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22 founders who worked at Salesforce started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Kah Seng Tay

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Member of Technical Staff, Software Engineering
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Member of Technical Staff, Software Engineering at Salesforce2010-2011 · left Mar 2011
  • Co-Founder, CTO at Tribe2024-2026
  • Advisor at Perplexity2022-2024
  • GM & VP of Engineering at Airtable2019-2023
  • VP of Engineering at drive.ai2017-2019
  • Director of Engineering at Quora2011-2017
  • Chief Technology Officer / Engineer at Etacts Inc.2010-2010
Education
  • MITMEng
  • MITBS

Krishna Shroff

Founder & CEO
Left
Salesforce
Director, Corporate Sales
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director, Corporate Sales at Salesforce2010-2012 · left May 2012
  • Asia Business Partner at SheerID2024-2025
  • Director Sales and Channels at NetSuite2018-2022
  • Regional Sales Director - India at SAP Concur2014-2018
  • Senior Director - Global Partner Management at Software AG2013-2013
  • General Manager - Channel Sales for Fusion apps and Hyperion at Oracle2012-2013
  • General Manager - Technology products (Channel/Indirect) at Oracle2002-2010
Education
  • IIM Bangalore
  • Stanford University
  • P.E.S College, BSK I stage, Bangalore-50BS

R W.

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Senior Account Executive - (SaaS Sales, CRM, marketing, payments, analytics)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Account Executive - (SaaS Sales, CRM, marketing, payments, analytics) at Salesforce2020-2021 · left Sep 2021
  • 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
  • Account Executive (Sales : Cyber Security, Cloud, Network, Software/SaaS, Services) at IBM2015-2020
  • 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

Jesús Remón

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Competitive Intelligence Analyst
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Competitive Intelligence Analyst at Salesforce2024-2024 · left Oct 2024
  • Founder (Acquired) at The Mathematical Company (Acquired)2025-2026
  • Machine Learning Researcher at Nightforia2025-2025
  • Vendor Manager at Amazon2022-2022
  • Artificial Intelligence Developer at OPEN THIS END2019-2019
Education
  • University of Chicago
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  • Zhejiang UniversitySummer School

Aman Kishore

Co-Founder
Left
Salesforce
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Salesforce2019-2019 · left Jan 2019
  • Research Engineer at Harvey2024-2025
  • CTO & Co-Founder at Mirage2022-2024
  • Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA2020-2022
  • Robotics and Computer Vision Engineer at Apple2020-2020
  • Consultant -> Project Manager at OTCR Consulting2018-2019
  • Software Engineer at Granular2018-2018
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBachelor's

Nayantara Duttachoudhury

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Senior Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Product Manager at Salesforce2020-2022 · left May 2022
  • Director of Product Management at Oleria2024-2026
  • Principal Product Manager at JumpCloud2022-2024
  • Program Manager 2 at Microsoft2015-2020
  • Chief Executive Officer at Chic Techies2016-2017
  • Graduate Research Assistant at The University of British Columbia2014-2015
  • Founder at Structured Reports Corp.2013-2015
Education
  • The University of British ColumbiaMS
  • Vellore Institute of TechnologyBTech
  • Amity International School

Spriha Gautam

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Member of Technical Staff
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce2023-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Co-Founder at Flik2025-2025
  • Assistant Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce2023-2024
  • moved to cold desert at THAPASU2021-2023
  • Software Developer Internship at Salesforce2022-2022
  • Google Generation Scholar at Google2021-2021
  • Twitter DevelopHer at X (Twitter)2021-2021
Education
  • National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
  • Columbia UniversityMBA

Nick Cheng

Co-Founder
Left
Salesforce
Lead Applied Scientist, Salesforce Research
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Lead Applied Scientist, Salesforce Research at Salesforce2021-2023 · left Apr 2023
  • Machine Learning Engineer, TL at ByteDance2023-2026
  • Founder and CEO at AInsurMe2023-2023
  • Applied Scientist, Science Lead at Amazon2020-2021
  • Senior Data and Applied Scientist, Tech Lead at Microsoft2017-2020
  • Research and Teaching Assistant at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2011-2016
  • Rsearch SDE Intern at Microsoft2015-2016
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPhD
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMS
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityBS

Rafit Jamil

Co-Founder
Left
Salesforce
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at Salesforce2021-2021 · left Jul 2021
  • Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at Google2022-2025
  • Software Engineer Intern at Meta2022-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Google2021-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Amazon2021-2021
  • Software Engineer Intern at Lumafield2020-2020
Education
  • University of WaterlooBachelor's

Aditya Gautam

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Software Engineer Intern (Data Science/Machine Learning)
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern (Data Science/Machine Learning) at Salesforce2016-2016 · left Aug 2016
  • Tech Lead, Machine Learning at Meta2022-2026
  • Machine Learning Lead at AKASA2021-2022
  • Machine Learning Engineer (Founding) at Google2018-2021
  • Machine Learning Software Engineer at Zillow2017-2018
  • Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University2016-2016
  • Engineer at Qualcomm2011-2015
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster's
  • International Institute of Information TechnologyBTech
  • Saint Xavier's, jaipur

Emilio Turco

Stealth founder
Left
Salesforce
EMEA Sales Program - International Business Transformation
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • EMEA Sales Program - International Business Transformation at Salesforce2018-2019 · left Dec 2019
  • GTM Global Sales Lead at n8n2023-2026
  • Senior Account Executive at Algolia2023-2023
  • Founder at Disdici.com2019-2023
  • Account Executive at Algolia2020-2023
  • Partner at Ammesso.it2020-2021
  • Sales and Partnerships Consultant at Murprotec Italia2016-2018
Education
  • Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Università degli Studi di Milano
  • MIP-Politecnico Di Milano

Richard L.

Co-Founder
Left
Salesforce
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Salesforce2012-2017 · left Jan 2017
  • Head of Talent Acquisition at Maven Clinic2021-2023
  • Committee Member at Forbes Human Resources Council2020-2023
  • Vice President Talent at Quartet Health2018-2021
  • Vice President, Operations at DROPIT INC.2017-2018
  • Talent Acquisition Manager at AOL2011-2012
  • Recruiter at Google2010-2011
Education
  • Auckland University of TechnologyBA
  • Auckland University of TechnologyBA

Manpreet Singh Nagi

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Solutions Architect
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Solutions Architect at Salesforce2022-2023 · left Sep 2023
  • Solution Delivery Architect and Lead at McCain Foods2023-2024
  • Salesforce Consultant at TD Securities2020-2022
  • Principal Consultant at Gemba Corporation2020-2020
  • Salesforce Technical Lead at MuniPaaS2020-2020
  • Salesforce Consultant at KeJo Solutions2018-2020
  • Advisor (Life and Living Benefits) at RBC Insurance2017-2018
Education
  • MIT
  • Institute of Management, Nirma UniversityMBA
  • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityBTech

Drake Boley

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Lead UI Developer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Lead UI Developer at Salesforce2021-2021 · left Oct 2021
  • Senior Full Stack Engineer at GE Aerospace2024-2025
  • Sr. UI Manager at SEPHORA2024-2024
  • AEM Frontend Tech Lead at Restoration Hardware2022-2024
  • Senior Lead Developer at Crosslake Technologies2022-2022
  • Senior Manager & Application Architect at Cognizant2021-2022
  • RH SITES Tech Lead (AEM) at RH and Restoration Hardware2020-2021

Marcel Nowak

Co-Founder
Left
Salesforce
Salesforce X Migrant Leaders
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Salesforce X Migrant Leaders at Salesforce2025-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • 2026 Morgan Stanley Summer Academy at Morgan Stanley2026-2026
  • AI Builders Challenge with IBM Bob at IBM2026-2026
  • Court Shadowing / Marshalling Work Experience at HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)2026-2026
  • Agents League Hackathon at Microsoft2026-2026
  • Comprehensive Oxford Mathematics and Physics Online (COMPOS) Follow-Along Programme at COMPOS2025-2026
  • Student Representative at Merton College2025-2026
Education
  • South Thames College
  • Woodmansterne School and Sixth Form
  • Harvard University

Moisés Nascimento

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Manager, R&D Technical Operations - Senior Database Architect
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Manager, R&D Technical Operations - Senior Database Architect at Salesforce2005-2007 · left Sep 2007
  • Executive Director, Data and Technology at Instituto Unibanco2020-2024
  • Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Itaú Unibanco2019-2024
  • Head of Global Architecture, Chief Data Architect at Medidata Solutions2014-2019
  • Chief Data Architect at PayPal2008-2014
  • Director, IT and Business Operations at SignalDemand2007-2008
  • Sr. Database Administrator / Team Manager at Ivax Pharmaceuticals2003-2005
Education
  • IBGC
  • Nova Southeastern UniversityMaster's
  • PUC MinasBachelor's

Jörn F. M.

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

Mike Wayne

Co-Founder
Left
Salesforce
Senior Account Executive
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior Account Executive at Salesforce2008-2011 · left May 2011
  • Vice President of Global Sales at BlinkOps2025-2026
  • Vice President, North America Enterprise at Certinia2023-2025
  • Chief Revenue Officer at Stairwell2021-2023
  • Head of Security Sales, Americas - Google Cloud Security at Google2017-2021
  • Head of Enterprise Sales, Americas - Chronicle Security at Google Cloud Security2018-2019
  • Head of Enterprise Sales, Security Moonshot - GoogleX at Google2012-2018
Education
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoBS
  • Duke University

Nishant Panchal

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Lead Product Designer - Commerce Core App and Ecosystem
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Lead Product Designer - Commerce Core App and Ecosystem at Salesforce2018-2021 · left Oct 2021
  • Staff Product Designer at Fieldguide2022-2025
  • Sr Product Designer at Brex2021-2022
  • UX Mentor at Jiang China Design2017-2017
  • Product Design Intern at Salesforce2017-2017
  • Frontend Developer at BrowserStack2014-2016
  • Product Design Intern at Weixin/WeChat2014-2014
Education
  • Georgia TechMS
  • Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi college of EngineeringBE
  • Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic

Samuel Tesh

Co-Founder
Left
Salesforce
Data Visualization Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Data Visualization Engineer at Salesforce2016-2017 · left Jul 2017
  • Senior Software Development Manager, Data & Analytics at Adobe2018-2025
  • Senior III Tax Technology at EY2017-2020
  • Staff 2 FY14 Annual Review Excerpts at EY2014-2017
Education
  • SJSUBachelor's
  • San José State UniversityBS

Matt Halvorson

Founder
Left
Salesforce
Software Engineer MTS
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer MTS at Salesforce2019-2026 · left Feb 2026
  • Tech Intern at Nike2018-2018
  • Junior Software Developer at Amazon2017-2018
  • Programming Counselor at Tic Summer Camp2017-2017
  • UI/UX Lead at Spritely2015-2016
  • User Loyalty Team Intern at UserTesting2015-2015
Education
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoBachelor's

Joachim Wurtz

Founder´s Associate
Left
Salesforce
Business Development Representative- Danish Market
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Business Development Representative- Danish Market at Salesforce2024-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • GTM Associate (Intern) at fore ai2026-2026
  • Sales Stream 2026 Candidate at Jumpstart2026-2026
  • Private Bank COO Project Management (Intern) at Citi2024-2024
  • Clerk Room Sales Assistant at David Lloyd Clubs2017-2018
Education
  • Bedford Modern School

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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" }
    ]},
    "fields": ["basic_profile", "experience", "education"],
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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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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.