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

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Left
SAP
Associate Developer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Associate Developer at SAP2014-2015 · left Jun 2015
  • Associate Director of AI at HighLevel2025-2026
  • Associate Director of Engineering at Amber2023-2025
  • Engineering Lead at AwanTunai2021-2023
  • Founder at Postoracle2020-2021
  • Team Lead - App Live at BrowserStack2020-2020
  • SDE 2 at Mindtickle2018-2020
Education
  • Indian Institute of Information TechnologyBTech
  • City Montessori SchoolIntermediate

Rekha Rudhiramoorthy

CPO & Co-Founder
Left
SAP
Design Leadership
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Design Leadership at SAP2022-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Sr. User Experience Designer at Walmart Global Tech India2019-2022
  • UX Designer at Dell Technologies2018-2019
  • UX Designer at Capital Float (now axio)2016-2017
  • Visual Designer at CommonFloor.com2015-2016
  • Visual Communication at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay2013-2015
  • Business technology Analyst at Deloitte2011-2013
Education
  • IIT BombayMaster's
  • SJCE MysoreBE
  • Mount Carmel College, IndiaPUC, PCMB

Lucas Braum

Founder & CEO
Left
SAP
Software Developer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Developer at SAP2014-2017 · left Aug 2017
  • Co-Founder and CTO at Deskfy2017-2026
  • Java Developer at Kbase2014-2014
  • Assistant Graphic Designer at InéditaMed2012-2013
Education
  • Insper Instituto de Ensino e PesquisaMBA
  • Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBS
  • IFSUL

Maayan Keshet

Co-Founder
Left
SAP
Research
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Research at SAP2010-2011 · left Sep 2011
  • System Architect at Fireblocks2020-2026
  • Engineering Consultant at Vanadium Research2018-2019
  • Subject Matter Expert at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford2018-2019
  • Senior Software Engineer at Dell Technologies2013-2017
  • GIS tech lead at Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 82002007-2010
Education
  • Georgia TechMS
  • Tel Aviv UniversityBS

Qing 'Matt' Z.

Co-Founder
Left
SAP
Staff Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Staff Engineer at SAP2011-2013 · left Jan 2013
  • Software Engineer at Oracle2023-2026
  • Expert Contributor at BitDegree2023-2025
  • Senior Architect at TigerGraph2021-2023
  • Software Engineer at Google2020-2021
  • Data Architect at VMware2018-2020
  • Senior Architect at D-UNI (Series A startup)2017-2018
Education
  • North Carolina State UniversityPhD
  • University of Science and Technology of ChinaBS

Abdul Rehman

Co-Founder
Left
SAP
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at SAP2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Financial Services Consultant (N5) at Desjardins2025-2025
  • Private Tutor at Tutorax - Tutoring Service2022-2024
  • Academic Tutor at Cegep du Vieux Montreal2021-2023
Education
  • Concordia UniversityBE
  • Cegep du Vieux MontrealDEC
  • Dawson CollegeDEC

Pete Hirsch

Founder & CEO
Left
SAP
Senior Vice President, Ariba Cloud Engineering & Technology
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Vice President, Ariba Cloud Engineering & Technology at SAP2014-2015 · left Jun 2015
  • Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zuora2023-2026
  • Chief Technology Officer at BlackLine2019-2023
  • Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations at Ellie Mae2015-2019
  • Senior Vice President & Chief Architect at SAP Ariba2013-2014
  • Chief Architect & Business Unit Leader, SaaS Applications at IBM2006-2013
  • Vice President of Engineering & CTO at Valchemy2002-2006
Education
  • University of Southern CaliforniaMSEE
  • University of Southern CaliforniaBSEE
Left
SAP
DIRECTOR
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • DIRECTOR at SAP2006-2008 · left Dec 2008
  • CEO, Founder at IntelliData.ai2018-2026
  • CEO, Founder (Exit to BTG Pactual) at Ali2018-2025
  • Partner at Fisher Venture Builder2017-2018
  • VP, Operations and International Expansion at Neoway2016-2017
  • COO at Click SA2015-2016
  • CMO and CCO at minu.co2013-2015
Education
  • IMD Business School
  • IMD (International Institute for Management Development)
  • Harvard Business School

Jiaying Yang

Co-founder & CTO
Left
SAP
Open Source Software Governance
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Open Source Software Governance at SAP2016-2017 · left Apr 2017
  • Founder in Residence at Afore Capital2024-2025
  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Pinterest2019-2024
  • Research Assistant at Columbia University2018-2019
  • Data Scientist at Zurich North America2018-2018
  • Research Assistant at Fudan University2017-2017
Education
  • Columbia UniversityMaster's
  • Fudan UniversityBachelor's
Left
SAP
ABAP developer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • ABAP developer at SAP2006-2007 · left Aug 2007
  • Director at NVIDIA2024-2026
  • VP of Engineering at DataRobot2022-2024
  • Senior Engineering Manager at Google2021-2022
  • Senior Principal Engineer at Atlassian2020-2021
  • Software Development Manager at Amazon2018-2020
  • Head of Application Development, Core Services and Risk at Nordea Markets, Corporates & Institutions2016-2018
Education
  • Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)PhD
  • Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)MS
  • Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)MS
Left
SAP
Software Developer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Developer at SAP2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Working Student at Siemens2024-2025
  • Tutor - Software engineering at Ulm University2021-2022
Education
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMS
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)MS
  • Universität UlmBS

Gal Perl

Co-Founder
Left
SAP
Senior Director of Product Management
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Director of Product Management at SAP2007-2009 · left Jun 2009
  • Chief Product Officer at Teramind2026-2026
  • Chief Product Officer at Zignal Labs2021-2026
  • VP Technical PM at Fitbit (now part of Google)2018-2020
  • VP Product Management at Reltio2017-2018
  • Director of Product Management, Global Platform Services at PayPal2013-2017
  • Head of Product Management - Battery Switch and Electric Cars Network Operations at Better Place2009-2013
Education
  • Tel Aviv UniversityMBA
  • TechnionBS

Kranti Kumar

Founder and Builder
Left
SAP
Software Developer
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Misikiri
Work
  • Software Developer at SAP2008-2009 · left Jun 2009
  • GM of Product at datasutram.ai2025-2026
  • Senior Manager of Product Management at PayPal2020-2025
  • Principal Product Manager at Paysafe2019-2020
  • Senior Product Manager at PayPal2018-2019
  • Director Product and Account Management at Artefacts Solutions, Inc.2012-2018
  • Product manager - Payments products at Paxcel Technologies (P) Ltd2012-2016
Education
  • Indian Institute of Management, LucknowPGDM
  • National Institute of Technology DurgapurBTech

Desislava Prodanova

Co-founder & President
Left
SAP
System Designer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • System Designer at SAP2001-2005 · left Mar 2005
  • Chief Data Officer at CrossBridge Health2021-2026
  • Vice President of Product Development at HealthQX2012-2016
  • VP Program and Product Management at Healthy Humans2012-2013
  • Sr. Product Manager at InterComponentWare Inc.2011-2012
  • Product Manager at InterComponentWare AG2005-2011
  • Software Developer at Dacotec2000-2001
Education
  • Georg-August-Universität GöttingenMA
  • University of National and World EconomyMA

Bonny Chattopadhyay

Founder & CEO
Left
SAP
Business Application Analyst
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Business Application Analyst at SAP2008-2010 · left Jan 2010
  • Founder & CEO at Operait Health2022-2026
  • Associate Partner at Chartis2019-2022
  • Director, Health Solutions at FTI Consulting2014-2019
  • Director, Payer & Provider Solutions at IMS Health2013-2014
  • Associate Director at Advisory Board2010-2013
  • Software Engineer at Couple Software Companies2005-2007
Education
  • University of Cincinnati College of BusinessMS
  • University of PuneBE

Raj K.

Founder
Left
SAP
Sr Program Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Sr Program Manager at SAP2018-2019 · left May 2019
  • Sr Project Manager at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits2025-2026
  • SAP Project Manager/Cutover lead at Bose Corporation2023-2025
  • Client Project/Program Manager at Thomson Reuters2022-2023
  • Sr Director-Enterprise applications at MONAT Global2019-2022
  • Global RPA Automation Program Manager at Ocean Spray Cranberries2018-2018
  • Sr Manager at Deloitte2013-2017
Education
  • Osmania UniversityMBA
  • University of PennsylvaniaFintech
  • Osmania UniversityBachelor's
Left
SAP
Praktikant
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Praktikant at SAP2023-2023 · left Apr 2023
  • Junior Software Developer at Nesto Software GmbH2024-2025
  • Schichtleiter im Management at McDonald's Deutschland2024-2024
  • Freelancer at Selbstständig2020-2024
  • Crew at McDonald's Deutschland2023-2023
  • Praktikant in der Softwareentwicklung at Freie Universität Berlin2022-2022
  • Praktikant in der Softwareentwicklung at ]init[ - Services for the eSociety2020-2020
Left
SAP
Engineering Lead
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Engineering Lead at SAP1998-1999 · left Jan 1999
  • 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
Left
SAP
Pre-Sales Associate
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Pre-Sales Associate at SAP2018-2020 · left Feb 2020
  • Chief Executive Officer at Project Brokerage2021-2025
  • Client Relations Associate at SmartCrowd2020-2021
  • Student Council member at Canadian University Dubai2017-2018
  • Sales Intern at Zomato2017-2017
Education
  • Aitchison CollegeMiddle School
  • Canadian University DubaiBachelor's
  • The University of British ColumbiaBachelor's

Maria Remezova

CEO & Founder
Left
SAP
Software Developer
Before that
Went stealthMar 2026
Work
  • Software Developer at SAP2019-2022 · left Jan 2022
  • VP, Production at Destinus2022-2024
  • Software Developer at Yandex2018-2019
  • Junior Frontend Developer at Deliver2017-2018
Education
  • Higher School of EconomicsBachelor's

Klaus Fischer

Co-Founder and COO
Left
SAP
Senior Vice President and Head of Center of Excellence - SAP
Before that
Went stealthMar 2026
Work
  • Senior Vice President and Head of Center of Excellence - SAP at SAP1990-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Advisory Board Member at Nitor Partners2025-2026
  • Former SAP SVP Head Center of Excellence I Global Tech Executive I Board & Growth Advisor at Klaus Fischer Growth Advisory2025-2026
Education
  • University of MannheimMaster's
Left
SAP
Business Operations Analyst
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Business Operations Analyst at SAP2021-2022 · left Jan 2022
  • Director of Finance at Reprise2025-2025
  • Consultant at Bain & Company2022-2025
  • Founding Advisory Board at PERMIAS Nasional2022-2025
  • Associate Consultant at Bain & Company2022-2024
  • President at PERMIAS Nasional2021-2022
  • President at PERMIAS Nasional2018-2022
Education
  • UCLABA
  • Binus School
  • Mentari Intercultural School

Allan Shi

Founder
Left
SAP
General Manager, Business User
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • General Manager, Business User at SAP2008-2010 · left Jan 2010
  • Founder&CEO at Neocrm2011-2026
  • Corporate Account Manager at SAP BusinessObjects2005-2008
  • Territory Sales Manager at Cisco2004-2005
  • Regional Sales Manager at Dell Technologies1998-2002
Education
  • QUT (Queensland University of Technology)MBA

Vinita Paunikar

Co-Founder
Left
SAP
Staff Engineer at Sybase
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Staff Engineer at Sybase at SAP1994-2001 · left Jan 2001
  • Senior Vice President of Engineering at Oracle2005-2025
  • Technical Program Manager at VMware2004-2005
  • Technical Program Manager at Microsoft2002-2004
  • Software Engineer - Siemens Information Systems Ltd at Siemens1992-1994
Education
  • Columbia University
  • Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyBE

Levent Acar

Co-Founder
Left
SAP
Project Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2024
Work
  • Project Manager at SAP2019-2021 · left Nov 2021
  • Senior Consultant at WTW2023-2024
  • Management Consultant at Marsh2021-2023
  • Strategy Consulting Project Student at Atos2017-2018
Education
  • University of AmsterdamMS
  • Bilkent UniversityBS

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        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
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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.