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Ex-Nokia founders who just went stealth

17 founders who worked at Nokia started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Giorgio Arcangeli

Co-Founder
Left
Nokia
Assistant Market Research Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Assistant Market Research Manager at Nokia2010-2010 · left Jul 2010
  • VP Sales and Fulfillment at Otovo2021-2026
  • Pathways Operations Manager at Amazon2020-2021
  • Area Manager - Italy North East at Booking.com2016-2019
  • Co-Founder at Ombrellove2015-2016
  • Account manager at Booking.com2014-2016
  • Key Account Manager at Findus Group2014-2014
Education
  • SDA BocconiMBA
  • Schulich School of Business York University
  • Università BocconiMS

Anil Prajapati

Co-Founder
Left
Nokia
Telecom Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Telecom Engineer at Nokia2011-2014 · left Jun 2014
  • Head at Zepto2024-2026
  • Head- Pharma Business at Truemeds2023-2024
  • Head- Private Label & NPD at Zeno Health2020-2022
  • Procurement Manager at Piramal Group2016-2020
  • Summer Intern at Linde2015-2015
  • Lecturer at IPS Academy Indore2010-2011
Education
  • Indian Institute of Management MumbaiPGDPM
  • Shri G S Institute of Technology & ScienceBE

Maruchi Kim

Co-Founder and CEO
Left
Nokia
Electrical & Firmware Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Electrical & Firmware Engineer Intern at Nokia2014-2014 · left Aug 2014
  • XR Audio Software Engineer at Google2022-2026
  • PhD Researcher, AI Wearables at University of Washington2019-2025
  • Audio Products Firmware Engineer at Apple2016-2022
  • 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
Education
  • University of WashingtonPhD
  • UC BerkeleyBS

Jussi Kujala

Founder
Left
Nokia
Senior Manager, statistical forecasting
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Smart Goblin
Work
  • Senior Manager, statistical forecasting at Nokia2010-2014 · left Apr 2014
  • Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Unity2018-2026
  • Principal Data Scientist at DAIN Studios2017-2018
  • Senior Data scientist at Sanoma2015-2017
  • Senior Manager, statistical forecasting at Microsoft2014-2015
  • Researcher at Aalto University2009-2010
  • Researcher at Tampere University of Technology 1965-20182003-2009
Education
  • Aalto Universitypost doc
  • Tampereen teknillinen korkeakouluD.Sc.(Tech.)
  • Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018MS

Kevin Hague

Founder
Left
Nokia
HEAD OF ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • HEAD OF ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT at Nokia2012-2013 · left Jun 2013
  • SVP Emerging Technologies at The Coca-Cola Company2024-2026
  • VP & General Manager, HyperX at HyperX2019-2022
  • VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY at HARMAN International2014-2019
  • FOUNDING PARTNER AND CTO at Kinetic Minds2013-2014
  • DEVELOPER at HP2010-2012
  • SENIOR WEB PRODUCER at Palm, Inc.2007-2010
Education
  • DeVry Institute of Technology
  • DeVry Institute of Technology

Gaurav Arora

Co-Founder
Left
Nokia
Strategy Consultant (MBA Global Consulting Project)
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Strategy Consultant (MBA Global Consulting Project) at Nokia2011-2011 · left Jan 2011
  • Global Head of Startups, PLG and Partner Business at DevRev2024-2026
  • Managing Director, Startup Business, Asia Pacific and Japan at Amazon2013-2024
  • Investment Professional at Prime Ventures (VC)2011-2013
  • Strategic Finance Analyst (Secondment) at Intel2011-2011
  • Technical Lead at AMD2006-2010
  • Design Engineer at Texas Instruments2004-2006
Education
  • University of CambridgeMBA
  • IIT DelhiB. Tech

Balaji Prasad

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Nokia
Principal Engineer, Firewall and VPN
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Principal Engineer, Firewall and VPN at Nokia1999-2005 · left Feb 2005
  • Vice President, Data Security Products at Forcepoint2024-2026
  • Venture Partner at Progressive Ventures2024-2026
  • Product Executive in Residence at Mighty Capital2024-2024
  • Vice President of Product Management, Cloud/Data Security at Lookout2021-2024
  • Product Entrepreneur in Residence at Mighty Capital2023-2024
  • Vice President of Product Management at Blue Hexagon Inc.2018-2021
Education
  • UC BerkeleyMBA
  • Stanford University
  • University of KansasMaster's

Ankitaben Patel

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

Oleksandr Velykyi

Chief Technology Officer, Founder
Left
Nokia
Head of Network Department
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Head of Network Department at Nokia2006-2009 · left Sep 2009
  • Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder at MinCtrl2016-2026
  • Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder at IN1 App2023-2025
  • Chiet Tecnhology Officer at Noction2015-2016
  • Chief Information Officer at Volia2014-2015
  • Chief Information Officer at Priocom2011-2014
  • Chief Information Officer at ICTV (International Commercial Television)2009-2011
Education
  • National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'Magister

Rajiv Kanaujia

CTO & Co-Founder
Left
Nokia
Head of Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Nokia (HERE)
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Head of Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Nokia (HERE) at Nokia2010-2014 · left Aug 2014
  • Director Engineering & Head of Operations (CloudCheckr Business Unit) at Flexera2025-2026
  • Board Advisor at EVE2022-2025
  • Director, Head Of Operations (CloudCheckr Business Unit) at NetApp2021-2025
  • Vice President of Operations & CISO (CloudCheckr Business Unit) at CloudCheckr (acquired by NetApp)2019-2021
  • Senior Director, Cloud Operations at Barracuda2015-2019
  • VP, Managed Services and SAAS Operations (Acquired by Accel-KKR) at Ektron, Part of the new Episerver2014-2015
Education
  • University of PhoenixMBA
  • Institute of Engineering and TechnologyBTech
  • St. Xavier's CollegeBS

Kumar Kaushik

Founder
Left
Nokia
Engineer - Intern
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Engineer - Intern at Nokia1999-1999 · left Aug 1999
  • Vice President, Advanced Compute Technologies at HP2023-2026
  • Vice President, General Manager - Intel Foundry Services Business Strategy & Partnerships at Intel2000-2023
Education
  • Babson CollegeMBA
  • University of Illinois at ChicagoMaster's
  • Manipal Institute of TechnologyBS

Karthik Krishna

Founder & Head of Product
Left
Nokia
Senior Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Senior Product Manager at Nokia2017-2019 · left Jan 2019
  • Product Director, Digital Assets at Velaura AI2025-2026
  • Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase2022-2025
  • Senior Product Manager at VMware2020-2022
  • Product Marketing Manager at Gainspeed, Inc.2015-2017
  • Product Manager at ARRIS2012-2015
  • Product Manager at BigBand Networks2006-2012
Education
  • UC BerkeleyMBA
  • University of MadrasECE
  • Stanford University

Cyrus Mobini

Founder
Left
Nokia
NSP Software Developer III
Before that
Went stealthMay 2026
Work
  • NSP Software Developer III at Nokia2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • AI Integration Software Engineer at Solace2024-2025
  • AI Engineer at CreativeTeam.ai2024-2024
  • Artificial Intelligence Researcher at Nokia2022-2024
  • Full-stack Developer at Montessori Model UN2022-2022
  • React Developer at Nokia2022-2022
  • Angular Developer at Agility PR Solutions2021-2021
Education
  • Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Udemy
  • DeepLearning.ai

Mikko Uusitalo

Founder & Chair
Left
Nokia
Vice President Business Development
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • Vice President Business Development at Nokia2011-2012 · left Jun 2012
  • 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 at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2008-2011
Education
  • MITMBA
  • University of HelsinkiMaster's
  • Merisotakoulu

Ravikant Cherukuri

Founder
Left
Nokia
Team Lead
Before that
Went stealthMar 2026
Work
  • Team Lead at Nokia1998-2002 · left Apr 2002
  • Senior Principal Engineer at Amazon2015-2026
  • Principal Software Engineer/Manager at Microsoft2006-2015
  • Senior Software engineer at Amazon2005-2006
  • Team Lead at Verizon Data Services2002-2005
  • Software Engineer at Apple1996-1997
Education
  • National Institute of Technology KurukshetraBTech
  • SKVTEMHS

Yves Tkaczyk

Founder
Left
Nokia
QA meetings chair / Software engineer
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • QA meetings chair / Software engineer at Nokia1997-1998 · left Jul 1998
  • Chief Technology Officer at Upswing2021-2024
  • Owner / Technology Consultant at ClearSquare Associates2009-2021
  • SVP of Software Engineering / Board Member at Viwa2006-2021
  • Product Director at Zephyr Associates, Inc.1999-2006
  • Senior Software Engineer / Team Leader at Ericsson1998-1999
Education
  • Quantic School of Business and TechnologyMBA
  • Arts et Métiers ParisTechM. Eng.

Kari Pulli

Chief AI Officer, Co-Founder
Left
Nokia
Nokia Fellow
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Nokia Fellow at Nokia2009-2011 · left Mar 2011
  • Director of Compute SW at Google2020-2025
  • Advisor at Deeping Source Inc.2018-2021
  • Advisor at Analog Inference2018-2020
  • VP of Computing at Raxium2018-2020
  • CTO at Meta Company2017-2018
  • Advisor at Visbit Inc.2017-2018
Education
  • University of OuluMBA
  • Stanford UniversityPost-doc
  • University of WashingtonPhD

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    "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
        "type": "(.)", "value": "founder" }
    ]},
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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.

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.