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56 founders in Austin started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Clair Hawkins

Founder
Left
Wild West Systems, Inc.
Chief Operating Officer
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Chief Operating Officer at Wild West Systems, Inc.2025-2026 · until Nov 2026
  • Director of Operations - Structures at Firefly Aerospace2023-2025
  • Solar Design Consultant at Icon Power2017-2023
  • Head of Continuous Improvement at Firefly Aerospace2019-2023
  • Regional Sales Manager at Tesla2015-2017
  • Structural Analysis and Test Engineer at Raytheon2013-2016
  • Mechanical Engineer Intern at Northrop Grumman2012-2013
Education
  • Utah State UniversityBachelor's

Carlton Rice

Founder
Left
Material
Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation at Material2020-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Innovation Engineer at T3: Now Material2019-2020
  • Research Engineer at C3 Engineering Technologies2018-2019
  • Biochemist at US Army2014-2018
  • Tissue Engineering Researcher at Walter Reed Army Medical Center2014-2018
  • Biomedical Research Engineer at Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin2015-2018
  • Software Design and Development Intern at IBM2017-2017
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • MITMEng

Chris P.

CEO
Left
ICE - Israel Cybersecurity Enterprise Latin America
Commercial Vice President
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Commercial Vice President at ICE - Israel Cybersecurity Enterprise Latin America2023-2023 · left Aug 2023
  • Head Of Account Management at OXIO2020-2023
  • General Manager US & Head of Revenue at Doc.com2018-2020
  • Co-Founder at TuMedic2017-2018
  • Founder at Contrast Solutions2015-2018
  • Regional Head of Telecommunications - LATAM at Matchtech2013-2015
  • Senior Consultant at Blue Pelican Consulting Limited2011-2013

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

Tristan F.

Co-Founder and CEO
Left
Presage Global
Managing Partner
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Managing Partner at Presage Global2023-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Chief Executive Officer at Orbital Risk2020-2023
  • Program Manager at Spaceport America at Fiore Industries2020-2020
  • Founder & President at Teton Risk2014-2018
  • Founder at Zero Hour Media2017-2018
  • Senior Physical Security Specialist at Centene Corporation2015-2016
  • Intelligence Operations Manager at United States Federal Government2008-2015
Education
  • American Military UniversityBachelor's
  • The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA

Abhiram Sribhashyam

Founder & CEO
Left
Thena
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder, Co-CEO at Thena2025-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Electrical Engineering Intern at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2026-2026
  • Electrical Engineering Intern at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2025-2025
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • The University of Texas at AustinMinor

Shon Bayer

Co-Founder
Left
Parker & Ace
CEO and Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CEO and Co-Founder at Parker & Ace2023-2025 · left Apr 2025
  • Board Member at Austin Monitor2020-2025
  • Chief Strategy Officer at milk + honey2011-2023
  • Executive Vice President at Learning2003-2010
  • Executive Director and other roles at The Princeton Review1997-2003
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Walt Whitman

Phillip Akhzar

Founder & CEO
Left
PAKIBLE
Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder at PAKIBLE2014-2015 · left Nov 2015
  • Lead Industrial Engineer : Director of Reclamation at iCracked Inc.2013-2014
  • Student Engineer at Boeing2011-2013
  • Project Architect: Orchid at Emotiv Lifesciences2012-2012
  • Founder and CEO at Pacific Party Suppliers2010-2011
  • Junior Sales Executive at Supress Products, LLC2007-2009
  • Team Leader at YMCA of the USA2005-2008
Education
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoBS
  • Marin Catholic

Anudeep Adiraju

Stealth Founder
Left
Advanced Robotics at UTSA
Computer Science Lead
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Computer Science Lead at Advanced Robotics at UTSA2025-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at San Antonio2024-2026
  • Teaching Assistant - Software Engineering Lab at The University of Texas at San Antonio2024-2024
  • Python Intern at Aimlytics Technologies2022-2022
Education
  • The University of Texas at San AntonioMS
  • HITAM (Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management)BTech

Marcus J. Carey

CEO and Co-founder
Left
ReliaQuest
Principal Research Scientist
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Principal Research Scientist at ReliaQuest2019-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Longhorn Startup Mentor at The University of Texas at Austin2022-2026
  • Advisor at Through The Lens2022-2023
  • CEO at Threatcare2014-2019
  • Founder at ThreatAgent.com2013-2014
  • Security Researcher and Community Manager at Rapid72011-2013
  • Founder at DojoSec2008-2011
Education
  • Capitol Technology UniversityMS
  • Excelsior CollegeBS

Amy Daali

Founder & CEO
Left
MOONSHOT 4 HER
Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder at MOONSHOT 4 HER2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Founder at Lucea AI2020-2026
  • Chair at IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society2019-2021
  • Senior Data Scientist at USAA2017-2019
  • Engineering Director at Invictus Medical, Inc.2016-2017
  • Biomedical Imaging Data Scientist at UT Health San Antonio2015-2016
  • Engineering Adjunct Professor at Trinity University2014-2015
Education
  • The University of Texas at San AntonioPhD
  • The University of Texas at San AntonioMS
  • University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesBachelor's

Emil Ivov

Founder
Left
Jitsi
Founder and Project Lead
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder and Project Lead at Jitsi2003-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Head of Product, Video Collaboration at 8x82018-2021
  • Chief Video Architect at Atlassian2015-2018
  • IETFer at IETF2007-2017
  • Guest Lecturer at University of Strasbourg2007-2015
  • Guest Lecturer at Sofia University2013-2015
  • CEO at Blue Jimp2009-2015
Education
  • Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I)PhD
  • HEC School of ManagementChallenge+
  • Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Adrienne McCallister

Founder
Left
Google
VP, Global Partnerships
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • VP, Global Partnerships at Google2011-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • VP, Business Development at Associated Content2009-2011
  • VP, Business Development at Clearleap2008-2009
  • VP, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Business Development at AOL2003-2007
  • Associate, Business Development at Credit Suisse1999-2000
  • Corporate Finance Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions at PaineWebber1997-1999
Education
  • UC BerkeleyMBA
  • University of VirginiaBS

Hiral Sanghavi

Founder & CEO
Left
TRAMORA LLC
Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder & CEO at TRAMORA LLC2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Founder & CEO at Ineffable Brands2021-2023
  • Interim CEO & Head of BauBax (post acquisition) at Jamiak Inc.2020-2021
  • Founder & CEO at BauBax Lifestyle LLC2015-2020
  • MBA (Dropout) at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management2014-2015
  • Founder & CEO at Technophilia2007-2014
  • Founder & CEO at Robo-Kriti2005-2007
Education
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA
  • University of MumbaiBE
  • Vivekanand Education Society's Institute Of Technology

Sai Y.

Founder
Left
INNO Instrument Inc.
Non Executive Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Non Executive Director at INNO Instrument Inc.2024-2026 · left May 2026
  • Venture Capital Cohort Member (Class '24) at Included VC2024-2025
  • Head of Strategic Initiatives, Revenues & Funding at LokiBots2024-2025
  • Generative AI Evangelist at ZingHR2024-2025
  • Director, Strategic Initiatives at LokiBots2023-2024
  • Student Body Representative, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee at UCLA2020-2024
  • Strategy Principal at LokiBots2023-2023
Education
  • Harvard UniversityMaster's
  • UCLA
  • Harvard University

Tanmay Kejriwal

Founder
Left
Mira Mace
Founding Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founding Engineer at Mira Mace2026-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Software Engineer at Dimensional Fund Advisors2023-2025
  • Teaching Assistant at Texas Christian University2021-2023
  • Above and Beyond Computer Science Fellow at Meta2022-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Dimensional Fund Advisors2022-2022
  • NLP Research Assistant at Texas Christian University2020-2021
  • Software Intern at Revitalize Charging Solutions, Inc2020-2020
Education
  • Texas Christian UniversityBachelor's
  • Sanskriti School, New DelhiAISSE

Daniel Schofield

Founder
Left
Unstructured
Principal Solutions Architect
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Principal Solutions Architect at Unstructured2024-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Senior Solutions Engineer at Implicit2022-2024
  • Enterprise Applications Engineer at Meta2020-2022
  • Software Engineer - Warehouse Automation at SoftBank Robotics America2017-2020
  • Solutions Engineer, Internal Tools at Google Play2014-2017
  • Java Engineering Instructor at Vision Tech Education2014-2014
  • Back Office Technical Manager at Nest Bedding Inc.2013-2014
Education
  • Virginia Commonwealth UniversityBachelor's
  • University of VirginiaBS

Manuel Hoyer

Founder
Left
TikTok
Head of Industry
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of Industry at TikTok2023-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • VP of Growth at Pasithea Therapeutics2022-2023
  • Head of Growth & Marketing at Parallel2021-2022
  • Advisor at Kaloni2021-2021
  • Pharma and Health Tech - Solutions Manager at Meta2017-2021
  • Senior Cloud Applications Consultant at Oracle2016-2017
  • Business Operations at Lingo Live2015-2016
Education
  • Babson CollegeBS
  • Universität Wien
  • Vienna International School

Sailaxman Koppula

Founder
Left
Krowe
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at Krowe2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Intellectual Property Legal Intern at Law Firm of Higbee & Associates2026-2026
  • Investment Researcher at The Investment Society2025-2026
  • Criminal Defense Legal Intern at Pask Law Firm2024-2025
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's

Matt Walker

Founder
Left
Apple
Data Scientist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Data Scientist at Apple2013-2013 · left Nov 2013
  • Advisor at OmniBuilds.com2017-2018
  • Staff Software Engineer at Etsy2009-2013
  • Software Consultant at Scott & White Healthcare2006-2012
  • Applied Research Scientist at Adtuitive2009-2009
  • Staff Software Development Engineer at Pervasive Software2006-2009
  • Partner, Analyst at Pulse Meridian2007-2008
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinMaster's
  • Rice UniversityBS

Manuel Oros

Founder
Left
Sensor Tower
Director of Product - Web
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Director of Product - Web at Sensor Tower2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Staff Product Manager - GenAI at Crunchbase2021-2025
  • Senior Product Manager - Data Platform at HG Insights2020-2021
  • Senior Product Manager - AI Products at Pearson2013-2020
  • TFA Corp Member - Algebra Teacher at Teach For America2011-2013
  • Researcher at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine2008-2011
Education
  • The Johns Hopkins UniversityBA
  • University of Hawaii at ManoaMaster's

Chandler Thomlison

Founder
Left
Opti Games
Co-Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Opti Games2021-2026 · left May 2026
  • Founder & CEO at Worldspark Studios2021-2023
  • Solutions Director - Managed Services at 3Cloud2021-2022
  • Manager - Innovation and Offerings at Avanade2012-2021
  • Senior Systems Engineer at Oncor Electric Delivery2010-2012
Education
  • Southern Methodist UniversityBA
  • LSU ShreveportMBA

David D.

CEO / Co-Founder
Left
Cadence
Engineering Manager
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Phantasmal AI
Work
  • Engineering Manager at Cadence2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Senior Engineering Manager at Grow Therapy2022-2026
  • Software Engineering Manager at Restaurant3652019-2022
  • Senior Software Engineer at Browsium, Inc.2018-2019
  • Application Developer III at UFCU2015-2018
  • Game Server Engineer at PLAYSTUDIOS2014-2015
Education
  • Colorado State University GlobalMS
  • Western Washington UniversityBS

Igor Eduardo

Founder & CEO
Left
OpenVC
Technical Due Diligence & Portfolio Operations
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Technical Due Diligence & Portfolio Operations at OpenVC2020-2024 · left Feb 2024
  • Ambassador at Gamma2024-2026
  • Investor family office at Neoway2018-2022
  • Diligence Manager at OpenVC2020-2021
  • Founder (Acquired) at Kubrick.Social2018-2020
Education
  • UC San Diego
  • Stanford University
  • Faculdades Metropolitanas UnidasDoctor of Law

Kylie Sisk

Founder
Left
GROWL
Social Media Manger & Content Creator
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Social Media Manger & Content Creator at GROWL2024-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Social Media & Marketing Intern at Nora AI2024-2024
  • Longhorn Digital Ambassador at {{firstname}}2022-2024
  • CMT Talent Escort at CMT2023-2023
  • Cashier/ Hostess at El Mantes2022-2022
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's
  • The University of Texas at Austin

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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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