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217 UC Berkeley alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Laya Mathikshara

Co-Founder, Valcedia
Left
HUGO BOSS
Collaborator
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Collaborator at HUGO BOSS2023-2023 · left Jan 2023
  • Artist at SpaceX2022-2022
  • Collaborator at PwC2022-2022
  • Contributor at Stanford Blockchain Club2022-2022
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's
  • The International School Bangalore

Philipp Donie

Founder
Left
Hasso Plattner Institute
Tutor
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Tutor at Hasso Plattner Institute2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Intern at Axel Springer2025-2026
  • Tutor at Hasso Plattner Institute2024-2025
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Hasso Plattner Institute
  • Hasso Plattner InstituteHPI d-school

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
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's
  • Stanford UniversityPostdoc
  • NYUPostdoc

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
  • UC BerkeleyMaster's
  • UCLAMBA
  • IIM Ahmedabad

Khaled Alameldin

Founder
Left
Revamp (YC S23)
Head of Growth
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Growth at Revamp (YC S23)2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Head of Business Development at PropRise (YC S23)2024-2024
  • Business Development Representative at Skeepers2022-2024
  • Account Executive at Meallogix2020-2021
  • Founder at Madi Ditler Fit2020-2021
  • Assistant Manager at Sprint2018-2020
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBA
  • Sciences Po
  • Sacramento City College

Pei Zheng

Founder
Left
Global Key Advisors
Data Analyst
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Data Analyst at Global Key Advisors2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • AI Product Research Analyst at AceMode2026-2026
  • Strategy Analyst Intern at Eth Tech2025-2025
  • Product Analyst at Pacific Sequoia Inc.2024-2025
  • Program Manager at Project Next Foundation2023-2024
  • Administrative Assistant at University of Washington2022-2023
  • Student Board at Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS)2022-2023
Education
  • UC BerkeleyMaster's
  • University of WashingtonBA
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Soam Desai

co-founder and ceo
Left
Tools for Humanity
engineering fellow
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • engineering fellow at Tools for Humanity2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • contributor at World2026-2026
  • associate product manager at Coinbase2025-2025
  • President at Berkeley M.E.T. Student Board2023-2025
  • product manager at Coinbase2024-2024
  • Augmented Reality Externship at Snap Inc.2024-2024
  • product manager at Pump.co2023-2023
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • UC Berkeley
  • UC Berkeley

Nicholas Koech

Co-Founder
Left
Builder.io
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Builder.io2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Software Engineer at Revolear2022-2025
  • Software Engineer at Govrn2021-2022
  • Engineer at Shimmick Corporation2020-2021
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBS

ChonLam Lao

Co-Founder
Left
Alibaba Group
Researcher
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Researcher at Alibaba Group2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Applied Scientist Intern at Amazon2025-2025
  • Research Intern at Alibaba Cloud2024-2024
  • Research Intern at Google2022-2023
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Harvard UniversityPhD
  • Tsinghua UniversityMS

Dima Omelian

Founder
Left
AiSDR
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at AiSDR2023-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Help building IdeasLab at Ideas Center UCU2024-2025
  • Teaching Assistant at UCU Faculty of Applied Sciences / APPS UCU2023-2024
  • Research Student at Hochschule Anhalt2023-2024
  • Machine Learning Intern at Center for Responsible AI at NYU2023-2023
  • trying to be co-founder at Hearify2023-2023
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Harmix2023-2023
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'​Bachelor's
  • Hochschule Anhalt

Sara Gushgari-Doyle

Founder
Left
ZymoChem
Associate Director of Strain Development
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Associate Director of Strain Development at ZymoChem2022-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Berkeley Lab2020-2022
  • PhD Student in Environmental Microbiology at University of California, Berkeley2013-2019
  • Senior Staff Engineer at Dresdner Robin2016-2017
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at Cornell University2012-2013
  • Intern at SKG Enterprises, Inc.2012-2012
Education
  • UC BerkeleyPhD
  • UC BerkeleyMS
  • Cornell UniversityBS

Veronica Lobkina

Founder
Left
Edge Impulse
Senior Business Development Specialist
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Business Development Specialist at Edge Impulse2024-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Business Development Specialist at Adjust2022-2024
  • Independent Operator & Business Lead at Vanguard Properties2019-2022
  • Sampler at Strategic Group2019-2019
  • Real Estate Consultant at Pacific First Realty Svc2017-2019
  • Collaborations Assistant at P. Harrell Wines2019-2019
  • Research Intern at Reactful2018-2018
Education
  • UC BerkeleyCertificate
  • Pepperdine Graziadio Business SchoolMaster's
  • University of San FranciscoBachelor's

Kavi Suri

Founder
Left
Reshop
Chief Financial Officer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief Financial Officer at Reshop2024-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Head of Strategic Finance at Brex2019-2024
  • Finance at Apple2017-2019
  • Consultant at Berkeley Consulting2014-2017
  • Strategic Deals & Risk Management Analyst Intern at Apple2016-2016
  • Project Manager for Uber at Berkeley Consulting2015-2015
  • Research Extern at Dropbox2015-2015
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Zurich International School

Victor Ezike

Co-Founder
Left
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Machine Learning Researcher
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Researcher at Universitat Pompeu Fabra2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Communications Department at Associated Students of the University of California2025-2026
  • Trading Specialist at The Trading Desk2024-2026
  • Software Engineer Intern at narb2025-2026
  • Mentorship Project at Metropolitan Transportation Commission2025-2025
  • Videographer at Fashion and Student Trends | FAST at UC Berkeley2024-2025
  • Consultant at Berkeley Consulting2024-2024
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's

Drew Gray

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Humble Robotics
Head of Robotics & AI
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Robotics & AI at Humble Robotics2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • CTO at Coral Gardeners2021-2025
  • CTO at Voyage2018-2020
  • Director of Engineering at Uber2016-2018
  • Director of Engineering at Otto2016-2018
  • VP Engineering at Cruise2015-2016
  • Head of Autopilot at Tesla2013-2015
Education
  • UC BerkeleyPhD

Caden Chiang

Co-Founder
Left
Crescendo
Growth
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Growth at Crescendo2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Growth at Martian2026-2026
  • Growth / Product at Pensive2026-2026
  • Founder at caltodo2026-2026
  • Head of Growth at Bloom2025-2025
  • Affiliate at TikTok Shop2024-2025
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBS
  • UC Berkeley
  • La Jolla Country Day School

Lorenzo Borlé Gioppi

Co-Founder
Left
Milano Goes To
Co-Founder [exited]
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder [exited] at Milano Goes To2024-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • M&A Intern at Fineurop Soditic2026-2026
  • Intern Energy & Infra at Star Energia2025-2026
  • Intern at New Green2025-2025
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Università Bocconi
  • Liceo Scientifico Statale "A. Volta"​

Lamarr Dion Kirk

Co-Founder & Media Lead
Left
Tillys
Sales Associate
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Sales Associate at Tillys2023-2025 · left Jan 2025
Education
  • UC Berkeley

Bhavya Kashyap

Founder
Left
Chime
Engineering Manager (Multi-Team)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Engineering Manager (Multi-Team) at Chime2021-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Director of Engineering at Cocoon2020-2021
  • Software Development Engineer at Amazon2017-2020
  • Program Manager at Microsoft2013-2017
  • Software Engineer at Meta2011-2012
  • Performance Engineering Tools Developer at BlackBerry2011-2011
  • RFID Firmware Developer at Sybase2010-2010
Education
  • UC BerkeleyMaster's
  • University of WaterlooBachelor's

Joseph Fasheh Jr

Founder
Left
U.S. Department of State
Critical Language Scholar (CLS)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Critical Language Scholar (CLS) at U.S. Department of State2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Student Senate Chair & Political Senator at Mt. San Antonio College2023-2025
  • Chapter Treasurer at Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society International2023-2024
  • Policy Analyst at Community Groundwork2023-2024
  • Wireless Retail Sales Associate at MarketSource Inc.2021-2022
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBA
  • Mt. San Antonio College

Harry Mapodile

Founder
Left
Dwilar
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at Dwilar2024-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Teacher Assistant at Berkeley City College2019-2021
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Berkeley City College

Jan Olsson

Co-Founder
Left
Extantia
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at Extantia2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Board Observer at Loki Robotics2026-2026
  • Board Observer at kolum2026-2026
  • Board Observer at Vamo2024-2026
  • Board Observer at UP Catalyst2024-2026
  • Board Observer at SiTration, Inc.2024-2026
  • Associate at Extantia2023-2025
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Zeppelin Universität, FriedrichshafenBA
  • University of OxfordMaster's

Mitch Ribar

Founder
Left
Optus
EGM/Head of Customer Engagement & Data Science
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • EGM/Head of Customer Engagement & Data Science at Optus2023-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • GM/Executive of Product, Financial Services at Quantium2021-2023
  • Executive Director, Customer Strategy & Journeys at JPMorgan Chase2016-2021
  • Vice President of Platform at Brand Networks2012-2016
  • Senior Associate, Team Lead at PwC2011-2012
  • Senior Consultant at PwC Australia2008-2012
  • Systems Analyst, Business Information Systems at CSR2006-2007
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • MITMBA
  • University of Technology SydneyBachelor's

Kevin Xue

Founder
Left
Petra Security
Founding Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founding Software Engineer at Petra Security2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Software Engineer at Citadel2026-2026
  • Software Engineer Intern at TikTok2025-2025
  • Software Engineer Intern at Tencent2024-2024
  • Software Engineer Intern at Alibaba Group2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Huawei2022-2022
Education
  • UC Berkeley
  • Duke UniversityMEng
  • The University of Hong Kong

Aryaman Khanna

Founder & CEO
Left
Databricks
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Arden (YC P26)
Work
  • Software Engineer at Databricks2026-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Software Engineer at CACI International Inc2025-2025
  • Generative AI/LLM Researcher at USC Information Sciences Institute2024-2024
  • Maching Learning Intern at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory2023-2023
Education
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's

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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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