What is the Airbus mafia?

The Airbus mafia is the network of 67 people who came through Airbus and went on to found or lead other companies, including Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Nexus, Imaginario.ai, Facio.

Who is in the Airbus mafia?

Notable members include Benoit Lemaignan (Waga Energy), Alexander Harmsen (PortfolioPilot), Assem Chammah (Nexus), Abdelhak Loukkal (Imaginario.ai), Saulo Tristao (Facio), Demetrios Kellari (Neion Bio), Patrick Sieb (Thinxtra), Dirk Hoke (Volocopter), among 67 tracked members.

What companies did Airbus alumni found?

Companies founded by Airbus alumni include Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Nexus, Imaginario.ai, Facio, Neion Bio, Thinxtra, Volocopter, PickUp Coffee, Gallatin Ai.

The Airbus Mafia

67 people came through Airbus and went on to found or lead other companies.

Benoit LemaignanFlight control design engineerFounded Waga Energy +2 Alexander HarmsenElectrical & Software EngineerFounded PortfolioPilot +1 Assem ChammahResearchFounded Nexus +1 Abdelhak LoukkalSupply chain quality intern, Airbus Defence and SpaceFounded Imaginario.ai +1 Saulo TristaoInternshipFounded Facio Demetrios KellariAerospace Engineer, Special ProjectsFounded Neion Bio Patrick SiebInternFounded Thinxtra Dirk HokeAdvisorFounded Volocopter Jaime González FernándezA320neo Risk ManagementFounded PickUp Coffee Daniel BuchmuellerVice President, Head of Drone Cargo by AirbusFounded Gallatin Ai Christian LindenerFounder of Airbus Scale - The Company BuilderFounded Reflex Aerospace Nicolas DraberA350XWB-900 Flight Test Loads Validation TeamFounded LabelFlow Vincent LecrubierMethods and Tools for Human-Machine Interfaces InternFounded LabelFlow Moncef BiazAuditor InternFounded Artifact Loic VeillardR&D - Master's End Project - Satellite On-Board Fast CompressionFounded Blitz Parthi DuraisamySoftware EngineerFounded Alaan Bob CrinerLead Structures Engineer @ Airbus (formerly Premium AEROTEC)Founded Stralis Aircraft Angus MuffattiThermal Engineer with Airbus Defence and SpaceFounded Advanced Metal Research Robbie BourkeDeputy Engineering Team Leader A400M FTEFounded Zymbly Johann StürkenStrategy & TechnologyFounded Andustry Rafel Jorda SiquierFlight Test Center & Flight Line production engineerFounded Open Cosmos Bastien FabreInternFounded Iris Lab Martin PostelTrainee at A350 Powerplant Integration DepartmentFounded Opply Paul EremenkoCTOFounded P-1 AI Moritz MaierQuality Control SpecialistFounded Synera Pierre HebrardEngineer InternFounded Pricemoov Friso ZimmermannWorking StudentFounded Fuchs Eule Arne GeschkeProgrammer (Data Analysis and FEM Calculations)Founded Fair Supply Frank NoppelMaster's ThesisFounded blueflite Christophe CressendBU Manager - Head of PLM Information Systems for EADS & External MarketFounded Agilitest FranzWissenschaftlicher MitarbeiterFounded nebumind Errette DunnLean Leader for Global Business and Services, and Corporate SupportFounded rever Lakshman ThataiAirbus BizlabFounded Unifize David MorczinekCabin Engineering - Monuments & EquipmentFounded AirWorks Jean-Christophe LambertManager - ATM Studies & SimulationFounded Ascendance Thomas FenalProject Manager of the Avionics of Sentinel 5 Precursor satellite (Air Quality mission)Founded Gentian Corneels de WaardUndergraduate Reliability EngineerFounded Endla Jeffrey HendrikseMETOP-B & METOP-C Functional-Test-ManagerFounded ATMOS Christian GrimmElectronic TechnicianFounded ATMOS Phil WestcottPartner & Supplier DevelopmentFounded Deal Engine Pouria SanaeAerospace EngineerFounded IX Layer Marc GuedjIngénieur AéronautiqueFounded BuyBox Gift card aggregator Leon KobingerInternational Sales Analyst- Airbus Group Sales and Marketing Office, Canberra, AustraliaFounded CertHub Renaud PacullProjet de rechercheFounded Easypicky Steffen GerlachChange Project ManagerFounded Eeden Hervé HuismaninternshipFounded Gradyent Pablo Candau YbarraProduction InternshipFounded Newe Oussama ElachqarSoftware Engineer InternFounded Oumi David BizeulHead of CSIRT - Cyber Security [Intelligence Response & Threat]Founded Sekoia Malory McLemoreEngineering InternFounded Stell Ahmad Rizqi MeydiarsoResearch / Master ThesisFounded Kata Irene HernándezSystems EngineerFounded Gataca Aman JindalComposite Manufacturing Intern | A380 Tailplane | A320 Wing PanelsFounded DeNoize Adam ChikhaAerospace Engineering InternFounded Asynchronics Kaustav MitraEngineering Strategy and New Technology Development Manager - A380 Wing SubsystemFounded Paradime Labs Thomas PetithugueninEnvironmental strategy & Enterprise Risk ManagementFounded everox Marien PinotData ScientistFounded Nebesta Maria Esther MartinezRadiocommunication EngineerFounded Aerosens Manon LagarrigueAssistante de Communication - Facility ManagementFounded Prodigy Agency Frédéric CrampéAerospace Engineer (1-year full-time Internship)Founded BeeBryte Keith BrentAerospace Design Engineer (Contract)Founded Infiniti Recycling Ben BeaversPortfolio Management Methods and Tools in BXMSFounded Smartyplants Rodrigo FolgueiraIngeniero de materialesFounded Banbu Johnny MatthewsLean ConsultantFounded seemehired Irene Grace Karot PolsonFlight Operations AnalystFounded Deploy Valentin BelserInternshipFounded Delicious Data Andrej JonovicLegal counsel (secondment)Founded XBP Global Holdings

Frequently asked questions

What is the Airbus mafia?: The Airbus mafia is the network of 67 people who came through Airbus and went on to found or lead other companies, including Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Nexus, Imaginario.ai, Facio.
Who is in the Airbus mafia?: Notable members include Benoit Lemaignan (Waga Energy), Alexander Harmsen (PortfolioPilot), Assem Chammah (Nexus), Abdelhak Loukkal (Imaginario.ai), Saulo Tristao (Facio), Demetrios Kellari (Neion Bio), Patrick Sieb (Thinxtra), Dirk Hoke (Volocopter), among 67 tracked members.
What companies did Airbus alumni found?: Companies founded by Airbus alumni include Waga Energy, PortfolioPilot, Nexus, Imaginario.ai, Facio, Neion Bio, Thinxtra, Volocopter, PickUp Coffee, Gallatin Ai.