The Caltech Mafia
153 people studied at Caltech and went on to found or lead other companies.
Dario AmodeiProgress towards BSFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded World LabsBill GrossBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded X1 +5Chris VoigtPhDFounded Asimov +2Gil ElbazBSFounded TenOneTen Ventures +1Aditya RajagopalBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Esperto Medical +1Chris DeanPhysicsFounded Benefitter +1Shyam SrinivasanBSFounded Zitara +1Evan MurphyBSFounded Zitara +1Ayan BandyopadhyayBachelor’s DegreeFounded Finic +1Stephanie CullerPhDFounded Persephone +1Emma QianBachelor of Science - BSFounded Nova AI +1Rajiv GhantaBSFounded Codecomet +1Jason FrantzBSFounded Sigma Computing +1Jack Geremia, PhDPostdoctoral FellowFounded Matterworks Website +1Todd GottulaBSFounded Clarify Health +1Rajiv GuptaMSFounded Skyhigh Networks +1Jason MeltzerBSFounded Papaya +1Steven SchkolnePh.D.Founded Moonchild +1Rachel GollubBSFounded PointHealth +1Magnus HsuVisiting scholarFounded mx51 +1Cary GunnPhDFounded Luxtera +1Seth LieblichDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded ProtomerAlbert LeeB.S.Founded DaliwirelessMike SnyderDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded RTHMAndrew ChanBachelor of Science - BSFounded Veridian Technologies ↗︎Konstantin OthmerBS EE/EcFounded CloudCarJosh PalmerDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded ActiniaMatanya HorowitzDoctor of PhilosophyFounded AMP RoboticsDr. Rasmus RotheSummer Undergraduate Research FellowshipFounded MerantixFrances H. ArnoldFounded ProviviWei Lien DangB.S.Founded StackroxSylvain GarielGraduate schoolFounded DnascriptDamien SoghoianBSFounded Seranova BioAiden AcevesDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Primmune TherapeuticsTak CheungBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Lexington Medical, IncMike GiardelloPostdoctoral FellowshipFounded CinderbioMichael HartlPh.D.Founded InsoshiBrent GoldmanB.S.Founded Standard TreasuryMike PalmerPh.D.Founded UnicornlyChirath NeranjenaBachelor of ScienceFounded VorticityTim MacDonaldMechanical EngineeringFounded Exosonic, Inc.Tamas GorbeVisiting Research Scholar - Frances H. Arnold’s lab (Nobel Laureate)Founded Menten AIManav MalhotraMaster of Science (MS)Founded Blue OnionMichael RupprechtBachelor of Science - BSFounded RTCanaryKapil SinhaBachelor of Science - BSFounded RTCanaryJagath VytheeswaranBachelor of Science - BSFounded VogentVignesh VaradarajanBachelor's degreeFounded VogentJoel SercelPh.D.Founded TransAstra CorporationNizar BatadaMaster's DegreeFounded Eugit TherapeuticsAustin McCoyBachelor of Science - BSFounded Artemis SearchEitan BorgniaBachelor of Science - BSFounded RelaceBailey Da CostaBachelor's degreeFounded OutSail TechnologiesAdvith ChelikaniBachelor of Science (BS)Founded PylonLucas PabarciusBSFounded Atum WorksMatteo KimuraBachelor's degreeFounded Atum WorksMalcolm TisdaleBachelor of Science - BSFounded Atum WorksRupesh JeyaramBachelor of Science - BSFounded Revise RoboticsAntonio MonrealBachelor of Science - BSFounded Revise RoboticsBrecht PierreuxMaster's thesisFounded MacadamiaNavvye AnandBachelor of Science - BSFounded BindwellEmmett GoodmanBachelor of Engineering (B.S.)Founded AlkaliAshley MoBachelor of Science - BSFounded Liva AIZarif AzherBachelor of ScienceFounded Nexa LabsKenneth ChanBachelor's degreeFounded Nexa LabsAvyay VaradarajanBachelor of Science - BSFounded dari.devBenjamin HongBachelor of Science - BSFounded dari.devRichard WangBachelor's degreeFounded Clad LabsBram SchorkBachelor of ScienceFounded General AstronauticsArya KhokharBachelor of Science - BSFounded Eos AISam LushtakBachelor of ScienceFounded Palus FinanceMichael GonzalezBachelor of Science - BSFounded Palus FinanceTroy ZhangBachelor of Science - BSFounded InferaDaniel MukasaDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded AbInitio BioLewis JonesBachelor’s DegreesFounded Cosmic RoboticsJoshua IbrahimDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded ManifoldNea PihaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded AbCelleraHamilton EvansMaster of Science - MSFounded AtomEthan BarajasBachelor of Mechanical Engineering and BiologyFounded Icarus Robotics CorporationCristian PonceB.S.Founded Tetsuwan ScientificMax WellingpostdocFounded CuspAIAnn JohnsonMaster of Science (MS)Founded ScubaKshitij GroverBachelor of Science (BS)Founded OrbMarvin GeeBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded 3T BiosciencesEric KelsicBSFounded Dyno TherapeuticsAndy YenBachelor's DegreeFounded ProtonJohn ChoderaBachelor’s DegreeFounded AchiraJustin JohnsonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded World LabsPaul EremenkoMSFounded P-1 AIRoman GinisPh.D.Founded Imperative ExecutionMike WarrenBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Descartes LabsAnish AgarwalMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded TraversalDavid ZhangB.S.Founded Biostate AIGilad AlmogyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Ultima GenomicsGideon GraderPhDFounded H2ProKevin GilpinFounded Appmap
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Caltech mafia?
- The Caltech mafia is the network of 153 people who studied at Caltech and went on to found or lead other companies, including Anthropic, World Labs, X1, Asimov, TenOneTen Ventures.
- Who is in the Caltech mafia?
- Notable members include Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Fei-Fei Li (World Labs), Bill Gross (X1), Chris Voigt (Asimov), Gil Elbaz (TenOneTen Ventures), Aditya Rajagopal (Esperto Medical), Chris Dean (Benefitter), Shyam Srinivasan (Zitara), among 153 tracked members.
- What companies did Caltech alumni found?
- Companies founded by Caltech alumni include Anthropic, World Labs, X1, Asimov, TenOneTen Ventures, Esperto Medical, Benefitter, Zitara, Finic, Persephone.