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12 University of Helsinki alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Nick Havryliak

Founder
Left
assisterr
Founder, CEO
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Founder, CEO at assisterr2023-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Advisor at Cambridge Judge Business School2022-2026
  • BC10 Alumni at Outlier Ventures2023-2023
  • Head of Ecosystem Growth at DEIP - Creator Economy Protocol2022-2022
  • Co-founder, Chief Product Officer at Livee AI2020-2022
  • Strategy & Venture Partner at Moon - business consulting for tech startups2018-2020
  • Tech PM at Sigma Software2017-2018
Education
  • University of HelsinkiAI methods
  • Cambridge Judge Business School
  • Cambridge Judge Business School

Riikka Ilmonen

Founder
Left
The Upright Project
Chief of Staff & Customers
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief of Staff & Customers at The Upright Project2023-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Chief Of Staff at Meru Health2021-2023
  • Visiting Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2021-2021
  • Global Network Trainee at Business Finland2020-2020
  • Head of Communications at Startuplifers2018-2019
  • Junior Consultant at Demos Helsinki2018-2018
  • Administrative Assistant at Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland2017-2017
Education
  • University of HelsinkiMaster's
  • University of Namibia

Jarno M. Koponen

Co-Founder, CEO
Left
Zalando
Head of AI Product Design (Sr. Principal)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of AI Product Design (Sr. Principal) at Zalando2022-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Head of AI and Personalization at Yle2016-2022
  • Co-Founder & CCO, Predictive content discovery at Futureful Inc2010-2015
  • Independent Designer & Researcher, Personalized future simulation systems at Aalto University2008-2010
  • Lead Designer, Entrepreneur at Enporia2003-2008
  • Lead Designer & Research Assistant at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology2005-2007
Education
  • University of HelsinkiMaster's
  • Aalto UniversityMaster's

Nicolae Claudiu Furca

AI Marketing & Growth Lead
Left
GLG
Ecommerce Marketing Council Member
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Ecommerce Marketing Council Member at GLG2019-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Business Consultant (Client - Aston Martin) at Akka Technologies2018-2019
  • Ecommerce Technology Consultant (Clients - Takeda & Qiagen) at Valtech2017-2018
  • Web Developer & Designer at Pipeline / UnitOne / Amprent2014-2016
  • Founder at DALI2015-2016
  • Ecommerce Developer at Scanheat A/S2014-2015
Education
  • University of Helsinki
  • VIA University CollegeBachelor's
  • Self-taughtMBA

Alan Hassan

Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Education
  • University of Helsinki

Henrik Liimatainen

Co-Founder
Left
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Consultant
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2021-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Consultant at Demos Helsinki2020-2020
  • Go-to-Market at Vipu2020-2020
  • Strategic Marketing at Ericsson2019-2019
  • Head of Digital Marketing at Ravintola Muru2018-2018
  • Volunteer at Slush2017-2017
Education
  • University of HelsinkiBachelor's
  • Patrick Henry Community College
  • Aalto UniversityMaster's

Tatiana Oleshkevich

Founder
Left
Humanism
Product Vision
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Product Vision at Humanism2021-2022 · left Sep 2022
  • AI Early Development, Scenarios, Narrative at Morfeus.ai2021-2021
  • Neuroscience of Creativity and Inspiration Teacher at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)2020-2021
  • Founder, Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspiration Toolkit LLC2018-2020
  • Happiness, Creativity and Inspiration Trainer at Shell2019-2019
  • Founder at Women Empowering Club2018-2019
  • Founder, CEO, Brand Director at Soupmates LLC2012-2019
Education
  • University of HelsinkiOnline course
  • Ecole normale supérieureCouscera
  • Higher School of EconomicsCoursera

Viktor Martinović

Co-Founder
Left
Carbon13
Venture builder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Venture builder at Carbon132026-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Python Software Specialist at Energy2market GmbH (e2m)2024-2026
  • Doctoral Researcher at Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology2022-2023
  • Trainee at Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten (MFA Austria)2018-2018
  • Student Assistant at University of Vienna2017-2018
  • Intern at APA - Austria Presse Agentur2017-2017
  • Intern at Ambassade de Hongrie, Paris2016-2016
Education
  • University of Helsinki
  • University of ViennaPhD
  • Max Planck Society

Emma Lehikoinen

Founder
Left
Swappie
Chief Operating Officer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Chief Operating Officer at Swappie2021-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Board Member at Startup Foundation2021-2023
  • Expansion Lead at Swappie2020-2021
  • President at Slush2017-2019
Education
  • University of Helsinki
  • University of VaasaBachelor's

Mikko Uusitalo

Founder & Chair
Left
Boldyn Networks
CEO - Boldyn Private Networks Europe
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • CEO - Boldyn Private Networks Europe at Boldyn Networks2024-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • Director, Mission Critical & Private Networks at Cellnex Telecom2020-2024
  • Founder & Chairman at Boldyn Networks2014-2023
  • Founder, Chairman & CEO at Edzcom (exit to Cellnex)2012-2023
  • CEO and Co-founder at Ukko Mobile2012-2020
  • Vice President Business Development at Nokia2011-2012
  • Vice President at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2008-2011
Education
  • University of HelsinkiMaster's
  • MITMBA
  • Merisotakoulu

Henri M.

Co-founder & CEO
Left
Slush
Chief Product Officer
Before that
Went stealthFeb 2026
Work
  • Chief Product Officer at Slush2021-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Finance Manager at SHIFT Business Festival2020-2021
  • Sales Support at Nordea2018-2019
  • Sales at Telia2016-2017
  • Account Manager at Profea Oy2015-2015
Education
  • University of Helsinki
  • Turku School of Economics at the University of TurkuMS
  • ESSEC Business School

Anh-Duc Vu

Co-Founder & Head of AI and Infrastructure
Left
Younite
Senior Data Scientist
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Senior Data Scientist at Younite2023-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Teaching Assistant at University of Helsinki2022-2022
  • ERP - Software Developer at Bluefors2020-2022
  • Teaching Assistant at University of Helsinki2020-2021
  • Data Scientist - Python Developer at Top Data Science2019-2020
  • Full-Stack Software Developer at FPT Software2016-2017
  • Java Developer at Institute of Information Technology of Vietnam2016-2016
Education
  • University of HelsinkiPhD
  • University of HelsinkiMS
  • Hanoi UniversityBachelor's

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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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About this list

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.