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54 UC San Diego alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Anders Frostrud

Co-Founder and CCO
Left
Hafslund
Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Product Manager at Hafslund2023-2026 · until Nov 2026
  • Chief Executive Officer at Volte2024-2025
  • Dad, consultant, traveller, cyclist and skier at Sabatical leave2022-2023
  • Senior Director of Business Development, Renewable Power & Power Grids at Cognite2022-2023
  • Skileik-instructor at Skiforeningen2023-2023
  • Business Development at Cognite2018-2022
  • Senior Consultant, Manager at inFuture2016-2018
Education
  • UC San DiegoFinance
  • Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)MS
  • Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)BS

Rohan Sehgal

Co-Founder
Left
Tools for Humanity
Engineering
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Engineering at Tools for Humanity2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Contributor at World2026-2026
  • Founding Engineer at Broccoli AI2025-2026
  • Software Development Co-op at Amazon2024-2024
  • Software Engineer at Salesforce2024-2024
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Capital One2023-2023
Education
  • UC San DiegoMaster's
  • University of California, Santa CruzBachelor's

Eduardo Velazquez

Co-Founder and CTO
Left
SpaceX
Sr. Manager, Human Landing Systems Engineering
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Sr. Manager, Human Landing Systems Engineering at SpaceX2011-2022 · left Mar 2022
  • Pd.D. Candidate, Graduate Student Researcher at UC San Diego2005-2011
  • Undergraduate Student Researcher at San Diego State University2004-2005
Education
  • UC San DiegoPhD
  • UC San DiegoMS
  • San Diego State UniversityBS
Left
Local Government
Software Engineer 2
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer 2 at Local Government2024-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Project Manager at University of California, Berkeley2021-2022
  • Recreations Leader at Parks and Recreations Dept2018-2020
  • Student Instructor at College of the Sequoias2017-2018
Education
  • UC San Diego
  • UC BerkeleyBachelor's

Christopher Sanchez

CEO & Co-Founder
Left
Business Insider
Business Insider Columnist (Mexico) - Artificial Intelligence
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Business Insider Columnist (Mexico) - Artificial Intelligence at Business Insider2024-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Special Advisor to the President & Governing Board - AI, Emerging Technologies & Fintech at Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores2023-2025
  • Program Advisor - Cybersecurity at California State University, Chico2022-2024
  • Guest Lecturer - Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI at EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey2022-2023
  • Founder & CEO at Obsidian Brands2012-2016
  • Founder at Urban Klean2012-2016
  • Founder at Phetch2012-2015
Education
  • UC San DiegoBA
  • Harvard University
  • Harvard Business SchoolField X

Lu Lydia Li

Founder and CEO
Left
LinkedIn
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn2021-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Organizing Committee Member at Caltech2019-2019
  • Software Engineer at Mode.net2018-2019
  • Columnist and Technical Writer (Remote) at China Campus magazine2012-2019
Education
  • UC San Diego
  • CaltechMS
  • Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBE

Jeffrey Miao

Co-Founder
Left
Google
Motion Graphic Designer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Motion Graphic Designer at Google2020-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Motion Graphic Designer at Looker2019-2020
  • Senior Animator at Allison Worldwide2017-2019
  • Co-Founder / Head of Design at Nytch, Inc.2014-2019
  • Technical Director at Nimble Collective2016-2017
  • Technical Director at John McNeil Studio2011-2016
  • Air & Ground Movement Coordinator, Provincial Reconstruction Team at US Army2009-2010
Education
  • UC San DiegoBA
  • NYUMS

Shashank RR

Co-Founder
Left
FOSS United
City Chapter Lead
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • City Chapter Lead at FOSS United2023-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Founder and President at TechForge2023-2025
  • Data Scientist at Digitide2025-2025
  • Community Lead at Parrot Security2021-2025
  • Research And Development Intern at Blueed Inc.2024-2024
  • Full Stack Web Development at EDVEDHA2023-2024
  • Full-stack Developer at Orbitor2024-2024
Education
  • UC San DiegoMS
  • UC San DiegoMicroMBA
  • Jawaharlal Nehru National College of EngineeringBE
Left
SPIDER R&D
Head of Machine Learning
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of Machine Learning at SPIDER R&D2022-2025 · left May 2025
  • Graduate Research Assistant at UC San Diego2025-2025
  • Research Intern at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)2024-2025
  • Research Intern at Carnegie Mellon University2023-2024
  • Research Intern at National University of Singapore2023-2024
  • PRISM Research Intern at Samsung India2022-2023
  • Event Organizer at Aaveg, NIT Trichy2022-2023
Education
  • UC San DiegoMS
  • National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliBTech
  • Suguna PIP School

Emily N.

Founder
Left
Edpel
Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder at Edpel2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Founder at ENCI2024-2025
  • President of Nexaer Group at AERO2017-2023
  • Director at SVN Group1997-2017
  • Corporate Specialist at GE1994-1997
  • Aerospace Engineer at Lockheed Martin1988-1994
Education
  • UC San Diego
  • Golden West College

Brian Baumgartner

CEO & Co-Founder
Left
Connected Farms
General Manager, Americas
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • General Manager, Americas at Connected Farms2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Head of Product at Parallel2025-2026
  • Head of Product at Bonsai Robotics2023-2025
  • Product at Applied Intuition2023-2023
  • Senior Manager, Technical Product Management - Planning & Controls at Cruise2022-2022
  • Senior Manager, Product Management - Autonomy Capabilities, Robotics, Performance, & Remote Assist at Aurora2021-2022
  • Senior Product Manager - Autonomy Capabilities & Robotics, Uber Advanced Technologies Group at Uber2019-2021
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS
  • Harvard Business School
Left
Integrated Biosciences, Inc.
Chief Scientific Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Scientific Officer at Integrated Biosciences, Inc.2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Chief Scientific Officer at Eikon Therapeutics2019-2025
  • Vice President, Biology at Recursion2017-2019
  • Director of Biology at Cleave Therapeutics, Inc.2012-2017
  • Senior Research Associate at Genentech2009-2012
  • Researcher at Salk Institute for Biological Studies2005-2009
  • Researcher at University of Pittsburgh2000-2004
Education
  • UC San DiegoPhD
  • University of PittsburghBS
Left
Wells Fargo
SWE
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • SWE at Wells Fargo2022-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Manager of Web Operations at Nittfest2022-2022
  • Software Developer at Delta Force2020-2022
  • Researcher at Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore2021-2022
  • Head Of Web Operations at Aaveg, NIT Trichy2021-2021
  • Joint Secretary at VORTEX, CSEA NIT Trichy2020-2021
Education
  • UC San DiegoMS
  • National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliBTech
Left
Whop
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Stealth Startup
Work
  • Software Engineer at Whop2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Software Engineer at Coinbase2024-2026
  • Software Engineer Intern at Tesla2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Coinbase2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Revere2023-2023
  • Software Engineer Intern at Wells Fargo2022-2022
  • Cook at Panda Express CA&C2020-2021
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS
Left
IBM
AI Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • AI Engineer Intern at IBM2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Graduate Researcher, Agentic AI Systems at Columbia Data Agents Process Lab (DAPLab)2026-2026
  • Biomedical AI Intern at UC San Diego Health2025-2025
  • Instructional Assistant at UCSD Cognitive Science Department2025-2025
  • Computer Vision Intern at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering2024-2025
  • Neuroscience Intern at UC San Diego2023-2024
  • Data Management Intern at First American2023-2023
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS
  • Columbia UniversityMS
  • International Christian University

Colin Li

Co-Founder
Left
Mastercard
Data Engineer II
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Data Engineer II at Mastercard2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Software Engineering Intern at Evil Geniuses2023-2024
  • Founder at Macrohard2021-2024
  • Lifeguard at Centennial Family Aquatic Center2019-2019
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS

Lukas Otto

Co-Founder
Left
Tacto
Strategy & Ops
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Strategy & Ops at Tacto2025-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Product at Pactos2025-2025
  • Visiting Associate (Climateship) at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2025-2025
  • Venture Capital at Brose Group2024-2024
  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Tacto2024-2024
  • Student Consultant at Company Consulting Team e. V.2022-2024
  • Data Analytics at Target Global2022-2023
Education
  • UC San Diego
  • University of CambridgeMaster's
  • 同济大学Summer School
Left
Edpel
Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founder at Edpel2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Founder at ENCI2024-2026
  • Accountant at VNI2021-2024
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS
  • Golden West College

Olivia Demir Hydari

Co-Founder, CPO
Left
Smarter Technologies
Head of Product Design & Applied AI
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Head of Product Design & Applied AI at Smarter Technologies2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Group Design Manager, Virtual Expert Platform at Intuit2025-2025
  • Manager of Product Design at Lookout2020-2025
  • Senior Product Designer at LaunchDarkly2022-2022
  • Senior Product Designer at Qualcomm2019-2020
  • Lead Product Designer at Docusign2017-2020
  • Sr. UX Designer at Google2015-2017
Education
  • UC San DiegoCertification
  • University of California, Riverside
  • Mt. San Antonio College

Daniel Kim

Founder
Left
University of California, Berkeley
Research Intern
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Research Intern at University of California, Berkeley2024-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Research Intern at UCL2023-2024
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS
Left
Engineering Innovators and Entrepreneurs Club @ UC San Diego
President
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • President at Engineering Innovators and Entrepreneurs Club @ UC San Diego2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Host at Caló Kitchen2025-2025
  • Front Desk Staff at Easton Gym2025-2025
  • Founder and Event Coordinator at South Bay Chill2025-2025
  • Member Services Representative at Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club2024-2025
  • Front Desk Staff at Hangar 18 Indoor Climbing Gym2024-2024
  • Team Member at Manhattan Beach Creamery LLC2023-2023
Education
  • UC San DiegoBachelor's
  • Santa Barbara City CollegeBachelor's
  • University of Colorado Boulder

Dharmendra Modha

Founder & CEO
Left
IBM
IBM Fellow
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • IBM Fellow at IBM1997-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Founder & CEO at Treelet Inc2000-2001
  • Founder & CEO at S.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.S1990-1991
Education
  • UC San DiegoPh. D.
  • IIT BombayB. Tech.

Nicolai Austad

Co-founder
Left
Spoor
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Spoor2024-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Founder & CEO at reStatus2023-2025
  • Summer Intern at Accenture2022-2022
  • Fulbright Scholar at The Fulbright Program2021-2022
  • CEO at AnyTimeBed AS2019-2022
  • Summer Internship at CrayoNano2021-2021
  • Student Teaching Assistant at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)2021-2021
Education
  • UC San DiegoMaster's
  • Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU)MS
  • University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet)

Sid Sharma

Founder
Left
Meta
Staff Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Staff Software Engineer at Meta2018-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • iOS Software Engineer at Yahoo2016-2018
  • iOS Software Engineer at PennyPop2015-2016
  • iOS Developer at ZineOne2014-2015
  • Intern at Wrig Nanosystems2013-2013
  • R&D Intern at QuantumSphere, Inc.2012-2012
Education
  • UC San DiegoBS
Left
Serena
Product and Tech Director
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Product and Tech Director at Serena2023-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Director of B2B Product and Expansion at Loft2019-2023
  • Senior Management Consultant at Bain & Company2014-2019
  • Electrical Equipment Engineer at Petrobras2011-2014
  • Electrical Engineer at Larrosa & Santos Consultores Associados LTDA2010-2011
  • CEO at ENETEC Consultoria2008-2010
  • Intern at Delta Engenharia2009-2010
Education
  • UC San Diego
  • Universidade de BrasíliaBS
  • Unversity PetrobrasSpecialist

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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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