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101 University of Oxford alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Gregor Maxwell ACA

Founder & CEO
Left
RBC Wealth Management
Director, Brewin Portfolio Services (BPS)
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Director, Brewin Portfolio Services (BPS) at RBC Wealth Management2025-2026 · until Nov 2026
  • Manager, Products & Services at RBC Brewin Dolphin2022-2025
  • Assistant Risk Manager at JM Finn2019-2022
  • Risk Advisor at Hampden Bank2016-2019
  • Tutor at Dilworth School2011-2012
Education
  • University of OxfordMBA
  • The University of StirlingBachelor's

Alexandra LE VAN

Co-Founder & Director
Left
Rio Tinto
General Manager, Commercial - Closure & Legacy
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • General Manager, Commercial - Closure & Legacy at Rio Tinto2018-2026 · until Nov 2026
  • Investment Executive - M&A (Commodities / Industrials) at Klesch Group2011-2017
  • Associate - Structured Commodity Finance at Crédit Agricole CIB2008-2011
  • Junior Relationship Manager at BBVA2007-2007
  • Junior Consultant at IBM2006-2006
  • Researcher at SNCF - R&D Centre2005-2005
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • ESCP EuropeMS
  • Management Development InstituteMS

Akshika Wijesundara

Co-Founder and CTO
Left
Tai Labs
Co-founder and CTO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Co-founder and CTO at Tai Labs2025-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Advisor and Mentor at Google2026-2026
  • Co-Founder and CTO at Snapdrum2025-2026
  • Co-Founder and CTO at Krybe2025-2026
  • Senior AI Consultant at United Nations2025-2026
  • Course Instructor at Maven2024-2026
  • Partner and CTO at Tilli2022-2026
Education
  • University of OxfordSummer School
  • King's College LondonPostdoc
  • The ResidencyDelta Program

Ivory Wang

Founder
Left
Meet the Sea
Researcher & Experience Designer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Researcher & Experience Designer at Meet the Sea2025-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Research Intern at Leukaemia Care2024-2025
  • Product Manager at Shanghai Rodin Art Center2024-2025
  • Student Fellow at Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching (BILT)2023-2024
  • Equality Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Committee member at University of Bristol2022-2024
  • Public Health Research Intern at NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)2023-2023
  • Project Intern at Cognitive Paths2022-2023
Education
  • University of OxfordMaster's
  • University of BristolBS

Rachel Macnaghten

Founder
Left
Jumpstart
Growth Executive
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Growth Executive at Jumpstart2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Creative Consultant at Banana Split2025-2026
  • Co-Hort Member at Jumpstart2025-2025
  • Growth Consultant at The Modernists2023-2025
  • Event Executive at Banana Split2024-2025
  • Community Manager at ROYIST2023-2024
  • Marketing Advisor at supperclub2023-2024
Education
  • University of OxfordMA
  • University of OxfordBA
  • JACT Greek Summer School

Aneeqa Khan

Founder
Left
Shopify
Special Projects, Office of CEO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Special Projects, Office of CEO at Shopify2021-2025 · left Oct 2025
  • Board Member at Oxford Science Enterprises2019-2021
  • Founder & CEO (Acquired by Shopify) at eporta2015-2021
  • Strategy Director & Head of IPO at Zoopla2014-2014
  • Investment Executive at CVC2011-2014
  • Investment Analyst at Terra Firma2009-2011
Education
  • University of OxfordMaster's
  • Shandong University

Rohan Alibhai

Co-Founder & Co-Ceo
Left
Clothes of Compassion
Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founder & CEO at Clothes of Compassion2024-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Founder & CEO at NBHS Investment Program2025-2026
  • Hotel Management Intern at Axiom Hospitality2025-2025
  • Hotel Management Intern at Four Seasons2024-2024
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • Rice UniversityBachelor's
  • Riviera Preparatory School

Maria Axente

Founder
Left
European Commission
Member Working Groups General-Purpose Al Code of Practice development
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Member Working Groups General-Purpose Al Code of Practice development at European Commission2024-2025 · left Apr 2025
  • Member of Advisory Group on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) at NATO2022-2025
  • Chair, Vice Chair and member of Data Analytics and AI Leadership Committee at techUK2020-2025
  • Head of AI Public Policy and Ethics at PwC UK2017-2025
  • Advisory Board Member for UK Parliament at APPG AI2018-2023
  • Fellow at Royal Society of Arts2018-2021
  • Founder and Lead AI for Good at PwC UK2014-2021
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • University of WestminsterMBA
  • Academia de Studii Economice din BucureștiBachelor's

Bilen Essayas

Founder
Left
Centana Growth Partners
Investor
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Investor at Centana Growth Partners2026-2026 · left Sep 2026
  • Associate at Audax Private Equity2024-2026
  • Research Assistant at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability2022-2024
  • Graduate Consultant at Stanford Emergence2023-2023
  • Private Equity Summer Analyst at Audax Private Equity2021-2022
  • M&A Research Analyst at B. Woods & Company2020-2021
  • Research Fellow at FDA2020-2020
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • Stanford UniversityMS
  • Stanford UniversityBA

Philippe Maisonneuve

Founder
Left
Resiliate.io
Chief Technology Officer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Chief Technology Officer at Resiliate.io2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • AI Lead (External Consultant) at Spaceship2025-2026
  • Co-Founder and CTO at Fireraven2023-2025
  • Participant (GOAL Progam) - 2025 at Plug and Play2025-2025
  • Participant - 2024 cohort at DTU Skylab2024-2025
  • Participant - 2024 cohort at NEXT AI2024-2024
  • Research Assistant at DTU - Technical University of Denmark2023-2024
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • Polytechnique Montréal
  • DTUPhD

Vincent Wang-Maścianica

Co-Founder
Left
St. Catherine’s College
Stipendiary Lecturer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Stipendiary Lecturer at St. Catherine’s College2023-2025 · left Jul 2025
  • Senior R&D Scientist at Quantinuum2021-2025
  • Doctoral Student at Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford2020-2023
Education
  • University of Oxford

Jan Olsson

Co-Founder
Left
Extantia
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at Extantia2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Board Observer at Loki Robotics2026-2026
  • Board Observer at kolum2026-2026
  • Board Observer at Vamo2024-2026
  • Board Observer at UP Catalyst2024-2026
  • Board Observer at SiTration, Inc.2024-2026
  • Associate at Extantia2023-2025
Education
  • University of OxfordMaster's
  • Zeppelin Universität, FriedrichshafenBA
  • UC Berkeley

Scott Saunders

Founder and CEO
Left
Happy Money
Founder and CEO
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founder and CEO at Happy Money2009-2021 · left Aug 2021
  • Executive and Investor, Walz Group (acquired by LenderLive) at LenderLive2005-2012
  • SBIC Investments at U.S. Small Business Administration2002-2004
  • Associate at Oxford Finance LLC1999-2001
  • Worker at Hard Work Pays Off1986-1999
  • Air Force Brat at United States Air Force1976-1999
  • Judge Advocate General's Corps at US Army1993-1994
Education
  • University of OxfordStudy Abroad
  • Columbia UniversityMBA
  • George Mason UniversityBS

Pranav Vaidhyanathan

CEO and Co-Founder
Left
Tekion Corp
AI and Analytics Lead
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • AI and Analytics Lead at Tekion Corp2018-2021 · left Aug 2021
  • Research Intern at NVIDIA2025-2025
  • Research Assistant in Poon Lab at Berkeley Lab2017-2022
  • PhD Autopilot Intern at Tesla2018-2018
  • Research Assistant at Caltech2017-2017
  • Research Intern at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2016-2016
Education
  • University of OxfordPhD
  • MIT
  • UC BerkeleyBS

Joshua Olaiya

Co-Founder, CEO & CTO
Left
Osborn Technology
Managing Director
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Managing Director at Osborn Technology2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • City & Guilds of London Art School

Sofiane Croisier

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Terra Quantum AG
Head of Strategic Initiatives
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Strategic Initiatives at Terra Quantum AG2023-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Founder & CEO at Voltaire Advisory2020-2023
  • Global Strategy Lead at Oyster®2021-2022
  • Advisor to CEO of BCG at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2017-2020
  • Co-Founder & CEO at Mêtis[X]2016-2018
  • Jury Member at VivaTech2017-2017
  • Emmanuel Macron's 2017 Presidential Campaign Team at En Marche2016-2017
Education
  • University of OxfordMaster's
  • University College London (UCL)
  • Aix-Marseille UniversityLLB

Mariam Khan

Founder
Left
LVMH
Consumer Behaviour (Certification)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Consumer Behaviour (Certification) at LVMH2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Forward Learner at McKinsey & Company2026-2026
  • Student Representative at The University of Manchester2023-2026
  • Delegate at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)2025-2026
  • Consumer Marketing Intern at HSBC2025-2025
  • Delegate at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)2024-2025
  • Student Ambassador at MeatFreed2024-2024
Education
  • University of OxfordSummer Course
  • The University of ManchesterMS
  • The University of ManchesterBachelor's

Stefan Baconschi

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Monitor Deloitte
Strategy Consultant
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Strategy Consultant at Monitor Deloitte2022-2024 · left Jun 2024
  • Analyst at European Commission2020-2022
Education
  • University of OxfordMaster's
  • Columbia UniversityBA
  • Sciences PoBA

Emily Peacock

Co-Founder
Left
University of Oxford
Financial Assitant
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Financial Assitant at University of Oxford2023-2023 · left Oct 2023
  • Technology Specialist at Citi2022-2023
  • Research Assistant at University of Oxford2023-2023
  • Technology Specialist at Citi2021-2022
  • Conference Producer at Procurement Leaders | A World 50 Group Community2018-2019
  • Conference Producer at SAE Media Group2017-2018
  • Business Support Assistant at Gardiner Residential LLP2014-2017
Education
  • University of OxfordPhD
  • King's College LondonMS
  • University of WarwickBS

Arthur Chapin

Founder & CTO
Left
Nasa Space Apps
Team Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Team Founder at Nasa Space Apps2025-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • 清华大学 学生军训团 at Tsinghua University2024-2025
  • 科研合作承包商 at CHINA AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION2024-2025
  • Research Assistant at Tsinghua University2024-2025
  • AI Engineer at VinAI2024-2025
  • Multimedia Director at Olympic Broadcasting Services2023-2024
  • Sales And Marketing Specialist at LA MAISON DE L'ASTRONOMIE2024-2024
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • Tsinghua UniversityCNSA program
  • EFREI Paris

Michael R.

Co-founder+
Left
Bird & Bird
Chair and Co-Head of International Energy & Utilities Sector Group
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chair and Co-Head of International Energy & Utilities Sector Group at Bird & Bird2011-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Board Member - Energy Consultation Board at Practical Law Global2019-2025
  • Chair of the Sustainability Smart Cities Initiative at Environmental Industries Commission (EIC)2014-2019
  • Partner at SNR Denton2005-2011
  • Senior Associate at Minter Ellison1999-2005
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • The University of Western AustraliaBachelor's
  • London School of Economics (LSE)

Josh Tulloch

Founder
Left
baby vc
VC Fellow
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • VC Fellow at baby vc2025-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • Growth & Talent Sourcing (YC S21) at CoLoop2024-2025
  • Founder at Because We Can2014-2024
  • Ops Generalist at Ominira Learning2022-2023
  • Growth (Techstars 21) at Stashpad2023-2023
  • Interim Managing Director at Ominira Learning2023-2023
  • Ops Generalist at Thinking Black2022-2023
Education
  • University of OxfordBachelor's
  • Kingsdale Foundation School

Dhrti R.

CEO and Founder
Left
Sutton Capital
Fellow and Venture Capital Investor
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Fellow and Venture Capital Investor at Sutton Capital2024-2026 · left Mar 2026
  • Advisor at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency2023-2026
  • Executive Advisor, Emerging Technologies at Abbott2025-2026
  • Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Transformation and Customers Success at Essenvia2023-2025
  • Advisor at Genpact2023-2025
  • Member of Scientific Affairs at US Senate Committee advisor on Water and Power, Water 20502020-2025
  • Assistant Vice President, Head of Medical Devices Regulatory at Genpact2022-2023
Education
  • University of OxfordMBA
  • North Dakota State UniversityPhD
  • Louisiana State UniversityMEng

James Lawson

Co-founder & CEO
Left
Helsing
Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Director at Helsing2023-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Senior Special Adviser at Cabinet Office2022-2023
  • Senior Fellow at Adam Smith Institute2021-2023
  • Director, CTO at Microsoft2020-2022
  • Fellow at Adam Smith Institute2020-2021
  • Chief Evangelist at DataRobot2019-2020
  • Research Associate at Adam Smith Institute2012-2020
Education
  • University of OxfordBA
  • Hampton SchoolA Levels

Sam Kumar

Founder, Technology & Strategy - Trust Intelligence
Left
esbconnect
CTO Advisory
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CTO Advisory at esbconnect2024-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Senior Principal Consultant - AI at Infosys Consulting2023-2024
  • Non Executive Director at OXiGEN2021-2024
  • Senior Digital Transformation & Business Agility Program Director at ERGO2021-2023
  • Startup Mentor Techstars Berlin at Techstars2020-2022
  • Principal Consultant - Digital transformation & Enterprise program delivery at ERGO2018-2021
  • Portfolio Manager, Integrated Multi channel Marketing at Bayer2017-2018
Education
  • University of OxfordFintech
  • University of StrathclydeMBA
  • Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, IndoreBBA

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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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