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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology alumni who just went stealth

16 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Yannik Trinn

Co-Founder
Left
NEURA Robotics
Physical AI
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Physical AI at NEURA Robotics2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Board Member at Studieren Ohne Grenzen e.V. - Students Without Borders2025-2026
  • Strategy Consulting at Roland Berger2026-2026
  • Visiting Investment Analyst at HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds2025-2026
  • Fellow Consultant at Horváth2025-2025
  • Project Manager at Studieren Ohne Grenzen e.V. - Students Without Borders2024-2025
  • Graduate Researcher at Tsinghua University2024-2024
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyStudy Abroad
  • Tsinghua UniversityMS
  • RWTH Aachen UniversityMS

Benjamin Ben Hattar

Co-Founder
Left
Shockwaves
Founder and CTO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder and CTO at Shockwaves2023-2024 · left Oct 2024
  • Chief Technology Officer at Raptor Lab2017-2024
  • Lead Game Developer at Zogi Labs2021-2023
  • Teaching Assistant (C++) at EPFL2012-2013
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's
  • EPFLMaster's
  • Quantic School of Business and TechnologyMBA

Lei Kang

Founder
Left
Nuro
Tech Lead Manager
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Tech Lead Manager at Nuro2020-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Co-Founder and CTO at Flivery Inc.2019-2020
  • Senior Software Engineer at Cruise2018-2019
  • Software Engineer Intern at Google2017-2017
  • Research Intern at Microsoft2015-2016
  • Software Engineer Intern at Qualcomm2013-2013
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyMaster's
  • University of Wisconsin-MadisonPhD
  • Xidian UniversityBE

Fedor Kriuk

Co-Founder
Left
National Computational Infrastructure
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI/ ML
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Forward Deployed Engineer - AI/ ML at National Computational Infrastructure2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Quantitative Analyst at Citi2025-2025
  • Co-Founder & CTO at Sparcus Technologies Limited2024-2024
  • Software Engineer at Career Hackers2024-2024
  • Research Assistant - AI/ ML at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology2023-2023
  • Research Assistant - Experimental Physics at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)2020-2022
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's
  • University of Technology SydneyBachelor's

Jiri Gesi

Co-Founder
Left
Amazon
Applied Scientist
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Voltspan
Work
  • Applied Scientist at Amazon2023-2026 · left Feb 2026
  • Graduate Research Assistant at UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences2019-2023
  • Applied Scientist Intern at Amazon2022-2022
  • Graduate Student Research Scientist at eBay2020-2020
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Ford Motor Company2017-2019
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • UC IrvinePhD
  • University of MichiganMaster's

Jan-Willem Van Lancker

Co-Founder
Left
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Consultant
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Vantage
Work
  • Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2021-2025 · left May 2025
  • Summer VC Intern at Droia Ventures2020-2020
  • Co-Founder at BelAct2020-2020
  • VC Summer Intern at Amadeus Capital Partners2019-2019
  • Marketing Intern at Innovative Marketing Expert2019-2019
  • Finalist at CEOx1Day with PwC at Odgers2019-2019
  • Summer Intern at nexxworks2018-2018
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Solvay Brussels SchoolMS
  • Università Bocconi

Jiajun Ma

Founder
Left
UBTECH Robotics
LLM engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • LLM engineer at UBTECH Robotics2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Researcher at Noah's Ark Lab2022-2025
  • Quantitative Research Lead at Hedge Fund2017-2019
  • Teaching Assistant at University of Minnesota2016-2016
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyPhD
  • University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMS
  • Beijing University of TechnologyBS

Eryk Salach

Founder
Left
Goldman Sachs
Investment Banking Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs2024-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Capital Markets Associate at GLP Capital Partners2023-2024
  • Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs2016-2023
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's
  • Copenhagen Business SchoolBachelor's
  • Akademia Leona KoźmińskiegoBachelor's

Hector Diaz

Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologySpecialization
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Gary Ng

Co-founder, COO & CCO
Left
XtalPi Inc.
Vice President, Business Development and Global Marketing
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Strata Biolab Inc.
Work
  • Vice President, Business Development and Global Marketing at XtalPi Inc.2023-2025 · left Feb 2025
  • Senior Director of Product Marketing at Alloy Therapeutics, Inc.2022-2023
  • Director of Marketing at Twist Bioscience2020-2022
  • Associate Director of Marketing at Biocytogen2019-2020
  • Strategic Account Manager at Unchained Labs2017-2019
  • MBA Finance Program at WuXi AppTec2017-2017
  • Staff Scientist at Unchained Labs2013-2016
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBS
  • UC IrvinePhD
  • China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)MBA

Kavan Chan

Founder
Left
Visier Inc.
Data Engineer II
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Data Engineer II at Visier Inc.2022-2025 · left Nov 2025
  • Snowboard Instructor at Grouse Mountain2024-2025
  • Senior Data Engineer (Assistant Manager) at Varadise Limited2020-2022
  • Consultant at FWD Insurance2019-2020
  • Associate IT consultant at Pactera APAC2019-2020
  • Assistant Engineer (Data Analyst) at Gammon Construction Limited2018-2019
  • Student Trainee at Johnson Controls2018-2018
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's
  • 新加坡國立大學

Yerkebulan Akhmetzaki

Founder & CEO
Left
Coursiv
Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer at Coursiv2021-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Software Engineer at scorpios.tech2020-2021
  • Development Intern at KPMG Kazakhstan2019-2020
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBE
  • Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools

Winnie L.

Founder
Left
Sojourn Therapeutics
Head of Platform
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Head of Platform at Sojourn Therapeutics2025-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Visiting Researcher at University of Cambridge Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry2025-2026
  • Founder at Founders at the University of Cambridge2024-2025
  • Researcher at University of Cambridge Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry2024-2024
  • Alumni Relations at Cambridge University Entrepreneurs2023-2024
  • President at Cambridge Student Investment Fund (CamSIF)2021-2024
  • Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley2023-2023
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • 5050
  • University of CambridgeMS

Sang Hyun Jeon

Co-Founder
Left
Mobilint, Inc.
Research Engineer
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • Research Engineer at Mobilint, Inc.2022-2026 · until Apr 2026
  • Research Engineer at Reconfigurable Computing Systems Lab2019-2021
  • KATUSA Sergeant at US Army2014-2016
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's
  • The International School Bangalore

Veronika Stephano

Founder
Left
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Consultant
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2025-2026 · until Jan 2026
  • Principal Product Manager at The RealReal2023-2025
  • Vice President, Strategy & Operations at seer2022-2022
  • Manager, Strategy & Analytics at The RealReal2019-2022
  • Senior Consultant at Oliver Wyman2017-2019
  • Consultant at Deloitte2016-2016
  • Financial Management Program at GE Capital2015-2015
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Boston College Carroll School of ManagementBS

Vivek K.

Co-Founder, CTO
Left
Semgrep
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Semgrep2023-2026 · until Jan 2026
  • Software Engineer Intern (Ads ML Infra) at Meta2022-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Semgrep2022-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Susquehanna International Group2021-2021
Education
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Drexel University
  • Stanford University

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    "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
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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.