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85 MIT alumni started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Pranav Vaidhyanathan

CEO and Co-Founder
Left
Tekion Corp
AI and Analytics Lead
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • AI and Analytics Lead at Tekion Corp2018-2021 · left Aug 2021
  • Research Intern at NVIDIA2025-2025
  • Research Assistant in Poon Lab at Berkeley Lab2017-2022
  • PhD Autopilot Intern at Tesla2018-2018
  • Research Assistant at Caltech2017-2017
  • Research Intern at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2016-2016
Education
  • MIT
  • University of OxfordPhD
  • UC BerkeleyBS

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
  • MIT
  • Harvard University
  • Harvard Business SchoolField X

Alvin Li

Founder
Left
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Machine Learning Researcher
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Researcher at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)2021-2023 · left Jul 2023
  • Quant Trader at Optiver2022-2022
  • Software Engineer at Amazon2021-2021
  • Cofounder at Hatch2020-2020
  • Computer Vision at Google2019-2019
Education
  • MITBS

B. Junsuh Kim

Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
Left
City of Tempe
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Fellow
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Fellow at City of Tempe2024-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Machine Learning (ML) Intern at Nel Hydrogen2026-2026
  • Graduate Research Assistant at Laboratory of Electrochemical Interfaces2024-2025
  • NNCI Japan International Research Fellow at National Institute for Materials Science2024-2024
  • Undergraduate Researcher at University of California, Berkeley, College of Chemistry2020-2024
  • Materials Science Curriculum Developer at UC Berkeley College of Engineering2023-2023
  • Cornell Nanoscale Facility REU Intern at Cornell University2023-2023
Education
  • MITMS
  • Windemere Ranch Middle School
  • UC BerkeleyBS

Rommero Carrillo

Founder
Left
STX Group
Paternity Leave
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Paternity Leave at STX Group2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Director, Business Development at Pexapark2021-2025
  • Senior Business Developer - Markets Innovation at Ørsted2018-2021
  • Co-Founder at BookHop2018-2018
  • Travelling and Volunteering at Planet Earth2016-2018
  • Energy Trader at Origin Energy2012-2016
Education
  • MIT
  • The University of QueenslandMaster's
  • Københavns Universitet

Henry Su

Founder
Left
Visa
Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Product Manager at Visa2022-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Product Manager at Lenovo2021-2022
  • Software Engineer at Abercrombie & Fitch Co.2020-2021
  • Product Analyst at Nationwide2020-2020
  • Product Manager at Visa2019-2019
  • IT Service Desk at Battelle2018-2019
  • IT Assistant at The Ohio State University2017-2018
Education
  • MITMBA
  • Georgia TechMS
  • The Ohio State UniversityBS

Said Azaizah

Co-Founder
Left
MEET - Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow
CS TA
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CS TA at MEET - Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Summer Intern at Centre for Structural Systems Biology CSSB2025-2025
  • Research Delegate at DESY2025-2025
  • Entrep TA at MEET - Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow2022-2025
Education
  • MIT
  • Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor's
  • Weizmann Institute of Science

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
  • MIT
  • IMD Business School
  • IMD (International Institute for Management Development)

Alex Rossie

Founder
Left
Opendoor
Growth Engineering
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Growth Engineering at Opendoor2024-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Founder at Alex Rossie & Co.2019-2024
  • Co-Founder & CTO at Holis2022-2023
  • Consultant at ICONIQ2023-2023
  • GGV Fellow at Notable Capital2020-2020
  • Intrapreneur at Flyhomes2018-2019
  • Engineer at Microsoft2016-2018
Education
  • MITBS
  • MITMinor

Marc Murphy

Founder
Left
Dopple
Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer at Dopple2016-2020 · left Mar 2020
  • Chief Executive Officer (Exit to NYSE: BAH in 2016) at SPARC, LLC2013-2016
  • Managing Director/Partner at Deloitte2009-2013
  • Managing Director at BearingPoint1998-2009
  • Manager at KPMG1998-2002
  • Captain at US Army1993-1998
Education
  • MIT
  • Bucknell University
  • American UniversityMaster's

Kah Seng Tay

Founder
Left
Tribe
Co-Founder, CTO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder, CTO at Tribe2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Advisor at Perplexity2022-2024
  • GM & VP of Engineering at Airtable2019-2023
  • VP of Engineering at drive.ai2017-2019
  • Director of Engineering at Quora2011-2017
  • Member of Technical Staff, Software Engineering at Salesforce2010-2011
  • Chief Technology Officer / Engineer at Etacts Inc.2010-2010
Education
  • MITMEng
  • MITBS

Avinash Kumar

Founder
Left
SafeTree
Vice President of Tech & Product
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Vice President of Tech & Product at SafeTree2021-2023 · left Jan 2023
  • Head of Product -Technology at Grab (Grab a Grub Services Ltd)2021-2021
  • Group Product Manager at RenewBuy2019-2021
  • Senior Product Manager at American Express2016-2019
  • Senior Project Manager at Google2014-2016
  • Product Manager at O2 (Telefónica UK)2013-2014
Education
  • MIT
  • The University of SheffieldBE
  • Purdue University

Pablo Tiscornia

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Left
Miami Insurtech Advocates Hub
Board Secretary
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Board Secretary at Miami Insurtech Advocates Hub2026-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Partner at Latam Insurtech2023-2026
  • Board Member at Miami Insurtech Advocates Hub2024-2026
  • Partner at NetBrokrs Insurtech Group2022-2025
  • Managing Director at Latam Insurtech2021-2023
  • Senior Advisor at INSURT3CH & InsurtechMap2021-2023
  • Assessor in New Technologies & MakerSpace at Prado School2019-2023
Education
  • MIT
  • Universidad de Salamanca
  • Universidad de la RepúblicaMaster's

André B.

Founder and CEO
Left
Habitto (貯蓄の窓口 by Habitto)
Chief Product Officer, Non-Core Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Product Officer, Non-Core Founder at Habitto (貯蓄の窓口 by Habitto)2021-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Head of Mobile at Singlife2019-2021
  • Regional Executive Creative Director at Vocanic2015-2017
  • Founder at SoMEDA2013-2013
  • Interactive Creative Director at blue barracuda2012-2013
  • Interactive Art Director at Wunderman2010-2011
  • Interaction Designer/Art Director at Fabrica2009-2010
Education
  • MIT
  • Stanford University
  • Hyper Island

Moorissa T.

Co-Founder
Left
South Park Commons
Resident Member
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Resident Member at South Park Commons2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Systems Engineering Tech Lead, Perception at Cruise2021-2025
  • Software Engineer, Autopilot & Firmware at Tesla2018-2021
  • Machine Learning Researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center2017-2018
  • Data Analyst at Marketeam2014-2016
  • Research Fellow, Supply Chain Optimization at World Food Programme2013-2014
Education
  • MIT
  • Columbia UniversityMS
  • Georgia TechBS

Abdurrahman Akkas

Co-Founder
Left
Meta
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Meta2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Software Engineer at Google2019-2025
  • Software Engineering Intern at Meta2017-2017
  • Software Engineering Intern at Sony Interactive Entertainment2016-2016
Education
  • MITMEng
  • MITBS
  • Northeastern UniversityBS

Grant Davies

Founder
Left
iProspect
Senior Digital Performance Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Digital Performance Manager at iProspect2011-2013 · left Jun 2013
  • Managing Director at eCLICKS2006-2011
  • Co-Founder CMO at CarPrice.com2002-2008
  • CMO - Co-founder at Whats On1998-2002
  • Media Producer at Absolon Media1997-1999
Education
  • MIT
  • Yahoo
  • National College of Design & Technology

Ben Butterworth

Founder & CEO
Left
DuckType
Creator
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Creator at DuckType2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Senior Fullstack Engineer at Skyral2023-2024
  • Senior Software Engineer at Helsing2022-2023
  • SDK Developer at Ably2021-2022
  • Mobile Machine Learning Engineer at Popsa2020-2021
  • Backend Software Engineer at Ocado Group2018-2019
  • Product Engineer at Emberton2014-2018
Education
  • MIT
  • Imperial College London
  • Imperial College LondonMaster's

Frank Winkler

Founder
Left
Lotus's
Director Digital Transformation
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director Digital Transformation at Lotus's2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Sr. Solutions Architect - Enterprise/FSI & AI/ML Specialist at Amazon2023-2026
  • Senior Solution Architect - Data Platform & AI at Crayon2020-2023
  • Head of AI & Data Science at sclable2018-2020
  • CTO at The Negotiation Academy LLC2017-2018
  • CTO at DREAM2018-2018
  • Technical Co-Founder at SmartRecruiting Technologies2016-2018
Education
  • MITMaster's
  • University of LondonBS
  • ÖTZ

Marc Giraud

Founder
Left
Advent
Vice President
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Vice President at Advent2019-2026 · left May 2026
  • Senior Associate at Temasek2017-2019
  • Private Equity Analyst Intern at Cinven2016-2016
Education
  • MITMaster's
  • HEC ParisMaster's

Josh Lessing

Founder
Left
HalfCourt
Venture Partner
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Venture Partner at HalfCourt2022-2024 · left May 2024
  • Capital Strategy Advisor at Vibe Bio2023-2023
  • CTO at AppHarvest2021-2022
  • CEO & Co-Founder (acquired by AppHarvest) at Root AI2018-2021
  • Director of Research & Development at Oxipital AI2013-2018
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University2012-2014
  • Doctoral Research Assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology2005-2012
Education
  • MITPhD
  • Harvard University
  • Brown UniversitySc.B.

Bhavik Kumar

Founder and CEO
Left
EPC Tech Private Limited
Chief Digital Officer (CDO) & Head
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Digital Officer (CDO) & Head at EPC Tech Private Limited2022-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Senior Director at Practo2021-2022
  • Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Medibox2015-2021
  • Chief Executive Officer at RSM Group Companies2010-2014
  • Head of Finance & Projects at RSM Group companies2009-2010
  • Branch Manager at Standard Chartered2007-2009
  • Branch Head at Way2Wealth Brokers Private Limited2006-2007
Education
  • MIT
  • EMDI Institute of Media and Communication
  • Karnataka State Open UniversityMaster's

Gaurav Choudhury, MBA, MS

Co-Founder
Left
PTR Premier Truck Rental
Head of Data Analytics & AI
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of Data Analytics & AI at PTR Premier Truck Rental2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Director, BI/Analytics Engineering & AI/Data Governance at Cars.com2021-2025
  • Founder & Principal Product Architect at Insightbyte, LLC2020-2022
  • Global Senior Manager, Business Intelligence at Foot Locker2019-2021
  • Data Solutions Architect at WellDyne2015-2019
  • Lead Application Systems Analyst at Mutual of Omaha2013-2015
  • Business Intelligence Consultant at PNC2012-2013
Education
  • MIT
  • MIT
  • University of TampaMBA

Zi Hua Hé

Co-Founder
Left
The National Institutes of Health
Cloud Systems Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Cloud Systems Engineer at The National Institutes of Health2022-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Continuous Improvement Specialist at Fuyao Group2022-2022
  • Senior Associate - Low Code Services at PwC2019-2022
Education
  • MIT
  • Harvard UniversityMaster's
  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMaster's

Maximilian Görlitz

Co-Founder
Left
Blueprint Biosecurity
Fellow
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Fellow at Blueprint Biosecurity2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Policy Officer at European Commission2024-2026
  • Fellow (2026) - Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security2025-2026
  • Research Affiliate at SecureBio2023-2023
  • Independent Biosecurity Researcher at Freiberuflich2022-2022
  • Physician Intern at Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Kassel2022-2022
  • Summer Student at Mercedes-Benz AG2019-2019
Education
  • MIT
  • University of OxfordMS
  • TU Munich

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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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