The Airbnb Mafia
123 people came through Airbnb and went on to found or lead other companies.
Brian ArmstrongSoftware EngineerFounded Coinbase +1Khaled HusseinPayments Product LeadFounded Tilt +2Honghao DengUX Research ScientistFounded Butlr +2James J BesharaDirector, ProductFounded Tilt +1Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1Karri SaarinenPrincipal DesignerFounded Linear +1Rujul ZapardeProduct Manager, Trips & SearchFounded FlightCar +1Eric LevineEngineerFounded Clawvisor +1Amol JainTech LeadFounded WorkWhile +1Greg SirotekManager, Airbnb PlusFounded Opencoreemr +1Orlando LiSenior Software EngineerFounded Malama +1Sean SafahiProduct + Partnerships, PaymentsFounded Bold Financial Technologies +1Jamie SunderlandSoftware EngineerFounded Coasts +1Chetan SharmaData ScienceFounded Saltbox +1Varant ZanoyanSoftware Engineer - Machine Learning InfrastructureFounded Zipline +1Jack NaglieriSecurity Engineering ManagerFounded Panther +1Kait StephensMBA Intern, Product Management & StrategyFounded Brij +1Ryan BozarthProduct ManagerFounded Dakota +1Christian Schwarz LaustenHead of Airbnb of Work, EMEAFounded Founderment +1Rui AguiarSoftware Engineering InternFounded cosmon +1Anders Boelskifte MogensenEMEA LeadFounded Founderment +1Gustaf AlströmerProduct Lead, GrowthFounded HeysanVarsha RaoAdvisorFounded NURXGreg GreeleyPresident of HomesFounded ThrasioDaniel DuboisMarket Manager — Eastern CanadaFounded HandledRob Schoder, Jr.MBA Summer Intern - Growth StrategyFounded Vinyl EquityJames WongEngineering ManagerFounded XP HealthJeff JordanDirectorFounded WealthfrontNate AbbottProduct LeadFounded EverlaterRaymie StataVP, Technical FellowFounded AltiscaleSam ShankHead of Guest ExperienceFounded Hotel TonightJames HigaAdvisorFounded AppleMarc BhargavaBusiness DevelopmentFounded TagomiGabriel BragaInternational GrowthFounded QuintoAndarTobias KnaupTech LeadFounded D2iQTroy CarterProject ManagerFounded Earthshot LabsJeroen MerchiersCountry Manager Spain & PortugalFounded ZazumeBrian MartinezNorth America Business OperationsFounded MadeSolidBen HerilaSoftware EngineerFounded Underground CellarMeredith HitchcockHead of UX Research, Airbnb.org (Non-Profit)Founded RideAlongVicc AlexanderDesign Engineer, AI Special ProjectsFounded PollyTanya BreshearsDesign EngineerFounded Curious FictionsLu ChengEngineering ManagerFounded 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 MahapatraSenior ML Engineer @ Trooly (acquired by Airbnb)Founded BlazeMartin T. PerminPartnerships & Marketing SpecialistFounded InvertRob MorrisTrust 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 PozdenaStaff Software Engineer, Guest Store - MessagingFounded moonrepoMatt LeeSenior Software Engineer, SamaraFounded TalcQuang TranSoftware EngineerFounded FleetWorksStephanie VasquezProduct Manager, Financial FraudFounded Line.BuildDasha CherepennikovaProduct ManagerFounded Line.BuildZi LiuEngineeringFounded RoameMilan ShenData Science ManagerFounded Centauri AITyler LehmanProduct StrategyFounded OpenFoundryShuangling YinSenior Software EngineerFounded InspectMind AIHan ShuData Science Lead, Growth & Traffic PlatformFounded 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 HealthSamuel CohenCountry LauncherFounded Mama FoodsWilliam KingSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded HushJoe MeyerVacation Rental Owner / HostFounded ExecthreadSteve KirkhamProduct LeadFounded BerbixElena NadolinskiSoftware EngineerFounded Iron FishAaron KraneInvestorFounded ModalJay PatelSoftware EngineerFounded HeraldFélix MalfaitProduct LeadFounded TwentySwaroop JagadishSenior Engineering ManagerFounded DataHubShruti GuptaSecurityFounded ZaniaDavid JarvisSoftware EngineerFounded GRIFFINLaura ModiDirector of Hospitality ( Host Operations & Community )Founded BobbieJess ZhangData Scientist - InferenceFounded BlockusIrene LiuCustomer Voice Group InternFounded ChiyoJigish PatelStaff Software EngineerFounded CollateMaxime BeaucheminData EngineerFounded PresetAkbar ThobhaniAdvisorFounded SFOXNikolay ValtchanovSoftware EngineerFounded Fabric
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Airbnb mafia?
- The Airbnb mafia is the network of 123 people who came through Airbnb and went on to found or lead other companies, including Coinbase, Tilt, Butlr, Freetelly, Breaker.
- Who is in the Airbnb mafia?
- Notable members include Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Khaled Hussein (Tilt), Honghao Deng (Butlr), James J Beshara (Tilt), Shervin Pishevar (Freetelly), Leah Culver (Breaker), Karri Saarinen (Linear), Rujul Zaparde (FlightCar), among 123 tracked members.
- What companies did Airbnb alumni found?
- Companies founded by Airbnb alumni include Coinbase, Tilt, Butlr, Freetelly, Breaker, Linear, FlightCar, Clawvisor, WorkWhile, Opencoreemr.