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34 Purdue University alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Raj Barai

Founder
Left
Lillia
Chief Business Officer, India & GCC
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief Business Officer, India & GCC at Lillia2021-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Independent Investor / Consultant at Independant Consultant2019-2021
  • Business Development Consultant at SecurelyShare Software Pvt Ltd2019-2020
  • Enterprise Sales - Market Specialist at Thomson Reuters2017-2019
  • Co-Founder, Director at Atlas Hospitality Private Limited2014-2017
  • Co-Founder at Progressive Record Management2011-2014
  • Business Development Manager - Enterprise Sales at Thomson Reuters2003-2011
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS
  • MIT
  • MIT

Girish Krishna

Founder and CEO
Left
Biotech @Berkeley
Director
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Director at Biotech @Berkeley2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Global Product Manager, Head AI for BI, Data Insights Technology at Genentech2021-2026
  • Director Emerging Technology at KPMG2018-2020
  • Digital Leader, Emerging Technologies at EY2012-2018
  • Head and Associate Vice President (IT Applications and IT Infrastructure) at Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.2010-2012
  • Global Application Security & Risk Management at Herbalife2007-2010
  • Management Consultant (Enterprise Information Risk) at Toyota North America2007-2007
Education
  • Purdue University
  • UC BerkeleyMaster's
  • UCLAMBA

Ignacio del Saz Villar

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Equinor
Marine Technology Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Marine Technology Engineer at Equinor2022-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Traffic Engineer at CPS Infrastructures Mobility and Environment S.L.2020-2020
  • Production Assistant at Grupo Bertolín2019-2019
Education
  • Purdue UniversityMaster's
  • Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Master's
  • Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Bachelor's

Chandra Kavuru

Founder
Left
IntelliBridge, an Agile Defense Company
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Artificial Intelligence Engineer at IntelliBridge, an Agile Defense Company2023-2024 · left Jun 2024
  • Generative AI Engineer at MultiOn2021-2022
Education
  • Purdue UniversityMaster's
  • The University of Texas at DallasMaster's

Ruth Guerra

Co-Founder
Left
Tesla
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla2022-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Quality Engineer, Exteriors at General Motors2021-2022
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS
  • Colegio La Floresta

Dennis Chia

Founder
Left
Intuitive
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Intuitive2022-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Full Stack Engineer at Zillow2020-2023
  • Full Stack Developer at Keyo AI Inc.2018-2020
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS
  • Taylor's UniversityBS

Aravind N.

Co-Founder
Left
Oracle
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Member of Technical Staff at Oracle2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Lead Software Engineer at Actriv Healthcare2023-2024
  • Software Development Engineer at Amazon2017-2020
  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at Purdue University2016-2017
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS

Kabir Koratkar

Co-Founder
Left
Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd
Strategy & Program Developer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Strategy & Program Developer at Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd2025-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Business Development & AI Solutions Associate at SoloScale Solutions2024-2025
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBachelor's

Egomaron Jegede

Co-Founder I Snr Program Manager I Angel Investor I Tech Strategy & Ops
Left
Meta
Snr. Program Manager, Network Investments - at Meta
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Snr. Program Manager, Network Investments - at Meta at Meta2021-2023 · left Mar 2023
  • Enterprise Technology Consultant - Telecoms and Infrastructure Lead, West Africa at Deloitte2017-2021
  • Technology Projects Lead - Capital Projects at MainOne2011-2017
  • Technical Project Manager: E-commerce Business Unit at Chams Holdco2010-2011
  • Senior Product Development Engineer / Electrical Engineer at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)2005-2009
  • Business Accounts Manager at TripleE Consulting2004-2005
  • Assistant IT Systems Administrator at Halcrow2001-2001
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS

Srreyansh Sethi

Founder
Left
Zero-True
Software Engineer
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Zero-True2024-2024 · left Jul 2024
Education
  • Purdue University

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
  • Purdue University
  • The University of SheffieldBE
  • MIT

Junchao Yan

Co-Founder
Left
Meta
Staff Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Staff Software Engineer at Meta2018-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Software Engineer at Novi Financial2021-2023
  • Software Engineer at Instagram2018-2019
  • Software Engineer at Hulu2014-2018
  • Research Assistant at Purdue University2013-2014
Education
  • Purdue UniversityMS
  • University of Electronic Science and Technology

Anubhav Dash

Founder
Left
DFR
Equity Research Analyst
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Equity Research Analyst at DFR2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Forward Program Fellow at McKinsey & Company2026-2026
  • VC Extern HP Tech Ventures at Extern2026-2026
  • Real Estate/Private Equity Intern at Project Destined2026-2026
  • Fundraising Lead at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society2024-2025
  • Chief Communications Officer (CCO) at Teach Her Today2024-2025
  • Social Media Chair at GIDAS2023-2024
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS

Jonny Cai

Co-Founder
Left
HSBC
Senior Manager
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Manager at HSBC2017-2021 · left Feb 2021
Education
  • Purdue UniversityMaster's

Srreyansh Sethi

Founder
Left
Zero-True
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Zero-True2024-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Equiwiz2023-2024
Education
  • Purdue University

Nirav Surabhi

Co-Founder
Left
The Bike Lane, LLC
Bike Assembler
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Bike Assembler at The Bike Lane, LLC2021-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • CAD Intern at i3 Simulations2025-2026
  • AI Engineer & Founding Member at Ember Learning2021-2023
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBE
  • Central Virginia Governor's School for Science and Technology

Zach Pearson

Co-Founder
Left
IBM
Technical Sales Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Technical Sales Engineer at IBM2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Director of Solutions at Purdue Launch2025-2026
  • Data Engineer at Leadspace2025-2025
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS

Chiming Wang

Founder
Left
Build AI
Founding Engineer
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Founding Engineer at Build AI2025-2026 · left Jan 2026
Education
  • Purdue University

Ameya Shukla

Co-Founder
Left
Cummins Inc.
Cummins Agentic AI Xtern: Winner
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Cummins Agentic AI Xtern: Winner at Cummins Inc.2026-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Research Fellow, Purdue Algorithmic Learning Scholarship at Purdue University2025-2026
  • Researcher at Yale University2025-2025
  • Co-Founder at Waterzoid Telangana (with WWF) at WWF2022-2025
  • Student Lead at Birla Open Minds International School, Hyderabad2016-2024
  • Secretary General of Executive Board at Birla Model UN2019-2024
  • Head Boy - Student Council at Birla Open Minds International School, Hyderabad2022-2023
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS
  • BITS Pilani
  • Purdue University Daniels School of Business

Jaideep Singh

Co-Founder
Left
TinyTera
Co-Founder / CEO
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder / CEO at TinyTera2023-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Software Engineer (Agentic AI) at Intuit2025-2026
  • Senior Infrastructure Engineer at HP Workforce Experience2022-2023
  • Senior Software Engineer at The University of British Columbia2020-2022
  • Senior Software Engineer at Realtor.com2020-2020
  • Development Release Engineer at Electronic Arts (EA)2019-2020
  • Chief Technology Officer at Startuped2018-2018
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS

Ateeq Ramlan

Co-Founder
Left
Aon
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Boa
Work
  • Software Engineer at Aon2025-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Software Engineer at Orbit2023-2023
  • Software Developer at DubHacks Next2023-2023
  • Founding Engineer at Project Vouvos2022-2022
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBS

Manas Jha

Founder
Left
Purdue Computer Science
AI Researcher
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • AI Researcher at Purdue Computer Science2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Data Science Researcher at Caterpillar Inc.2025-2026
  • FLL Mentor at Purdue Computer Science2025-2025
  • Data Science Researcher at Caterpillar Inc.2025-2025
  • Executive Ambassador at The Data Mine-Purdue University2024-2025
  • Summer Student Community Assistant at Purdue University2024-2024
  • Machine Learning Intern at Avolta Inc.2023-2024
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBachelor's
  • Glory English Medium SchoolClass 11 & 12

Gargi Kand

Founder
Left
Vently
Co-Founder & CPO
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & CPO at Vently2024-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Chief Operating Officer at Women Founders Bay2024-2025
  • Lead Software Product Manager at AT&T2022-2025
  • Head of Growth at Truffle2024-2024
  • Software Engineer at AT&T2020-2022
  • Founder at Global Bookathon2015-2020
  • Software Engineering Intern at Qualcomm2019-2019
Education
  • Purdue UniversityBachelor's
  • StartX
  • Product School

Soroush Aramideh

Co-founder and CTO
Left
ArtifeX AI
Co-Founder & CTO
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & CTO at ArtifeX AI2024-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • VP, Quantitative Analytics at Wells Fargo2020-2024
  • Data Scientist at NVIDIA2019-2019
  • Graduate Research Assistant at Purdue University2015-2019
  • Graduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University2012-2014
Education
  • Purdue UniversityPhD
  • Sharif University of TechnologyBS

Harsha Reddy

Founder
Left
KLA
Product Development Engineer at KLA
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Product Development Engineer at KLA at KLA2022-2025 · left Mar 2025
  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University2020-2022
  • Graduate Student at Purdue University2014-2020
Education
  • Purdue UniversityPhD
  • Stanford University
  • IIT KharagpurBachelor's

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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 } }
  }'
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About this list

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.