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The University of Manchester alumni who just went stealth

10 The University of Manchester alumni started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Mariam Khan

Founder
Left
LVMH
Consumer Behaviour (Certification)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Consumer Behaviour (Certification) at LVMH2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Forward Learner at McKinsey & Company2026-2026
  • Student Representative at The University of Manchester2023-2026
  • Delegate at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)2025-2026
  • Consumer Marketing Intern at HSBC2025-2025
  • Delegate at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)2024-2025
  • Student Ambassador at MeatFreed2024-2024
Education
  • The University of ManchesterMS
  • The University of ManchesterBachelor's
  • Pratt Memorial schoolISC

Izaak Chung-Graham

Co-Founder
Left
ivee
Founder's Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder's Associate at ivee2026-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • JS25 Cohort at Jumpstart2025-2026
  • Venture Associate at Accelerate ME2024-2025
  • Strategy Analyst (Product & Service Innovation) at The Manchester Metropolitan University2024-2024
  • Consulting Intern at Transforming Teaching, Education & Learning2023-2023
  • Consulting Intern at Avencera2022-2023
  • FinTech & UX Intern at Defactor2022-2022
Education
  • The University of ManchesterMS
  • The Manchester Metropolitan UniversityBA

Rishians Mishra

Founder
Left
Churchill College, University of Cambridge
Senior Physics Challenge (SPC)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Physics Challenge (SPC) at Churchill College, University of Cambridge2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Systems Engineering Intern at Arcadis2025-2026
  • Software Engineer Insight Day at Amazon2022-2022
Education
  • The University of ManchesterMEng
  • Wembley High Technology College
  • Wembley High Technology CollegeGCSE Completed

Luke C.

Founder
Left
CSS Labs
Founder
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Founder at CSS Labs2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Head of Cyber Security at JLA Group2024-2025
  • Cyber Security Engineer at AstraZeneca2023-2024
  • Cyber Defence Analyst at Aldermore Bank2022-2023
  • Advanced Cyber Unit Analyst at Rolls-Royce2021-2022
  • Engineering Leaders Scholar at Royal Academy of Engineering2020-2022
  • CyberFirst intern at National Cyber Security Centre2020-2022
Education
  • The University of ManchesterMEng
  • University of OxfordMS
  • Peter Symonds College

Safwan Bin Amir

Co-Founder
Left
Airbus
Digital structure analyst
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Digital structure analyst at Airbus2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Matchday stewart at Etihad Stadium2023-2025
  • Team member at Greggs2023-2024
  • Teaching Intern at Waldegrave School2023-2023
Education
  • The University of ManchesterBachelor's

Neel Dev Sen

Co-Founder
Left
Arch Reinsurance (Europe)
Underwriting and Acturial Intern
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Underwriting and Acturial Intern at Arch Reinsurance (Europe)2025-2025 · left Jul 2025
Education
  • The University of ManchesterBS
  • Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY)
  • Zurich International School

Anish Patel

Founder
Left
Anish C Patel
Founder & Guide
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Founder & Guide at Anish C Patel2024-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • CEO at Humagen2024-2026
  • CEO at Kyrian Investments2019-2024
  • CEO and Founder at Revolution Productions2008-2023
  • Head of Global Client Onboarding at Commerzbank AG2004-2008
  • Business Analyst at Sweett Group2001-2004
Education
  • The University of ManchesterBEng
  • Richmond Upon Thames College

Michael Chen

Founder
Left
PolyAI
VP of Strategic Alliances
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • VP of Strategic Alliances at PolyAI2022-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Creator at The Token MBA2021-2022
  • Commercial Strategy Lead at PolyAI2020-2022
  • Product Manager at Monitor Deloitte2014-2019
  • Winter Clerk at Hogan Lovells2012-2012
  • Summer Vacationer at Deloitte2011-2012
  • Summer Clerk at Simmons & Simmons2011-2011
Education
  • The University of ManchesterLLB
  • London Business SchoolMBA
  • University of Sydney

Cengizhan Dogan

Co-Founder
Left
Collate
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at Collate2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Fellow at Founders, Inc.2026-2026
  • Research Associate at Kadir Has University2025-2025
  • Growth at Teo Clinic2021-2025
Education
  • The University of ManchesterBE
  • İzmir Özel Saint-Joseph Fransız Lisesi

Barış Gürel

Co-Founder
Left
Collate
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at Collate2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Student Partner at Founderful Campus2026-2026
  • Summer Intern at QNB Türkiye2025-2025
  • President at Hyperloop Manchester - University of Manchester2024-2025
  • Summer Intern at KPMG2024-2024
  • Investment Analyst - Technology Media and Telecommunications at MUTIS Finance Society2023-2024
  • Treasurer at Hyperloop Manchester - University of Manchester2022-2024
Education
  • The University of ManchesterBE
  • Turkish Technology Team (T3 Foundation)
  • ETH ZürichMS

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# the one request behind this page
curl https://api.crustdata.com/watch/person/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -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.