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Boston University alumni who just went stealth

16 Boston University alumni started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Phil Lerner

Founder & CEO
Left
Alvee
Chief Technology Officer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief Technology Officer at Alvee2022-2024 · left Mar 2024
  • Executive Vice President Engineering at Film.io2019-2022
  • Adjunct Associate Professor at St. John's University2009-2019
  • Distinguished Engineer at UnitedHealth Group2015-2019
  • Chief Information Security Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center2014-2015
  • Vice President of Technology at Stonesoft2012-2013
  • Principal Security Architect at ePlus inc.2011-2012
Education
  • Boston UniversityMaster's
  • Ithaca CollegeBA

Deeya Burman

Co-founder & COO
Left
Ginkgo Bioworks
Associate Director, Business Development and Marketing
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Associate Director, Business Development and Marketing at Ginkgo Bioworks2020-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Graduate Student Researcher - Dunlop Lab at Boston University College of Engineering2019-2020
  • Commercial Operations & Strategy Intern at Ginkgo Bioworks2020-2020
  • Product Manager at Kinnek2014-2017
  • Strategy & Operations Consultant at Deloitte2012-2014
  • Student at Northwestern University2008-2012
  • Marketing Intern at InterbrandHealth2011-2011
Education
  • Boston UniversityMS
  • Northwestern UniversityBA
  • London School of Economics (LSE)BS

Shawn Zhu

Founder
Left
NextGenNav
Founder / President
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founder / President at NextGenNav2024-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Co-Founder / CTO at Humm AI2025-2026
  • Co-Founder / CMO at FII2024-2026
  • Co-Founder / CTO at StakLabs2025-2026
  • Youth Advocate at Ban Ki-moon Foundation2025-2025
  • Content Creator at YouTube2023-2024
Education
  • Boston UniversityBA
Left
Netbiis
Managing Director EMEA & Latam
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Managing Director EMEA & Latam at Netbiis2023-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Partner's Council Co-President - Brazil at Adobe2019-2023
  • Managing Partner/CEO - Brazil at Lima Consulting Group2014-2023
  • Co-founder & Owner at Safety Drive Blindagens2008-2019
  • Owner at PZMWEB2006-2016
  • Co Founder at Serengifty2013-2015
  • Consultant at FLAGCX2014-2014
Education
  • Boston University
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
  • Universidade Santa Úrsula

Omar Sbay

CEO & Founder
Left
Fasset
Director of Enterprise & Payment Solutions
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director of Enterprise & Payment Solutions at Fasset2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Manager - Strategy & Transformation (Virtual Asset Strategy Lead) at PwC Middle East2022-2025
  • Associate Financial Analyst at Visa2020-2022
  • Commercial Intern at Schindler Group2019-2019
  • Marketing Intern at PepsiCo2018-2018
  • Summer Legal Intern at Al Tamimi & Company2017-2017
  • Brand Ambassador at Victory Marketing Agency2015-2015
Education
  • Boston UniversityBachelor's
  • the american school of dubai

Luca Piekarski

COO & Co-Founder
Left
Mercor
Project Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Project Manager at Mercor2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Co-Founder at Double AI2025-2026
  • Fellow at Founders, Inc.2026-2026
  • Co-Founder & COO at Ascendia2024-2025
  • Wealth Management Intern at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC2024-2024
  • Line Worker at Waterway Carwash2023-2023
Education
  • Boston UniversityBS
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

Lior Tal

Co-Founder CEO
Left
Kaholo
CEO
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • CEO at Kaholo2019-2023 · left Jan 2023
  • Investor at Bitdam (acquired by Datto) at Datto2017-2020
  • CEO at Coralogix2018-2019
  • Founder, CEO at Personity.ai2015-2018
  • Co Founder, PG guard (Acquired by Rimon) at Rimon2010-2014
  • Co-Founder at SlickAccess2008-2010
  • Co-founder and CEO at Insightix (Acquired by McAfee, Inc.)2006-2008
Education
  • Boston University
  • Bar-Ilan UniversityBA
  • Bar-Ilan UniversityBachelor's
Left
Fireside Ventures
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at Fireside Ventures2024-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Associate at Carpediem Capital Partners2022-2024
  • Associate Consultant, FinTech and Technology Consulting at EY2021-2022
  • Founding Team at India22019-2020
  • Summer Analyst at Adequita Capital2019-2019
  • Banking Financial Services Intern at EY2018-2018
Education
  • Boston UniversityBS
Left
Eva Scientific
Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer at Eva Scientific2020-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Board Member at Câmara Texana de Comércio no Brasil2021-2025
  • Invited Professor at Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo2020-2020
  • Associate Lecturer at NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences2019-2020
  • Founder at Eva Scientific2016-2020
  • Fellow at Einstein Hospital Israelita2015-2017
  • Senior Scientist at Universidade Estadual de Campinas2014-2015
Education
  • Boston UniversityMBA
  • USP
  • DTUMS

Sean Kyne

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Philips
Lead Clinical Scientist, Surgical Robotics
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Lead Clinical Scientist, Surgical Robotics at Philips2016-2026 · left May 2026
Education
  • Boston University

Jameson H.

Co-Founder
Left
Movez
Co-Founder & CFO
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & CFO at Movez2023-2025 · left Jul 2025
  • Financial Planner: Retirement Savings & Annuities & Insurance at Modern Woodmen of America2023-2024
  • Founder & Managing Principal at Opulence | Powered By: Opē ®2023-2023
  • Investment Planner at UBS2020-2021
  • Internal Client Services Representative at John Hancock2019-2021
  • Benefits Consultant at Benefit Communications Inc.2018-2018
  • Program Coordinator at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University2016-2017
Education
  • Boston UniversityBS
  • The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Joshua Hollis

Co-Founder
Left
Quantopian Inc.
Quantitative Developer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Quantitative Developer at Quantopian Inc.2018-2020 · left Oct 2020
  • Boston University Spark! Consultant & Fellow at Boston University - Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies (Pardee School)2018-2018
  • Boston University BUZZ Lab: Summer Accelerator at Questrom School of Business, Boston University2017-2017
  • Business Applications Development Intern at Southern Company2016-2017
  • Business Development Intern at AT&T2014-2015
  • LEAD Scholar at LEADing for Life2014-2014
Education
  • Boston UniversityBS
  • Bowdoin College
Left
Extrasense Tech
CEO, Cofounder and Head of Product
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • CEO, Cofounder and Head of Product at Extrasense Tech2019-2026 · left May 2026
  • Venture Partner at Genesis Ventures2020-2023
  • Partner & Investor at AccelHUB Venture Partners2019-2022
  • Managing Partner at AccelHUB2018-2021
  • CEO / Co-Founder at Kestrel Agritech2018-2019
  • Mentor at Hack.Diversity2018-2019
  • Chief Executive Officer at Plug Cambridge2016-2019
Education
  • Boston UniversityMBA
  • Brown University
  • University of Massachusetts at AmherstBA

David Christopher Sloas

Co-Founder & Director
Left
Carisma Therapeutics
Associate Director of Fibrosis R&D
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Associate Director of Fibrosis R&D at Carisma Therapeutics2020-2025 · left Apr 2025
  • Ph.D. Candidate, John Ngo Lab at Boston University2015-2020
  • Student Researcher, Lee Murfee Lab at Tulane University2012-2015
  • Research Intern, Centre Ingénierie et Santé at École des Mines de Saint-Étienne2014-2014
Education
  • Boston UniversityPhD
  • Tulane UniversityBachelor's
Left
Picasso Markets
Product Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Product Engineer at Picasso Markets2026-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler2024-2024
  • Technical Co-Founder at Nemo Markets2023-2024
  • Full Stack Engineer at Buckeye Innovation2022-2023
  • Software Engineer at Liferaft2023-2023
  • Product Manager at New Relic2022-2023
  • Full Stack Engineer at Buckeye Innovation2021-2022
Education
  • Boston UniversityMS
  • Cornell UniversityMEng
  • Stanford University

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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.