Fundraising FoxThe Bytedance Mafia
25 people came through Bytedance and went on to found or lead other companies.
Andy LyuData Architecture InternFounded Gulp +1Dakotah RiceInvestor (Series A)Founded Poolit +1Kevin MayerChief Operating OfficerFounded Candle MediaJohn XieSenior Director of i18nFounded TaskadeMin Jin ChongResearch InternFounded Revery AIBing WuProduct ManagerFounded Retell AIEvie WangProduct DesignerFounded Retell AIBill ChenProductFounded RiskAngleCharles YongGame DeveloperFounded Vassar RoboticsZhuang (Gary) LuoStrategy Algorithm EngineerFounded PerfectlyMelvin ChenHead of CapCut ChinaFounded LovartHenry OuBackend Engineer, Machine LearningFounded BackOpsBrent AkamineDesign DirectorFounded Vino VestJeremy Yaoxin DingProduct ManagerFounded Euka AIKousei Sho (Hongcheng Shao)Employer BrandingFounded Pacific MetaPeng LeiPrincipalFounded TerarkBenjiDirector, Global Community Development StrategyFounded Trust LabYechen WangMachine Learning ResearcherFounded OfSpectrumTao ZhangHead of Global Product for LarkFounded ManusJuhyeong KimSales Director, BytePlus, JP/KRFounded PopokiiYuchen JinResearch InternFounded HyperbolicAlex ZhuProduct StrategyFounded MusicallyvideosZhuo LiHead of Privacy and Data Protection OfficeFounded HydroxJohn PhanLLM ResearcherFounded DrylabRay JangSenior Product ManagerFounded Atria
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Bytedance mafia?
- The Bytedance mafia is the network of 25 people who came through Bytedance and went on to found or lead other companies, including Gulp, Poolit, Candle Media, Taskade, Revery AI.
- Who is in the Bytedance mafia?
- Notable members include Andy Lyu (Gulp), Dakotah Rice (Poolit), Kevin Mayer (Candle Media), John Xie (Taskade), Min Jin Chong (Revery AI), Bing Wu (Retell AI), Evie Wang (Retell AI), Bill Chen (RiskAngle), among 25 tracked members.
- What companies did Bytedance alumni found?
- Companies founded by Bytedance alumni include Gulp, Poolit, Candle Media, Taskade, Revery AI, Retell AI, RiskAngle, Vassar Robotics, Perfectly, Lovart.