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76 NYU alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Josh D.

Co-Founder
Left
Handshake
AI Fellow
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • AI Fellow at Handshake2026-2026 · until Nov 2026
  • Intern at ArcStone Global Partners2026-2026
  • Architectural Design Intern at Brandes Architecture & Design2025-2025
Education
  • NYU

Sasha Levy

Co-Founder and CSO
Left
Synteny
Head of Experimental Platform Innovation
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Experimental Platform Innovation at Synteny2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Chief Scientific Officer at BacStitch DNA2021-2026
  • Group Leader at Joint Institute for Metrology in Biology, Stanford University, NIST, SLAC2017-2023
  • Marsha Laufer Endowed Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University2013-2017
Education
  • NYUPostdoc
  • Stanford UniversityPostdoc
  • UC Santa BarbaraPhD

Michelle H.

Co-Founder
Left
AllianceBernstein
Assistant Vice President
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Assistant Vice President at AllianceBernstein2021-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Strategic Investment Intern at FunPlus2021-2021
  • Chief Development Officer at Smart Woman Securities2018-2021
  • Multi-Asset Intern Analyst at AllianceBernstein2020-2021
  • Investment Research Analyst at Highmore2020-2020
  • Investment Intern at Siar Capital2019-2019
Education
  • NYUBA
  • Columbia UniversityMBA

REBECCA FRANKEL

Founder & CEO
Left
sportsyense - sports team building & development
Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founder & CEO at sportsyense - sports team building & development2020-2021 · left Jan 2021
  • Founder & CEO at neurosyense2019-2020
  • Adjunct Lecturer at Fordham University, various branches of City University of New York2011-2019
  • CEO at Innovative Strategies Test Prep2016-2016
Education
  • NYUPhD
  • Yale UniversityPhD
  • The City University of New YorkBS

Sarah Smith

Co-Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthOct 2026
Education
  • NYU

Jeffrey Miao

Co-Founder
Left
Google
Motion Graphic Designer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Motion Graphic Designer at Google2020-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Motion Graphic Designer at Looker2019-2020
  • Senior Animator at Allison Worldwide2017-2019
  • Co-Founder / Head of Design at Nytch, Inc.2014-2019
  • Technical Director at Nimble Collective2016-2017
  • Technical Director at John McNeil Studio2011-2016
  • Air & Ground Movement Coordinator, Provincial Reconstruction Team at US Army2009-2010
Education
  • NYUMS
  • UC San DiegoBA

Shubham Chandel

Founder
Left
Vatic Labs
Senior Quantitative Researcher
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Quantitative Researcher at Vatic Labs2024-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Research Scientist at Microsoft2020-2024
  • Research Internship at IBM2019-2019
  • Research with Prof Yann LeCun at New York University2018-2019
  • Mentor at Udacity2017-2018
  • Software Development Engineer at Amazon2017-2018
  • Research Internship at Flipkart2016-2016
Education
  • NYUMS
  • Indian Institute of Technology, MandiBTech

Javier Araujo O'Neill

Co-Founder
Left
Radical AI
Vice President
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Vice President at Radical AI2025-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Senior Investment Advisor - CHIPS at U.S. Department of Commerce2023-2025
  • Venture & Growth Investing at JLL Spark2022-2023
  • Venture & Growth Investing at Global PayTech Ventures2021-2022
  • Investment Management at JPMorgan Chase2018-2021
  • Analyst at Bank of America2016-2018
Education
  • NYUMBA
  • Florida International UniversityMS

Tim J. Li

Co-Founder
Left
Miki Travel Asia
Multimedia Designer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Multimedia Designer at Miki Travel Asia2023-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Producer & Screenwriter at IFA MEDIA2021-2022
Education
  • NYUMaster's
  • NYUBachelor's
  • Hong Kong International SchoolHigh School

David D.

Founder
Left
MassMutual
Head of Credit Advanced Analytics and Research
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Credit Advanced Analytics and Research at MassMutual2017-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Investment Risk Manager at New York Life2012-2017
  • Credit Analyst at Lazard2011-2012
  • Senior Engineer at BAE Systems2003-2010
Education
  • NYUMBA
  • NYUMaster's
  • City University of New York-Brooklyn CollegeBachelor's

Ben Smith

Co-Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthOct 2026
Education
  • NYU

Richard Chang

Founder
Left
Humanaut Health
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Humanaut Health2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Longevity Advisor at RC Strategic Advisors2025-2025
  • COO + Cofounder at Extension Health2023-2025
  • Chief Operating Officer + Chief Growth Officer at Hudson Health2021-2025
  • Senior Vice President at Hästens Sleep Spa2021-2021
  • Director at Hästens Beds2021-2021
  • HEAD OF TALENT at NEOU2019-2021
Education
  • NYUBS
  • Fashion Institute of TechnologyN/A

Joshua Song

Founder
Left
Fencing Arena Songdo
Assistant Coach (Foil)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Assistant Coach (Foil) at Fencing Arena Songdo2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology at George Mason University Korea2025-2025
  • Operations & Intelligence Section Soldier (Voluntary Active Duty) at Republic of Korea Army2022-2024
Education
  • NYUBA

Vinil Polepalli

Founder
Left
Columbia University
Researcher
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Researcher at Columbia University2024-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2025-2026
  • Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute2025-2025
Education
  • NYU

Amik A.

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Left
Autonomys
Head of Product
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of Product at Autonomys2024-2025 · left Oct 2025
  • Head of Product at Kresus2023-2023
  • Founder at Moment Research2021-2023
  • Chief Product and Design Officer at Crosspoint2021-2022
  • Graduate Thesis Advisor - MFA Products of Design at School of Visual Arts2019-2021
  • Founder at The Sunday Paper Company2012-2021
  • Head of Product at Crosspoint2021-2021
Education
  • NYUMaster's
  • University of KansasBA

Nishanth Gottipati

Founder
Left
Amazon
Professional Services Consultant Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Professional Services Consultant Intern at Amazon2022-2022 · left Aug 2022
  • Software Engineering Intern at Steg.AI2020-2021
  • Data Science Intern at igebra.ai2020-2020
  • User Experience Research and Design Intern at Lenovo2018-2018
Education
  • NYUBS
  • University of North Carolina at CharlotteBS

Dan Finley

Founder
Left
R&T Deposit Solutions
SVP Revenue Operations, Channels, Partners & Marketing
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • SVP Revenue Operations, Channels, Partners & Marketing at R&T Deposit Solutions2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • VP Commercial Operations & Analytics at GoTo2022-2024
  • SVP Sales Analytics & Value Engineering at FIS2017-2022
  • Owner at Silverhook LLC2006-2022
  • Vice-President Group Sales Operations at FIS2015-2016
  • Vice-President, Segment Sales Operations at SunGard Financial Systems - now part of FIS2012-2015
  • Global Sales Operations Leader - General Business at IBM2007-2012
Education
  • NYUBS
  • Cornell UniversityMBA

Xiao Zhong

Co-founder and CEO
Left
Mach49
Principal, Venture Investing
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Principal, Venture Investing at Mach492022-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Advisor at Clench Relief, Inc.2024-2025
  • Senior Research Analyst at Lux Research2017-2022
  • Professional Enrichment Fellow at Evonik2017-2017
  • Associate Director at Chemical Marketing & Economics (CME)2014-2017
  • Ph.D (Department of Chemistry) at New York University2011-2017
  • Vice President at NYU Consulting Club2015-2016
Education
  • NYUPhD
  • The Polytechnic Institute of New York UniversityMS
  • Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyBS

Jeffrey M.

Founder
Left
Selected Software Projects
Founder & Technical Projects
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder & Technical Projects at Selected Software Projects2022-2025 · left Mar 2025
  • Founder at PISTIS CAPITAL2022-2025
  • Product Marketing Manager at Nosto - AI Personalization Platform2021-2022
  • Business Development Representative at ReSci (Retention Science)2020-2022
  • Business Development Specialist at Retention Science - Customer Data Platform2020-2021
  • Business Development Representative at Digital Shadows2019-2020
  • Product Strategist at Digital Shadows - Cyber Security SaaS2019-2020
Education
  • NYU
  • NYUMA
  • Wisconsin International University College, GhanaBachelor's

Jash Doshi

Founder
Left
Google DeepMind
Open Source Contributor
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Open Source Contributor at Google DeepMind2026-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Fractional Founding Engineer at Kairos Spark AI2026-2026
  • Founding Team at Interact AI2025-2026
  • Founder at TechThree2024-2025
  • Research at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi2024-2024
  • Research And Development at Octo2024-2024
  • Cloud Facilitator at GDSC2023-2024
Education
  • NYUMEng
  • University of MumbaiBE

Krish Bajaj

Co-Founder
Left
New York University
Research Fellow
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Research Fellow at New York University2024-2024 · left Jun 2024
  • BTE Cohort Director at NYU Stern School of Business2023-2024
  • University Program Fellow at Plug and Play2023-2024
  • Analyst at Yamaha Motor Ventures2023-2023
  • Product Marketing Manager at Prolicious2022-2023
  • Product Manager and Graphic Designer at Collegepond2022-2022
  • Business and Product Development Intern at Triveni Enterprises2022-2022
Education
  • NYUBS
  • Dhirubhai Ambani International School

Aditya S.

Co-Founder
Left
NYU SPS Management & Analytics Professional Society (MAPS)
President
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • President at NYU SPS Management & Analytics Professional Society (MAPS)2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Analyst Internship at Fulcrum Digital Inc2026-2026
  • Student Consultant at New York University2025-2025
  • Treasurer at NYU SPS Management & Analytics Professional Society (MAPS)2025-2025
  • Equity Research Intern at Project Destined2025-2025
  • Data Scientist Extern - Amazon at Extern2025-2025
  • Engineering Consultant at Ravendise2021-2024
Education
  • NYUMS
  • Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBS

Xiao Kang Lin

CEO & Founder
Left
MaxHome.AI
Consultant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Consultant at MaxHome.AI2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Growth intern at Operating Crew2025-2025
  • Machine Learning Intern at MaxHome.AI2024-2025
  • Data Analyst at Better2021-2022
  • Volunteer at NYC Health + Hospitals2019-2020
Education
  • NYUBA

Moneera Alateeq

Co-Founder
Left
Tamara
Senior Communications Specialist (Storyteller)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Communications Specialist (Storyteller) at Tamara2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Head of Events at Saudi Student Association at NYU2023-2025
  • Digital Marketing Specialist at Sol Health2023-2024
  • NYU x Microsoft AI Accelerator Challenge Winner, Team Leader at Microsoft2024-2024
  • Founder at TikTok2021-2022
  • Customer Experience & Revenue Operations Lead (SUPER HOST) at Airbnb2019-2020
  • Marketing Intern at Jamalon2019-2020
Education
  • NYUMaster's
  • Jami'at Al-Balqa Al-TatbiqiyyaBachelor's
  • Omareyah Schools

Delia Ivascu

Founder
Left
SceneBuy
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at SceneBuy2026-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Vice President at Balkan Bruins2023-2025
  • Website Developer at Kopernik2024-2024
  • Campus Ambassador at Quokka Brew2023-2023
Education
  • NYUMS
  • UCLABS
  • Nerdvana Romania

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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" }
    ]},
    "fields": ["basic_profile", "experience", "education"],
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  }'
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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.