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69 UCLA alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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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
  • UCLAMBA
  • UC BerkeleyMaster's
  • IIM Ahmedabad

Xu Xie

Co-Founder
Left
RoboForce
Member of Technical Staff
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Member of Technical Staff at RoboForce2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Research Scientist at Meta2021-2026
  • Robotics Research Internship at Center for AI and Robotics Autonomy2018-2021
  • Graduate Student Researcher at UCLA2017-2021
  • Undergraduate Research Internship at Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford2015-2015
Education
  • UCLAPhD
  • UCLAMEng
  • University of Science and Technology of ChinaBachelor's

Henry Hudepohl

Founder
Left
The Perception Foundation
Kentucky State President
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Kentucky State President at The Perception Foundation2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Intern at LifeSciKY2026-2026
  • Research Intern at AI Bio Lab2025-2026
  • Research Analyst at BrandRank.AI2024-2024
Education
  • UCLA
  • Thomas More University
  • Harvard University

Tony Huidor

Founder
Left
Cineverse
President, Technology & Chief Product Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • President, Technology & Chief Product Officer at Cineverse2015-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Vice President, Technical Product Development at Universal Music Group2005-2013
  • Director, Product Development at Walt Disney Internet Group1998-2005
  • Producer, Online at E! Entertainment Television1997-1998
  • Project Manager, Home & Family Entertainment at Philips Media1991-1996
Education
  • UCLABachelor's

Abraham Barkhordar

Founder
Left
EvenUp
Senior Product Counsel
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Product Counsel at EvenUp2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Attorney at Strauss Borrelli PLLC2025-2025
  • Attorney at Morgan & Morgan, P.A.2022-2025
  • Summer Associate at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP2021-2021
  • Law Clerk at Morgan & Morgan, P.A.2021-2021
  • 1L Law Clerk at PARRIS Law Firm2020-2020
  • 1L Summer Associate at Thomas J. Henry Law2020-2020
Education
  • UCLABA
  • Harvard UniversityJD
  • Santa Monica College

Sathiyaa Balachandran

Co-Founder (Chief Medical Officer)
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Education
  • UCLA
  • King's College LondonMD
  • Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust (UK)

Kevin Bang He

Founder
Left
Build AI
Founding team & CMO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Founding team & CMO at Build AI2026-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Co-Founder at IPG2025-2026
  • President at Net Impact UCLA - Undergraduate2025-2026
  • Growth at Build AI2025-2025
  • Co-Founder at fynspo2024-2024
  • Director of Operations at Drumify2022-2024
Education
  • UCLABS

Abe Zaidman

Co-Founder
Left
MSQ
Data Analyst
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Data Analyst at MSQ2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Data Analyst at The Gate New York2024-2026
  • Data Analyst at Premium Parking2023-2023
  • Co-Founder at Spotlyte Parking2020-2023
  • Research Analyst at ReSeed.farm2022-2023
  • Data Analyst at Audigent, a part of Experian2021-2021
  • Strategy and Communications Advisory Intern at Teneo2019-2019
Education
  • UCLA
  • The Abraham Joshua Heschel School
  • Tulane UniversityMS

Shayan Ravari

Co-Founder
Left
UCLA
Quantitative Finance Researcher
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Quantitative Finance Researcher at UCLA2025-2025 · left Jun 2025
  • AI / Data Analytics Intern at HARMAN International2026-2026
  • Course Reader at UCLA Mathematics2024-2025
  • Learning Assistant at Undergraduate Learning Assistant Program at UCLA2024-2024
  • Data Analysis & Firmware Intern at LiveWire2023-2023
  • Software Development Intern at Fusion Biotec | Now a Part of Veranex2022-2022
  • Web Development Intern at NexStream Technical Education2021-2021
Education
  • UCLABachelor's
  • Columbia UniversityMA
  • Canyon Crest Academy

Ali Shahriyari

Co-Founder
Left
Reality Defender
Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer at Reality Defender2021-2025 · left Nov 2025
  • Director of Product at The AI Foundation2019-2021
  • Vice President at Originate2007-2017
  • Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Thrive2006-2012
  • Software Engineer/Consultant at UBmatrix2002-2006
  • Software Engineer/Consultant at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)2003-2005
  • Software Engineer at Slamdunk Networks2001-2002
Education
  • UCLABS

Hermann Tischendorf

Co-Founder
Left
MTN
CTIO - Group Digital and Fintech services
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CTIO - Group Digital and Fintech services at MTN2021-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Executive Board Member at 4finance2019-2021
  • CTO, Executive Committee Member, Founding Member (Shareholder) at Ví SmartPay2017-2019
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO), Head of IT Division, Executive Board Member at FE CREDIT2018-2019
  • CIO, Managing Director, Member of the Management Board at Eurasian Bank2012-2016
  • Executive Director, Banking, Cards, Innovation, and Business Development at RUSSLAVBANK2011-2012
  • Vice President, Business Development Director for Strategic Projects at Russian Standard Bank2010-2011
Education
  • UCLAn.a.
  • Karl-Franzens-Universität GrazMaster's
  • University of Pennsylvania

Sai Y.

Founder
Left
INNO Instrument Inc.
Non Executive Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Non Executive Director at INNO Instrument Inc.2024-2026 · left May 2026
  • Venture Capital Cohort Member (Class '24) at Included VC2024-2025
  • Head of Strategic Initiatives, Revenues & Funding at LokiBots2024-2025
  • Generative AI Evangelist at ZingHR2024-2025
  • Director, Strategic Initiatives at LokiBots2023-2024
  • Student Body Representative, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee at UCLA2020-2024
  • Strategy Principal at LokiBots2023-2023
Education
  • UCLA
  • Harvard UniversityMaster's
  • Harvard University

Bryce Hamlet

Co-Founder
Left
Perella Weinberg
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Perella Weinberg2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Co-Head of Mentorship at USC Global Investment Society2025-2026
  • Private Equity Summer Analyst at Gallant Capital2025-2025
  • Mentorship Program at USC Global Investment Society2024-2025
  • Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Objective, Investment Banking & Valuation2024-2024
  • Co-Founder at Tut-Tut, Inc.2020-2024
Education
  • UCLA
  • University of Southern CaliforniaBS
  • USC Viterbi School of EngineeringMinor

Xiao Yu

Co-Founder
Left
Cursor
Research Scientist
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Research Scientist at Cursor2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Research Scientist (Head of Engineering), LLM System at ByteDance2024-2026
  • Tech lead Manager, Core ML Runtime at Google2014-2024
  • Software Developer Internship at Microsoft2013-2014
Education
  • UCLA
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityBE

Ekta T.

Founder and CEO
Left
Cuebit
Co-Founder and CTO
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder and CTO at Cuebit2023-2024 · left Nov 2024
  • Senior Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs2021-2023
  • Senior Software Engineer at Curie AI2021-2021
  • Software Engineer at Clari2019-2020
  • Web Developer at San Francisco State University2017-2018
Education
  • UCLABachelor's
  • Arizona State UniversityMaster's
  • San Francisco State UniversityBachelor's

Sausthava Malakar

Founder
Left
The HEINEKEN Company
Data Analyst
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Data Analyst at The HEINEKEN Company2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Business and Financial Analyst at Poppin2022-2025
  • Industry Automation Intern at Schneider Electric2023-2023
  • Membership Head at DataRes at UCLA2022-2022
  • Data Consultant for UCLA Hockey and UCLA Golf at Bruin Sports Analytics2022-2022
  • Data Consultant for UCLA Athletics at DataRes at UCLA2022-2022
  • Data Science Intern at MyStudyLife2021-2021
Education
  • UCLABachelor's
  • Dubai CollegeA Levels
  • St Christopher's School, BahrainGCSEs

Joseph Huang

Co-Founder
Left
Enayati Law, P.C.
Litigation Legal Admin Assistant
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Litigation Legal Admin Assistant at Enayati Law, P.C.2024-2025 · left May 2025
  • Litigation Legal Assistant at BraunHagey & Borden LLP2023-2024
  • Investigative Intern at Federal Defender Organizations2023-2023
  • Barista at Anderson Cafe2022-2022
  • Intern at DLA Piper2022-2022
  • Intern at Kirkland & Ellis2018-2019
Education
  • UCLABA

Delia Ivascu

Founder
Left
SceneBuy
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at SceneBuy2026-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Vice President at Balkan Bruins2023-2025
  • Website Developer at Kopernik2024-2024
  • Campus Ambassador at Quokka Brew2023-2023
Education
  • UCLABS
  • NYUMS
  • Nerdvana Romania

Lee Tilghman

Founder
Left
Primary.com
Freelance Copywriter
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Freelance Copywriter at Primary.com2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Freelance Copywriter at Aspects2023-2024
  • Freelance Copywriter at Pop Up Grocer2023-2023
  • Copywriter at Novo2023-2023
  • Social Media Manager at D.S. & DURGA2022-2022
  • Influencer Manager at OkCupid2022-2022
  • Social Media Consultant at Mattress Firm2021-2022
Education
  • UCLA
  • Saint Joseph's UniversityBA
  • Birkbeck College, University of London

Jason F.

Founder & CEO
Left
Databricks
Senior Director, AI Research
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Director, AI Research at Databricks2018-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Staff Manager, Offer Management at Windstream2022-2024
  • Director, Global Deal Desk at GTT2020-2022
  • Sr. Manager, Strategic Pricing, Managed Services at Comcast Business2015-2020
  • Director of Engineering at Thumbtack2013-2018
  • Senior Telecommunications Consultant at Noblis2015-2015
  • Senior Pricing Manager - National Account Sales at XO Communications2011-2014
Education
  • UCLAMaster's

Omar Lejmi

Founder
Left
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at Bio-Rad Laboratories2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Research Developer at UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science2025-2025
  • Software Engineer Intern at Intel2023-2024
Education
  • UCLABachelor's

Nav Veer Bhangal

Founder
Left
Vulorean
Chief Executive Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer at Vulorean2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Contract Software Engineer at Bay Transport Inc2025-2025
  • Ecommerce Business Owner at High-Volume Reselling Business2023-2023
  • Founder at Adath Trading (Acquired)2020-2020
Education
  • UCLABA

Kevin Gabayan

Co-Founder
Left
Plentina
Technical cofounder
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Technical cofounder at Plentina2019-2024 · left Jun 2024
  • Cohort startup at StartX2020-2020
  • Cohort startup at Techstars2020-2020
  • Entrepreneur in Residence in Area 120 at Google2013-2019
  • Data Science Lead at Bump Technologies (acquired by Google)2010-2013
  • Student Researcher at NASA Kennedy Space Center2008-2010
  • Engineering Intern at Google2006-2008
Education
  • UCLABS
  • Stanford UniversityPhD
  • Stanford UniversityMS

Ali Subat

Co-Founder
Left
Pacific Anesthesia Provider Group
Attending Anesthesiologist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Attending Anesthesiologist at Pacific Anesthesia Provider Group2022-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Resident Physician - Anesthesiology at UCLA Health2018-2022
  • Anesthesiology Resident at UCLA Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Los Angeles, CA2018-2022
  • Research Associate - Ardehali Lab at UCLA2012-2013
Education
  • UCLABachelor's
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York UniversityMD

Josh Barker

Founder
Left
Onebrief
Staff AI Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Staff AI Product Manager at Onebrief2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Lead AI Product Manager at Pryon2023-2024
  • Product, UX Strategy, and Growth Marketing at Google2019-2023
  • O-4 Branch Chief, Emerging Missions, J7 Joint Interoperability Division (Director Technical PM) at The Joint Staff2017-2019
  • Associate Director (607 Air Operations Center - 621 Air Control Squadron) at United States Air Force2008-2017
Education
  • UCLAMBA
  • Stanford University
  • American Military UniversityMA

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        "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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