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60 founders in Seattle started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Caleb John

Co-Founder
Left
Pioneer Square Labs
Investor & Head of Engineering
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Investor & Head of Engineering at Pioneer Square Labs2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Head of Platform at Pongo (Acquired by Moondream)2024-2025
  • Senior Software Engineer at Moondream AI2024-2025
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Pongo (Acquired by Moondream)2022-2024
  • Software Engineer at Anduril Industries2021-2022
  • Founder at Cedar Robotics2018-2021
Education
  • University of Washington

Wenchao Du

Founder
Left
Microsoft
Machine Learning Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Microsoft2020-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Research Scientist at Rulai, Inc.2019-2020
  • Graduate Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University2018-2019
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Waterloo2015-2016
  • Engineering Intern at Lookout2015-2015
  • ETL Developer at LoyaltyOne2014-2014
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster's
  • University of WaterlooBachelor's
  • Sun Yat-sen University

Jared Molton

Founder and CEO
Left
Chewy
Director of Product @Chewy
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Director of Product @Chewy at Chewy2021-2024 · left Jan 2024
  • Principal Product Manager, Technical - Amazon Halo at Amazon2015-2021
  • Founder and CEO at GILLY LIMITED2015-2016
  • General Manager at Louis Tannen Inc.2010-2013
Education
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMBA
  • Northeastern UniversityBA

Denzel Usman

GTM/Co-Founder
Left
Aquor Water Systems
Business Development Associate
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Business Development Associate at Aquor Water Systems2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Business Development Manager at Kangaro KGOC - International2023-2025
  • Partnerships and Sales Intern at AdventureTripr2025-2025
Education
  • University of WashingtonBachelor's
  • Shoreline Community CollegeMBA
  • Sampoerna Academy

Meihan K.

Co-Founder
Left
Solvea
Marketing Manager, Product & Content
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Marketing Manager, Product & Content at Solvea2025-2025 · left Oct 2025
  • Marketing Consultant, Product & Content at ccMonet.AI2024-2025
  • Marketing Specialist & Program Manager, Product Marketing & Content at Kyligence2022-2023
  • Marketing Specialist at EdgeNext2021-2022
  • Campaign Coordinator & Product Manager at Restart Partners2020-2021
  • Marketing Strategy Consultant at Communication Leadership at the University of Washington2020-2021
  • Marketing Lead at Raindius Media2020-2020
Education
  • University of WashingtonMaster's
  • Ohio UniversityBachelor's
  • Trine UniversityMS

Mark Freeman II

Founder
Left
Gable
Staff AI Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Staff AI Engineer at Gable2023-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Senior Data Engineer at Humu, a Perceptyx Company2020-2022
  • Founder, Chief Data Officer at IndexoRx2020-2021
  • Member / Evaluation & Analytics Committee Chair at Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC)2018-2021
  • Data Scientist (Data Quality) at Verana Health2019-2020
  • Data Analyst at Stanford University School of Medicine2019-2020
  • Operations Associate at Collective Health2018-2019
Education
  • Stanford UniversityMS
  • Stanford University
  • UC DavisBA

Skye Scofield

Co-founder, CEO
Left
OpenAI
Member of Strategy Staff
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Member of Strategy Staff at OpenAI2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • VP of Marketing and Operations at Statsig2022-2025
  • Consultant at Bain & Company2019-2022
  • Special Projects Manager (extern) at Merit America2021-2021
  • Development Associate at Endeavor2019-2019
Education
  • University of WashingtonBA

Adam Nygate

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Palo Alto Networks
Principal Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Principal Product Manager at Palo Alto Networks2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Head of Product (acq. by PANW) at Prisma AIRS by Palo Alto Networks2023-2025
  • Founder & CEO (acq. by Protect AI) at huntr2019-2023
  • Cyber Security Consultant (acq. by CGI) at BJSS2018-2019
  • Senior Security Architect at Government Digital Service2017-2018
  • Technical Architect (acq. by Adapt IT) at Wisenet2015-2017
  • Vice President at Computing and Security Student Association2016-2016
Education
  • Edith Cowan UniversityBachelor's
  • Perth Institute of Business and TechnologyDiploma
  • Perth Institute of Business and TechnologyCertificate IV

Edy Zhang

Founder CEO
Left
Meta
Software Engineering Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineering Manager at Meta2018-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Senior Software Engineer at Capital One2017-2018
  • Software Engineer II at Synchronoss Technologies2015-2017
Education
  • Lehigh UniversityMaster's
  • Lehigh UniversityBachelor's
  • Lehigh UniversityBachelor's

Tommy Guy

Founder and CEO
Left
Microsoft
Director of Research
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director of Research at Microsoft2013-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • AI Adviser at Clarify2024-2025
  • AI Advisor at Gable2023-2025
  • Instructor at University of Washington2016-2020
  • Software Engineering Course Development at Software Carpentry2010-2016
  • Lead Data Scientist at Wave HQ2012-2013
  • Statistical Genetics Research Assistant at Wake Forest University2008-2013
Education
  • University of TorontoPhD
  • Wake Forest UniversityMS
  • Appalachian State UniversityBA

Akash Pramod Kumar

Co-Founder
Left
Microsoft
Cloud Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Cloud Software Engineer at Microsoft2024-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • SMART Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Tennessee, Knoxville2023-2024
  • Developer I, Digital Applications at Pilot Company2022-2023
  • Intern at Synapse Systems2020-2020
Education
  • University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleBS

Tushar D.

Founder
Left
Teemyo
Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder at Teemyo2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Principal Product Manager at Walmart2021-2025
  • Director Of Engineering at Standard AI2019-2021
  • Co-Founder at Explorer.ai (acquired by Standard AI)2017-2019
  • Senior Software Engineer at Pivotal Software, Inc.2015-2017
  • Graduate Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University2013-2014
  • Performance Engineering Intern at Rambus2014-2014
Education
  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster's
  • Manipal Institute of TechnologyBachelor's

Dharmesh Syal

Founder
Left
Convera
EVP Product & Technology, and CTO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • EVP Product & Technology, and CTO at Convera2021-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • CTO, Partner & Managing Director at BCG Digital Ventures2014-2022
  • SVP , Infrastructure & Cloud at Mahindra Group/ Tech Mahindra2008-2013
  • Solutions Executive at IBM2001-2007
  • Director & Associate Partner at PwC1998-2001
  • Chief Architect at AT&T1994-1997
  • Senior Engineer/ Staff Engineer positions at Product and Tech Dev Firms1990-1993
Education
  • National Institute of Technology KurukshetraB. Tech.

Prince Bajracharya

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
WTIA
Founder in Residence
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder in Residence at WTIA2025-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Product Manager at Google2022-2025
  • Principal Product Manager Lead at Microsoft2012-2022
  • Research Assistant at University of Minnesota2011-2011
  • Program Manager Intern at Microsoft2011-2011
  • Senior Software Engineer at LEXI2005-2010
Education
  • University of MinnesotaMS
  • Webster UniversityBS

Pablo Beltran

Co-Founder
Left
OpenAI
Member of Technical Staff
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Staff Software Engineer at Statsig2022-2025
  • Software Engineer III at Google2019-2022
  • Varsity Programming Team Member at University of Central Florida2017-2019
  • Software Intern at Google2017-2018
Education
  • University of Central FloridaBachelor's

Brent Echols

Co-Founder
Left
OpenAI
Member of Technical Staff
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Software Engineer at Statsig2023-2025
  • Software Engineer at Meta2018-2022
  • Senior UI Engineer at Netflix2017-2018
  • Software Engineer at Google2016-2017
  • Frontend Developer at Workiva2013-2015
  • Software Engineer at Schedulicity2011-2013
Education
  • Montana State University-BozemanBachelor's
  • Olympic College

Nayantara Duttachoudhury

Founder
Left
Oleria
Director of Product Management
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director of Product Management at Oleria2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Principal Product Manager at JumpCloud2022-2024
  • Senior Product Manager at Salesforce2020-2022
  • Program Manager 2 at Microsoft2015-2020
  • Chief Executive Officer at Chic Techies2016-2017
  • Graduate Research Assistant at The University of British Columbia2014-2015
  • Founder at Structured Reports Corp.2013-2015
Education
  • The University of British ColumbiaMS
  • Vellore Institute of TechnologyBTech
  • Amity International School

Nick Cheng

Co-Founder
Left
ByteDance
Machine Learning Engineer, TL
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Engineer, TL at ByteDance2023-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Founder and CEO at AInsurMe2023-2023
  • Lead Applied Scientist, Salesforce Research at Salesforce2021-2023
  • Applied Scientist, Science Lead at Amazon2020-2021
  • Senior Data and Applied Scientist, Tech Lead at Microsoft2017-2020
  • Research and Teaching Assistant at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2011-2016
  • Rsearch SDE Intern at Microsoft2015-2016
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPhD
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMS
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityBS

Brandon Paddock

Founder
Left
Microsoft
Principal Software Architect
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Principal Software Architect at Microsoft2016-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Chief Technology Officer at Zealyst2014-2015
  • Senior Software Development Engineer at Microsoft2005-2013
  • Self-employed at Medtric2004-2005
Education
  • University of Rochester

Weiwei Yang

Co-Founder
Left
Microsoft Research
Senior Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Director at Microsoft Research2020-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Principal SDE at Microsoft Research NExT2018-2020
  • Senior SDE at Microsoft2016-2018
  • Principal Search Engineer at URX (acq. by Pinterest)2015-2016
  • Principal Engineer at Quixey, The Search Engine for Apps2014-2015
  • Director of Engineering at Blekko2011-2013
  • Software Engineer at Spectraseis2008-2010
Education
  • CaltechMS
  • CaltechBS

Tanvi Sarwal

Startup Founder
Left
University of Washington
Clinical Observer, Department of Nuclear Medicine
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Clinical Observer, Department of Nuclear Medicine at University of Washington2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
Education
  • Maulana Azad Medical CollegeBachelor's
  • All India Institute of Medical SciencesMD

Aaroh Kandhare

Founder
Left
Vaidra Education
Chief Technology Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Chief Technology Officer at Vaidra Education2025-2026 · left Feb 2026
  • Team Lead at VEX Robotics2018-2026
  • Co-Founder at RunwayAI2025-2025
  • DECA Competitive Events SCDC Qualifier at DECA Inc.2024-2025
  • Teaching Team Lead at Bennett Elementary School2024-2024
  • Robotics Instructor at Blaze Robotics Academy2023-2023

Anthony Polyakov

Founder
Left
NVIDIA
Director
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Director at NVIDIA2024-2026 · left Mar 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
  • Senior Software Engineer at CloudDBAppliance Project2017-2017
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

Tianqiang Liu

Founder
Left
HuHu AI
Co-Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & CEO at HuHu AI2023-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Technical Advisor at Wyze2019-2023
  • Developer at Amazon2015-2019
  • Co-founder (Acquired by Amazon) at Orbeus Inc.2012-2015
  • Software Engineer at Visible Measures2012-2012
  • Graduate Student at Boston University2009-2011
Education
  • Boston UniversityMA
  • Harbin Institute of TechnologyMS
  • Harbin Institute of TechnologyBS

Christopher Larkin

Founder and CEO
Left
Concord Technologies
Head of Product/Chief Technology Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Head of Product/Chief Technology Officer at Concord Technologies2020-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Chief Technology Officer at Elsevier2018-2020
  • Chief Technology Officer at GE HealthCare2011-2018
  • Senior Director, Program Management, Microsoft Health Solutions Group at Microsoft2004-2011
  • Chief Technology Officer at ShipLogix2000-2004
  • President/Owner 1997 at The Intrepid Group1997-2000
  • Dir, Software Engineering at PHAMIS Incorporated1996-1997
Education
  • Crotonville Alumni
  • MIT
  • University of Massachusetts AmherstMS

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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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