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15 University of Maryland alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Pavel Khrimian

Co-founder & CEO
Left
ReliableSource Consulting, LLC
President
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • President at ReliableSource Consulting, LLC2018-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Co-founder & CBO at Deka Biosciences, Inc2019-2026
  • Associate Director, Partnering and Strategy at MedImmune2010-2018
  • Manager, Orders Management at BioReliance2004-2010
Education
  • University of MarylandBS
  • The Johns Hopkins UniversityMBA
  • Clemson UniversityBS

Sharan Nayak

Co-Founder
Left
OOJU
Co-Founder
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Co-Founder at OOJU2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Software Engineer at SpaceX2023-2026
  • Graduate Co-op at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory2021-2023
  • Senior Professional Staff - Algorithm Developer at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory2016-2018
  • Software Engineer at Garmin2012-2016
  • Avionics Intern at Sikorsky2011-2011
  • Environmental Support Technician at Global Environmental Solutions, Inc.2009-2010
Education
  • University of MarylandPhD
  • University of MarylandMaster's
  • Georgia TechMS

Jessica Ward

Founder
Left
IG Group
Head of Learning and Knowledge Management
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Learning and Knowledge Management at IG Group2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Digital Learning Manager at Linklaters2022-2026
  • Lead Learning Designer at Tesla2020-2022
  • Instructional Design Specialist at Lever102014-2020
Education
  • University of MarylandMS
  • Pädagogische Hochschule SteiermarkBachelor's
  • University of UtahBA

Adam Aguilera

Founder
Left
Netflix
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Netflix2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Software Engineer at Plaid2025-2026
  • Software Engineer at Lyft2021-2025
  • Technology Incubator Intern at Capital One2020-2021
  • Software Engineer Intern at Optum2019-2019
Education
  • University of MarylandBS

Cheri Hewlett

Founder
Left
BlackLine
Senior Vice President
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Vice President at BlackLine2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Board Member & Treasurer at G.R.O.W. Foundation2014-2024
  • Product & Business Transformation at BlackLine2018-2024
  • Owner at Accounting CPA Firm2013-2018
  • Federal Consultant, AERS Advisory at Deloitte2014-2015
  • Audit Associate at PwC2012-2014
  • Senior Airman at United States Air Force2002-2008
Education
  • University of MarylandBS
  • Liberty UniversityMS

Rowand Zara

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
University of Maryland
IREC
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • IREC at University of Maryland2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • NASA HUNCH at NASA2024-2025
  • Thermal Engineering Intern at VERTEX AEROSPACE, LLC2024-2024
Education
  • University of MarylandBachelor's

Adi B.

Co-Founder
Left
SUMR Labs
Co founder - Chief Technology Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Co founder - Chief Technology Officer at SUMR Labs2024-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Senior Software/ML Architect at iRhythm Technologies, Inc.2020-2024
  • Co-Founder - CTO at Givers Health2022-2023
  • Co-Founder - CTEO at Phyzio2016-2019
  • Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise2012-2016
  • Senior Software Engineer at University of California, San Francisco2012-2013
  • Senior Software Engineer at Inovalon2009-2012
Education
  • University of MarylandMaster's
  • Stanford UniversityMS
  • Stanford University

Alex Kaplan

Co-Founder
Left
TeachMe.To
Head of Coach Recruitment and Partnerships
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Head of Coach Recruitment and Partnerships at TeachMe.To2023-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Head of Sales and Partnerships at Typewise2023-2023
  • Head of Sales and Partnerships at Plane2021-2023
  • Head of Partnerships at Instawork2019-2019
  • Enterprise Account Executive at ZipRecruiter2014-2016
  • Senior Sales Associate at Main Street Hub2011-2014
  • Sales Executive at Unified Pictures2009-2011
Education
  • University of MarylandBachelor's
  • UCLA

NandaKiran Velaga

Co-Founder
Left
Chegg Inc.
Subject Matter Expert - Calculus
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Subject Matter Expert - Calculus at Chegg Inc.2021-2022 · left May 2022
  • Artificial Intelligence Intern at BioBuild2026-2026
  • AI Intern at Ford Motor Company2024-2025
  • Intern AI/ML DevSecOps at CriticalRiver Inc.2023-2023
  • Data Analyst Intern at DevTown2021-2021
Education
  • University of MarylandMS
  • National Institute of Technology RaipurBTech

Mohit Kumar

Founder
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Education
  • University of Maryland

Nithin Skantha Murugan

Founder
Left
StumpEye
Computer Vision Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Computer Vision Engineer at StumpEye2023-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Mentor at DeepLearning.AI2023-2024
  • Research Intern at TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security2022-2023
Education
  • University of MarylandMS
  • Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamBTech

Nate B.

Co-Founder
Left
Standard Economics
Founding Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Founding Engineer at Standard Economics2025-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Software Engineer at Credit Coop2024-2025
  • Staff Software Engineer at Cortex Building Intelligence2021-2024
  • Senior Software Engineer at Virtru2015-2020
  • Student Intern at Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General2012-2014
  • Summer Intern at Booz Allen Hamilton2009-2009
Education
  • University of MarylandBS

Danny B.

CEO & Founder
Left
Netwrk
Founder
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Founder at Netwrk2023-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Former Owner at Reeserch2023-2024
  • Founder at Nerva Capital2020-2024
  • Co-Founder at Locl2018-2020
  • AI/ML Research Intern at Noblis2019-2019
Education
  • University of MarylandBS
  • The George Washington UniversityMS

Lyric O.

Founder
Left
The City University of New York
Graduate Researcher
Before that
Went stealthApr 2026
Work
  • Graduate Researcher at The City University of New York2025-2025 · left Jul 2025
  • Research Assistant at The Graduate Center, City University of New York2024-2026
  • Medical Assistant at ROSE GODWIN SUPPORT SERVICES, INC2018-2022
  • Pathology Lab Assistant at University of Maryland2017-2018
  • Research Assistant at The Johns Hopkins University2018-2018
Education
  • University of MarylandBS
  • Georgetown UniversityMS
  • The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkMS

Xavi X.

Founder and CTO
Left
Oracle
Software Engineering Director
Before that
Went stealthJan 2025
Work
  • Software Engineering Director at Oracle2017-2025 · until Mar 2025
  • Software Engineering Manager at MICROS Systems Inc2008-2017
  • Software Engineer at Hughes2005-2008
Education
  • University of MarylandMS

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  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_KEY" \
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  -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.