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25 stealth founders you won’t find on Linkedin

New domain registrations. Stealth GitHub activity. Anonymous X accounts. Research grants. Fresh company incorporations. These are some of the signals Evertrace monitors to surface founders months before they start fundraising. The earliest signs of company creation, tracked for you.

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Domain Registrations

Founders who just registered a new domain - spotted before they even have a LinkedIn company page.

Gabriel Anhaia
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Software Engineer (various companies)
Self-taught developer
Just registered hermes-ide.com - AI-powered shell wrapper for developer productivity
Michael Leszczynski
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Getaround, Hired, Eventbrite
NYU Stern, UPenn
Just registered adrestitutio.com - AI-powered stolen art recovery for museums & insurers
Stuart Blackler
🇬🇧 London, UK
Checkout.com, ClearBank, Illuvium.io
Bournemouth University
Just registered tryoversight.com, building GitHub repo governance & compliance as code
Alva McKay
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Cruise, Juul Labs, Kargo
UC Berkeley Haas, CSU Chico
Just registered tespen.com - building hardware-agnostic autonomous driving software for fleets
Suyash Mullick
🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden
Einride, Ementra.AI, Videntic
Linnaeus University, Luleå University of Technology
Just registered saepiodefence.com - building an edge-native drone defence command platform

Stealth GitHub Profiles

Founders who updated their GitHub bio to signal something new - before any public announcement.

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Ruhaab Markas
🇺🇸 Austin, USA
Google, AWS, Apple, Tableau, eBay
UT Austin, SMU
Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "AI Startup Co-Founder / CEO - Stealth"
Reza Ebrahimi
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Quarkloop, Agile Robots AG, adesso Turkey
Islamic Azad University
Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "Building a stealth agentic AI product"
Michael Chong
🇺🇸 New York, USA
Middesk, Comet, Deloitte Digital
University of Virginia
Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "Building something that people love, making a better world for everyone."
Aakash P.
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Rippling, Flexport, Intel
UC Davis
Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "building something new 🚀"
Chris Killpack
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Google, Square, EA Games
University of Bristol
Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "<stealth>"

Stealth X/Twitter Profiles

Founders who updated their X bio - a signal most investors completely miss.

Jacob Carter
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Banana, Founders Inc., DollaryDoo, Linvest21
UC Berkeley
Went into stealth on X, bio: "Stealth 🥷"
Kamil Staszewski
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland
Yosh.AI, Talkie.ai, Brainhub, PKO Bank Polski
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University
Went into stealth on X, bio: "co-founder of stealth startup"
Artem Ignatyev
🇺🇸 USA
Meta, Walmart eCommerce, Groupon
Ural Federal University
Went into stealth on X, bio: "Stealth consumer ai"
Tina Oberoi
🇺🇸 New York, USA
xAI, Google, Apple, Capgemini
University of Leeds
Went into stealth on X, bio: "building something new."
Mick Larkins
🇺🇸 Alpharetta, USA
Prophecy Games, Hi-Rez Studios, Savannah College of Art and Design
Clemson University, Furman University
Went into stealth on X, bio: "Currently in Stealth Mode."

Research Grants

Researchers who just received grants with serious commercial potential - future deeptech founders.

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Aaron Leu
🇬🇧 Oxford, UK
University of Oxford, MIT, ETH Zürich
ETH Zürich
Received grant for building chip-based trapped-ion quantum processors
Mikael Olsson Robbie
🇬🇧 Sheffield, UK
University of Sheffield
PhD-level researcher
Received grant for additively manufactured fusion reactor steels with spatially engineered microstructures
Samuel O'Halloran
🇬🇧 Macclesfield, UK
University of Manchester
Early career researcher
Received grant for microfluidic platform to evolve enzymes that break down plastics, screening 10M variants per day
Chun Jimmie Ye
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
UCSF, Stanford
Stanford, Harvard
Received grant for multiplexed single-cell sequencing platform for lupus, enabling precision diagnostics & targeted autoimmune therapies
John Lo
🇬🇧 Manchester, UK
Oxford Robotics Institute, University of Manchester
University of Manchester, City University of Hong Kong
Received grant for developing snail-inspired soft microrobots for targeted cancer drug delivery

Trade Registry Incorporations

Founders who just filed a new company in a European trade registry - the earliest legal signal of company creation.

Elliot W
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Lakera AI
University education
Registered Reykur AG in the Swiss Trade Registry
Jinhong Brejnholt
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
Saxo Bank, VELUX, Cloud Native Denmark, QIAGEN
Quantic School of Business, IT University of Copenhagen
Registered AnchorIT ApS in the Danish Trade Registry
Joël Vogt
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Scigility, AI & data consulting
University education
Registered Tricorder GmbH in the Swiss Trade Registry
Davide Crapis
🇬🇧 San Francisco / London
Ethereum Foundation, PIN AI, Lyft, South Park Commons
Columbia University, Università Bocconi
Registered Multiscalar Intelligence Ltd in the UK Trade Registry
Benedikt Seidel
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
SPRIND, Mercedes-Benz AG, Alpine Eagle GmbH
TU Munich, TU Graz
Registered physicalfusion GmbH in the German Trade Registry
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Domain Registrations

Founders who just registered a new domain - spotted before they even have a LinkedIn company page.

Gabriel Anhaia
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Experience

Software Engineer (various companies)

Education

Self-taught developer

Signal

Just registered hermes-ide.com - AI-powered shell wrapper for developer productivity

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Michael Leszczynski
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Experience

Getaround, Hired, Eventbrite

Education

NYU Stern, UPenn

Signal

Just registered adrestitutio.com - AI-powered stolen art recovery for museums & insurers

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Stuart Blackler
🇬🇧 London, UK
Experience

Checkout.com, ClearBank, Illuvium.io

Education

Bournemouth University

Signal

Just registered tryoversight.com, building GitHub repo governance & compliance as code

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Alva McKay
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Experience

Cruise, Juul Labs, Kargo

Education

UC Berkeley Haas, CSU Chico

Signal

Just registered tespen.com - building hardware-agnostic autonomous driving software for fleets

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Suyash Mullick
🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden
Experience

Einride, Ementra.AI, Videntic

Education

Linnaeus University, Luleå University of Technology

Signal

Just registered saepiodefence.com - building an edge-native drone defence command platform

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Stealth GitHub Profiles

Founders who updated their GitHub bio to signal something new - before any public announcement.

Ruhaab Markas
🇺🇸 Austin, USA
Experience

Google, AWS, Apple, Tableau, eBay

Education

UT Austin, SMU

Signal

Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "AI Startup Co-Founder / CEO - Stealth"

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Reza Ebrahimi
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Experience

Quarkloop, Agile Robots AG, adesso Turkey

Education

Islamic Azad University

Signal

Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "Building a stealth agentic AI product"

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Michael Chong
🇺🇸 New York, USA
Experience

Middesk, Comet, Deloitte Digital

Education

University of Virginia

Signal

Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "Building something that people love, making a better world for everyone."

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Aakash P.
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Experience

Rippling, Flexport, Intel

Education

UC Davis

Signal

Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "building something new 🚀"

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Chris Killpack
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Experience

Google, Square, EA Games

Education

University of Bristol

Signal

Went into stealth on GitHub, bio: "<stealth>"

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Stealth X/Twitter Profiles

Founders who updated their X bio - a signal most investors completely miss.

Jacob Carter
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Experience

Banana, Founders Inc., DollaryDoo, Linvest21

Education

UC Berkeley

Signal

Went into stealth on X, bio: "Stealth 🥷"

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Kamil Staszewski
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland
Experience

Yosh.AI, Talkie.ai, Brainhub, PKO Bank Polski

Education

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University

Signal

Went into stealth on X, bio: "co-founder of stealth startup"

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Artem Ignatyev
🇺🇸 USA
Experience

Meta, Walmart eCommerce, Groupon

Education

Ural Federal University

Signal

Went into stealth on X, bio: "Stealth consumer ai"

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Tina Oberoi
🇺🇸 New York, USA
Experience

xAI, Google, Apple, Capgemini

Education

University of Leeds

Signal

Went into stealth on X, bio: "building something new."

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Mick Larkins
🇺🇸 Alpharetta, USA
Experience

Prophecy Games, Hi-Rez Studios, Savannah College of Art and Design

Education

Clemson University, Furman University

Signal

Went into stealth on X, bio: "Currently in Stealth Mode."

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Research Grants

Researchers who just received grants with serious commercial potential - future deeptech founders.

Aaron Leu
🇬🇧 Oxford, UK
Experience

University of Oxford, MIT, ETH Zürich

Education

ETH Zürich

Signal

Received grant for building chip-based trapped-ion quantum processors

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Mikael Olsson Robbie
🇬🇧 Sheffield, UK
Experience

University of Sheffield

Education

PhD-level researcher

Signal

Received grant for additively manufactured fusion reactor steels with spatially engineered microstructures

View source
Samuel O'Halloran
🇬🇧 Macclesfield, UK
Experience

University of Manchester

Education

Early career researcher

Signal

Received grant for microfluidic platform to evolve enzymes that break down plastics, screening 10M variants per day

View source
Chun Jimmie Ye
🇺🇸 San Francisco, USA
Experience

UCSF, Stanford

Education

Stanford, Harvard

Signal

Received grant for multiplexed single-cell sequencing platform for lupus, enabling precision diagnostics & targeted autoimmune therapies

View source
John Lo
🇬🇧 Manchester, UK
Experience

Oxford Robotics Institute, University of Manchester

Education

University of Manchester, City University of Hong Kong

Signal

Received grant for developing snail-inspired soft microrobots for targeted cancer drug delivery

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Data source

Trade Registry Incorporations

Founders who just filed a new company in a European trade registry - the earliest legal signal of company creation.

Elliot W
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Experience

Lakera AI

Education

University education

Signal

Registered Reykur AG in the Swiss Trade Registry

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Jinhong Brejnholt
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
Experience

Saxo Bank, VELUX, Cloud Native Denmark, QIAGEN

Education

Quantic School of Business, IT University of Copenhagen

Signal

Registered AnchorIT ApS in the Danish Trade Registry

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Joël Vogt
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Experience

Scigility, AI & data consulting

Education

University education

Signal

Registered Tricorder GmbH in the Swiss Trade Registry

View source
Davide Crapis
🇬🇧 San Francisco / London
Experience

Ethereum Foundation, PIN AI, Lyft, South Park Commons

Education

Columbia University, Università Bocconi

Signal

Registered Multiscalar Intelligence Ltd in the UK Trade Registry

View source
Benedikt Seidel
🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
Experience

SPRIND, Mercedes-Benz AG, Alpine Eagle GmbH

Education

TU Munich, TU Graz

Signal

Registered physicalfusion GmbH in the German Trade Registry

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