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38 Duke University alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Bader Alqaseer

Co-Founder
Left
tamata - طماطة
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at tamata - طماطة2019-2025 · left Jul 2025
  • Sr. Business Analysis Manager - Distribution Strategy at T-Mobile2018-2019
  • Consulting Manager at CMG Consulting2016-2018
  • Sr. Data Analyst at Capital One2011-2015
  • Systems Analyst - Business Intelligence at Specialized Information Technology2005-2008
Education
  • Duke UniversityMBA
  • James Madison UniversityMS
  • University of TechnologyBS
Left
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)
Director, Finance & Corporate Development
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Director, Finance & Corporate Development at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)2024-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Executive Board Member at Kabayan Korner Restaurants2018-2024
  • Director at Kasamar Holdings2016-2024
  • Executive Chairman at The Petshop2018-2022
  • Non Executive Board Member at Gulf Marine Services PLC2019-2020
  • Founder & Principal at Odyssey Ventures2014-2016
  • Senior Associate at Gulf Capital2008-2014
Education
  • Duke UniversityMBA
  • UC IrvineBS

Nikolay Frick

Co-Founder
Left
Blaize
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Staff Software Engineer at Blaize2022-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Senior Data Scientist at Cisco2017-2022
  • Software Engineer at Deutsche Bank2014-2017
  • Research Scientist at TriboTEX2013-2014
  • Mobile Application Developer at iphonedreams2009-2013
  • Research Scientist at Institute for Shock Physics - Washington State University2012-2013
Education
  • Duke University
  • North Carolina State UniversityPhD
  • Washington State UniversityMS

Kevin Xue

Founder
Left
Petra Security
Founding Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founding Software Engineer at Petra Security2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Software Engineer at Citadel2026-2026
  • Software Engineer Intern at TikTok2025-2025
  • Software Engineer Intern at Tencent2024-2024
  • Software Engineer Intern at Alibaba Group2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Huawei2022-2022
Education
  • Duke UniversityMEng
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • UC Berkeley

Anthony G.

Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthOct 2026
Education
  • Duke UniversityMBA
  • University of Baltimore School of LawJD
  • Duke UniversityBS
Left
Palantir Technologies
Forward Deployed Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Product Manager at Google2021-2025
  • Computational Methods in Engineering Teaching Assistant at Duke University2020-2021
  • Google's Computer Science Summer Institute Program Participant at Google2019-2019
Education
  • Duke UniversityBachelor's
  • Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart

Lauren Y.

Co-Founder, Founding Engineer
Left
Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Researcher
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Researcher at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering2024-2025 · left May 2025
  • Software Engineer at Eth Tech2024-2024
  • Software Engineer at Tencent2023-2023
  • Vice Chair at Freewater Productions2022-2023
  • Assistant Researcher at Duke University2023-2023
Education
  • Duke UniversityBS
  • Duke UniversityBA
  • Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin)Exchange
Left
SGX Consultancy
Independent Consultant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Independent Consultant at SGX Consultancy2016-2022 · left Jul 2022
  • Program Manager at QWR2018-2022
Education
  • Duke University
  • Nagoya International School, Japan
  • Whistling Woods International

Steve Hwang

Co-Founder
Left
SPECS
SPECS
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • SPECS at SPECS2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • SVP, Strategy, Corp Dev, & Partnerships at Snap Inc.2014-2024
  • Associate at Cooley LLP2011-2013
  • Tour Guide at Mike's Bike Tours Munich2010-2010
  • Summer Associate at Cooley LLP2008-2008
  • Summer Clerk at Baker McKenzie2007-2007
Education
  • Duke UniversityBS
  • Columbia UniversityJD

Namjin Chung

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Samsung Biologics
Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, R&D
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, R&D at Samsung Biologics2022-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Board Member at Aimed Bio Inc.2024-2024
  • VP, Platform Innovation at Vesalius Therapeutics2022-2022
  • Director, Laboratory for Genomics Research (LGR) at University of California, San Francisco2021-2022
  • Head, Functional Genomics at AbbVie2015-2021
  • Principal Scientist, Disease Science & Biologics at Bristol Myers Squibb2007-2014
  • Sr Research Scientist, Advanced Biotechnologies at Merck2004-2007
Education
  • Duke UniversityPhD
  • Korea UniversityBachelor's

Kaitlyn Luo

Co-Founder
Left
Whatnot
New Verticals
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • New Verticals at Whatnot2023-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Chief Of Staff at Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics (COLE)2020-2023
  • PM Intern at Amazon2022-2022
  • Growth at Anomalie (acquired by David's Bridal)2021-2021
Education
  • Duke UniversityBachelor's

Joan Nambuba

Co-Founder
Left
Doximity
Medical Fellow
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Medical Fellow at Doximity2024-2025 · left Mar 2025
  • Strategic Advisor at Education Advancement Consulting LLC (EAC)2024-2025
  • Data Abstractor at CDC Foundation2024-2024
  • Resident Physician at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center2022-2023
  • Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow at The National Institutes of Health2013-2015
Education
  • Duke UniversityMS
  • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of MedicineMD
  • Duke UniversityBS

Vikhram Baranidharan

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
The Arts Council of Greater Weston, Inc.
Coordinator/Co Coordinator
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Coordinator/Co Coordinator at The Arts Council of Greater Weston, Inc.2023-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Medical Volunteer Staff at Cleavland Clinic2024-2026
  • Cancer Researcher at Nova Southeastern University2025-2025
  • Marketing And Public Relations Intern at FinWheel2024-2025
  • BigFuture Ambassador at The College Board2024-2025
  • Business Marketing Ambassador/Intern at TravelArrow2024-2025
  • Marketing Team Lead at Kolly2024-2025
Education
  • Duke UniversityBachelor's
  • University of Florida
  • Florida Virtual School

Sam Dincin

Co-Founder
Left
Monitor Deloitte
Consultant
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Consultant at Monitor Deloitte2023-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Summer Associate at Casey Quirk2022-2022
  • Investment Analyst at North Star Investment Management Corporation2020-2020
Education
  • Duke UniversityBachelor's

David Razavi

Co-founder
Left
Codemod
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Advisor to Chief Executive Officer at Codemod2021-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder at Aviato2023-2025
  • Vice President Of Engineering at GridBright2019-2022
  • VP of Engineering and Head of Product at eCA2012-2019
  • Vice President of Technology and Engineering at Connexus2008-2011
  • VP of Engineering & CTO at Experian2004-2008
  • Director of Product Development at LendingTree2001-2004
Education
  • Duke UniversityMBA
  • UC BerkeleyBS

Mayank Singh

Co-Founder
Left
Grubhub
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Grubhub2021-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Data Scientist, Customer Analytics at The Home Depot2019-2021
  • Consultant at Fractal2016-2018
Education
  • Duke UniversityMS
  • Manipal Institute of TechnologyBTech

Nathan Ly

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Left
Big Nate Vintage
Founder
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Founder at Big Nate Vintage2024-2026 · left May 2026
  • Government Lab Researcher - Federal Employee, VA Palo Alto Health Care System at DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM2024-2026
  • Scientific Researcher for Fox Lab at Stanford University2024-2026
  • Research Collaborator and Bioengineering at Saint Louis University2022-2026
  • Biomedical Computation at L.A. Downtown Medical Center2025-2025
  • Research Assistant at Washington University in St. Louis2021-2021
Education
  • Duke UniversityCredit
  • Stanford University
  • St. Louis University High
Left
Meta
Data Scientist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Data Scientist at Meta2020-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Senior Data Scientist at Branch International2019-2020
  • Head of Data Science at Mason Finance2018-2019
  • Member Of Technical Staff at Datacoral Inc2016-2018
  • Data Scientist at CreativeLive2014-2016
  • Fellow at Insight Data Science2014-2014
  • Postdoc at ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles2012-2014
Education
  • Duke UniversityPhD
  • UC BerkeleyBS
  • University of California, Santa CruzBA
Left
Otter Creek Engineering, Inc.
Lead Service Line Engineering Technician
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Lead Service Line Engineering Technician at Otter Creek Engineering, Inc.2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Product Development at Infosys2025-2025
  • Project Member in Accenture Innovation Challenge at Accenture2024-2024
Education
  • Duke UniversityMaster's
  • Thayer School of Engineering at DartmouthMaster's
  • Thayer School of Engineering at DartmouthBE

Ambrose Koo

Co-Founder
Left
Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne
Senior Congressional Intern
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Congressional Intern at Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Intern at Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy2026-2026
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of North Texas2023-2025
Education
  • Duke University

Deokhaeng Lee

Co-Founder
Left
TheVentures
Research
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Research at TheVentures2026-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • RA at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2025-2025
  • Co-Founder at Char2025-2025
  • Product Engineering at Carousel (acq. AlphaSense)2025-2025
  • Military Service at Republic of Korea Navy2022-2024
  • Summer Analyst at Company K Partners2022-2022
  • Software Engineering Intern at Superb AI Inc.2021-2022
Education
  • Duke UniversityBS
  • Korean Minjok Leadership Academy

Emily Leung

Co-Founder
Left
Bank of America
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Bank of America2023-2023 · left Aug 2023
  • Hedge Funds Summer Analyst at AIG2022-2022
  • Business Development Intern at Rad AI2021-2021
Education
  • Duke UniversityBachelor's
  • Saint Mary's School
Left
Walmart
Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Product Manager at Walmart2022-2022 · left Aug 2022
  • Marketing Growth Lead at Clair2022-2022
  • Product Manager at Blinkit2020-2021
  • Product Manager at Amazon2018-2021
  • Associate Software Engineer at Accenture2019-2020
  • Business Development Account Management at Perfectice2018-2019
  • Software Development Engineer II at Amazon2017-2018
Education
  • Duke UniversityMEng
  • Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, BhubaneswarBTech
  • Duke University
Left
Optum Ventures
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at Optum Ventures2022-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Senior Associate - European Healthcare Sector Analyst at Third Bridge Group2019-2022
  • Associate Consultant at Barclays Investment Bank2018-2019
  • Internship at BlackRock2015-2016
  • Student Brand Manager at RefME2014-2015
Education
  • Duke UniversityBA
  • Fettes College
Left
Crux
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Crux2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Senior Software Engineer II at Mercury2023-2025
  • Software Engineer/Product Manager at Warpdrive (YC18)2020-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Snackpass2020-2020
  • Technology Associate Intern at Bridgewater Associates2019-2019
  • Teaching Assistant at CS502018-2018
  • Research Assistant at Yale University2017-2018
Education
  • Duke UniversityMaster's
  • Yale UniversityBS
  • Phillips Academy

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    "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
        "type": "(.)", "value": "founder" }
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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.