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The University of Texas at Austin alumni who just went stealth

44 The University of Texas at Austin alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Vasco Gaspar

Co-Founder // █████████
Left
Sophon Labs
Head of Engineering // CTO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Engineering // CTO at Sophon Labs2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Full Stack Engineer at Procuros2024-2025
  • Software Engineer at REKKI2017-2024
  • CTO at Gaspard+Bruno2016-2017
  • UI + UX Designer / Front-End Developer at HOKO2014-2016
  • UI + UX Designer / Front-End Developer at Glintt Global2012-2014
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Escola Superior Artistica António Arroio
  • Instituto Politécnico de TomarBachelor's

Carlton Rice

Founder
Left
Material
Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation at Material2020-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Innovation Engineer at T3: Now Material2019-2020
  • Research Engineer at C3 Engineering Technologies2018-2019
  • Biochemist at US Army2014-2018
  • Tissue Engineering Researcher at Walter Reed Army Medical Center2014-2018
  • Biomedical Research Engineer at Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin2015-2018
  • Software Design and Development Intern at IBM2017-2017
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • MITMEng

David L.

Founder
Left
Arrive Logistics
Senior Consultant
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Consultant at Arrive Logistics2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Research Assistant at University of Waterloo2017-2019
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinMaster's
  • 加拿大滑铁卢大学

Samuel Jacobson

Co-Founder
Left
HOPWTR
Sr. Director of Sales, On Premise & Alternate Channels
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Sr. Director of Sales, On Premise & Alternate Channels at HOPWTR2021-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Key Account Manager at Seedlip Drinks2019-2021
  • Recording Artist at Dryspell, Tamarron, Hovvdy2013-2018
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinPlan II Honors
  • The Marchutz School of Fine Art
  • Dharma Yoga

Victor Z.

Co-founder
Left
Lexim
Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer at Lexim2023-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Director at Du Bois Gold2023-2025
  • Corporate Advisory at Fort Street2018-2022
  • Corporate Advisory at E&P Financial Group2018-2022
  • Corporate Advisory (General Industrials) at UBS2017-2018
  • Corporate Advisory (Natural Resources) at Rothschild & Co2015-2016
  • Warehouse Operator at Alemlube2015-2015
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's
  • UNSW AustraliaBachelor's
  • Universidad de los Andes

Abhiram Sribhashyam

Founder & CEO
Left
Thena
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder, Co-CEO at Thena2025-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Electrical Engineering Intern at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2026-2026
  • Electrical Engineering Intern at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2025-2025
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • The University of Texas at AustinMinor

Alexandre Messina

Founder
Left
Zaia
Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder at Zaia2023-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Head of Corporate Venture Capital at americanas s.a.2020-2023
  • Founder at Pedala2015-2020
  • Advisory Consultant at EY2013-2015
  • VP of Management Consulting at Empresa Júnior PUC-Rio2011-2013
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Fundação Getulio Vargas
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Abhinav Raghunathan

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
KPMG
AI Lead, KPMG AI & Data Labs
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • AI Lead, KPMG AI & Data Labs at KPMG2024-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • AI Scientist, Credit Research at Vanguard2023-2024
  • Data Science Intern at FairPlay AI2022-2022
  • Writer, Contributor at Towards Data Science2018-2022
  • Data Scientist Intern at Vanguard2022-2022
  • Data Scientist at Starry, Inc.2022-2022
  • Technical Lead at Wharton Analytics Fellows2021-2021
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • University of PennsylvaniaMS
  • Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at AustinBS

Jase Qiang

Co-Founder
Left
Noitom Robotics
Member of Technical Staff
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Member of Technical Staff at Noitom Robotics2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Consultant at HTC VIVE2025-2026
  • Co-Founder at ChatPaper2023-2023
  • Research Assistant at Lab for Intelligent Networking and Knowledge Engineering2022-2023
  • Research Assistant at Tencent2023-2023
  • Data Scientist Intern at Harvest Fund Management2022-2022
  • Research Exchange Coordinator at University of Twente2019-2019
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Science and Technology of ChinaBS

Jason Tang

Founder
Left
Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative
AIxBiosecurity Fellowship
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • AIxBiosecurity Fellowship at Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Attendant & Volunteer at Effective Altruism Global2026-2026
  • Research Management - CORDA Democracy Fellowship at ETH Zürich2026-2026
  • Research Fellow at Technical Alignment Research Accelerator2026-2026
  • AI Security Researcher - Bug Bounty at Anthropic2025-2026
  • GenAI Cybersecurity Specialist at Innodata Inc.2024-2026
  • Program Participant - 7 Day Bootcamp for Technical AI Safety at BlueDot Impact2026-2026
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS

Sailaxman Koppula

Founder
Left
Krowe
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at Krowe2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Intellectual Property Legal Intern at Law Firm of Higbee & Associates2026-2026
  • Investment Researcher at The Investment Society2025-2026
  • Criminal Defense Legal Intern at Pask Law Firm2024-2025
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's

Naythan Kallungal

Co-Founder
Left
Fluminense FC
International Training Exchange
Before that
Went stealthLaunched DeepFocus: AI Focus & Website Blocker
Work
  • International Training Exchange at Fluminense FC2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Co-Founder & Product/Design Lead at Naythan & Yohan Studios2022-2026
  • Team Captain & Midfielder at Soccer Olympic Development Program2018-2026
  • Professional D License Coach at U.S. Soccer Federation2024-2025
  • Program Design Advisor at Totland / The PaperClay2024-2025
  • STEM Curriculum & Research Advisor at EQLYZE / EQUP2023-2025
  • Co-Founder & Product Lead at ScholastIQ2024-2024
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • IIT MadrasBS
  • Collin College

Matt Walker

Founder
Left
Apple
Data Scientist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Data Scientist at Apple2013-2013 · left Nov 2013
  • Advisor at OmniBuilds.com2017-2018
  • Staff Software Engineer at Etsy2009-2013
  • Software Consultant at Scott & White Healthcare2006-2012
  • Applied Research Scientist at Adtuitive2009-2009
  • Staff Software Development Engineer at Pervasive Software2006-2009
  • Partner, Analyst at Pulse Meridian2007-2008
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinMaster's
  • Rice UniversityBS

Jason Davis

Founder
Left
Etsy
Director of Search & Data
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Director of Search & Data at Etsy2009-2012 · left Dec 2012
  • Founder / CEO at Adtuitive2008-2009
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Texas Data Analytics2006-2008
  • Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin2003-2008
  • Search Quality Engineer at Google2006-2006
  • Software Engineer at ObjectVideo2001-2002
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinPhD
  • Cornell UniversityBS

Lucas Borgarello

Co-Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
  • The Johns Hopkins University

Kylie Sisk

Founder
Left
GROWL
Social Media Manger & Content Creator
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Social Media Manger & Content Creator at GROWL2024-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Social Media & Marketing Intern at Nora AI2024-2024
  • Longhorn Digital Ambassador at {{firstname}}2022-2024
  • CMT Talent Escort at CMT2023-2023
  • Cashier/ Hostess at El Mantes2022-2022
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's
  • The University of Texas at Austin

Laurents Mohr

Founder
Left
FANtium
Tech & Product Lead (interim)
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Tech & Product Lead (interim) at FANtium2022-2022 · left Oct 2022
  • Co-Founder at happyglam2020-2021
  • Full Stack Developer at Moonfare2018-2020
  • Manager Marketing & Operations at VERTS Mediterranean Grill2017-2018
  • Head Of Marketing (interim) at Legaly2017-2017
  • Visiting Associate at Monitor Deloitte2016-2016
  • Product Manager at BMW Group2015-2015
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's
  • WHUBS
  • University of HamburgMD

Shenzhe Zhu

Co-Founder & PM
Left
KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
Research Collaboration - PRADA Lab
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Information, The University of Texas at Austin
Work
  • Research Collaboration - PRADA Lab at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)2024-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • Student Researcher at Stanford Digital Economy Lab2025-2026
  • Research Intern at Vector Institute2025-2025
  • Research Student - CSS lab at University of Toronto2025-2025
  • Research Intern at Texas A&M University2024-2024
  • AI/NLP Analyst at Urban Data Research Centre, University of Toronto2024-2024
  • Research Assistant - CoNSens Lab at University of Toronto2024-2024
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinPhD
  • University of TorontoBS

Nathan Barry

Co-founder, CTO
Left
Zed Industries
AI Engineer
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Truss
Work
  • AI Engineer at Zed Industries2026-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Graduate Researcher at Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin2025-2026
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Apple2025-2025
  • Software Engineer at TerraFirma2024-2025
  • Undergraduate Researcher at Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin2024-2024
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinMS
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • Z Fellows

Maria Rodriguez

Founder
Left
Altamont Capital Partners
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at Altamont Capital Partners2017-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Financial Advisor at JPMorgan Chase2012-2016
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's
  • UCLAMBA

Asher Feldman

CSO, Co-founder
Left
The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Researcher
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthLaunched Truss
Work
  • Undergraduate Researcher at The University of Texas at Austin2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS

Guillaume Roux-Romestaing

Founder
Left
Samaritan
Builder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Builder at Samaritan2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Growth Advisor at Sazabi2026-2026
  • Founding team - Growth at Sauna by Wordware2025-2026
  • Mentor at Techstars2023-2025
  • Head of Partnerships at 11x2024-2025
  • Venture scout at Andreessen Horowitz2024-2025
  • Co-Founder at 181 Angels2022-2025
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Sciences PoMaster's
  • Sciences Po

Vivian Chang

Founder
Left
GNC
Vice President Ecommerce
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Vice President Ecommerce at GNC2024-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Head of Marketing, Direct to Consumer at The Clorox Company2019-2024
  • Senior Director of Marketing at Plated2018-2019
  • Digital Marketing Director at RetailMeNot2011-2018
  • Senior Search Marketing Specialist at nFusion Group2010-2011
  • Senior Paid Search Consultant at Apogee Search2006-2010
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's
  • Northwestern UniversityMBA

An Chung

Founder
Left
Dell Technologies
Strategic Partnerships
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Strategic Partnerships at Dell Technologies2018-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Robotics at 7 Senses Labs, Inc.2017-2017
Education
  • The University of Texas at AustinBS
  • Tsinghua University

Rohit Singh

Co-Founder
Left
SpeedTech.ai
Regional Chief Business Officer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Regional Chief Business Officer at SpeedTech.ai2026-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • AI Product Manager at GlobalLogic2022-2024
  • Founder at GMATpal2018-2022
  • Corporate Strategy - Internship at Schneider Electric2017-2017
  • Product Management - Internship at Generali2017-2017
  • Assistant Vice President at OCBC Securities2012-2015
  • Consultant at Cognizant2010-2012
Education
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Asian Institute of ManagementMBA
  • HKUST Business SchoolMBA

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      { "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.

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