What is the Autodesk mafia?

The Autodesk mafia is the network of 38 people who came through Autodesk and went on to found or lead other companies, including Sightbox, Mountaintop Studios, Plutoshift AI, Deep Origin, TigerEye.

Who is in the Autodesk mafia?

Notable members include Darius "Bubs" Monsef (Sightbox), Nate Mitchell (Mountaintop Studios), Shail Khiyara (Plutoshift AI), Michael Antonov (Deep Origin), Ralph Gootee (TigerEye), Saaras Mehan (Kular), Aaron Epstein (Creative Market), Benny Joseph (GoodApril), among 38 tracked members.

What companies did Autodesk alumni found?

Companies founded by Autodesk alumni include Sightbox, Mountaintop Studios, Plutoshift AI, Deep Origin, TigerEye, Kular, Creative Market, GoodApril, LastApp, Ediphi.

The Autodesk Mafia

38 people came through Autodesk and went on to found or lead other companies.

Darius "Bubs" MonsefSenior Manager of Platform, Autodesk Consumer GroupFounded Sightbox +3 Nate MitchellSenior Software EngineerFounded Mountaintop Studios +1 Shail KhiyaraSr. DirectorFounded Plutoshift AI +1 Michael AntonovSenior Software ArchitectFounded Deep Origin +1 Ralph GooteeChief Software ArchitectFounded TigerEye +1 Saaras MehanSoftware Engineer (Autodesk Research)Founded Kular +1 Aaron EpsteinDirector, MarketplaceFounded Creative Market Benny JosephSoftware Engineer InternFounded GoodApril Kumar MettuSenior Software ArchitectFounded LastApp Dustin DeVanVice President of Industry Strategy for ConstructionFounded Ediphi Clay KelloggDirector, Business Development - Location Based ServicesFounded Terminal Irfan AhmadEngineerFounded CloudPhysics Ti ZhaoSoftware Development InternFounded Kip Health Lauren Schulte WangWeb Marketing ManagerFounded The Flex Company Gleb MezhanskiyProduct ManagerFounded Datafold Alex DunbrackInformation SecurityFounded Vectrix Denis BellavanceSoftware Developer InternFounded Inspectify Alex KovalevC++ Desktop Software EngineerFounded Jetdocs Andrew NedeaSoftware EngineerFounded Metalware Anish AgrawalSoftware EngineerFounded Chatter Anish BhardwajSoftware Engineering Intern (ML and Data Science)Founded Vendra Victor ChengSoftware EngineerFounded vly.ai Mann PatiraSoftware EngineerFounded Hexa Shubham KaushalSoftware Designer and Developer Intern at Reality CaptureFounded Airboxr Deepanshu MalikSoftware InternFounded Endovision Carlos OlguinProduct Designer, Platform Solutions and Emerging BusinessFounded LogicInk Michael BerginIndustry Marketing LeadFounded Higharc Pratyush HaveliaResearcher and DeveloperFounded Parspec Neeka MashoufProduct Management InternFounded Rubi Labs Neelesh VaikharySoftware ArchitectFounded Albert Invent Denis BranthonneVice President, WW Emerging Markets & APACFounded Novade Francesco IorioDistinguished Research Scientist - Computational Science ResearchFounded Augmenta Thiago Da CostaSenior Product Manager (Lagoa)Founded Datagrid S.Karthik VenkateswaranProduct Manager (Intern)Founded Jumbotail Mei SiauwInternFounded LeadIQ Bobby SrinivasanRegional Managing Director, SAARCFounded Mobileum Raghi IyengarSr. Product Line Manager, ConstructionFounded Manufacton Sendur SellakumarSoftware EngineerFounded Dremio

Frequently asked questions

What is the Autodesk mafia?: The Autodesk mafia is the network of 38 people who came through Autodesk and went on to found or lead other companies, including Sightbox, Mountaintop Studios, Plutoshift AI, Deep Origin, TigerEye.
Who is in the Autodesk mafia?: Notable members include Darius "Bubs" Monsef (Sightbox), Nate Mitchell (Mountaintop Studios), Shail Khiyara (Plutoshift AI), Michael Antonov (Deep Origin), Ralph Gootee (TigerEye), Saaras Mehan (Kular), Aaron Epstein (Creative Market), Benny Joseph (GoodApril), among 38 tracked members.
What companies did Autodesk alumni found?: Companies founded by Autodesk alumni include Sightbox, Mountaintop Studios, Plutoshift AI, Deep Origin, TigerEye, Kular, Creative Market, GoodApril, LastApp, Ediphi.