European Stealth Founders (poach.vc)

European Stealth Founders (poach.vc)

Berlin-based stealth energy, ex-VC founders, and more

Jan 14, 2026
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People

  • Abhishek Sen (Berlin, Germany)

    • Security researcher at Firebolt with previous experience as an expert security engineer at MBition and principal consultant at Mercedes-Benz R&D. Now building something new in stealth mode.

    • LinkedIn

  • Bart Chmielecki (London, United Kingdom)

    • Real estate agent turned broker and founder of DawsonBarker, now working on a stealth startup while continuing to run his brokerage.

    • LinkedIn

  • Calum Taylor (London, United Kingdom)

    • Chemical engineer (CEng MIChemE) who worked his way up to Engineering Team Lead at bp, now co-founding a stealth startup building the future of engineering.

    • LinkedIn

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