Who is in the Cloudflare mafia?

Notable members include Michael Royzen (Smartlens), Brian Brunner (DataShare), Pranav Sekhar (Almostapps), Ryan Lackey (Cryptoseal), Brendan Irvine-Broque (Awesometalk), Pranshu Maheshwari (Prayas Analytics), Ben Firshman (Replicate), Andreas Jansson (Replicate), among 36 tracked members.

What companies did Cloudflare alumni found?

Companies founded by Cloudflare alumni include Smartlens, DataShare, Almostapps, Cryptoseal, Awesometalk, Prayas Analytics, Replicate, Vectrix, Dyte, Kindamagical.

The Cloudflare Mafia

36 people came through Cloudflare and went on to found or lead other companies.

Michael RoyzenSystems Engineering InternFounded Smartlens +2 Brian BrunnerPrincipal Software EngineerFounded DataShare +1 Pranav SekharGrowth & GTMFounded Almostapps +1 Ryan LackeyProduct Strategy (Security)Founded Cryptoseal Brendan Irvine-BroqueDirector of ProductFounded Awesometalk Pranshu MaheshwariSenior Product ManagerFounded Prayas Analytics Ben FirshmanHead of AI PlatformFounded Replicate Andreas JanssonPrincipal Systems EngineerFounded Replicate Corey MahanVP of ProductFounded Vectrix Alex DunbrackProductFounded Vectrix Abhishek KankaniHead of Emerging Technology and IncubationFounded Dyte Palash GolechaDirector of EngineeringFounded Dyte Phil WittigDirector of ProductFounded Kindamagical Joseph LeeSales Operations & PartnershipFounded Syncly Brandon StrittmatterProductFounded Outerbase Brayden WilmothDX Storage & DatabasesFounded Outerbase Micah WyldePrincipal EngineerFounded Arroyo Jonathan KelleySystems EngineerFounded Dioxus Labs Naresh RameshSenior System EngineerFounded CodeStory Paul KimBackend EngineerFounded Silogy Justin ZhouProductFounded Avora Frances LiuProductFounded Promptless Tanya VermaResearch EngineerFounded Tinfoil David SchlesingerSystems EngineerFounded Veritus Simon WijckmansProduct ManagerFounded c/side Kevin WangSoftware EngineerFounded Touchy Yo'av MosheProduct AstronautFounded Zaraz Nick SullivanHead of Security EngineeringFounded Blind Insight Guanlan DaiTechnical LeadFounded Runta Alan BraithwaiteSystems EngineerFounded RunReveal Kenneth CarterHead of Legal, Public Policy, and Trust and SafetyFounded Ozeki Legal Technologies Michael FoderaStartups GTMFounded Trova Sebastien PahlSRE ManagerFounded Docker Niels HovenProduct ManagerFounded Mentava Anirban BanerjeeSystems EngineerFounded Riscosity Steven PackProduct ManagerFounded Rocksolid

Frequently asked questions

What is the Cloudflare mafia?: The Cloudflare mafia is the network of 36 people who came through Cloudflare and went on to found or lead other companies, including Smartlens, DataShare, Almostapps, Cryptoseal, Awesometalk.
Who is in the Cloudflare mafia?: Notable members include Michael Royzen (Smartlens), Brian Brunner (DataShare), Pranav Sekhar (Almostapps), Ryan Lackey (Cryptoseal), Brendan Irvine-Broque (Awesometalk), Pranshu Maheshwari (Prayas Analytics), Ben Firshman (Replicate), Andreas Jansson (Replicate), among 36 tracked members.
What companies did Cloudflare alumni found?: Companies founded by Cloudflare alumni include Smartlens, DataShare, Almostapps, Cryptoseal, Awesometalk, Prayas Analytics, Replicate, Vectrix, Dyte, Kindamagical.