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August 4, 2026

12 investors who recently became founders

A growing number of investors are walking away from the cap table to launch their own startups

Oshin Narang

4 min read

For years, the startup talent pipeline has flowed from familiar sources: engineers jump ship from Big Tech, operators leave unicorns and researchers graduate from universities to start their own companies. 

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Oshin Narang

Oshin is Sifted's startup & VC analyst.

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