What is the Caltech mafia?

The Caltech mafia is the network of 192 people who studied at Caltech and went on to found or lead other companies, including P-1 AI, Imperative Execution, Descartes Labs, Brimstone, Persephone Biosciences.

Who is in the Caltech mafia?

Notable members include Paul Eremenko (P-1 AI), Roman Ginis (Imperative Execution), Mike Warren (Descartes Labs), Cody Finke, Ph.D. (Brimstone), Stephanie Culler (Persephone Biosciences), Tom Annau (Taut), Anish Agarwal (Traversal), David Zhang (Biostate AI), among 192 tracked members.

What companies did Caltech alumni found?

Companies founded by Caltech alumni include P-1 AI, Imperative Execution, Descartes Labs, Brimstone, Persephone Biosciences, Taut, Traversal, Biostate AI, Caelux, Ultima Genomics.

The Caltech Mafia

192 people studied at Caltech and went on to found or lead other companies.

Paul EremenkoMSFounded P-1 AI Roman GinisPh.D.Founded Imperative Execution Mike WarrenBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Descartes Labs Cody Finke, Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Brimstone Stephanie CullerPhDFounded Persephone Biosciences Tom AnnauPhDFounded Taut Anish AgarwalBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Traversal David ZhangB.S.Founded Biostate AI John IannelliDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Caelux Gilad AlmogyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Ultima Genomics Gideon GraderPhDFounded H2Pro Kevin GilpinFounded Appmap Freya ZhouBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Fileread Christopher W. JonesMS & PhDFounded ZeoDAC Michael LeveneDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Applikate Technologies Kyung ChoiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Q-Block Computing Lionel JinglesBachelor of Science - BSFounded Leftronic Evan ZhaoBachelor's DegreeFounded Pacagen Kristy HawkinsM.S.Founded Antheia, Inc.Daood HashmiChemical EngineeringFounded Rasyn Ashank ShahBachelor of Science - BSFounded Mentlio Ahmet DemirbasBAFounded Mentlio Andrew GarazhaBiomathematicsFounded Oncobox Ari RosnerBachelor of Science - BSFounded Airbase Pratim BiswasPh.D.Founded Applied Particle Technology Doris XinBachelor of Science - BSFounded Disarray Jason FrantzBSFounded Sigma TejasPost GraduateFounded Mesh Defend Stan FroehnerDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Myosana Therapeutics Jorge C. CastellanosDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Lumetec Dani Kiyasseh, DPhilPostdoctoral ScholarFounded Halsted AI Jack GeremiaPostdoctoral FellowFounded Matterworks Zehra CataltepeMaster of ScienceFounded Tazi David Van ValenPhDFounded Aizentx Rob SchoelkopfDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Quantum Circuits Hugo LeandriVisiting Student ResearcherFounded Brimstone Gian MerlinoBSFounded Imply Bonnie GurryMSFounded Greenportfolio Michael AmoriMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded VIRTUALITICS Roarke HorstmeyerDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Ramona Optics, Inc.Peter MeinholdPh.D.Founded Provivi Pedro CoelhoDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Provivi SEAN A. SUCHTERFounded Pepperdata Adityo PrakashBachelor of Science - BSFounded Verseon Michael V. ChobotovPh.D., M.S., B.S.Founded Trivascular Nagesh MahanthappaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Scholar Rock Andre GhettiPost Doctoral ScientistFounded AnaBios Corporation Lyle ChamberlainB.S.Founded Near Earth Autonomy Kevin NoertkerBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Ampaire David BanksBSFounded Elodie Games Alex GagnonDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Banyu Carbon Aza RaskinLeft after 1st year of Physics & Computational Neuroscience PhDFounded Humanetech Jason MeltzerBSFounded Papaya Payments Richard WirzPh.D.Founded Element 16 Technologies Han KimMaster of Science - MSFounded Fearn Jen DionneDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Pumpkinseed Nadim MalufM.S. (Honors)Founded Qnovo Thomas JozefiakPostdocFounded Glycologix John QuackenbushBSFounded GenoSpace Mike GrinoldsBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Clockwise CASEY HANDMERDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Terraform Industries Noah DavidsohnBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Rejuvenate Bio Daniel OliverBS; BSFounded Rejuvenate Bio John ParkPost Doctoral FellowFounded Allegro Ophthalmics John WalshCertificateFounded Enderamotors Tasso LappasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Freeform William ChuehBSFounded Mitra Chem Naomi McArthurBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Amihan jack hwangPh.DFounded Mueon Chris YuBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Also Tony ZhangPhDFounded Tera AI Chris DiorioPhDFounded Impinj Delwin ElderPh.D.Founded NLM Photonics Magnus HsuVisiting scholarFounded Mx51 Aaron PasseyBSFounded Qumulo Hiok-Tiaq NgBSEEFounded Aviva Links Matt BakerEngineering and Applied ScienceFounded Body Vision Medical Tyson MaoBachelor of ScienceFounded Tobiko Data Max FischerChemical EngineeringFounded Almetra Bryan YooDoctor of Philosophy - PhD CandidateFounded Nuanced Health Robert MetcalfB.S.Founded May Lindstrom Skin Clement CidDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Mitico Raymond WeitekampDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded PolySpectra Janet TamadaBSFounded Phenotap Stephen SavasBachelor of ScienceFounded PlasmaSi Wheeseong LeePostdoctoral FellowFounded Lmito Thomas TreynorPost-DocFounded R2Dio Timothy WannierDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Wild Microbes Steven GrisetExecutive CertificateFounded Always AI Cristian de SantosVisiting Student Researcher Program (Ph.D.)Founded SAALG Geomechanics Tatyana DobrevaDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Imyoo Sai-Wai FuMSFounded Yesvideo David DrakeBS EEFounded SmartCover Systems David ZitoBSFounded Miso Robotics Ichiro AokiMSEE and PhDFounded Indie Vijay PonukumatiCaltech AI & Machine Learning BootcampFounded Graph AI

Frequently asked questions

What is the Caltech mafia?: The Caltech mafia is the network of 192 people who studied at Caltech and went on to found or lead other companies, including P-1 AI, Imperative Execution, Descartes Labs, Brimstone, Persephone Biosciences.
Who is in the Caltech mafia?: Notable members include Paul Eremenko (P-1 AI), Roman Ginis (Imperative Execution), Mike Warren (Descartes Labs), Cody Finke, Ph.D. (Brimstone), Stephanie Culler (Persephone Biosciences), Tom Annau (Taut), Anish Agarwal (Traversal), David Zhang (Biostate AI), among 192 tracked members.
What companies did Caltech alumni found?: Companies founded by Caltech alumni include P-1 AI, Imperative Execution, Descartes Labs, Brimstone, Persephone Biosciences, Taut, Traversal, Biostate AI, Caelux, Ultima Genomics.