harvard UniversityCORe
  • NED University of Engineering and TechnologyBE
  • San Jose State UniversityMaster's
Left
LinkedIn
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at LinkedIn2022-2023 · left Dec 2023
  • Software Engineer at Microsoft2023-2026
  • Managing Partner at Real Estate Investing2020-2026
  • Software Engineer at Anduril Industries2021-2021
  • Software Engineer at Meta2019-2021
  • Director Of Technology at Bitcamp2017-2019
  • Software Engineering Intern at Meta2018-2018
Education
  • University of Maryland College ParkBachelor's
  • a16z speedrun
Left
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Content Creator
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • LinkedIn Content Creator at LinkedIn2024-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Data Analyst at HCL GUVI2025-2025
  • Google Arcade Facilitator at Google Cloud Arcade Facilitator Program2024-2024
Education
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
  • Project Central School (Kiriburu)1st - 2nd

James Yin

Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Senior ML Infra Engineer
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Menlo AI
Work
  • Senior ML Infra Engineer at LinkedIn2020-2023 · left Aug 2023
  • Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Tech Lead at Ontra2025-2026
  • Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Replicant2024-2025
  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Nextdoor2023-2024
  • Lead Software Engineer at FreeWheel2017-2020
  • Software Engineer at Infillion2015-2017
Education
  • Tsinghua UniversityBS
  • Northeastern UniversityPhD
Left
LinkedIn
Founding Leader, Global Technical Product Consulting & Partnership
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Founding Leader, Global Technical Product Consulting & Partnership at LinkedIn2011-2014 · left Oct 2014
  • VP, Products, People Intelligence, AI/ML and Analytics at Oracle2024-2026
  • Board Member at HeartyyFresh2020-2025
  • VP, Products, AI/ML Analytics for People Leaders at Oracle2022-2024
  • Board Member & Adjunct Lecturer at University of California, Davis2019-2023
  • VP, Products, HCM Analytics at Oracle2017-2022
  • Strategic Advisor at EDLAB2018-2020
Education
  • University of PennsylvaniaMBA
  • UC Berkeley
  • Institute of Management Technology (IMT)MS

Charles Hsieh

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Founding Account Manager
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Founding Account Manager at LinkedIn2010-2013 · left Sep 2013
  • VP, Revenue & Product at Blind2023-2026
  • VP, Revenue at Switchboard Software2022-2023
  • Founding Sales, Head of Sales - Google Workspace Essentials at Google2016-2021
  • Founding Sales, Director of Solutions Engineering at HackerRank2013-2016
  • Co-founder / CEO at VacayBug2015-2016
  • Manager, Enterprise Sales at HackerRank2013-2014
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBS
  • Tsinghua University
Left
LinkedIn
Head of EMEA & Latam LTS Learning & Engagement (interim)
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • Head of EMEA & Latam LTS Learning & Engagement (interim) at LinkedIn2014-2023 · left Jun 2023
  • Chief Operating Officer at Change by Degrees2023-2026
  • Owner at Mobiletribe2001-2016
  • Director Sales & Marketing at Aspiro2001-2006
  • Vice President of Business Development at Strax Inc2000-2001
  • Manager e-business EMEA at Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services1998-2001
  • Director of Operations at Tele2 Europe1998-1998
Education
  • Försvarets Tolkskola (Swedish Armed Forces Language School)
  • Stockholm School of EconomicsMS

Shane W.

Co-Founder
Left
LinkedIn
Engineering
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Engineering at LinkedIn2024-2024 · left Jan 2024
  • Engineering at Glean2025-2026
  • Engineering at Snowflake2024-2024
  • Engineering at Snowflake2024-2024
  • Engineering at Tesla2024-2024
Education
  • University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS

Abhi Kumar

Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer
Left
LinkedIn
Global Client Director, Strategic Accounts
Before that
Went stealthNov 2025
Work
  • Global Client Director, Strategic Accounts at LinkedIn2022-2025 · until Dec 2025
  • Senior Account Executive, Marketing Cloud at Salesforce2021-2022
  • Senior Digital Strategy Lead, Accelerated Growth Team at Google2017-2021
  • Brand Specialist at Amazon2017-2017
  • Research Assistant at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business2016-2016
  • Business Today Campus Representative at Princeton University2012-2016
  • Resident Advisor at University of Michigan2015-2016
Education
  • University of MichiganBA
  • London School of Economics (LSE)

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  -d '{
    "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
        "type": "(.)", "value": "founder" }
    ]},
    "fields": ["basic_profile", "experience", "education"],
    "config": { "trigger": { "type": "interval", "every_hours": 168 } }
  }'
# [.] = exact phrase, (.) = all words. Each week it returns only the new matches.

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About this list

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.

Where it comes from: public professional profiles, via the Crustdata API. A new search runs every week and adds whoever newly matches. Profiles can take a few weeks to show up, and start dates are by month.

The company on each row is the most recent job before going stealth, with the title they held there. Where we can, we skip internships, advisor seats and freelance stints. On a "former employer" page it shows the job at that employer instead. Click a row for their full work history and education.