The Coinbase Mafia
93 people came through Coinbase and went on to found or lead other companies.
Balaji SrinivasanCTOFounded Counsyl +1Fred EhrsamCo-founderFounded NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEOFounded NewLimitKuberan MarimuthuEngineeringFounded Hashcube +2Surojit ChatterjeeChief Product OfficerFounded Ema +1Rob WitoffChief Technology OfficerFounded Chalktalk +1Dannie ChuSr Director, Head of Growth EngineeringFounded Makersplace +1Karri SaarinenHead of DesignFounded Linear +1Paul KatsenProduct, Developer PlatformFounded Gym Class +1Ian OwnbeyStaff Software EngineerFounded Pierre Computer Company +1Viktoriya HyingManager, Business Development - BaseFounded B3OS Private +1Sean GengEngineering ManagerFounded B3OS Private +1Blake WestSenior Backend EngineerFounded Goldfinch Technology +1Omid AhouraiSenior Software EngineerFounded Bitesize +1Nick TomainoBusiness DevelopmentFounded 1ConfirmationLeo LiangHead of Coinbase Analytics and Machine Learning PlatformFounded CipherOwlWill KantarosSoftware Engineer InternFounded DecentKingsley AdvaniInvestorFounded AllocationsBharat MedirattaEngineering FellowFounded AltSchoolMarc BhargavaBusiness Operations and StrategyFounded TagomiDayton ThorpeSenior Data ScientistFounded MercatorTravis BloomStaff Software EngineerFounded Pawlicy AdvisorDennis QianSenior Software EngineerFounded DefinitiveAntonio Garcia-MartinezDirectorFounded AdGrokNemil DalalDirector of Product, CryptoFounded DreamforgeRoger GuDirector of PartnershipsFounded EmburseNick DeMonnerDirector of Engineering, Coinbase ProFounded Seneca SystemsZassmin Montes de OcaSenior Engineering Manager, Security EngineeringFounded Women Who CodeGoutham BuchiSenior Director of EngineeringFounded SycamoreVicc AlexanderSoftware Engineer, iOSFounded PollyNadav HollanderSoftware EngineerFounded Dharma LabsWill MegsonSenior Director - ProductFounded BouncerDaniel NordhDesign Manager, Consumer ProductsFounded Peg (formerly Paymobil)Akshay RamaswamyProduct Manager, Coinbase ExploreFounded OmniAndrew ChangSenior Software EngineerFounded OmniChetan RaneProduct ManagerFounded OmniAndrew GoldSoftware EngineerFounded ZiinaJimmy YoungProductFounded CacheAllan JiangSoftware EngineerFounded Sota2Amey ChauguleStaff Software Engineer - Data & Machine Learning PlatformFounded DenormalizedMiles JohnsonStaff Software EngineerFounded moonrepoJames PozdenaSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded moonrepoJacob ThorntonEngineer ManagerFounded PierreSachin SubramanianSoftware Engineering InternFounded SweetspotPhilip KungSoftware EngineerFounded SweetspotSamuel SanProduct ManagerFounded RecipeUIAnand ChaturvediProduct ManagerFounded diliBrian FernandezSoftware EngineerFounded diliAchintya AshokSenior Software Engineer, Tech LeadFounded OneGrepBrian CripeStaff Software EngineerFounded OneGrepAjay KoritalaSoftware EngineerFounded OddsViewTravis UekiSenior Software EngineerFounded DoublezeroCarl CortrightSenior Software EngineerFounded FlyflowPritee TembhekarProduct ManagerFounded FlyflowArjun MaheswaranSenior Staff Machine Learning EngineerFounded Rowboat LabsRamnique SinghStaff Software EngineerFounded Rowboat LabsAbhay GuptaProduct ManagerFounded FrizzleChris HaileySoftware EngineerFounded OS3Cole DermottSoftware EngineerFounded LocusAnirudh PupnejaSoftware EngineerFounded RedaptoDavid MaulickSenior Software EngineerFounded Scott AIJanak SunilProductFounded Specific LabsJoseph McAllisterTech Lead - Feature Platform - Risk & MLFounded MouseCatChristian PickettSoftware EngineerFounded OrthogonalRushil AgarwalProduct Management InternFounded Human ArchiveEric LiuData EngineerFounded TotalisThanos BaskousSenior Engineering ManagerFounded CogentTim WagnerVP EngineeringFounded VendiaAdrian MacneilDirector of EngineeringFounded FoxgloveSoups RanjanDirector of Data Science & RiskFounded SardineElena NadolinskiPM, BaseFounded Iron FishJori LalloSoftware EngineerFounded LinearMing JiangHead of Product, Crypto Data and Crypto ComplianceFounded CipherOwlDurgesh KaushikSr. Director - Global Market ExpansionFounded ModveonDee GoensRisk Management SpecialistFounded ZoraNikita VarabeiSoftware EngineerFounded ChainpatrolSteijn PelleProduct Lead, GrowthFounded LassieEllie HuxtableSoftware EngineerFounded AtuinJason TokophSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded BlockspringJimoh OvbiageleProduct ManagerFounded ROSS IntelligenceRyan BozarthCEO, Coinbase CustodyFounded DakotaAtif JavedLead Product ManagerFounded Tarjimly (acquired)Cristian StratHead of Trading Platform EngineeringFounded RunloopMustafa ZafferSr PM - Customer Experience StrategyFounded OpenFarmingAsad AbrarProduct ManagerFounded DrizzVolkan GurelEngineering ManagerFounded LayerAllen OsgoodProduct Manager - CustodyFounded EisenFabrice ChengSenior Engineering ManagerFounded QuadrataEduardo MontemayorStaff Software Engineer - Platform & DeFiFounded StablecoreAmeya KanitkarHead of Engineering, Consumer Trade ProductFounded LarridinAdam EverspaughSecurity Engineer, Staff CryptographerFounded Station70Bryce FergusonProductFounded TurnkeyOlaf Carlson-WeeHead of Risk & Product ManagerFounded Polychain
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Coinbase mafia?
- The Coinbase mafia is the network of 93 people who came through Coinbase and went on to found or lead other companies, including Counsyl, Nudge, NewLimit, Hashcube, Ema.
- Who is in the Coinbase mafia?
- Notable members include Balaji Srinivasan (Counsyl), Fred Ehrsam (Nudge), Brian Armstrong (NewLimit), Kuberan Marimuthu (Hashcube), Surojit Chatterjee (Ema), Rob Witoff (Chalktalk), Dannie Chu (Makersplace), Karri Saarinen (Linear), among 93 tracked members.
- What companies did Coinbase alumni found?
- Companies founded by Coinbase alumni include Counsyl, Nudge, NewLimit, Hashcube, Ema, Chalktalk, Makersplace, Linear, Gym Class, Pierre Computer Company.