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Founders in Chennai who just went stealth

13 founders in Chennai started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Raphael C. V.

Founder
Left
Vellore Institute of Technology
Research and Development (Co-Coordinator)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Research and Development (Co-Coordinator) at Vellore Institute of Technology2021-2022 · left Aug 2022
  • Campus Ambassador at APOGEE, BITS Pilani2021-2022
  • Associate, Technology Unit at Rouge International & Rouge Ventures2022-2022
Education
  • Vellore Institute of TechnologyBTech

Durga Balakrishnan

Founder - Building a new venture
Left
mDNA digital
Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer at mDNA digital2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • (on-behalf of mDNA) Business Strategy - Client Partner at doodleblue Innovations2025-2026
  • Co-Founder at mDNA digital2025-2026
  • General Manager Business Development, Professional Services at Bankai Infotech2023-2025
  • Head of Inside Sales - Products & Services at KGiSL2021-2023
  • Senior Manager at Wipro2020-2021
  • Member at CXO CLUB2018-2021
Education
  • Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam CollegeBachelor's

Monika D

Co-Founder
Left
doodleblue Innovations
Account Manager
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Account Manager at doodleblue Innovations2022-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Senior Human Resources Specialist at Photon2022-2022
  • Human Resources Specialist at Movate2019-2022
  • Senior Associate at Movate (Formerly Known As CSS Corp)2019-2022
  • Human Resources at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech2018-2019
  • Human Resources Operations Specialist at LARSEN AND TOUBRO INFOTECH2018-2019
  • Human Resources Executive at WORKTECH SOLUTIONS2017-2018
Education
  • SRM UniversityMBA
  • Jeppiaar Engineering CollegeBachelor's
  • GEMS Education

Abhishek Sudhakar

Founder & CEO
Left
Captain Fresh
EVP Growth & Business Excellence
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • EVP Growth & Business Excellence at Captain Fresh2021-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Senior Director - Mens Apparel, Sports and Footwear at Myntra2014-2021
  • Brand Manager - Fastrack Accessories & Helmets at TITAN COMPANY LIMITED2014-2014
  • TAS Manager at Tata Administrative Services2010-2014
  • Brand Manager - Fastrack Bags, belts and wallets at TITAN COMPANY LIMITED2011-2014
  • Manager - Corporate Strategy at Tata Communications2011-2011
  • Business Development Manager at Tata Steel2010-2011
Education
  • Faculty of Management StudiesMBA
  • SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyBTech

Madhavan Rajkumar

Co-Founder
Left
Mangai Foundation
Researcher
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Researcher at Mangai Foundation2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Intern at The/Nudge2026-2026
  • Peer Educator at Christ University, Bangalore2025-2026
  • Sponsorship at Niche2024-2026
  • Media and Promotions at Zariya Productions, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), BGR2024-2025
Education
  • Christ University, BangaloreBachelor's
  • vaels international school
  • Maz International SchoolPrimary school

Kriti Agarwal

Co-Founder
Left
Developer Students
Data Science Lead
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Data Science Lead at Developer Students2022-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • SDE Intern at Amazon2025-2025
  • Graphic Designer at Business Innovation Community (BIC)2022-2023
  • Designer at IEEE Computer Society2021-2022
Education
  • Vellore Institute of TechnologyBTech
  • Women Engineers Program offered by TalentSprint, supported by Google.

Sagar Gupta

Founder
Left
FinoLusion AI
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at FinoLusion AI2025-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Volunteer at Raising A Mathematician Foundation2026-2026
  • Innovation Award at The University of Tokyo2025-2025
  • Co-Founder at Valkron Dynamics2025-2025
  • Business at Avishkar Hyperloop2023-2025
  • Researcher at ETH Zürich2024-2024
  • EHW at European Hyperloop Week2023-2024
Education
  • IIT MadrasMTech

Mathav K

Founder
Left
Raptee.HV
Software Engineer
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Raptee.HV2023-2025 · left Apr 2025
Education
  • Vellore Institute of TechnologyBTech

Paul Jey Sanjith

Founder
Left
SSN-SNUC MUN Society
Deputy Secretary
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Deputy Secretary at SSN-SNUC MUN Society2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Technical Lead at Build Club SSN2025-2026
  • Core Manager at Lakshya SSN2025-2026
  • Founder at Bipolar Creative2025-2026
  • Hardware Development Engineer and Manager at Build Club SSN2024-2025
  • Founder at Forgees Hub2023-2024
Education
  • SSN College of EngineeringBE

Dinakaran Santhanam

Co-Founder
Left
Legacyleap
Senior Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior Engineer at Legacyleap2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Engineering Manager at Yubi2020-2025
  • Product Developer at Vivriti Capital2019-2020
  • Senior Software Engineer at Ideas2IT Technologies2013-2019
Education
  • Kongu Engineering CollegeBachelor's
  • Kongu Polytechnic CollegeHigh School

Balakrishnan Ayyappan

Founder
Left
Agilisium Consulting
Data & AI Innovation labs Leader
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Data & AI Innovation labs Leader at Agilisium Consulting2023-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Director Of Engineering at Fego.ai2022-2023
  • Senior Manager at Walmart Global Tech India2021-2022
  • Senior Solutions Architect at Agilisium Consulting2018-2021
  • Senior Member Of Technical Staff at PayPal2016-2018
  • Application Engineer at Amazon2014-2016
  • Senior Software Engineer at Bank of America2011-2014

Dharshine Babu

Co-Founder
Left
Facilio
GTM Engineering
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • GTM Engineering at Facilio2025-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Advisor at CSED.VITC2024-2025
  • Advisor at Rotaract Club of VIT (Chennai Campus)2024-2025
  • President at CSED.VITC2024-2024
  • Director of Women Empowerment at Rotaract Club of VIT (Chennai Campus)2023-2024
  • Data Science and Analyst Intern at KolateAI PharmaTech Inc2024-2024
  • Content Team Lead at Microsoft Innovations Club VITC2022-2024
Education
  • Vellore Institute of TechnologyBTech
  • DAV Group of Schools (TNAES), Chennai

Ayush Kumar

Founder
Left
Hudson River Trading
Explore HRT
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Explore HRT at Hudson River Trading2026-2026 · left May 2026
  • Optiver Trading Internship at Optiver2026-2026
  • Optiver Futurefocus Trading and Research at Optiver2025-2025
  • TinkertankerxJumpTrading Summer Bootcamp at Tinkertanker2025-2025
  • CFI-Programming Club at Programming Club, CFI, IIT Madras2023-2025
  • Summer Internship at EMBLOCK TECH2024-2024
  • IITMSAT:FM Payload Team Engineer at IITMSAT2024-2024
Education
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • Allen Career Institute Kota
  • DAV Hehal RanchiMatriculation

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curl https://api.crustdata.com/watch/person/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_KEY" \
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  -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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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.