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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev alumni who just went stealth

17 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev alumni started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Shimon Goulkarov

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
CUJO AI®
SVP of Product Research Development - Device Intelligence
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • SVP of Product Research Development - Device Intelligence at CUJO AI®2024-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Senior Vice President of Product R&D at LEVL (a CUJO AI Company)2020-2024
  • Co-Founder & VP R&D at Start- Up2020-2020
  • Director, Head Of Software Development at Axxana2016-2020
  • Senior Real Time SW Engineer at PeerApp2014-2015
  • Real Time SW Engineer at Imperva2012-2014
  • Real Time SW Engineer at Orckit-Corrigent2007-2012
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS

Nir Halperin

Co-Founder
Left
Fairmatic
Product Lead
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Product Lead at Fairmatic2024-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Founder & Head of Product at Ownboard.ai2022-2024
  • Senior Product Manager at Gloat2020-2022
  • Senior Product Manager at Yotpo2019-2020
  • Product Lead at Playtika2016-2019
  • CEO & Co-Founder at MuzArt.me2014-2016
  • SAT Instructor at High Q2010-2013
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • Tel Aviv UniversityMaster's

Aviv Rosenfeld

Founder - Gaming
Left
GE Vernova
Senior Staff Engineer/Senior Engineering Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Staff Engineer/Senior Engineering Manager at GE Vernova2017-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Head of backend Engineering / VP R&D at IQP Corporation (acquired by GE)2016-2017
  • Mobile Applications Development Lead at VMware2012-2016
  • Director, Software Engineering at Dell Technologies2006-2012
  • Chief Software Architect at ProActivity inc (acquired by EMC)2000-2006
  • Account Manager, Team Leader at TTI Telecom1998-2000
  • Developer/Team Leader at Deutsche Bank1997-1998
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBA
  • Birkbeck, University of LondonMS

Oren Herman

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Torq
R&D Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • R&D Director at Torq2022-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Senior Software Engineer at Brex2021-2023
  • R&D Director at BrandTotal2017-2021
  • Software Engineer at Microsoft2015-2017
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS

Sam Cronin

Co-Founder & Board Member
Left
copay.com
Investor
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Investor at copay.com2026-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Board Observer at Gracey Care2025-2026
  • Board Observer at Revisto2024-2026
  • Board Observer at Edocate2023-2026
  • Partner at A-Squared Ventures2021-2026
  • Guest Speaker at Sofaer Global MBA at Tel Aviv University2020-2022
  • Head of Healthcare Innovation, UK Israel Tech Hub at British Embassy Israel2017-2021
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevPhD
  • City University London
  • University of LeedsMS

Sasha Cherkasky

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
PayEm
Director of Product Management
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director of Product Management at PayEm2022-2025 · left Jul 2025
  • Senior Product Manager at Tipalti2020-2021
  • Product Manager at Behalf2019-2020
  • Partnerships and Product Manager at Cherkasky Insurance2017-2019
  • Product Manager at Nurego (Acquired by GE Digital)2015-2016
  • Lead Product Manager at J6 & Cyber Defense Directorate, IDF2011-2014
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS
  • IDC HerzliyaMBA

Alon Steiner

Co-Founder and Head of Product
Left
Trax Retail
Head of AI Product Management
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Head of AI Product Management at Trax Retail2021-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Director of Product Management at Stratasys2014-2021
  • Director of Information Technology Professional Services at Matan Consulting2004-2014
  • Project Manager at AMCG2004-2005
  • Software Engineer & Business Analyst at Matan Consulting2000-2003
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS
  • Bar-Ilan UniversityMBA

Hedi Ingber

Co-Founder
Left
Google
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Google2022-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Engineering Manager at Iguazio (a McKinsey company)2018-2022
  • Software Engineer at Israeli Air Force2015-2018
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS
  • The College of Management Academic StudiesBS

Yaron Klein

Founder
Left
IronVest
Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Product Manager at IronVest2022-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Product Management Intern at Cloudflare2026-2026
  • Investments Analyst at OurCrowd2021-2022
  • Senior Business Consultant at KPMG Israel2019-2021
  • Head of Israel Operations at Heroes For Life - לוחמים ללא גבולות2014-2016
  • Combat Team Leader (Squad Sergeant) at Israel Defense Forces2010-2014
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor's
  • Cornell UniversityMBA
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor's

Malachi Cohen

Founder
Left
Brex
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Brex2023-2024 · left Feb 2024
  • Senior Software Engineer at Google2021-2023
  • Software Engineer at Wix2018-2021
  • Software Engineer at ECI Telecom2016-2018
  • Software Developer at SCADAfence, a Honeywell Company2015-2016
  • developer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev2014-2015
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor's

Alex Rinsky

Founder at Stealth
Left
TARYA
Senior Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior Product Manager at TARYA2018-2019 · left Feb 2019
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Insighter2015-2018
  • Co-Founder & CEO at BizWayz2011-2013
  • Co-Founder & CEO at DeeperWeb.com2009-2013
  • Director of Sales and Business Development- Part of the founding employee team at ZoomInfo2002-2009
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevMS
  • Harvard University
  • Michigan State UniversityBS

Yonatan Krieger

Founder
Left
Charm Security
Head of Engineering
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Head of Engineering at Charm Security2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Senior Director of Engineering at Palo Alto Networks2022-2025
  • VP R&D at Cider Security (acquired by Palo Alto Networks)2020-2022
  • Director Of Engineering at BigPanda2019-2020
  • R&D Group Leader at WalkMe2016-2019
  • R&D Team Leader at Sears Israel2013-2016
  • Software Developer at BubbleHub (bankrupted)2012-2013
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS

Daniel Stopel

Co-Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthJul 2026
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS
  • Hebrew University of JerusalemMS

Gal Cohen

Co-Founder
Left
Loris (acquired by Contentsquare)
Senior AI Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior AI Software Engineer at Loris (acquired by Contentsquare)2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Software Engineer at Appdome2024-2025
  • RT Embedded SW Engineer at Airspan Networks2020-2024
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBS
  • Moshal Program

Guy Bratman

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Tenable
VP Engineering
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • VP Engineering at Tenable2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • VP R&D at Vulcan Cyber, a Tenable Company2018-2025
  • Software Developer at Spot - A Flexera company2017-2018
  • Full Stack Developer at BackBox2015-2017
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor's
  • Tel Aviv UniversityMBA

Tom Reiss

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Base44
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Base442025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Rise.ai2022-2025
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Roby.ai2016-2022
  • Managment Roles at BlueSky Managment and consulting2007-2016
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBA
  • TechnionMaster's
  • The Hebrew Reali SchoolHigh School

Assaf Sheffer

Co-Founder & CPO
Left
QIAGEN
Franklin Global Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Franklin Global Product Manager at QIAGEN2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • VP Product and development at GENOOX at Franklin by QIAGEN2018-2025
  • Officer at Israeli Air Force2006-2019
Education
  • Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBA
  • Tel Aviv UniversityMBA

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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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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.