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57 Harvard Business School alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Omar Aboufandi

Co-Founder & COO
Left
dialbird
Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founder & CEO at dialbird2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer (Exited) at Salesfinity2022-2025
  • Territory Manager (Enterprise Account Executive) at TetraScience2022-2023
  • Strategic Advisor, Go-To-Market & Revenue at Salesfinity2022-2023
  • Strategic Inside Sales (Team Lead) at Databricks2021-2022
  • Co-Founder at NexusMed2021-2022
  • Enterprise Inside Sales at Databricks2020-2021
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • Durham UniversityMaster's

Cem Gundogan

Founder
Left
Trend AI
Product, Growth & Distribution
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Product, Growth & Distribution at Trend AI2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Product & Market Strategy at Onchain Yield2025-2025
  • Senior Growth & GTM Manager at ne102024-2025
  • Product & Growth at Winvestify2022-2024
  • Introducing Broker (IB) at Tickmill2020-2024
  • Founder at YouTube2015-2023
  • Course Creator at Udemy2018-2020
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • Boğaziçi ÜniversitesiBachelor's

Vasi Karkantzos

Co-Founder
Left
ResolveAI
Founding GTM
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founding GTM at ResolveAI2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Advisor at Lucent (acquired by fal)2025-2026
  • Chief Revenue Officer at Connectly.ai2021-2025
  • Sr. Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company2018-2021
  • Chief Strategy Officer at Carriage2017-2018
  • Chief Strategy Officer at VHacks2017-2018
  • Product Manager Intern at ezhome2017-2017
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • National Technical University of AthensDiploma
  • Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College

Claudio Bedino

Co-Founder
Left
Gemini
Head of Growth Europe
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Growth Europe at Gemini2024-2026 · left Feb 2026
  • MD N26 Bank Gmbh - Succursale Italiana at N262023-2024
  • Lecturer at Talent Garden2019-2024
  • Chief Marketing Officer at Oval Money2015-2023
  • Founder at Starteed2012-2021
  • Partner @ Welcome - Startup Europe Initiative at Welcome (Startup Europe Initiative)2014-2019
  • Member of ECN - European Crowdfunding Network at EUROCROWD2012-2018
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico "Guala"

Hemanth Vedagarbha

Co-Founder and CEO
Left
Firebolt
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Firebolt2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales at Confluent, an IBM Company2020-2024
  • GVP, Sales at Oracle2003-2020
  • Regional Sales Manager, Enterprise Accounts at NIIT1998-2002
  • Sr. Sales Executive, Strategic Accounts at Thomsun Group1996-1997
  • Enterprise Sales Executive at Aptech1995-1995
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • Bangalore UniversityBachelor's
  • Bangalore UniversityMBA

Elif Memet

Co-founder CEO
Left
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Private Equity Associate
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Private Equity Associate at Apollo Global Management, Inc.2021-2023 · left Jul 2023
  • Honorary Advisor to Minister of Energy and Minister of Research, Innovation, Digitalization at Guvernul României2023-2025
  • Board Observer at Yahoo2021-2022
  • Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs2019-2021
  • Research Fellow under Nobel Laureate Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz at Columbia University2016-2021
  • Delegate at the Economic and Social Council at United Nations2019-2019
  • Chief of Staff at Her Highness Princess Marina Sturdza of Romania2015-2017
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Harvard UniversityMaster's
  • Columbia UniversityBA

Karim Samji

Co-Founder
Left
EY
Senior Director
Before that
Went stealthLaunched MergeKey
Work
  • Senior Director at EY2019-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Manager at PwC2016-2019
  • Senior Consultant at Deloitte2012-2016
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • York UniversityMBA
  • Ryerson UniversityB.Comm.

Christopher Sanchez

CEO & Co-Founder
Left
Business Insider
Business Insider Columnist (Mexico) - Artificial Intelligence
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Business Insider Columnist (Mexico) - Artificial Intelligence at Business Insider2024-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Special Advisor to the President & Governing Board - AI, Emerging Technologies & Fintech at Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores2023-2025
  • Program Advisor - Cybersecurity at California State University, Chico2022-2024
  • Guest Lecturer - Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI at EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey2022-2023
  • Founder & CEO at Obsidian Brands2012-2016
  • Founder at Urban Klean2012-2016
  • Founder at Phetch2012-2015
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolField X
  • Harvard University
  • MIT

Brian Baumgartner

CEO & Co-Founder
Left
Connected Farms
General Manager, Americas
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • General Manager, Americas at Connected Farms2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Head of Product at Parallel2025-2026
  • Head of Product at Bonsai Robotics2023-2025
  • Product at Applied Intuition2023-2023
  • Senior Manager, Technical Product Management - Planning & Controls at Cruise2022-2022
  • Senior Manager, Product Management - Autonomy Capabilities, Robotics, Performance, & Remote Assist at Aurora2021-2022
  • Senior Product Manager - Autonomy Capabilities & Robotics, Uber Advanced Technologies Group at Uber2019-2021
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • UC San DiegoBS

Claudia Ebm

Founder & CEO
Left
Selbstständig
Business Strategy Consultant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Business Strategy Consultant at Selbstständig2020-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Project Manager at Humanitas University2019-2024
  • Strategy Manager healthcare and lifescience at Accenture2017-2019
  • MD Anaesthesia and Intensive Care / Head of Global Marketing and Foreign Affairs at Wiener Privatklinik2014-2016
  • Medical Doctor MD in Anaesthesiology and Intesive care at Barmherzige Schwestern Krankenhaus Wien2013-2015
  • Medical Doctor Intensive Care Medicine at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust2011-2013
  • Specialist Trainee Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at General Hospital Vienna2006-2010
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • London School of Economics (LSE)MS
  • Medical University of Vienna

John Dowdy

Founder & CEO
Left
Incentrum Group
Senior Advisor
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Advisor at Incentrum Group2023-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Member of the Advisory Board at Shield AI2025-2026
  • Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company1990-2023
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • UC BerkeleyBS

Markus Maier

Founder
Left
Violet
Founder (acquired)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder (acquired) at Violet2021-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Founder (acquired) at Nudge.xyz2021-2026
  • Chief of Staff at Axel Springer2018-2021
  • Senior Product Manager at Amazon2017-2018
  • Senior Management Associate at Bridgewater Associates2017-2017
  • Investment Manager at HV2016-2016
  • Founder at CulturalMe GmbH2012-2015
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Brown UniversityBA

Bruno Souza Reis

Co-Founder
Left
IntelliData.ai
CEO, Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CEO, Founder at IntelliData.ai2018-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • CEO, Founder (Exit to BTG Pactual) at Ali2018-2025
  • Partner at Fisher Venture Builder2017-2018
  • VP, Operations and International Expansion at Neoway2016-2017
  • COO at Click SA2015-2016
  • CMO and CCO at minu.co2013-2015
  • Regional Director, LATAM at Giesecke+Devrient2010-2013
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • IMD Business School
  • IMD (International Institute for Management Development)

Sifiso N.

Co-Founder
Left
VMware User Group (VMUG)
VMUG Partner Council
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Stealth
Work
  • VMUG Partner Council at VMware User Group (VMUG)2025-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Global Strategic Alliances Director at Pure Storage2023-2025
  • Sabbatical at Personal2022-2022
  • Commercial GM, Enterprise Endpoint Security at Broadcom2019-2022
  • Product Lead Security Analytics & Intelligence Services at Symantec2015-2019
  • Board Member at Cyber Threat Alliance2014-2018
  • Group Senior Manager, Global Business Development & Alliances at Symantec2009-2015
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Harvard UniversityAB
  • INSEADExec Ed

Mélony Q.

Founder & CEO
Left
Microsoft
AI Solution Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • AI Solution Engineer at Microsoft2023-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Multi-Book Author at Packt2018-2023
  • Product Manager at Microsoft2018-2023
  • ☁ Full Stack Engineer & Cloud Solutions Architect at Tech Consulting Services (via Expertime & Natan Group )2014-2018
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • ENACMaster's

Adam Behrens

Co-Founder
Left
New Generation
Co-Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & CEO at New Generation2024-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Matrix2023-2024
  • Product Manager at Stripe2021-2023
  • PM / Tech Lead at Bridgewater Associates2018-2021
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Carriage2018-2020
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Neurable2017-2018
  • Software Engineer at Hedron2016-2018
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • London School of Economics (LSE)MS
  • University of PennsylvaniaBA

Afik Levi

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Torq
VP Strategy & Operations
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • VP Strategy & Operations at Torq2022-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Technical Account Manager - SWAT at Tufin2017-2022
  • Technical Support Engineer at Skybox Security2015-2016
  • Networking at Israeli Ministry of Defense2014-2015
  • Networking- 8200 at Israeli Military Intelligence2008-2011
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • The College of Management Academic StudiesBA
  • See Security: Cyber & Information Security CollegeCISSP

James Dessin

Managing Partner & Founder
Left
RouteThis
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Corivent
Work
  • Senior Enterprise Account Executive at RouteThis2024-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • GTM Advisor at Deloitte2024-2024
  • Client Partner - Financial Services / Telco at Softwire2016-2018
  • Experienced Manager in CFO Strategy Practice at Accenture Strategy & Consulting2014-2016
  • Hyperion Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer - Strategic Accounts at Oracle2012-2014
  • Bank Examiner at Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta2008-2010
  • Investment Banking Analyst - Public Finance Group at JPMorgan Chase2006-2008
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • Harvard UniversityBA
  • University of Cambridge

Wade Anderson

Co-Founder
Left
Elements
COO and Board Member
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • COO and Board Member at Elements2022-2024 · left Oct 2024
  • Vice President, General Manager at IQGeo2020-2022
  • CEO and Board Member (Sold to IQGeo) at OSPInsight International2018-2020
  • Senior Product Manager, VS Code at Microsoft2015-2017
  • CEO, Co-Founder and CTO at Novi Security2013-2015
  • Growth Engineer at Lucid Software2013-2014
  • Product Manager at Advance Fiber Optics, Inc.2011-2013
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Brigham Young UniversityBachelor's

Cem Pektas

Founder
Left
Warner Music Group
VP, Strategy and Operations
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • VP, Strategy and Operations at Warner Music Group2023-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Manager, Strategy at YouTube2020-2023
  • Corporate Strategy Manager at King2019-2019
  • Associate at McKinsey & Company2016-2019
  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst at JPMorgan Chase2016-2016
  • Summer Analyst at Monitor Deloitte2015-2015
  • Product Marketing Intern at Microsoft2013-2014
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • University of St.GallenMaster's
  • Boğaziçi ÜniversitesiBachelor's

Prathit Ray

Co-Founder
Left
Stalk
Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder at Stalk2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Founder at Ray & Co. Risk Advisors2024-2026
  • Electrical Systems Engineer at NASA2024-2024
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Penn State University

Advait Sharma

Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • IIT BombayBTech

Carter T.

Founder
Left
Rakuten
CEO Leadership Program
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • CEO Leadership Program at Rakuten2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Lead Program Officer at Millennium Challenge Corporation2023-2025
  • Senior Strategy Management Consultant (International) at Booz Allen Hamilton2021-2023
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) at United States Department of War2020-2021
  • Management Consultant (Federal) at Booz Allen Hamilton2020-2021
  • U.S. Mission to NATO at U.S. Department of State2019-2019
  • U.S. Mission to NATO at NATO2019-2019
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • William & MaryBA
  • CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange

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
  • Harvard Business School
  • ETH ZürichMS
  • Imperial College LondonMBAn

Maria Adamjee

Co-Founder and Head of GTM
Left
Ripple
Sr Manager Of Business Development Institutional Capital
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Sr Manager Of Business Development Institutional Capital at Ripple2022-2023 · left Oct 2023
  • Strategic Partnerships at Beacon Platform (acquired by Clearwater Analytics)2020-2022
  • Strategic Partnerships at Beacon Platform Inc2020-2022
  • Founder and CEO at Megalodon Capital2012-2020
  • Sales Specialist at PCIX Inc2017-2018
  • Enterprise Account Management at CenturyLink2017-2018
  • Director of Business Development at PitchBook2017-2018
Education
  • Harvard Business SchoolCertificate
  • University of Toronto

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