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Ex-Palantir Technologies founders who just went stealth

21 founders who worked at Palantir Technologies started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

Ex-Palantir Technologies
Showing 21 of 21 founders

Alina Suarez

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Forward Deployed Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Product Manager at Google2021-2025
  • Computational Methods in Engineering Teaching Assistant at Duke University2020-2021
  • Google's Computer Science Summer Institute Program Participant at Google2019-2019
Education
  • Duke UniversityBachelor's
  • Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart

Shivam Bansal

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Developer AI FDE
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Developer AI FDE at Palantir Technologies2022-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Product Engineer at Sprinklr2022-2022
  • Web Developer at DTU Times2019-2022
  • Placement Coordinator at Delhi College of Engineering2021-2022
  • Technology Intern at American Express2021-2021
  • Business Analyst Intern at Urban Company2021-2021
Education
  • Delhi Technological University (Formerly DCE)BTech
  • Delhi College of EngineeringBTech

Alex W.

Co-founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Dev Ops Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Dev Ops Engineer at Palantir Technologies2021-2024 · left Oct 2024
  • Staff Dev Ops Engineer at Legion Intelligence2024-2026
  • Systems Developer at Amazon2016-2021

Jakob Frick

Co-Founder & Advisor
Left
Palantir Technologies
Product Lead
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Product Lead at Palantir Technologies2016-2022 · left Dec 2022
  • Co-Founder, CEO at Radiant AI2023-2026
  • Member of Technical Staff at Long Lake2025-2025
  • Member of Technical Staff at SpaceXAI2025-2025
  • Student Research Assistant at Hasso Plattner Institute2015-2016
  • Developer at Solutiance2016-2016
  • Software Engineer at Inspora2016-2016
Education
  • Hasso Plattner InstituteBS
  • HPI School of Design ThinkingAdvanced Track
  • HPI School of Design ThinkingBasic Track

Sameer Zaheer

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Forward Deployed Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies2023-2025 · left May 2025
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler2025-2025
  • Software engineer at SoundHound AI2018-2022
  • Algorithmics Engineer at Claron Technology2013-2017
  • Master's student at The Hospital for Sick Children2011-2013
  • Teaching Assistant at University of Toronto2012-2012
  • Research intern at Technology Transfer Network, Singapore. A*STAR2011-2011
Education
  • University of TorontoMASc
  • University of TorontoBASc

Jabir Hussain

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Winter Tech Fellowship
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Winter Tech Fellowship at Palantir Technologies2024-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Founder in Residence at Redwood Founders2025-2025
  • Artificial Intelligence Intern at Augmentum Fintech2023-2023
  • Quantitative Developer at MCD Capital Ltd.2022-2022
  • Spring Intern at Optiver2022-2022
  • Early Diversity Internship at Civil Service Fast Stream2022-2022
  • Student Researcher at Coronavirus Visualization Team2020-2020
Education
  • University of WarwickMS
  • University of WarwickBS

Arman Marchiel

Co-Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
FDE
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • FDE at Palantir Technologies2025-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Venture Fellow at CU Anschutz | Innovations2024-2025
  • Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology2017-2018
  • Vocalist and Performer at San Francisco Opera2010-2013
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's
  • University of Colorado BoulderMS

Nathan Miniovich

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Pre-IPO Offer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Pre-IPO Offer at Palantir Technologies2019-2020 · left Nov 2020
  • Founder, CTO at Melon Technologies2023-2026
  • Head of Engineering, Saffe Japan at 株式会社R.D. Works2020-2023
  • Senior Software Engineer/Consultant at 株式会社R.D. Works2020-2020
  • Software Engineer at Bloomberg2017-2020
  • Software Engineering Intern at LINE2016-2016
  • Software Engineering Intern at 株式会社Skeed (acquired by a Sumitomo group company)2015-2015
Education
  • Rutgers University–New BrunswickBS
  • Stanford University

Max W.

Co-Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Forward Deployed Operations Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Forward Deployed Operations Engineer at Palantir Technologies2022-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Forward Deployed Engineer at Northslope Technologies2025-2026
  • Contractor at UK Defence2024-2025
  • Data Consultant at C4ADS2020-2022
  • Software Engineer at 321ski2019-2020
  • Cyber Security Industrial Placement at CGI2019-2019
  • Tour Manager at Semi-Toned2018-2019
Education
  • University of ExeterMaster's
  • Haberdashers’ Monmouth SchoolsA Levels

Tiber Seireeni

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Forward Deployed Engineer, USG
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Forward Deployed Engineer, USG at Palantir Technologies2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Analyst, Bond Opportunity Trading Fund at Christofferson Robb & Company2020-2024
Education
  • Columbia UniversityBA
  • Harvard-Westlake School

JB Gilliard

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Valley Forge
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Valley Forge at Palantir Technologies2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Founder at Atreides Systems2025-2026
  • Completions Stress Engineering Intern at Gulfstream Aerospace2025-2025
Education
  • Savannah Technical CollegeCertification

Jordan Nguyen

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Internal VP
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Internal VP at Palantir Technologies2023-2025 · left Apr 2025
  • Senior Partner at Goldman Sachs2026-2026
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania

Kenta Koga

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Product Designer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Product Designer at Palantir Technologies2014-2015 · left Feb 2015
  • Design Advisor at Dessn2026-2026
  • Head of Design at Antimetal2026-2026
  • Staff Product Designer at Clay2025-2026
  • Advisor at Point722024-2025
  • Co-Founder / Chief Design Officer at Fable2017-2024
  • Lead Product Designer at Flux Data Inc2015-2016
Education
  • Yale UniversityBachelor's

Mike Moldawsky

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies2018-2022 · left May 2022
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Spark2023-2025
  • Founder at Tweezers Quant2021-2023
  • Co-Founder at Diamond Dawn2021-2023
  • Software Engineer at NetApp2016-2018
  • Special Forces at Israeli Air Force2009-2014
Education
  • Tel Aviv University

Jörn F. M.

Co-Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Enterprise Lead (FDE)
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Enterprise Lead (FDE) at Palantir Technologies2023-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Advisor at M Assist2019-2026
  • Deployment Strategist at Palantir Technologies2021-2023
  • Strategic Business Development at Salesforce2019-2021
  • IT Support Specialist at M Assist2012-2019
  • Strategy Consultant at Kearney2018-2018
  • Strategy at moneymeets GmbH2017-2017
Education
  • Imperial College LondonMS
  • University of Warwick

Ruben Stroh

Co-Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Deployment Strategist
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Deployment Strategist at Palantir Technologies2022-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Associate Consultant, Strategy & Transformation at Intellishore2022-2022
  • Intern, Data Science Consulting at Celonis2021-2021
  • Student Assistant, Supply Chain Analytics at DSV - Global Transport and Logistics2020-2021
  • Research Assistant, Natural Language Processing at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)2020-2020
  • Intern, Project and Process Management at Porsche AG2019-2019
  • Intern, Inhouse Management Consulting at Deutsche Bahn2017-2017
Education
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)BS
  • Copenhagen Business SchoolMS
  • Linköpings universitet

Ed Knight

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Deployment Team Lead
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Deployment Team Lead at Palantir Technologies2022-2026 · left May 2026
  • Founder & Director at Captivate Analytics2021-2022
  • Senior Expert - Research, Evidence & Analysis at Integrity2015-2021
  • Founder at Rundfunk Promotions2013-2014
  • Assistant at Bezirksamt Neukölln von Berlin2013-2013
  • Intern at EBB Europaberatung GmbH2012-2013
Education
  • University of OxfordBachelor's

Stoyan Binev

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Palantir Technologies
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies2021-2023 · left May 2023
  • Head of Forward Deployed Engineering at Paid2025-2026
  • Founding Software Engineer at Kular2024-2025
  • Site Reliability Engineer at 10x Banking2020-2021
  • SRE Intern at Google2019-2019
  • Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon2018-2019
  • Back End Developer at 542 Digital2018-2018
Education
  • King's College LondonMS
  • King's College LondonBS

Shane Kissinger

Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Technical Lead
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Technical Lead at Palantir Technologies2024-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Member at Harvard Undergraduate Veterans Organization2020-2024
  • Applied Mathematics / ML Researcher at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences2023-2023
  • Portfolio Management Intern at DigitalBridge2022-2022
  • Strategic Innovation Intern at Office of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey2022-2022
  • Mathematics Researcher at Texas State University2021-2021
  • Special Operations Specialist - Communicator at Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)2016-2020
Education
  • Harvard UniversityBachelor's
  • Palomar College

Tom Ciszek

Founder & CEO
Left
Palantir Technologies
American Tech Fellowship (Inaugural Cohort)
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • American Tech Fellowship (Inaugural Cohort) at Palantir Technologies2025-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Sr. Product Manager - Technical, Global Robotics Delivery at Amazon2022-2025
  • Principal Product Manager at Brain Corp2021-2022
  • Sr. Manager, Data Analytics at Bird2019-2021
  • Sr. Mgr., Technical Program Management at X (Twitter)2014-2019
  • Co-Founder at Cojoin Inc.2013-2014
  • Principal Business Analyst at GOOD Worldwide Inc2012-2013
Education
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMS
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBS

Oscar H.

Co-Founder
Left
Palantir Technologies
Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Engineer at Palantir Technologies2024-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Research Scientist at Tractable2022-2024
  • Research Engineer at Synthesia2020-2022
  • Software Engineer at Google2018-2019
Education
  • Imperial College London
  • University of Oxford

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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 } }
  }'
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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.