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Ex-Stripe founders who just went stealth

10 founders who worked at Stripe started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Sergey Zhuravlev

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Stripe
Staff Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Staff Software Engineer at Stripe2024-2026 · left May 2026
  • Staff Software Engineer at Valon2026-2026
  • Co-Founder & CTO at CaseX (now Corveris)2025-2025
  • Senior Software Engineer at Hidden Road2022-2024
  • Staff Software Engineer at Stripe2020-2022
  • Data Architect at Pure Storage2018-2020
  • Principal Engineer (Data Science) at StackRox (Acquired by Red Hat)2017-2018
Education
  • Simon Fraser UniversityMS
  • Simon Fraser UniversityBS
  • The University of British ColumbiaBachelor's

Kareem Shaya

Founder and HVAC technician
Left
Stripe
Engineering manager, Onboarding overall
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Engineering manager, Onboarding overall at Stripe2020-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Engineering manager, Web at MakeSpace2017-2020
  • Founder at Outpost Hunting2015-2018
  • Senior front-end engineer at Warby Parker2011-2017
  • Summer intern at Legg Mason Capital Management2005-2005
  • Intern at Last Call with Carson Daly at NBC News2004-2004
  • Intern at Chappelle's Show at Comedy Central2003-2003
Education
  • Columbia UniversityBA

Adam Behrens

Co-Founder
Left
Stripe
Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Product Manager at Stripe2021-2023 · left Jan 2023
  • Co-Founder & CEO at New Generation2024-2026
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Matrix2023-2024
  • PM / Tech Lead at Bridgewater Associates2018-2021
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Carriage2018-2020
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Neurable2017-2018
  • Software Engineer at Hedron2016-2018
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • London School of Economics (LSE)MS
  • University of PennsylvaniaBA

R W.

Founder
Left
Stripe
Banking and Financial Product Sales, Enterprise
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Banking and Financial Product Sales, Enterprise at Stripe2021-2022 · left Sep 2022
  • Enterprise Sales Director at Vouch Insurance2023-2024
  • Vice President of Sales at Software Improvement Group2022-2023
  • Senior Account Executive - (SaaS Sales, CRM, marketing, payments, analytics) at Salesforce2020-2021
  • 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
Left
Stripe
Growth I Insurance & InsurTech
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Growth I Insurance & InsurTech at Stripe2022-2024 · left Mar 2024
  • Head of Digital Business EMEA at Chubb2024-2026
  • Africa 3.0 at Market Minds2008-2022
  • Innovation Facilitator at Lloyd's2016-2018
  • Insurance Broker at International Professional Risks Europe2015-2016
  • Broker at Tysers2013-2015
  • Broker Assistant at Conosur Re Corredores de Reaseguro2013-2013
Education
  • LeedsBA
  • Harrow School
Left
Stripe
Technical Recruiter
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Technical Recruiter at Stripe2019-2019 · left Nov 2019
  • Account Manager at Joveo2022-2026
  • Head of Talent - Passive and Outbound Hiring at Recro2021-2022
  • Senior Manager at Semut.io2020-2021
  • Technical TA Partner at Toast2019-2020
  • Senior Talent Partner at Cpl2016-2019
  • Senior Application Support Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services2013-2015
Education
  • UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolMaster's
  • West Bengal University of TechnologyBTech
Left
Stripe
Product Lead, Latin America
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Product Lead, Latin America at Stripe2021-2022 · left Nov 2022
  • VP and Group General Manager, Digital Ecosystem at Nubank2024-2026
  • Chief Product Officer at Kueski2023-2024
  • Startup Mentor at Endeavor2022-2024
  • Product Director, Ad Delivery Platform at Meta2020-2020
  • Director of Product Management, Advertising Platforms at Google2015-2019
  • Vice President of Product Management, Oracle Public Cloud at Oracle2015-2015
Education
  • University of PennsylvaniaMBA
  • University of PennsylvaniaMA
  • Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de MonterreyBS
Left
Stripe
Finance
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Restaurant technology (pre-launch)
Work
  • Finance at Stripe2021-2023 · left Oct 2023
  • SVP, CFO Hospitality Software at Planet2023-2026
  • Senior Manager, Commercial Finance at Amazon2015-2021
  • Finance Manager at Microsoft2008-2015
  • Teaching Assistant at The University of Texas at Dallas2007-2008
Education
  • The University of Texas at DallasMBA
  • The University of Texas at DallasBS
Left
Stripe
Engineering Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Engineering Manager at Stripe2024-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft2021-2024
  • Engineering Manager at Meta2015-2021
  • Oracle Applications Software Development Advisor at Dell Technologies2011-2015
  • CTO and co founder at Wikipass2012-2012
  • Oracle Applications Developer at Dell Technologies2007-2011
  • Software Factory Coordinator at Cyncly2000-2007
Education
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Ftec Brasil

Xander Hastings

Co-Founder
Left
Stripe
SaaS Platforms EMEA
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • SaaS Platforms EMEA at Stripe2021-2023 · left Apr 2023
  • Head of Partnerships (Rail - acquired by Ripple) at Ripple2025-2026
  • Business Development Executive at BVNK2023-2024
  • Sales Operations at Tessian2020-2021
  • Business Development Analyst at Neurolabs2019-2020
Education
  • The University of EdinburghMaster's
  • Cranbrook school

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# the one request behind this page
curl https://api.crustdata.com/watch/person/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -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 } }
  }'
# [.] = exact phrase, (.) = all words. Each week it returns only the new matches.

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About this list

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.