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The Airbnb Mafia

140 people came through Airbnb and went on to found or lead other companies.

Brian ArmstrongSoftware EngineerFounded Coinbase +1Khaled HusseinPayments Product LeadFounded Tilt +3James BesharaDirector of ProductFounded Tilt +2Siddarth JainAirBnB Experiences HostFounded DrDroid +1Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1Lex BayerGroup Head of Business Development, Payments, and Airbnb for Work • CEO Airbnb Payments Inc.Founded Quizlet +1Leah CulverSenior iOS EngineerFounded Breaker +1Karri SaarinenPrincipal DesignerFounded Linear +1Rujul ZapardeProduct Manager, Trips & SearchFounded FlightCar +1Nicholas GrandyLead EngineerFounded Wundrbar +1Eric LevineEngineering ManagerFounded Clawvisor +1Amol JainSoftware EngineerFounded WorkWhile +1Phillippe SiclaitSoftware EngineerFounded Clay +1Greg SirotekSupply Growth LeadFounded Opencoreemr +1Kareem KouddousEngineering ManagerFounded Suzy +1Marty KausasSoftware Engineering InternFounded Pylon +1Sean SafahiProduct & Partnerships, PaymentsFounded Bold Financial Technologies +1Jamie SunderlandSoftware EngineerFounded Coasts +1Honghao DengUX Research ScientistFounded Butlr +1William KingSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded Subspace +1Chetan SharmaData ScienceFounded Saltbox +1Aaron KraneInvestorFounded Modal +1Ryan BozarthProduct ManagerFounded Dakota +1Nikolay ValtchanovSoftware EngineerFounded Fabric +1Christian Schwarz LaustenHead of Airbnb of Work, EMEAFounded Founderment +1Rui AguiarSoftware Engineering InternFounded cosmon +1Anders Boelskifte MogensenEMEA LeadFounded Founderment +1Neel SomaniSoftware EngineerFounded Eclipse Labs +1Clay SchubinerSenior Software EngineerFounded Canal +1Gustaf AlströmerProduct Lead, GrowthFounded HeysanVarsha RaoAdvisorFounded NURXGreg GreeleyPresident of HomesFounded ThrasioDaniel DuboisMarket Manager — North CarolinaFounded HandledRob Schoder, Jr.MBA Summer Intern - Growth StrategyFounded Vinyl EquityJames WongEngineering ManagerFounded XP HealthBronwyn SmithHost Growth & OperationsFounded myAbodeJeff JordanDirectorFounded WealthfrontTim YoungInvestorFounded Eniac VenturesNate AbbottProduct LeadFounded EverlaterRaymie StataTechnical AdvisorFounded AltiscaleSam ShankHead of Commercial TeamFounded Hotel TonightJames HigaAdvisorFounded AppleDivya GuptaSoftware EngineeringFounded Beacon SoftwareMarc BhargavaBusiness DevelopmentFounded TagomiCraig IsakowSenior ManagerFounded Moonshot BrandsGabriel BragaInternational GrowthFounded Quinto AndarTobias KnaupTech LeadFounded D2iQTroy CarterProject ManagerFounded Earthshot LabsJeroen MerchiersCountry Manager Spain & PortugalFounded ZazumeBrian MartinezGlobal Growth LeadFounded MadeSolidBen HerilaSoftware EngineerFounded Underground CellarMeredith HitchcockHead of UX Research, Airbnb.org (fka Human Team)Founded RideAlongVicc AlexanderDesign Engineer, AI Special ProjectsFounded PollyTanya BreshearsDesign EngineerFounded Curious FictionsBhavin GuptaSWEFounded FynnLu ChengHead of Engineering, Airbnb ExperiencesFounded ZipMoncef BiazStaff Software EngineerFounded ArtifactMartin GouyStaff EngineerFounded ArtifactJonathan SukhiaHead of Management Partnerships, HotelsFounded TopKeyDavid Rincon-CruzSoftware Engineering InternFounded CheqoutMo MahallawySenior Software EngineerFounded ShepherdMartin DanielData Science LeadFounded CarbonfactChirag MahapatraSenior Software Engineer @ Trooly (acquired by Airbnb)Founded BlazeMartin T. PerminGrowthFounded InvertRob MorrisStaff Data ScientistFounded KokoJoe AverbukhSenior Software EngineerFounded InstantStepan ParunashviliStaff Software EngineerFounded InstantOrlando LiSenior Software EngineerFounded Malama HealthSam RossMarketing Technology ManagerFounded NumeralYansen ZhouSoftware EngineerFounded Hippo ScribeDevin AbbottSoftware EngineerFounded Noya SoftwareMiles JohnsonSenior Software EngineerFounded moonrepoJames PozdenaSenior Software EngineerFounded moonrepoMatt LeeSoftware EngineerFounded TalcQuang TranSenior Software EngineerFounded FleetWorksStephanie VasquezStaff Product ManagerFounded Line.BuildDasha CherepennikovaProduct Lead - Risk InfrastructureFounded Line.BuildZi LiuSenior Software EngineerFounded RoameMilan ShenData Scientist, 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 EbertSenior Software EngineerFounded HyperspellRajiv SanchetiProduct Design InternFounded CaddyRishi PankhaniyaSoftware Engineer- PaymentsFounded RudusRaghav MehrishSenior Software EngineerFounded Arctic HealthSamuel CohenCountry LauncherFounded Mama FoodsJoe MeyerVacation Rental Owner / HostFounded ExecthreadSteve KirkhamProduct LeadFounded BerbixPatrick ObeidStrategy ManagerFounded TraceraElena NadolinskiSoftware EngineerFounded Iron FishFélix MalfaitProduct LeadFounded TwentySwaroop JagadishSenior Engineering ManagerFounded DataHubAntoine FabreProduct ManagerFounded Tomorro

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Airbnb mafia?
The Airbnb mafia is the network of 140 people who came through Airbnb and went on to found or lead other companies, including Coinbase, Tilt, DrDroid, Freetelly, Quizlet.
Who is in the Airbnb mafia?
Notable members include Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Khaled Hussein (Tilt), James Beshara (Tilt), Siddarth Jain (DrDroid), Shervin Pishevar (Freetelly), Lex Bayer (Quizlet), Leah Culver (Breaker), Karri Saarinen (Linear), among 140 tracked members.
What companies did Airbnb alumni found?
Companies founded by Airbnb alumni include Coinbase, Tilt, DrDroid, Freetelly, Quizlet, Breaker, Linear, FlightCar, Wundrbar, Clawvisor.