The Airbnb Mafia
65 people came through Airbnb and went on to found or lead other companies.
Reid HoffmanBoard ObserverFounded LinkedIn +2Brian ArmstrongSoftware EngineerFounded Coinbase +1Khaled HusseinPayments Product LeadFounded Tilt +2James J BesharaDirector, ProductFounded Tilt +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1Karri SaarinenPrincipal DesignerFounded Linear +1Rujul ZapardeProduct Manager, Trips & SearchFounded FlightCar +1Eric LevineEngineering ManagerFounded Clawvisor +1Amol JainTech LeadFounded WorkWhile +1Greg SirotekHead of Home Experience, Airbnb LuxFounded Opencoreemr +1Orlando LiSenior Software EngineerFounded Malama +1Sean SafahiProduct + Partnerships, PaymentsFounded Bold Financial Technologies +1Jamie SunderlandSoftware EngineerFounded Coasts +1Gustaf AlströmerProduct Lead, GrowthFounded HeysanAustin HayGrowth AdvisorFounded ClarifyVarsha RaoHead of Global Operations/COO & EstaffFounded NURXGreg GreeleyPresident of HomesFounded ThrasioDaniel DuboisMarket Manager — Eastern CanadaFounded HandledRob Schoder, Jr.MBA Summer Intern - Growth StrategyFounded Vinyl EquityNate AbbottProduct LeadFounded EverlaterRaymie StataVP, Technical FellowFounded AltiscaleCraig IsakowSenior ManagerFounded Moonshot BrandsTobias KnaupTech LeadFounded D2iQJeroen MerchiersCountry Manager Spain & PortugalFounded ZazumeBrian MartinezNorth America Business OperationsFounded MadeSolidBen HerilaSoftware EngineerFounded Underground CellarMeredith HitchcockLead Experience Researcher, Airbnb.org (fka Human team)Founded RideAlongVicc AlexanderDesign Engineer, AI Special ProjectsFounded PollyTanya BreshearsDesign EngineerFounded Curious FictionsLu ChengSoftware EngineerFounded ZipMoncef BiazStaff Software EngineerFounded ArtifactMartin GouyStaff EngineerFounded ArtifactPhillippe SiclaitSoftware EngineerFounded ClayJonathan SukhiaHead of Management Partnerships, HotelsFounded TopKeyDavid Rincon-CruzSoftware Engineering InternFounded CheqoutMo MahallawySenior Software EngineerFounded ShepherdMartin DanielData ScientistFounded CarbonfactChirag MahapatraEngineering LeaderFounded BlazeMartin T. PerminPartnerships & Marketing SpecialistFounded InvertRob MorrisStaff Data ScientistFounded KokoKareem KouddousEngineering LeadershipFounded KokoJoe AverbukhSenior Software EngineerFounded InstantStepan ParunashviliStaff Software EngineerFounded InstantSam RossGrowth Marketing & ProductFounded NumeralYansen ZhouSoftware EngineerFounded Hippo ScribeDevin AbbottSoftware EngineerFounded Noya SoftwareMarty KausasSoftware EngineerFounded PylonMiles JohnsonSenior Software EngineerFounded moonrepoJames PozdenaLead Engineer, Service ExcellenceFounded moonrepoMatt LeeSenior Software Engineer, SamaraFounded TalcQuang TranSoftware EngineerFounded FleetWorksStephanie VasquezSenior Product Manager, Global Monetary RiskFounded Line.BuildDasha CherepennikovaProduct LeadFounded Line.BuildZi LiuEngineeringFounded RoameMilan ShenData Science ManagerFounded Centauri AITyler LehmanProduct StrategyFounded OpenFoundryShuangling YinSenior Software EngineerFounded InspectMind AIHan ShuData ScientistFounded Marr LabsBill UlammandakhStaff Data Scientist, AlgorithmsFounded ProhostAIShaun ModiDesign LeadFounded Capitol AIManu EbertTechnical LeadFounded HyperspellRajiv SanchetiProduct DesignerFounded CaddyRishi PankhaniyaSoftware Engineer- PaymentsFounded RudusRaghav MehrishSenior Software EngineerFounded Arctic HealthElena NadolinskiSoftware EngineerFounded Iron Fish
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Airbnb mafia?
- The Airbnb mafia is the network of 65 people who came through Airbnb and went on to found or lead other companies, including LinkedIn, Coinbase, Tilt, Breaker, Linear.
- Who is in the Airbnb mafia?
- Notable members include Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Khaled Hussein (Tilt), James J Beshara (Tilt), Leah Culver (Breaker), Karri Saarinen (Linear), Rujul Zaparde (FlightCar), Eric Levine (Clawvisor), among 65 tracked members.
- What companies did Airbnb alumni found?
- Companies founded by Airbnb alumni include LinkedIn, Coinbase, Tilt, Breaker, Linear, FlightCar, Clawvisor, WorkWhile, Opencoreemr, Malama.