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University of Michigan alumni who just went stealth

59 University of Michigan alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Benjamin Cohen

Co-Founder
Left
Meta
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Meta2021-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft2018-2021
  • Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon2017-2017
  • Software Development Intern at UHS2016-2016
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • Technical University of Berlin

Alex Kocheril

Founder & Software Engineer
Left
MarginKind
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at MarginKind2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Medical Assistant at Trinity Health IHA2023-2023
Education
  • University of MichiganBS

Adam Coccari

Co-Founder
Left
HubSpot
Managing Director - HubSpot Ventures
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Managing Director - HubSpot Ventures at HubSpot2024-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Managing Director - Intuit Ventures at Intuit2022-2024
  • Operating Partner, Head of Portfolio Development at M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund2017-2022
  • Operating Partner, M12 at Microsoft2017-2022
  • Board Observer & Investor at Parabol2021-2022
  • Board Observer at Unravel Data2020-2022
  • Board Observer at Directly2019-2022
Education
  • University of MichiganMBA
  • Colgate UniversityBA

Hemanth Vedagarbha

Co-Founder and CEO
Left
Firebolt
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Firebolt2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales at Confluent, an IBM Company2020-2024
  • GVP, Sales at Oracle2003-2020
  • Regional Sales Manager, Enterprise Accounts at NIIT1998-2002
  • Sr. Sales Executive, Strategic Accounts at Thomsun Group1996-1997
  • Enterprise Sales Executive at Aptech1995-1995
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • Bangalore UniversityBachelor's
  • Bangalore UniversityMBA

Prithvi Multani

Co-Founder
Left
Groundfloor Consulting Co.
Summer Analyst
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Summer Analyst at Groundfloor Consulting Co.2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Finance and Operations Intern at NorCal Foods Inc2026-2026
Education
  • University of MichiganBachelor's
Left
Deel
Lead Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Lead Product Manager at Deel2021-2024 · left Sep 2024
  • Senior Product Manager, Growth at SimpliSafe2020-2021
  • Senior Product Manager, Payments at Amazon2018-2018
  • Customer Success Manager (Financial Services) at Bessemer Trust2014-2017
  • Congressional Staffer at U.S. House of Representatives2012-2014
Education
  • University of MichiganMBA
  • University of MichiganMS
  • Amherst CollegeBA
Left
GoFundMe
Staff Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Staff Product Manager at GoFundMe2025-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Senior Product Manager - Social Graph and Consumer Profiles at Handshake2024-2025
  • Senior Product Manager - Engagement & Growth at Meta2022-2023
  • Product Management - Contact Center at Walmart2018-2022
  • Product Manager at Jobalaya2018-2018
  • MBA at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business2016-2018
  • MBA Intern (Product) at Dell Technologies2017-2017
Education
  • University of MichiganMBA
  • Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research AcademyBTech
  • University of MichiganMBA

Rex B.

Founder
Left
HRL Laboratories, LLC
Research Scientist IV
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Research Scientist IV at HRL Laboratories, LLC2016-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Physical Science Research Professional at Stanford University2014-2015
  • Graduate and Staff Research Assistant at Columbia University2012-2014
  • Research Assistant at CERN2011-2011
  • Research Assistant at University of Michigan2010-2010
Education
  • University of MichiganBachelor's
  • Columbia UniversityMaster's
Left
Oracle
Director, Applied Science, Multimodal GenAI, Oracle/OCI
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Director, Applied Science, Multimodal GenAI, Oracle/OCI at Oracle2025-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Principal AI Research Scientist, Multimodal Cognitive AI at Intel Labs2020-2025
  • Data Scientist at Intel2013-2020
  • Graduate Student Research Assistant at University of Michigan2008-2012
Education
  • University of MichiganPhD
  • Netaji Subhas Institute of TechnologyB E

Anandita Sudarshan, BA(Hons), MSc

Founder & Product Designer
Left
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey Forward Program
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • McKinsey Forward Program at McKinsey & Company2025-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • Social Media Strategy Consultant & Advisor at 3AI2024-2025
  • Social Media Executive at XIPHIAS Investment Migration Inc.2024-2024
  • Publicity Officer at BFS Exeter Women in Business2023-2024
  • UI/UX Designer at XIPHIAS Investment Migration Inc.2023-2023
  • User Experience Designer [Contract] at AGL Studio | Creative Services2022-2022
  • Experience Designer at frog2022-2022
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • Oxford Brookes UniversityPhD
  • University of Exeter Business SchoolMS

David Grant

Co-Founder
Left
Verdant Robotics
Chief Technology Officer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Technology Officer at Verdant Robotics2023-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Director Of Engineering, Government Systems at Applied Minds2015-2023
  • Chief Product Officer at Stout Industrial Technology, Inc.2020-2023
  • Chief Technology Officer at Golfstream Inc.2015-2018
  • Senior Software Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory2013-2015
  • Embedded Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin2009-2013
  • Embedded Software Engineer at Calsonic Kansei Corporation2006-2007
Education
  • University of MichiganBSEE
  • University of MichiganBSCE

Andrew Turner

Co-founder
Left
TELUS
Vice President, Strategic Operations
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Vice President, Strategic Operations at TELUS2001-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Director of Sales, UK & Europe at Cable & Wireless1989-2001
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • INSEAD
  • King James College

Grant Cole

Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Software Engineer
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin2023-2025 · left Apr 2025
Education
  • University of MichiganBS
  • Georgia TechMS

Jiri Gesi

Co-Founder
Left
Amazon
Applied Scientist
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Voltspan
Work
  • Applied Scientist at Amazon2023-2026 · left Feb 2026
  • Graduate Research Assistant at UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences2019-2023
  • Applied Scientist Intern at Amazon2022-2022
  • Graduate Student Research Scientist at eBay2020-2020
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Ford Motor Company2017-2019
Education
  • University of MichiganMaster's
  • UC IrvinePhD
  • Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityBachelor's
Left
AstraZeneca
Senior Director, Oncology Portfolio - Lung, GI, HNSCC
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Director, Oncology Portfolio - Lung, GI, HNSCC at AstraZeneca2020-2025 · left Oct 2025
  • Strategy Consultant, Digital Health at TTP plc2017-2020
  • Future Car Concepts Project Engineering at Volvo Cars2017-2017
  • Medical Device Engineering at GSK2014-2016
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • University of OxfordMBA
  • Queen's University Belfast
Left
Shore Capital Partners
Intern
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Intern at Shore Capital Partners2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Intern at GigFinesse2023-2023
Education
  • University of MichiganBachelor's

Paris Fan

Founder
Left
Meta
Product Designer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Product Designer at Meta2023-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Staff Product Designer at Flipboard2023-2024
  • Lead Designer, Content at NewsBreak2020-2023
  • Senior User Experience Designer at Realtor.com2020-2020
  • UX Designer at Rokid Corporation Ltd2016-2019
  • User Experience Designer at General Motors2015-2016
  • Jr. UX Designer at Symantec2014-2015
Education
  • University of MichiganMaster's
  • The University of British ColumbiaBachelor's

Emil Erne

Co-founder
Left
McKinsey & Company
Associate
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Associate at McKinsey & Company2024-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Program coordinator at Velocity Fellows2023-2023
  • Investment Intern at Rettig Ltd2023-2023
  • Junior Associate Intern at McKinsey & Company2022-2022
  • Investment Analyst at Tenzing2021-2022
  • Capital Markets Analyst at Handelsbanken2021-2021
  • Intern at Cevian Capital2020-2020
Education
  • University of MichiganBachelor's
  • London Business SchoolMS
  • Google for Entrepreneurs

Eric Harty

Founder
Left
Zebra Technologies
Senior Director, Strategy, Intelligent Automation Solutions
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Director, Strategy, Intelligent Automation Solutions at Zebra Technologies2022-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Member Board Of Directors at A3 - Association for Advancing Automation2021-2022
  • VP Robotics Offering Management at Honeywell Technologies2013-2022
  • Senior Associate at Strategy&2011-2013
  • Director, Strategic Planning at Siemens Healthineers2009-2011
  • Associate at Strategy&2008-2009
  • Senior Consultant at Navigant2003-2005
Education
  • University of MichiganMBA
  • Tulane UniversityBS
Left
Anthropic
Frontier Model Evals
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Frontier Model Evals at Anthropic2024-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Biology and Chemistry at OpenAI2024-2025
  • Head of Product at Deep Origin2023-2024
  • AI Lead at Repertoire Immune Medicines2022-2023
  • Senior Advisor - AI/ML, Biotech at Transhuman Capital2015-2023
  • Founder / CEO + CTO at Covaron Advanced Materials2012-2019
  • Co-Founder - CEO & CSO at Aquaro Histology2010-2016
Education
  • University of MichiganMS
  • Harvard Business School
  • Harvard University
Left
VALUENEX
Consultant
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Consultant at VALUENEX2023-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Fellow (ODF21) at ODF2024-2024
  • EIR at Antler2024-2024
  • Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla2023-2024
  • Mechanical Design Engineer at Electric Hydrogen2023-2023
  • Product Design and Operations Intern at Easy-Ray2022-2022
Education
  • University of Michigan
  • Stanford UniversityMS

Srinath Sridhar

Co-Founder
Left
Brown University
John E. Savage Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • John E. Savage Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Brown University2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Amazon Scholar at Amazon2020-2026
  • Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Brown University2020-2025
  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University2017-2020
  • Research Intern at Microsoft2015-2016
  • Research Intern at Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.2011-2011
Education
  • University of MichiganMS
  • Stanford University
  • Max Planck Institute for InformaticsPhD
Left
Samsung Electronics
Senior Professional Product Strategy & Innovation
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Professional Product Strategy & Innovation at Samsung Electronics2025-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Program Lead (AI Ecosystem) at Google2023-2025
  • Digital Channels Product Manager (Transformation & Growth) at BELBİM Elektronik Para ve Ödeme Hizmetleri A.Ş.2021-2023
  • Business Development Manager - Enterprise Location Intelligence Solutions at Boni Global2019-2021
  • Product Manager - EdTech Platform at Enocta2015-2017
  • Summer Intern - Professional Development Team (Finance) at Turkcell2013-2013
  • Business Intern (Industrial Engineering) at The Coca-Cola Company2013-2013
Education
  • University of MichiganCertificate
  • Utrecht UniversityBachelor's
  • Yeditepe ÜniversitesiBE

Jack Christides

Co-Founder & CPO
Left
LightBox
LightBox Live Product Manager
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • LightBox Live Product Manager at LightBox2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Head of Customer Success at Revere CRE2022-2025
  • Associate, Debt Capital Markets at Meridian Capital Group2021-2022
  • Corporate Sponsorship at Los Angeles Chargers2019-2020
  • Social Media Marketing Intern at Game Sports Media2018-2020
  • Strategic Planning Intern at Mobiliti Vehicle Subscription2017-2020
  • Strategic Planning Intern at Jacques2017-2017
Education
  • University of MichiganBachelor's

Jeffrey F.

Founder
Left
Astreya
Chairman
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Chairman at Astreya2016-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Board Member at Yolk AI2021-2022
  • Board Member at RelayiQ2020-2022
  • CEO & Founder at Jobularity/HireMore2013-2019
  • President & CEO at Astreya2001-2016
  • President & Founder at Planetary Networks1997-2001
  • Sr. Director of Business Development at Arcom Electronics1995-1997
Education
  • University of MichiganMBA
  • University of MichiganAB

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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 } }
  }'
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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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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.