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Founders in Houston who just went stealth

16 founders in Houston started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Harrison Hart

Co-Founder
Left
Citi
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at Citi2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Associate at PJT Partners2021-2025
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityMS
  • University of OklahomaBA
  • The Kinkaid School

Anubhav Dash

Founder
Left
DFR
Equity Research Analyst
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Equity Research Analyst at DFR2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Forward Program Fellow at McKinsey & Company2026-2026
  • VC Extern HP Tech Ventures at Extern2026-2026
  • Real Estate/Private Equity Intern at Project Destined2026-2026
  • Fundraising Lead at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society2024-2025
  • Chief Communications Officer (CCO) at Teach Her Today2024-2025
  • Social Media Chair at GIDAS2023-2024
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS

Alexander Kremer

Founder I Principal
Left
McKinsey & Company
Senior Partner
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company2006-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Manager at Deloitte2003-2006
  • Consultant at PwC2002-2003
Education
  • Finance University under the Government of the Russian FederationPhD
  • Finance University under the Government of the Russian FederationMS

Christine Izuakor

Founder
Left
Cyber Pop-up
Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer at Cyber Pop-up2020-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Cybersecurity Educator & Advocate at Udacity2020-2026
  • Adjunct Professor - Cybersecurity at Roosevelt University2017-2020
  • Senior Leader - Global Security Strategy and Awareness at United Airlines2010-2019
  • Manager at The Home Depot2008-2010
Education
  • University of Colorado Colorado SpringsPhD
  • University of HoustonMS
  • DeVry University

Aditya Rajiv

Founder
Left
Paytm
AI and Data Engineering / Product Owner (Team Lead)
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • AI and Data Engineering / Product Owner (Team Lead) at Paytm2024-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Data Science Faculty at FunctionUp2023-2024
  • AI Product Engineer at SpotDraft2022-2024
  • System Data Engineer at Amazon2022-2023
  • Software testing intern at Red Hat2022-2022
  • Data Science Intern at Youth Empowerment Foundation2021-2021
  • Automation Intern at Boeing2021-2021
Education
  • Texas A&M UniversityMS

Mohammed Lawal

Founder
Left
Handshake
AI Analyst
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • AI Analyst at Handshake2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Information Technology Intern at AssetWorks Inc2026-2026
  • Cybersecurity IoT Externship at HYDROFICIENT SYSTEMS LTD.2026-2026
  • AI Automation Externship at Extern2025-2025
  • Cybersecurity Intern at SYNK2025-2025
  • Fast Food Worker at Whataburger2023-2023
Education
  • University of HoustonBachelor's

Saul Brauns

Co-Founder
Left
Series
Member
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Member at Series2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Member at Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship2026-2026
  • Growth at Symbal2025-2026
  • Founder at Bridge2025-2026
  • Growth at Marriage Pact2026-2026
  • STEM Ambassador at Genius Gems, LLC2023-2025
  • Thinker at University of Oxford2024-2024
Education
  • Rice UniversityBA
  • Newark Academy

Abhishek .

Founder
Left
Global IT Solutions Inc
Supply Chain & ERP Data Analyst
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Supply Chain & ERP Data Analyst at Global IT Solutions Inc2025-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Student Analyst at Crow Museum of Asian Art2025-2025
  • Supply Chain Business Analyst at Krypt2022-2023
  • Procurement Data Analyst Intern at South Central Railway2020-2021
Education
  • The University of Texas at DallasMS
  • Indian Institute of Technology, PalakkadBTech

David Sprague

Founder / Developer
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026

Nathan Doughty

Founder
Left
Asite
CEO & Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • CEO & Co-Founder at Asite2019-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Founder and CEO at Openwage - Salary Advance & On-Demand Pay2020-2024
  • COO & Co-Founder at Asite2007-2019
  • Founder at Build Earth Live2008-2019
  • Board Member - UK Chapter at buildingSMART International2007-2012
  • Member - Innovation and Research Panel at The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)2008-2012
  • Committee Member, B/555 Construction Design, Modelling, and Data Exchange - PAS1192 / ISO 19650 at BSI2009-2012
Education
  • Rice UniversityBA
  • Columbia University

J Antonio Gonzalez

Founder
Left
ÖÖD Mirror House
President
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • President at ÖÖD Mirror House2023-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Co-founder & COO at JUPE2020-2023
  • Head of Operations/CRO at ERWIN HYMER GROUP2018-2020
  • President/CXO at TAXA Outdoors2015-2018
  • Senior Manager - Operational Strategy at Accenture2007-2014
  • Senior Engineer - Product Launch at General Motors1999-2004
Education
  • IE (Instituto de Empresa)MBA
  • The University of Texas at El PasoBS

Suraj Singh

Co-Founder
Left
Dollar Tree Stores
Sales Service Representative
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Sales Service Representative at Dollar Tree Stores2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Software Engineering Fellow at Headstarter2024-2025
  • Teaching Assistant at Kumon North America, Inc.2024-2025
  • Intern at QED Energy Associates2024-2024
Education
  • Texas A&M UniversityBS

James Isaac Kay

Founder
Left
Unique Software Development
Application Support Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Application Support Engineer at Unique Software Development2019-2021 · left Jun 2021
  • Graduate Student Researcher at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University2022-2025
  • Project Manager at Southern Methodist University2019-2019
  • Website Designer at Plantex Equipment Corporation2017-2017
  • Marketing Intern at DRG Concepts2017-2017
  • Marketing Intern at Rusty Greer Baseball School2017-2017
Education
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityMS
  • Southern Methodist UniversityBS

Matt Robillard

Co-Founder
Left
Akord
Co-Founder & CTO
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & CTO at Akord2020-2023 · left Jun 2023
  • Senior Engineer at Reservoir Labs2018-2019
  • Software Engineer at FireEye, Inc.2015-2018
  • Electrical Engineer at Ultra Electronics Group2014-2015
  • Software Engineer at 3Phoenix2010-2013
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Leonardo Ruelas Jr.

Founder
Left
Liberty Energy
AI/ML Software Engineer II
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • AI/ML Software Engineer II at Liberty Energy2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Data & Analytics Engineer, Wells Ops at Hess Corporation2021-2025
  • Petroleum Engineering Intern at Denbury Inc.2021-2021
  • Wells Engineer Intern at ExxonMobil2020-2020
  • CASA Tutor at Colorado School of Mines2018-2020
  • Drilling Engineer Intern at XTO Energy2019-2019
  • PE Graduate Research Office Assistant at Colorado School of Mines2018-2019
Education
  • Colorado School of MinesBS
  • Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University

Zach Blankenship

Co-Founder
Left
Philosophy Studios
Founder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Founder at Philosophy Studios2024-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Baker at Splurge Bakery2024-2024
Education
  • Rice UniversityBachelor's
  • Montclair Kimberley Academy

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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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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.