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26 founders in Zurich started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Quan Jiang

Founder
Left
Google
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Google2019-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Software Engineer at Meta2017-2019
  • Counterparty Risk Trading at Barclays Investment Bank2015-2017
Education
  • Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneMaster's
  • Tsinghua UniversityBA

Kevin T. Acero

Founder
Left
Pictet Group
PWM Investment and Wealth Solutions
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • PWM Investment and Wealth Solutions at Pictet Group2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Investments & Investor Relations at VENDLY2025-2025
  • Founder at Casayco2024-2024
Education
  • University of ZurichBA
  • ETH Zürich
  • Kantonsschule HottingenMatura

Eric Vollenweider

Co-Founder
Left
RIVR
Robot Platform Tech Lead & Engineering Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Robot Platform Tech Lead & Engineering Manager at RIVR2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Militia Deputy Company Commander at Swiss Armed Forces2025-2026
  • Senior Robotics AI Engineer at RIVR2024-2026
  • Militia Platoon Commander at Swiss Armed Forces2019-2025
  • SE2 / Robotics Engineer - Mixed Reality and AI Lab at Microsoft2022-2024
  • Co-Founder & Geschäftsführer at TheraPsy2017-2023
  • Engineer Intern at Microsoft2020-2021
Education
  • ETH ZürichMaster's
  • TU MunichBachelor's
  • HTL MössingerstraßeMatura

Lukas Vordemann

Founder
Left
Egonym
CEO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CEO at Egonym2022-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Student Researcher at Ericsson2021-2022
  • Research Assistant at Technical University of Munich2020-2021
  • Research Assistant at ETH Zürich2018-2019
Education
  • TU MunichMS
  • Kungliga Tekniska högskolanMS
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenBS

Sélim Benayat

Founder
Left
Nothing
Leading AI Product, Eng, and Design
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Leading AI Product, Eng, and Design at Nothing2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Head of Product at NALA2024-2025
  • Senior Director Product at Linktree2023-2024
  • Co-Founder & CEO (Acq. by Linktree) at Bento2021-2023
  • Founding Member / Managing Director at Kickfund2021-2022
  • Co-Founder, CPO (acquihire 2020) at RosieReality2016-2021
  • Senior Product Manager at ETH Zürich2016-2017
Education
  • ETH ZürichPhD
  • Universität BaselMS

Hilmar Scheel

Co-Founder & CFO
Left
Valora Group
CEO Office
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CEO Office at Valora Group2024-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Founder & CEO / Ext. Group Executive Mgmt Valora at bob Finance2015-2024
  • Chief Digital Officer / Ext. Group Exec Mgmt at Valora Group2013-2019
  • Principal at GREENTECH CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP2010-2013
  • Senior Associate at COFRA Holding AG2008-2010
  • Associate M&A at Deutsche Bank2006-2008
  • Associate Consultant at Bain & Company2003-2006
Education
  • Stanford University
  • London Business SchoolMaster's
  • Universität HohenheimMBA

Malik Weren

Founder
Left
PULP Platform
Semester Thesis
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Semester Thesis at PULP Platform2026-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Research Intern (Semester Thesis) at Huawei Switzerland2026-2026
  • Teaching Assistant at ETH Zürich2025-2026
  • NAHSS Delegate at Netherlands-Asia Honours Summer School2025-2025
  • AI Technology Consultant at Royal De Heus2025-2025
  • Teaching Assistant & Student Mentor at Eindhoven University of Technology2023-2025
  • Electrical Engineer at Team VOID2024-2024
Education
  • ETH ZürichMS
  • Eindhoven University of TechnologyBachelor's
  • Eindhoven University of Technology

F. Yannick Zehnder

Founder
Left
copenhagen atomics
Investment Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Investment Manager at copenhagen atomics2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Chief Commercial Officer at Investerra AG2024-2025
  • Co-founder at CEVEN2024-2024
  • Key Account Manager and Business Development at Investerra AG2024-2024
  • Co-founder & CEO at CEVEN2020-2024
  • Marketing and Communications Advisor at CBN Foundation2018-2019
  • Marketing and Communications Advisor at Zehnder Advisory2018-2019
Education
  • University of Lucerne
  • Business School Basel

Georg Philip Krog

Founder
Left
University of Oslo
Doctoral Scholar
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Doctoral Scholar at University of Oslo2014-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Privacy Counsel (interim) at Livv Health2023-2024
  • Special Counsel at MLL Legal2022-2023
  • Advisor at Legal Advisor2006-2014
  • Chief Editor, Clue Legal Terminology, Norwegian-English at Clue Norge AS2005-2006
  • Visiting Scholar at World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO2004-2004
  • Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Law School2003-2004
Education
  • University of Oslo (UiO)
  • University of Oslo (UiO)
  • University of Oslo (UiO)

Michael Rabinovich

Founder
Left
Hugging Face
Research Scientist
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Research Scientist at Hugging Face2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Staff Research Scientist at Nfinite2025-2026
  • Applied Scientist at Microsoft2022-2025
  • VP Advanced Technologies at CommonGround-AI2020-2022
  • CS PhD Student (Geometry Processing and Discrete Differential Geometry) at ETH Zürich2014-2020
  • Geometry processing research assistant at The Weizmann Institute of Science2014-2014
  • R&D Leader and Project Manager at IDF2008-2012
Education
  • ETH ZürichPhD
  • Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichMaster's
  • The Open University of IsraelBS

Hristo Georgiev

Founder
Left
georgiev.tech
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at georgiev.tech2018-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Founder at Centroida2015-2018
  • Founder at World-Garage2009-2012
Education
  • ETH ZürichBS
  • Schweizerische Maturitätsprüfung

Phileas Mehdorn

Co-Founder
Left
Kellerhals Carrard
Work Shadowing
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Work Shadowing at Kellerhals Carrard2026-2026 · left May 2026
  • Gefreiter/ Private E-2 at Swiss Armed Forces2025-2026
  • Legal Assistant Intern at Dentons2024-2024
Education
  • University of St.Gallen
  • MNG RämibühlMatura

Joseph Raynes

Founder
Left
EPFL Xplore
Electrical Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Electrical Engineer at EPFL Xplore2024-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Teaching Assistant at EPFL2026-2026
  • Business Development & Operations at Tom James Company2021-2023
Education
  • ETH ZürichMEng
  • EPFLBE

Carlo Bertozzi

Co-founder
Left
Innosuisse
Expert
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Expert at Innosuisse2022-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Extend | the National Technology Transfer Biotech Hub2024-2026
  • Accredited Start-up Coach at Innosuisse2021-2022
  • Various roles including co-CEO; co-founder at Acthera Therapeutics Ltd.2019-2021
  • Start-up Advisor / Coach at BaseLaunch2017-2020
  • Chief Executive Officer (Swiss subsidiary) and Director of Operations at Nxera Pharma2017-2019
  • Chief Executive Officer; co-founder; board member at G7 Therapeutics AG, sold and renamed 20172013-2017
Education
  • IMD Business SchoolMBA
  • University of ZurichDr. sc. nat.
  • ETH ZürichMaster's

Daniel Partida

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Founders, Inc.
Founder in Residence
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Founder in Residence at Founders, Inc.2026-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Angel Investor at Business Angel2024-2025
  • Head of AI & Data at Safe2023-2025
  • Data Scientist at d-fine2020-2022
  • Quantitative Developer at 4E Capital2019-2020
Education
  • ETH ZürichMS
  • Imperial College LondonMBAn
  • Tokyo Institute of Technology

Lohithsai Yadala Chanchu

Co-Founder
Left
Qualcomm
ML Researcher
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • ML Researcher at Qualcomm2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Co-Founder at Panop2025-2026
  • ML Engineer at Mercura (YC W25)2025-2025
  • ML Researcher at JetBrains2024-2025
  • Co-Founder at Grasply2023-2024
  • Software Developer at Delft University of Technology2022-2024
  • Software Engineer at ASML2023-2023
Education
  • University of AmsterdamMaster's
  • Technische Universiteit DelftBS
  • Zurich International School

Boris Goranov

Co-Founder
Left
Lyceum
Member of Technical Staff
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Member of Technical Staff at Lyceum2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Software Engineering Intern at Google2025-2025
  • Research Assistant at ETH Zürich2024-2025
  • Software Engineering Intern at Google2024-2024
  • Software Engineer at Vera Connect2023-2024
  • System Dev Engineer Intern at Amazon2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Vera Connect2023-2023
Education
  • ETH ZürichMaster's
  • Delft University of TechnologyBS

Gustavo Mendonca

Founder
Left
Kuramono GmbH
Co-founder & CTO
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-founder & CTO at Kuramono GmbH2025-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler2025-2025
  • Founder at Data Stand2024-2025
  • Senior Computational Linguist at Google2019-2023
  • Founder at Mercado de Precatórios2021-2021
  • Analytical Linguist at Google2015-2019
  • Founder at SpeechTera2015-2017
Education
  • ETH Zürich
  • Universidade de São PauloMS
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)BA

Denis V.

Founder & CEO
Left
DANOBAT
Managing Director DANOBAT Switzerland
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Managing Director DANOBAT Switzerland at DANOBAT2023-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Chief Technology Officer at MABI Robotic AG2013-2023
  • Head of Engineering at SIXJET AG2008-2012
Education
  • University of Applied Science BerlinMS

Mahmut Martin Yüksel

Founder
Left
Universitätsspital Zürich
Physician
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Physician at Universitätsspital Zürich2024-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Author at Rowohlt Verlag2026-2026
  • Physician at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg2024-2024
  • Physician at University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD)2023-2024
  • Neural Engineer at The Feinstein Institutes2023-2024
  • CEO & Founder at NeuriTec2021-2024
  • Neuroengineering Scholar at EPFL2022-2023
Education
  • FAU Erlangen-NürnbergMBA
  • Harvard University
  • Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Max Buckley

Founder
Left
Exa
Head of Knowledge Research
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Head of Knowledge Research at Exa2026-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Senior Software Engineer at Google2013-2026
  • Management Consultant at Getcover.ie2013-2013
  • Digital Marketing Intern at Nutribio Ltd.2012-2012
Education
  • ETH Zürich
  • University of OxfordMS
  • University College DublinMS

Andrea Nicastro

Founder
Left
Meta
Senior Computer Vision Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior Computer Vision Engineer at Meta2020-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Software Engineer Intern at Oculus VR2018-2018
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at Imperial College London2016-2016
Education
  • Imperial College LondonPhD
  • University of AberdeenERASMUS
  • Liceo Scientifico Statale Marcello Malpighi

Nader Rizk

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
EPFL Xplore
Team Leader Drone
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Team Leader Drone at EPFL Xplore2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Research, Bachelor Thesis at EPFL Automatic Control Laboratory2026-2026
  • Investment Analyst at S2S Ventures2026-2026
  • Head of Outreach at AI Team2026-2026
  • Labs and Manual work at EPFL2024-2026
  • Tech The Future Hackathon Animator at Gaea212025-2025
  • AI Engineer at EHL Innovation Hub2025-2025
Education
  • ETH ZürichMaster's
  • EPFLBachelor's
  • InfoSec UNIGEATHENA Program

Barış Gürel

Co-Founder
Left
Collate
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at Collate2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Student Partner at Founderful Campus2026-2026
  • Summer Intern at QNB Türkiye2025-2025
  • President at Hyperloop Manchester - University of Manchester2024-2025
  • Summer Intern at KPMG2024-2024
  • Investment Analyst - Technology Media and Telecommunications at MUTIS Finance Society2023-2024
  • Treasurer at Hyperloop Manchester - University of Manchester2022-2024
Education
  • Turkish Technology Team (T3 Foundation)
  • ETH ZürichMS
  • Üsküdar Amerikan Lisesi / Üsküdar American Academy

Jan-Niclas Zumpe

Co-Founder
Left
Mars
Sales Trainee & Area Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Sales Trainee & Area Manager at Mars2023-2025 · left May 2025
  • Intern Delivery at Negotiation Advisory Group2023-2023
  • Working Student Business Development at portagon2022-2023
  • Customer Consultant at iunto Finanzen2021-2022
  • Junior Consultant at TauRes Gesellschaft für Investmentberatung mbH2018-2021
Education
  • University of Applied Sciences KoblenzBS
  • Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and ArtsMS

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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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