Fundraising FoxThe Carnegie Mellon University Mafia
562 people came through Carnegie Mellon University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer ScienceFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenAndrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +6Jonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4William GuttmanDistinguished Service Professor of Economics & Special Advisor to ProvostFounded CurvePoint +3Drew PerkinsNetwork DevelopmentFounded Eridu +3Manu KumarBSFounded K9 Ventures +2Rodney BrooksResearch ScientistFounded Rethink Robotics +2Sheel MohnotBachelor of Science - BSFounded Thepitch +2Steve MartocciFounded groupme +2Abeer AgrawalTeaching AssistantFounded Theorem +2Sam HashemiMasterFounded Felt Maps +2Rohan SharmaMachine Learning Research InternFounded Usealmanac +2Kun GaoPhD CandidateFounded Ggwp +2Lip-Bu TanMember of the Board of TrusteeFounded Walden Catalyst +2Scott GriffithBachelor of Science (BS)Founded ZipCar +2Oren EtzioniDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Farecast +1Thomas HealyMember Board of TrusteesFounded Hyliion +1Venkat ViswanathanAssistant ProfessorFounded AIONICS +1Adam GrossBS New Media Systems and PolicyFounded Personify +1Peter SternBSFounded Bitly +1Monte ZwebenB.S.Founded Splice Machine +1Aaron WhiteBSFounded Blissfully +1Rob LeeMember of The Board of AdvisorsFounded Dragos +1Ivan KiriginResearch AssistantFounded YesGraph +1Shivaas GulatiStudent & Research AssistantFounded Arkero +1Adil WaliMBAFounded Modcloth +1Kanishka MaheshwariMember Of The Board Of AdvisorsFounded InterPrime +1Malcolm OngBachelor’s DegreeFounded Terminal3 +1Diego OppenheimerMSFounded Guardrails AI +1Rick MorrisonBSFounded Coordinate HQ +1Sohail PrasadElectrical & Computer EngineeringFounded D/XYZ +1Vishwas PrabhakaraB.S.Founded Fanvibe +1Dan SilbermanMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded Mozart Data +1Wei An WangBachelor's Degree (BS)Founded Readily +1Craig SoulesB.S.Founded Springtail +1Vasco PedroResearch AssistantFounded Spinnable +1ZJ LinMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded Landeed +1Tony FrancisBachelor of Science - BSFounded Dream3D +1Brian BakermanElectrical and Computer EngineeringFounded ArchiLabs +1Mark PiperMSFounded Lish +1Ernie HoMaster Student at School of Computer Science, Robotics InstituteFounded Namecard.ai +1Bryant LeeComputer Science Research AssistantFounded Vaero +1Sasha ZhangBachelor of Science - BSFounded Scout +1Chenyu LiMaster of Information Systems ManagementFounded Telescope +1Upeka BeeTeaching Assistant: Managing Software SystemsFounded DianaHR +1Pascal WielerMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded GoCharly +1James GrugettBachelor's DegreeFounded Manifold +1Edward ZhangBSFounded DeepGrove +1Nandini RamakrishnanBachelor of ScienceFounded Mesh +1Vivek IsukapalliBachelor's degreeFounded ValueMate +1Shivum PandoveBachelor of Science - BSFounded Kairos +1Eugene DanilkisMastersFounded Founders Pledge +1Sid ViswanathanB.S.Founded Alchemy Health +1Ross FinmanBSFounded Escher Reality +1Çetin Meriçli, Ph.D.Post-doctoral FellowFounded Locomation +1Tekin Meriçli, Ph.D.Visiting ScholarFounded Locomation +1Manish ModhBachelor of Science - BSFounded Andromeda +1Phillip WangResearcherFounded Gather +1James RogersBSFounded Apeel Technology, Inc. +1Merritt JenkinsMasters StudentFounded Pattern +1Manisha RaisinghaniMastersFounded LogiNext +1Abhishek BhargavaFounded Betterbrain +1Brian FrezzaThe Yaron GroupFounded Emerald Therapeutics +1Mohammed RafiqBSFounded Rewindlive +1Gaurav GargMSFounded Grabb-It +1Lane BessMember Board Of TrusteesFounded Deep Instinct +1BruceProfessor of Biological Sciences, Director, Science and Technology CenterFounded Predxbio +1Carmelo R. MontalvoAssistant Football CoachFounded Forest Devices +1Leela Gautam YanamaddiMaster's degreeFounded Techstars +1Tudor AchimBS/MinorFounded Harmonic +1Ophir TanzBachelor's degreeFounded Pearl +1Marc GuldimannSocial Decision SciencesFounded Adelaide Metrics +1Theresa DankovichPost-doctoral AssociateFounded Folia Water +1Reese MozerMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded American Robotics +1Hank SaffersteinAdjunct ProfessorFounded Cognition Therapeutics +1Brian BallardMasters Electrical and Computer EngineeringFounded Upskill +1Wenda WangMaster's degreeFounded South Park Commons +1Hui ZhangProfessor of Computer ScienceFounded Conviva +1Emre KazdagliMSFounded ScoreBeyond +1Lin DaiBSFounded Superlogic +1Steven MintonPh.DFounded Innotrieve +1Ryan RusnakMastersFounded Airspace +1Hui ZhengPh. D.Founded Pearlstreettechnologies +1Pascal UfferUndergraduateFounded Boostinc +1Chris SmoakBSFounded Anchor Health +1Javier SolteroPresident's Global Advisory CouncilFounded AcompliDiana HuResearcherFounded Escher RealityJoshua BaerComputer Science & Information Decision SystemsFounded Capital FactoryMaryanna SaenkoResearcher- Field Robotics CenterFounded Future VenturesSalvador GalaEndowmentFounded Ev3 Ventures LlcFernando MartinsDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded AgroToolsVibhu MittalAdjunct Faculty MemberFounded EdmodoShivdev RaoBachelor's DegreeFounded Abridge
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Carnegie Mellon University mafia?
- The Carnegie Mellon University mafia is the network of 562 people who came through Carnegie Mellon University and went on to found or lead other companies, including 01, Passes, Mistral AI, HeyGen, Factored.
- Who is in the Carnegie Mellon University mafia?
- Notable members include Kai-Fu Lee (01), Lucy Guo (Passes), Guillaume Lample (Mistral AI), Joshua Xu (HeyGen), Andrew Ng (Factored), Jonathan Rothberg (Raindance Technologies), William Guttman (CurvePoint), Drew Perkins (Eridu), among 562 tracked members.
- What companies did Carnegie Mellon University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Carnegie Mellon University alumni include 01, Passes, Mistral AI, HeyGen, Factored, Raindance Technologies, CurvePoint, Eridu, K9 Ventures, Rethink Robotics.