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University of Sydney alumni who just went stealth

18 University of Sydney alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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altrove
AI Materials Scientist
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • AI Materials Scientist at altrove2024-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Research Intern at Ecole normale supérieure2023-2023
  • Research Intern at University of Sydney2019-2019
Education
  • University of SydneyBachelor's
  • École normale supérieure Paris-SaclayMaster's
  • ENSAE Paris

Michael Apfel

Co-Founder
Left
Community Fund
Founding Partner, Investor
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Founding Partner, Investor at Community Fund2020-2023 · left Jul 2023
  • Investment Banking at Moelis & Company2017-2019
  • Corporate Lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates2013-2015
Education
  • University of Sydney
  • Columbia Law SchoolJD
  • Columbia UniversityMBA

Sam Richards

CTO & Co-Founder
Left
ispace, inc.
Master of Ground & Space - Partner, CTO Mission Group
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Master of Ground & Space - Partner, CTO Mission Group at ispace, inc.2022-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Executive Vice President at Space Engine Systems2024-2026
  • Mission Director & Lead Spaceflight Operations Engineer at ispace, inc.2020-2022
  • NASA/DLR : SOFIA - Mission Director at USRA2017-2020
  • Operations Officer at Carnglaze Caverns Llp2016-2017
  • Astrophotonic Researcher at Australian Astronomical Optics2010-2016
  • Astrophotonic Researcher at University of Sydney2010-2016
Education
  • University of SydneyPhD
  • University of HertfordshireBS

Justin Qin

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Pymble Ladies' College
Debating Coach
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Debating Coach at Pymble Ladies' College2025-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Founder at Pronounce2022-2025
  • FIRST Robotics FGC, FRC and FTC at FIRST2022-2025
  • Youth MP for Ku-Ring-Gai and Deputy Premier for NSW at The Y NSW2022-2022
Education
  • University of SydneyBachelor's
  • Barker College

Allan Wu

Founder
Left
Meta
Marketing Science Lead, App & Gaming
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Marketing Science Lead, App & Gaming at Meta2023-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Associate Data Scientist at Annalect2021-2023
  • Data Science Casual Academic at University of Sydney2020-2022
  • Mathematics Tutor at James An College2019-2020
  • Information Systems Intern at PB Tech2020-2020
Education
  • University of SydneyMaster's
  • University of SydneyBS
Left
Aevorex
Product & GTM Strategy
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Product & GTM Strategy at Aevorex2026-2026 · left May 2026
Education
  • University of SydneyBachelor's
Left
Deloitte
Salesforce Consulting Scholar
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Salesforce Consulting Scholar at Deloitte2026-2026 · left May 2026
  • Undergraduate Researcher - BotHunterX (AI Bot Validation Software) at Notre Dame Center for Research Computing (CRC)2026-2026
  • Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at University of Notre Dame2025-2026
  • Product Management Extern at BeReal.2025-2026
  • Research Fellow at Maryknoll Lay Missioners2025-2025
  • Travel Team Analyst at Student International Business Council (SIBC)2025-2025
  • Dental Assistant at Astoria City Dental2024-2025
Education
  • University of Sydney
  • University of Notre DameBS

Charles Man

COO and Co-Founder
Left
DeepCubation
Senior Director
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Director at DeepCubation2025-2026 · left May 2026
  • Senior Director at Promontory Technologies2023-2026
  • Partner at Family Office2017-2023
  • Manager - Product Development and Enterprise Solutions at Hutchison Telecoms2009-2014
Education
  • University of SydneyMaster's
  • HKUST MBAMBA
  • The University of QueenslandBS
Left
Lawhive
Head of Design
Before that
Went stealthLaunched Lawhive
Work
  • Head of Design at Lawhive2025-2026 · left Apr 2026
  • Founding Designer at Guided2024-2025
  • Principal UX Design at Volta Trucks2023-2024
  • Head of Product Design at Willow2021-2023
  • Lead Product Designer at Boral2018-2020
  • Lead Product Designer at Vinyl Group2015-2019
  • Co-Founder / UX Design Director at Studio Days2013-2015
Education
  • University of Sydney
  • Macquarie University
  • RMIT University

Darryl I.

Co-Founder
Left
LivCor, a Blackstone Portfolio Company
Senior Vice President - Finance & Insights
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Senior Vice President - Finance & Insights at LivCor, a Blackstone Portfolio Company2019-2026 · left May 2026
  • Manager at UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust2015-2019
  • Assistant Manager, Life Insurance at KPMG UK2012-2015
  • Management at Falls Creek Country Club1999-2011
  • Derivatives Dealer at Halifax Investment Services Limited2006-2007
Education
  • University of SydneyBS
  • University of St AndrewsMA
  • St Paul's College

Neelabh Verma

Co-Founder - Trading & Market Data
Left
probonohk
Legal Research
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Legal Research at probonohk2024-2024 · left Aug 2024
  • Sales Trading Intern at BCR (Bacera Co Pty Ltd)2026-2026
  • Business Development Intern at NSE India2024-2024
  • Financial Times Student Advocate Leader at Financial Times2023-2024
  • Backtesting Python Algorithmic trading at AlgoBulls2023-2023
Education
  • University of SydneyBachelor's
Left
Spiral Blue
Space Electronics Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Space Electronics Engineer at Spiral Blue2026-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Robotics Lead Mentor at Barker College2023-2026
  • Space Hardware Intern at Spiral Blue2026-2026
  • Software Developer Intern at Antares Solutions2025-2025
  • Robotics Coach at Barker College2022-2023
Education
  • University of SydneyBE
  • University of California, Santa CruzBE
  • Barker College
Left
PolyAI
VP of Strategic Alliances
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • VP of Strategic Alliances at PolyAI2022-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Creator at The Token MBA2021-2022
  • Commercial Strategy Lead at PolyAI2020-2022
  • Product Manager at Monitor Deloitte2014-2019
  • Winter Clerk at Hogan Lovells2012-2012
  • Summer Vacationer at Deloitte2011-2012
  • Summer Clerk at Simmons & Simmons2011-2011
Education
  • University of Sydney
  • London Business SchoolMBA
  • The University of ManchesterLLB

Victor Le Tertre

Co-founder & Technical Lead
Left
SAS Expertises et Conseil
Consulting Intern
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Consulting Intern at SAS Expertises et Conseil2025-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Business Development Intern at CastorDoc (Acquired by Coalesce)2024-2024
Education
  • University of Sydney
  • London Business SchoolMaster's
  • Università BocconiBS
Left
Navbit
Technical Product Lead
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Technical Product Lead at Navbit2022-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Co-Founder at Sensarii2017-2020
  • Development Engineer at D+I is now Capgemini2017-2020
  • Research & Development Engineer at Guided Knowledge2016-2016
  • Product Development Engineer at SkyDrop2014-2015
  • CubeSat Project Manager at University of Sydney2014-2015
  • Major Projects Advisory Vacationer (Internal Audit, Risk & Control Services) at KPMG Australia2013-2014
Education
  • University of SydneyBE

Jenny Pan

Founder
Left
CarePod
Founder & CEO
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Founder & CEO at CarePod2014-2026 · until Jan 2026
  • Head of Startup BD, Singapore at Amazon2022-2025
  • Marketing & Communications Manager Asia Pacific Region Incl China at The Lane Crawford Joyce Group2012-2014
  • Regional Marketing Manager - Lancel Asia Pacific at Richemont2011-2011
  • Marketing & Communications Manager at Australian Youth Orchestra2009-2010
  • Brand Manager at Colgate-Palmolive2005-2009
  • Marketing Executive at Cheng Loong Corp.2004-2005
Education
  • University of SydneyMaster's
  • University of SydneyBA
LeftNot listed
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthJun 2024
Education
  • University of SydneyBachelor's
  • University of SydneyBS
Left
Airbnb
Staff Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJan 2024
Work
  • Staff Software Engineer at Airbnb2019-2023 · left Jul 2023
  • Lead Software Engineer at Hugo (acq. by Calendly)2016-2019
  • Software Engineer at Qwilr2015-2016
  • Software Engineer at App.io2013-2015
  • Lawyer at MinterEllison2012-2013
  • Software Engineer at eStats Capital2006-2011
  • Summer Clerk at MinterEllison2009-2010
Education
  • University of SydneyLLB
  • Bradfield School of Computer Science
  • College of Law

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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.