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14 WHU alumni started a company in stealth in the last 15 weeks.

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Daniele Maglionico

Founder Fellow, nAItive (Cohort 01)
Left
Fyndiax Ltd (Venture Builder in Deep Tech and Green Tech)
Venture Analyst (external collaboration)
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Venture Analyst (external collaboration) at Fyndiax Ltd (Venture Builder in Deep Tech and Green Tech)2026-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • Business Analyst Intern at Intellera Consulting2026-2026
  • QHSE & Sustainability Intern at HW STYLE S.r.l.2024-2024
  • Addetto stagionale at Detercasa2018-2021
Education
  • WHU
  • Università BocconiMS
  • Università Bocconi

Florian Schmidt

Founder
Left
Antler
Resident
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Resident at Antler2026-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • CoS and Head of Strategy & Growth at yoummday2022-2026
  • Business Development at Scrambl.2021-2021
  • Working Student at Bochumer Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH2018-2019
Education
  • WHUMS
  • University of San DiegoMBA
  • Le Wagon

Max Dütting

Co-Founder & MD
Left
Enpal
Venture Lead
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Venture Lead at Enpal2024-2025 · left Mar 2025
  • Founders Associate at Andercore2024-2024
Education
  • WHUMS
  • Pepperdine Graziadio Business SchoolMBA
  • University of CumbriaBA

Lukas Simon

Co-Founder
Left
Kin Group
Head of Corporate Development
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of Corporate Development at Kin Group2022-2026 · until Sep 2026
  • Mentor at Techstars2023-2024
  • Head of Venture Capital & Private Equity at Bayes M&A and PE Club2021-2023
  • Venture Building at eStrategy Consulting GmbH2019-2022
  • Investment Banking - M&A at enomyc GmbH2019-2019
Education
  • WHU
  • University of Oxford
  • Bayes Business SchoolMS

Alen Kosijer

Co-Founder
Left
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Supply Chain & Distribution Controller
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Supply Chain & Distribution Controller at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany2022-2026 · until Sep 2026
Education
  • WHUMaster's
  • DHBW MannheimBA

Gesa Tschuck

Co-Founder
Left
MediSync GmbH
Head of Product
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Head of Product at MediSync GmbH2025-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Dentist undergoing Specialization in Orthodontics at Dres. Marzi2024-2025
  • Founders Foundation Startup School Member - Batch #17 at Founders Foundation gGmbH2024-2024
  • Dentist at Bonn Implant2023-2024
  • Working Student & Intern at MARIGAN CLINIC2018-2023
Education
  • WHUMS
  • Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnPhD
  • Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius UniversityMS

Dirk Ramm

Founder
Left
charles
Director Marketing & Business Development
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Director Marketing & Business Development at charles2022-2025 · left Oct 2025
  • Director Finance DE & CH at audibene2020-2022
  • Director Finance at Relocately GmbH2018-2020
Education
  • WHUBS
  • ESADE Business & Law SchoolMaster's

Carlos Gienow

Co-Founder
Left
Blockbrain
Pre-Sales Lead
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Pre-Sales Lead at Blockbrain2024-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Growth & Partnerships at Lando Health2024-2024
  • Founder's Associate at vertic ventures2023-2023
  • Product Strategy at AUDI AG2022-2022
  • Gründer & Geschäftsführer at Carma Insights GmbH2019-2022
  • Program Management Office at Ogilvy2019-2019
Education
  • WHUMS
  • University of Michigan
  • Lund University

Laurents Mohr

Founder
Left
FANtium
Tech & Product Lead (interim)
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Tech & Product Lead (interim) at FANtium2022-2022 · left Oct 2022
  • Co-Founder at happyglam2020-2021
  • Full Stack Developer at Moonfare2018-2020
  • Manager Marketing & Operations at VERTS Mediterranean Grill2017-2018
  • Head Of Marketing (interim) at Legaly2017-2017
  • Visiting Associate at Monitor Deloitte2016-2016
  • Product Manager at BMW Group2015-2015
Education
  • WHUBS
  • University of HamburgMD
  • The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's

Andreas Kranz

Co-Founder
Left
Deutsche Bundesbank
Bachelor Thesis
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Bachelor Thesis at Deutsche Bundesbank2023-2024 · left Jul 2024
  • Intern at STARK2025-2025
  • Lead IT and Product at ESGendium2023-2023
  • Working Student at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences2021-2022
Education
  • WHUMS
  • Fachhochschule Frankfurt am MainBS
  • Ewha Womans University

Maximilian Gaedke

Founder
Left
CITO
Entrepreneur in Residence Intern
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Entrepreneur in Residence Intern at CITO2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Strategy & Growth Intern at yoummday2025-2025
  • Working Student at OMR2024-2025
  • Tax and Audit Intern at Goessler Partner GmbH2023-2023
Education
  • WHUBS
  • Berufliche Schule Am LämmermarktAbitur
  • Bucerius Law School

Anna Daftari

Founder
Left
Enpal
Director Growth
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Director Growth at Enpal2022-2024 · left Nov 2024
  • Chief Of Staff at Project A2022-2022
  • Chief BCM Officer at N262019-2022
  • Head of Growth at IdeaLab! - WHU Founders' Conference2016-2022
  • Chief of Staff at Hackerbay2017-2017
Education
  • WHUBachelor's
  • Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
  • Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Daniel Shtabinsky

Founder
Left
SHT Studios
Founder / Freelancer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Founder / Freelancer at SHT Studios2022-2025 · left Sep 2025
  • Specialist - Market Intelligence at BASF2020-2024
Education
  • WHUMS
  • City University of Hong Kong
  • Fachhochschule MünsterBA

Alexander Rossow

Founder
Left
LAP Coffee
Head of Retail Operations
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Head of Retail Operations at LAP Coffee2025-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Founder at Rossow Industries GmbH2015-2026
  • Senior Operations Manager at LAP Coffee2023-2025
  • Founders Associate at Atlantic2023-2024
  • Co-Founder at SPEEDY UG2021-2023
  • Venture Development Intern at Razor Group2022-2022
Education
  • WHU
  • FGV EAESPMaster's
  • Berkeley College

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curl https://api.crustdata.com/watch/person/search \
  -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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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.