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54 founders who worked at PwC started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Laya Mathikshara

Co-Founder, Valcedia
Left
PwC
Collaborator
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Collaborator at PwC2022-2022 · left Jan 2022
  • Collaborator at HUGO BOSS2023-2023
  • Artist at SpaceX2022-2022
  • Contributor at Stanford Blockchain Club2022-2022
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's
  • The International School Bangalore

Timothy L.

Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Left
PwC
Digital Strategy & Supply Chain Initiatives
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Digital Strategy & Supply Chain Initiatives at PwC2014-2015 · left Oct 2015
  • Private Wealth & Asset Management at Manulife Hong Kong and Macau2024-2026
  • Offshore Private Wealth Management (Asia-Pacific & UK) at HSBC2022-2024
  • Offshore Private Wealth Management (North Asia) at Citi2021-2022
  • AI Strategy & Systems Design Initiatives at BMO2019-2020
  • AI Strategy & Financial Services Initiatives at Accenture2017-2019
  • Various Supply Chain Engineering Roles at Canadian & American Companies2011-2014
Education
  • Singapore Management UniversityMBA
  • Wilfrid Laurier UniversityBachelor's

Nadir H.

CEO / Co-founder
Left
PwC
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at PwC2008-2012 · left May 2012
  • Co-Founder / CEO at Gloree2025-2026
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler2024-2024
  • Head of Strategy and Growth at Cephalon AI2023-2024
  • Founder / CEO at Nftsize2022-2023
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler2022-2022
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at PASHA Bank OJSC2021-2022
Education
  • University of CambridgeMaster's
  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics • UNECBachelor's

Daksh Chohan

Founder
Left
PwC
Accounting Work Experience
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Accounting Work Experience at PwC2023-2023 · left Aug 2023
  • Vice President at LSESU Private Equity Society2025-2026
  • Summer Intern at INVEREWE CAPITAL LONDON LIMITED2025-2025
  • Head of IT at LSESU Private Equity Society2024-2025
  • Outreach at LSE Focal Point2024-2025
  • Pioneer Work Experience at Rothschild & Co2024-2024
  • Future Thought Leaders' Programme at Institute of Economic Affairs - London2024-2024
Education
  • The Blue Coat Sixth FormA-Level
  • London School of Economics (LSE)BS

Konstantin Besfamylnyi

Founder
Left
PwC
Advisory Manager, Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Advisory Manager, Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) at PwC2016-2018 · left Mar 2018
  • Managing Director - Telecom & Digital Infra, North America at Sand Technologies2024-2026
  • Practice Leader - Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) at Intellias2020-2024
  • Chief Operating Officer & Founding Partner at Other: High growth tech startups - product and services2018-2020
  • Director Of Business Development at Comverse (Amdocs acquired Comverse in 2014) at Comverse Technology, Inc.2007-2014
  • Product Manager, Application and Software (A&S) Product Unit at Huawei2004-2007
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityMBA
  • Odessa National Telecommunications AcademyMS
  • Scholar of the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX)

Liv T.

Founder & CEO
Left
PwC
Assurance Associate
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Assurance Associate at PwC2011-2014 · left Jan 2014
  • Operations at Myria2022-2025
  • Manager, Operations at Rubicon Project2015-2022
  • Project Manager & Analyst at Canyon Capital Advisors2014-2015
  • MGA 201/202 Teaching Assistant at University at Buffalo2010-2012
  • Accounting Intern at Beauty Pools2010-2010
Education
  • State University of New York at BuffaloMBA

Mitch Ribar

Founder
Left
PwC
Senior Associate, Team Lead
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate, Team Lead at PwC2011-2012 · left Jan 2012
  • EGM/Head of Customer Engagement & Data Science at Optus2023-2025
  • GM/Executive of Product, Financial Services at Quantium2021-2023
  • Executive Director, Customer Strategy & Journeys at JPMorgan Chase2016-2021
  • Vice President of Platform at Brand Networks2012-2016
  • Senior Consultant at PwC Australia2008-2012
  • Systems Analyst, Business Information Systems at CSR2006-2007
Education
  • MITMBA
  • UC Berkeley
  • University of Technology SydneyBachelor's

Karim Samji

Co-Founder
Left
PwC
Manager
Before that
Went stealthLaunched MergeKey
Work
  • Manager at PwC2016-2019 · left Oct 2019
  • Senior Director at EY2019-2026
  • Senior Consultant at Deloitte2012-2016
Education
  • York UniversityMBA
  • Harvard Business School
  • Ryerson UniversityB.Comm.

Clemens Möller

Co-Founder
Left
PwC
Deals
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Deals at PwC2025-2025 · left Oct 2025
  • Data Engineer at NOZ Digital2024-2025
Education
  • Universität OsnabrückMS
  • Universität OsnabrückBS
  • University of Pécs Medical School (POTE formerly)

Raphael Zakarias

Founder
Left
PwC
Senior Management Consultant - Finance Transformation
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Management Consultant - Finance Transformation at PwC2016-2020 · left Jan 2020
  • Europe Expansion Advisor at Backpack2025-2026
  • Managing Director Austria (DACH Lead) at Binance2021-2023
  • CFO Office - Project Support at Deutsche Telekom2015-2016
Education
  • WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)BS

Cheri Hewlett

Founder
Left
PwC
Audit Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Audit Associate at PwC2012-2014 · left May 2014
  • Senior Vice President at BlackLine2024-2026
  • Board Member & Treasurer at G.R.O.W. Foundation2014-2024
  • Product & Business Transformation at BlackLine2018-2024
  • Owner at Accounting CPA Firm2013-2018
  • Federal Consultant, AERS Advisory at Deloitte2014-2015
  • Senior Airman at United States Air Force2002-2008
Education
  • Liberty UniversityMS
  • University of MarylandBS

Jing

Founder
Left
PwC
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at PwC2013-2016 · left Jul 2016
  • Sr. SOX Manager at UniFirst Corporation2025-2026
  • Lead Sr. Internal Audit Manager at Oscar Health2022-2025
  • Internal Audit Manager at Bombas2022-2022
  • AVP Internal Audit Operation Manager at Santander US2016-2021
  • World Traveler at Jing Travels2013-2013
  • Senior Internal Auditor at American Tower2010-2013
Education
  • Babson CollegeMaster's
  • Babson CollegeBS
  • The Beijing Center- University of Business and Economic

Mike Zhou

Co-Founder
Left
PwC
Manager (Data Science)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Manager (Data Science) at PwC2011-2015 · left Dec 2015
  • VP of Data and AI at InDebted2021-2026
  • Lead Data Science Consultant (ML & AI) at Inferentics Consulting2019-2021
  • Founder at Inferentics2017-2018
  • Business Development Manager at CaterSpot2016-2016
Education
  • UNSWBS
  • UNSWBachelor's
  • Actuaries Institute Australia

Priyanka Puthran

Co-Founder
Left
PwC
Senior Manager - Products and Technology
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Manager - Products and Technology at PwC2021-2023 · left Oct 2023
  • Head of Product Strategy at STONEBOY2024-2025
  • Senior Technical Product Manager at The Walt Disney Company2023-2024
  • Business Architect and API Lead for Hilton Grand Vacation at Hilton Grand Vacations2020-2021
  • Lead Product Manager at Disney Experiences2018-2020
  • Senior Information Technology Consultant at Infosys2011-2018
Education
  • Product School
  • Product School
  • Masters in Business AdministrationMBA

Dharmesh Syal

Founder
Left
PwC
Director & Associate Partner
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director & Associate Partner at PwC1998-2001 · left Jun 2001
  • 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
  • Solutions Executive at IBM2001-2007
  • 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.

Manas Bissaliyev

Founder
Left
PwC
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at PwC2008-2011 · left Jul 2011
  • Chief Financial Officer at Finelo2024-2026
  • Chief Financial Officer at Digital Spring Ventures LLP2019-2021
  • Finance Officer at Family Office2019-2021
  • Chief Executive Officer at Agrotechnology Company (ATC)2016-2018
  • Chief Financial Officer at Channel Seven2011-2016
  • Internship Competition Program at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.2007-2007
Education
  • ACCA
  • GoPractice
  • MaerskOil: Oil and Gas Industry Training and Computer Simulation

Zi Hua Hé

Co-Founder
Left
PwC
Senior Associate - Low Code Services
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Dunster Physical AI
Work
  • Senior Associate - Low Code Services at PwC2019-2022 · left Mar 2022
  • Cloud Systems Engineer at The National Institutes of Health2022-2026
  • Continuous Improvement Specialist at Fuyao Group2022-2022
Education
  • Harvard UniversityMaster's
  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMaster's
  • MIT

Alkis Toutziaridis

Founder, CEO
Left
PwC
Deals & CorpFin Summer Analyst
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Deals & CorpFin Summer Analyst at PwC2024-2024 · left Jan 2024
  • Evals at Rowspace2026-2026
  • Summer Analyst at Moelis & Company2026-2026
  • Growth at Pari Passu Newsletter2025-2026
  • Research Fellow at Basis Set2025-2026
  • President at Capital Investments at Berkeley2024-2026
  • Independent Research - Quantum Computing at UC Berkeley College of Engineering2025-2025
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College

Valentina Morigi

Co-Founder and CFO
Left
PwC
Executive
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Executive at PwC2011-2014 · left Dec 2014
  • Co-founder and CFO at TENSIVE SRL2015-2025
  • President at Rosewood Consulting, LLC2016-2020
  • Co-founder, COO, and Organ Banking Summit Executive Director at Organ Preservation Alliance2013-2016
Education
  • Stanford University
  • The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreMaster's

Vipul Gupta

Co-Founder - Chief AI Scientist
Left
PwC
Technology Consultant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Technology Consultant at PwC2017-2017 · left Jul 2017
  • Research Scientist at Scale AI2025-2026
  • PhD Student at Penn State University2021-2025
  • Research Scientist Intern - FAIR at Meta2024-2024
  • NLP Research Scientist Intern at Kitware Inc.2023-2023
  • Red Team at OpenAI2022-2022
  • Research Intern at John Hopkins University2021-2021
Education
  • Penn State UniversityPhD
  • IIT DelhiBachelor's

Ajibola Anthony

Founder & Product Lead
Left
PwC
Technology Analyst - Valuations and M&A
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Technology Analyst - Valuations and M&A at PwC2003-2003 · left Oct 2003
  • Independent Advisor - AI, Digital Assets & Capital Markets Product at Digital Advisory Board2022-2026
  • Executive Director - Digital Assets, Advanced Digital Solutions at BNY2019-2022
  • Managing Director - Blockchain Consulting at Bloc Solutions2018-2019
  • Cryptocurrency Trader and Entrepreneur at T&G2016-2018
  • Vice President - Chief Investment Office at JPMorgan Chase2003-2016
  • Manager - Debt Capital Markets and Investment Banking at Barclays Investment Bank1999-2002
Education
  • NYUBachelor's
  • Strathclyde Business School

Alexander Kremer

Founder I Principal
Left
PwC
Consultant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Consultant at PwC2002-2003 · left Apr 2003
  • Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company2006-2026
  • Manager at Deloitte2003-2006
Education
  • Finance University under the Government of the Russian FederationPhD
  • Finance University under the Government of the Russian FederationMS

Chris Turner

Founder & Chief Technologist, Applied AI, Cloud Architecture & Cyber Engineering
Left
PwC
Senior Manager - Generative AI Engineering - Automation and Cognitive Solutions
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Manager - Generative AI Engineering - Automation and Cognitive Solutions at PwC2025-2026 · until Nov 2026
  • Solutions Architect at Amazon2022-2025
  • Mgr. Cyber Analytics & Solutions Development - Yahoo at Booz Allen Hamilton2019-2022
  • Global Cyber Investigative Intelligence/Cyber Analytics Sr. Program Lead at Citi Bank2018-2019
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence-Cyber Investigations-Lead at Citi2018-2018
  • Senior Security Engineer at Centene Corporation2015-2018
  • IT Support Analyst at Raymond James2014-2015
Education
  • University of South FloridaMaster's
  • University of South FloridaBachelor's
  • Hillsborough Community College

John Wiater

Founder
Left
PwC
Manager, Third Party Risk Management Consulting
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Manager, Third Party Risk Management Consulting at PwC2015-2022 · left Nov 2022
  • Personal Focus at Family2026-2026
  • Senior Manager, Compliance Advisory Services at Drata2024-2026
  • Senior Manager, GRC Advisory Services at LogicGate2023-2024
  • Manager, Technology Risk Audit at Comcast2023-2023
Education
  • Penn State University

Sathwik Somarouthu

Co-Founder
Left
PwC
Taxation Specialist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Taxation Specialist at PwC2021-2022 · left Apr 2022
  • Sr Analyst - Taxation at Vialto2022-2024
  • Data Analytics Consulting Virtual Internship at Forage2021-2021
Education
  • Christ University, BangaloreBBA Honours

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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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