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Vanderbilt University alumni who just went stealth

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

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Max Puidak

CEO, Founder
Left
Metrix
CEO, Founder
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CEO, Founder at Metrix2024-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Vice President at Wells Fargo2022-2023
  • Vice President at Citi2021-2022
  • Owner - CEO (Acquired, MBO) at Galena Canning Company2020-2022
  • Associate at Deutsche Bank2019-2019
  • Associate at Citi2016-2019
  • Researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center2013-2016
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor's
  • London School of Economics (LSE)

Tim Sims

Co-Founder, CEO
Left
The Trade Desk
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at The Trade Desk2014-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Director, Business Development at OpenX2011-2014
  • Owner, Co-Founder at The Lyric Oxford Theater2008-2010
  • Director, Media at Spot Runner, Inc.2005-2008
  • Motion Picture Lit Department at United Talent Agency2000-2005
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBA

Gabriela Gresenz

Co-Founder & CTO
Left
Airbnb
Senior Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Software Engineer at Airbnb2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Senior Software Engineer at Apple2022-2025
  • Software Engineer at Woven by Toyota2021-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Lyft2020-2020
  • Product Development at Coder Kids, Inc.2016-2019
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityMS
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBS

R W.

Founder
Left
Vouch Insurance
Enterprise Sales Director
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Enterprise Sales Director at Vouch Insurance2023-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Vice President of Sales at Software Improvement Group2022-2023
  • Banking and Financial Product Sales, Enterprise at Stripe2021-2022
  • Senior Account Executive - (SaaS Sales, CRM, marketing, payments, analytics) at Salesforce2020-2021
  • Account Executive (Sales : Cyber Security, Cloud, Network, Software/SaaS, Services) at IBM2015-2020
  • Sales and Marketing Manager at Soap & Pepper2012-2015
  • Sales and Marketing Manager at XADO Chemical Group2011-2012
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityMBA
  • DePaul UniversityBachelor's
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Harrison Hart

Co-Founder
Left
Citi
Senior Associate
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Associate at Citi2025-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Associate at PJT Partners2021-2025
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityMS
  • University of OklahomaBA
  • The Kinkaid School

Isaac Lichter

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Boxtrot
CEO & Co-Founder (Exited)
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • CEO & Co-Founder (Exited) at Boxtrot2021-2025 · left Oct 2025
  • Senior Venture Architect at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2022-2024
  • Co-Founder, CEO at Shplit2021-2022
  • Co-Founder at Aeris2020-2022
  • ODC2 Fellow at ODF2021-2021
  • Technology Consultant at EY2020-2020
  • Co-Founder, CFO at Hydrodore2018-2020
Education
  • Vanderbilt University
  • London School of Economics (LSE)Summer Program
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Left
Edmentum
Research Scientist
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Research Scientist at Edmentum2022-2025 · left Dec 2025
  • PhD Researcher at Vanderbilt University2016-2022
  • Research Intern at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur2015-2015
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityPhD
  • Vanderbilt UniversityMS
  • Kalyani Government Engineering CollegeBTech

Edgard Capdevielle

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Nozomi Networks
CEO
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • CEO at Nozomi Networks2016-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • EIR at CRV2015-2015
  • VP Product Management & Product Marketing at Imperva2013-2015
  • Sr. Director, Archiving Business - Backup & Recovery Division at Dell Technologies2009-2013
  • Founder & Managing Director at Cloud Strategy Group2009-2010
  • Vice President of Product Management at Nirvanix2007-2009
  • Sr. Director of Server Connectivity at Brocade2004-2007
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBE
  • UC BerkeleyMBA
  • Institutos Educacionales AsociadosHS

Subha Mostafiz

Co-Founder
Left
Grangou
Design Lead
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Design Lead at Grangou2026-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • President at VandyHacks2025-2026
  • Retail at Aurganics2025-2026
  • Design + Tech intern at Grangou2025-2026
  • Design & Marketing Strategy Intern at FortyAU2025-2025
  • Front Desk Associate at Eskind Biomedical Library2024-2025
  • Web Development Fellow at CodePath2025-2025
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBS
  • Holy Cross College
  • RAJUK Uttara Model College
Left
Upwork
Top 1% Freelance Analytics Consultant
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Top 1% Freelance Analytics Consultant at Upwork2018-2023 · left Jun 2023
  • Data Analyst II at Peak Vista Community Health Centers2018-2018
  • Project Coordinator at inVentiv Health Clinical2015-2016
  • Research Associate at Wang Vision Institute2011-2012
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBA
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Left
Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate Researcher
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Undergraduate Researcher at Vanderbilt University2021-2025 · left Aug 2025
  • Co-Founder & Co-Lead @ The Wond'ry Quantum Studio at the Wond'ry2022-2024
  • Academic Team Member at Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics2021-2024
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor's
  • The Ohio State UniversityPhD
  • Mirzapur Cadet CollegeHigh School

Alicia Z.

Co-Founder
Left
University of California, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Researcher
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, Berkeley2020-2026 · left May 2026
  • Graduate Student Instructor, Physics at UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science2025-2025
  • Research Assistant at University of Pennsylvania2017-2019
  • Honors Thesis Student at Vanderbilt University2016-2017
  • Summer Analyst at GSR Ventures2015-2015
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBA
  • Peking University
  • UC BerkeleyPhD

John K.

Co-Founder & CEO
Left
Verkada
Senior Manager, Global Revenue Informatics
Before that
Went stealthOct 2025
Work
  • Senior Manager, Global Revenue Informatics at Verkada2021-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)2019-2021
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBS
  • Community School of Naples

Nolan Ralls

Founder & Operator
Left
Goldman Sachs
2026 Summer Analyst Asset & Wealth Managment (XIG)
Before that
Went stealthAug 2025
Work
  • 2026 Summer Analyst Asset & Wealth Managment (XIG) at Goldman Sachs2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • President at 180 Degrees Consulting @ Vanderbilt2025-2026
  • Emerging Markets Summer Analyst at DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc.2025-2025
  • Project Manager at 180 Degrees Consulting @ Vanderbilt2024-2025
  • Legal Intern at Hall Booth Smith, P.C.2024-2024
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor's
  • Mercer UniversityBachelor's
  • McCallie School

Ray Elliot

Founder
Left
CoStar Group
Sales Associate II
Before that
Went stealthMay 2025
Work
  • Sales Associate II at CoStar Group2025-2026 · until Feb 2026
  • Account Executive III at Uber2023-2024
  • Mid-Market Account Executive at 15Five2022-2023
  • Mid-Enterprise Business Development Executive at Gartner2020-2021
  • Elite Account Executive at Yelp2018-2020
  • Musician at YouTube2014-2018
  • Social Media Marketing Intern at Book with Eva2017-2017
Education
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBachelor's

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  -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.