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23 IIT Madras alumni started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Ayush Sharma

Founder
Left
TheCoreMeal India.
Founder's Associate, Operations, partnerships and Compliance Head - India
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder's Associate, Operations, partnerships and Compliance Head - India at TheCoreMeal India.2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Campus Ambassador at Sony Music Entertainment India2025-2026
  • Campus Partner at Perplexity2025-2025
  • Content Writer at Edhike2025-2025
  • Sponsorship Volunteer at Paradox, IIT Madras2024-2025
  • Campus Ambassador at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur2024-2025
  • Intern at Techfest, IIT Bombay2024-2025
Education
  • IIT Madras

Vijay Nayudu

Co-Founder
Left
NCS Group
Principal Product Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Principal Product Director at NCS Group2021-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Executive Director - Fintech, Ecosystem and Innovation, Group Channels & Digitalisation at UOB2015-2021
  • Solutions Leader for Big Data & Analytics, Banking & Financial Markets, IBM ASEAN at IBM2009-2015
  • Project Manager at RedPill Solutions2007-2009
  • Project Manager at IBM2005-2007
  • Branch Manager at Citi2004-2005
  • Area Sales Manager at Unilever2002-2004
Education
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • Stanford University
  • Singapore Management University

Ranjit Krishnan Nair

Founder
Left
BookMyShow
Lead Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Lead Product Manager at BookMyShow2022-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Product Manager at BlackBuck Limited2022-2022
  • Product Manager at Vassar Labs2020-2022
  • Product Manager at Resonance Eduventures Limited2014-2018
  • Quantitative Analyst at Goldman Sachs2013-2013
  • Quantitative Researcher at Talview2012-2013
Education
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
  • Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Joseph Kocheemoolayil

Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Left
Vinci
Founding Head of Physics
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founding Head of Physics at Vinci2024-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Founding Head of Turbulence at Luminary2019-2024
  • Senior Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center2016-2019
  • Research Assistant at Stanford University2011-2016
  • Research Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories2012-2012
  • Project Officer at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2011-2011
  • Researcher at IDeA Research2010-2010
Education
  • IIT MadrasMTech
  • Stanford UniversityPhD
  • IIT MadrasBTech

Pranay Reddy

Founder
Left
Tencent
Director of Investments
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director of Investments at Tencent2020-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Associate - Investments, M&A at Visa2018-2020
  • Strategy & Corporate Development at Ola2015-2018
Education
  • IIT MadrasMaster's
  • Technical University MunichMaster's

Varun Agrawal

Co-Founder
Left
Alvarez & Marsal
Senior Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Director at Alvarez & Marsal2019-2024 · left Jun 2024
  • Senior Manager at Strategy&2016-2018
  • Manager at Strategic Decisions Group (SDG)2011-2016
  • Senior Consultant at Deloitte2010-2011
  • Consultant at PwC Consulting2008-2010
  • Trainee at Tamil Nadu Water Investment Corporation (IL&FS)2007-2007
  • Trainee at Larsen & Toubro2006-2006
Education
  • IIT MadrasMTech
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • Burgess English School

Srikar Pothumahanti

Founder
Left
CipherSchools
Tutor
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Tutor at CipherSchools2025-2025 · left Nov 2025
  • Senior Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra2025-2025
  • Technical Lead at TheDigifac2023-2024
  • Staff Engineer at Recordent2023-2023
  • Senior Software Engineer at Open Insights2022-2023
  • Senior Software Engineer at Oracle2021-2022
  • Software Developer at Citi2017-2019
Education
  • IIT MadrasBachelor's
  • Scaler
  • Stony Brook UniversityMS

Naythan Kallungal

Co-Founder
Left
Fluminense FC
International Training Exchange
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • International Training Exchange at Fluminense FC2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Co-Founder & Product/Design Lead at Naythan & Yohan Studios2022-2026
  • Team Captain & Midfielder at Soccer Olympic Development Program2018-2026
  • Professional D License Coach at U.S. Soccer Federation2024-2025
  • Program Design Advisor at Totland / The PaperClay2024-2025
  • STEM Curriculum & Research Advisor at EQLYZE / EQUP2023-2025
  • Co-Founder & Product Lead at ScholastIQ2024-2024
Education
  • IIT MadrasBS
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • Collin College

Rajesh Gupta

Founder & CEO
Left
Decision Point Analytics
Co-founder, President
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-founder, President at Decision Point Analytics2012-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Senior Business Analyst at Evalueserve2011-2012
  • Analyst at Datamonitor2010-2011
Education
  • IIT MadrasBachelor's

Surya Vakkalanka

Founder
Left
Woodside AI Venture Studio
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Chief Product and Technology Officer at Woodside AI Venture Studio2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Founding Team - Viven AI at Eightfold AI2016-2025
  • Director of Engineering at Samsung Electronics America2013-2016
  • Principal Architect, WebOS at HP2012-2013
  • Principal Architect at ServiceNow2011-2012
  • Founder @ Multiple Startups at Pixawe, Hutke2010-2012
  • Mobile Architect at Apple2010-2011
Education
  • IIT MadrasBachelor's
  • Seth Godin's altMBA
  • UC Berkeley

Saketh BSV

Founder
Left
Amazon
Product and Engineering Leader
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Product and Engineering Leader at Amazon2021-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Co-Founder at Perpule2016-2021
  • Corporate Treasury Strat at Goldman Sachs2015-2016
  • Electrical Engineering Undergrad at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2010-2015
  • Intern at Finisar Corporation2013-2013
  • Core - Web Operations at Saarang, IIT Madras2012-2013
  • Intern at Cisco2012-2012
Education
  • IIT Madras
  • VVS Sardar Patel College, Bangalore

Teena Kunsoth

Co-Founder
Left
Mixpanel
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Mixpanel2024-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Member of Technical Staff at Pure Storage2023-2024
  • Software Engineer at X (Twitter)2021-2022
  • Back End Developer at VueBox2020-2021
  • Teaching Assistant for DSA at New York University2020-2020
Education
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • NYUMS

Kiran Golagani

Co-Founder
Left
Placement & Internship Cell, IIT Madras
EP-PH Deputy Placement Coordinator
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • EP-PH Deputy Placement Coordinator at Placement & Internship Cell, IIT Madras2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Creative and Media Coordinator || Sponsorship & Public Relations at Saarang, IIT Madras2025-2026
  • Teaching Assistant at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2025-2026
  • Project Member || Project Radian || Horizon Club at Centre For Innovation (CFI)2024-2026
Education
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • Sri Venkateshwara Classes12th Class

Vamsi Krishna Valluru

Founder
Left
Coral AI
Founding Member
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Founding Member at Coral AI2024-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • Senior Product Engineer (People’s Leader) at Sprinklr2021-2024
  • Summer Intern at Microsoft2020-2020
  • Summer Intern at Ignitarium2019-2019
Education
  • IIT MadrasBachelor's

Vineet Thumuluri

Co-Founder
Left
Cadence
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Principal Software Engineer at Cadence2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Founding ML Engineer at ChipStack2024-2025
  • Software Engineer at Microsoft2020-2022
Education
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • UC San DiegoMS

Sagar Gupta

Founder
Left
FinoLusion AI
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at FinoLusion AI2025-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Volunteer at Raising A Mathematician Foundation2026-2026
  • Innovation Award at The University of Tokyo2025-2025
  • Co-Founder at Valkron Dynamics2025-2025
  • Business at Avishkar Hyperloop2023-2025
  • Researcher at ETH Zürich2024-2024
  • EHW at European Hyperloop Week2023-2024
Education
  • IIT MadrasMTech

Aditya A.

Co-Founder
Left
Garima Capital Limited
Research Analyst
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Research Analyst at Garima Capital Limited2024-2024 · left Oct 2024
  • ACCA Trainee at IFC2025-2026
Education
  • IIT MadrasBS
  • ACCA
  • Andra UniversityBachelor's

Harshit K

Founder
Left
Multiplayer Infrastructure
Sandbox Systems Administrator
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Sandbox Systems Administrator at Multiplayer Infrastructure2019-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Varsity Football Player at Adwaita Mission High School2021-2025
Education
  • IIT MadrasBS
  • Harvard University
  • Open Source Society UniversityBachelor's

Prathmesh Soni

Founder
Left
Finance & Economics Club, IIT Kharagpur
Sub-head
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Sub-head at Finance & Economics Club, IIT Kharagpur2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Summer Trainee at Grant Thornton Bharat LLP2026-2026
  • Quantitative Developer at AQUA (Advanced Quantitative Analytics Private Limited)2025-2026
  • Intern at CRSHMARKET2025-2026
  • Intern at GradGo2025-2026
  • Contingent Member at Inter IIT Tech Meet 15.02025-2025
  • Delegate (HCONF 2026) at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)2025-2025
Education
  • IIT MadrasBS
  • IIT KharagpurBTech

Rajas Neve

Co-Founder
Left
Powerhouse Ventures
Investor
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Investor at Powerhouse Ventures2023-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Investor at Elixir2025-2026
  • Investor at Adopt AI2024-2026
  • Investor at ProcureYard2024-2026
  • Investor at Future AGI2024-2026
  • Investor at Holiday Tribe2024-2026
  • Investor at Segwise (AI Creative Analytics)2023-2026
Education
  • IIT MadrasBachelor's

Vaibhav Singhal

Business Architect & Co-Founder
Left
K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd.
Business Head
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Business Head at K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd.2022-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Vice President at BASE Educational Services Pvt Ltd., Bangalore2021-2022
  • Director at Students Complete Care Private Limited2011-2020
  • AVP at BASE Educational Services Pvt Ltd., Bangalore2015-2017
  • Associate, Equity Index Research at Credit Suisse2007-2011
  • Derivative Trader - EURIBOR at Futures First2005-2007
  • Software Engineer at Infosys2004-2005
Education
  • IIT MadrasBachelor's
  • CFA InstituteCFA III Level

Ayush Kumar

Founder
Left
Hudson River Trading
Explore HRT
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Explore HRT at Hudson River Trading2026-2026 · left May 2026
  • Optiver Trading Internship at Optiver2026-2026
  • Optiver Futurefocus Trading and Research at Optiver2025-2025
  • TinkertankerxJumpTrading Summer Bootcamp at Tinkertanker2025-2025
  • CFI-Programming Club at Programming Club, CFI, IIT Madras2023-2025
  • Summer Internship at EMBLOCK TECH2024-2024
  • IITMSAT:FM Payload Team Engineer at IITMSAT2024-2024
Education
  • IIT MadrasBTech
  • Allen Career Institute Kota
  • DAV Hehal RanchiMatriculation

Sathvik V

Founder & CEO
Left
Institute for Science and Spirituality Delhi
Researcher
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Researcher at Institute for Science and Spirituality Delhi2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
Education
  • IIT MadrasBS
  • JAIN College
  • Sadhana PU College

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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.