The École Polytechnique Mafia
173 people studied at École Polytechnique and went on to found or lead other companies.
Arthur MenschMaster of ScienceFounded Mistral AIGuillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIThomas WolfFounded Hugging FaceRodolphe ArdantPhysicsFounded SpendeskAnne OsdoitMaster of Science (MS)Founded Moon Surgical +2Matt RouifB.SFounded Photoroom +2Xavier CasanovaBSFounded Olakai +2Jean Yves StephanIngénieur de l'Ecole Polytechnique (Master's degree)Founded Data Mechanics +1Pierre-Louis BiojoutCycle IngénieurFounded NanoCorp +1Yudi DingMAFounded Hide Biotech +1François-Guillaume FernandezFounded Quack AI +1Marc NegreEngineer's DegreeFounded Kraaft +1Alex LeBrunBSFounded Nabla +1Pablo VillalbaAerospace EngineeringFounded Redbooth +1Christophe DeckerEngineerFounded Xpln +1Michael de LagardeMScFounded Alteia PRIVATE DEBT +1Christophe JurczakDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded PasqalGuillaume DupontIngenieurFounded ExaptoFabrice de GaudemarFounded SqreenJerome JoaugEngineer of the Ecole PolytechniqueFounded Temelion Bottleneck-free pre-construction workflowsDavid SourdiveBachelor of Science (BS)Founded CellectisCharles LetourneurFounded AlvenSebastien BoyerBachelor of Science (B.S.) + Master of Science (M.S.)Founded MallowGuillaume DecugisBachelor of Science - BSFounded LinkfluenceAlexander RinkeFounded CelonisAmélie JugeMSc X-HEC EntrepreneursFounded AlmaBruno MaisonnierFounded AnotherbrainPhilippe ColletMaster's degreeFounded BuilderbaseJean LafleurMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded AirbyteAndrei KlochkoMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.)Founded AirthiumAntoine BoulangerEngineer's DegreeFounded OkayMaik Taro WehmeyerStatisticsFounded TaktileMoncef BiazAdvanced MSc in Science and EngineeringFounded ArtifactBruno VegrevilleMaster's degreeFounded HeraUlysse MizrahiMaster's degreeFounded MindmeshMaxime AgostiniEq to a MsFounded SarusVincent LepageMSCIFounded SarusHugo TarléMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Beyond AeroHassan LantryFounded EvolyJeremy GozlanMaster of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Visual ComputingFounded JambleEdouard GodfreyFounded FintoolTristan KalosMScFounded EscapeAntoine CarossioMSc in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity (Cycle d'Ingénieur PolytechnicienFounded EscapeOlivier MoindrotDiplôme d'ingénieur (M.S)Founded FragmentGuillaume GenthialMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded FragmentPaul LafforgueCursus ingénieur polytechnicienFounded ParallelVagelis ViskadourosMaster of Science - MSc • Data Science for BusinessFounded BetterBasketEdouard LabartheMSc Data Science for businessFounded PlumeTheodore JansonMaster of Science - MSFounded FINNY AIGeoffrey NegiarMaster's degreeFounded The Forecasting CompanyAugustin BaudoinMSc. Data ScienceFounded RastroBadr El Idrissi Mokdad"Polytechnicien" engineering program.Founded Sandra AIIsmail Majjad"Polytechnicien" engineering programFounded Sandra AISkandere SahliFounded Sandra AIElie DufeuBachelor and Master’s in EngineeringFounded MetreecsAlexis BonnafontDiplôme d'ingénieurFounded Excellence LearningMattia MauroMS in Theoretical Physics and Engineering - Cycle ingénieur polytechnicienFounded Excellence LearningGhita Houir AlamiBS/MSFounded ZeroEntropySophia ClarkSpring Semester ExchangeFounded HarberaSylvanus MaheApplied Mathematics and computer scienceFounded Flott HQKanvaly FadigaDiplôme d'ingénieurFounded Flott HQMariem Ould IsmailApplied mathsFounded StocklineMoncef DjafriApplied Mathematics and CSFounded StocklineUzay GiritIngenieur Polytechnicien Exchange StudentFounded FulcrumEytan RozenblumMaster's degreeFounded ForesightAnas BouassamiX EntrepeneursFounded BraviTom AchacheMaster of Science - MS (Cycle Ingénieur Polytechnicien)Founded UnissonNicolò MagnanteStartup Launchpad - ParisFounded SuperlogPierre DepuydtPolytechnique Engineering Program - X22Founded WealorJeremie CohenMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded KelAITheodore OtzenbergerMSc (Cycle Ingénieur polytechnicienFounded ArmatureOlivier Le BlainvauxMSFounded CerbairHadrien De MarchDiplôme de l'Ecole PolytechniqueFounded QantEvTanguy LeventDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded AlkiEliott SarreyBachelor's degreeFounded AragoBaptiste GrandclercMSc Data science for BusinessFounded BelidorJames HastwellMaster's DegreeFounded Carbon FarmHermine TranieMaster of Science & Technology - MSc&TFounded ClarityCare AIAmine ChraibiDiplôme d'ingénieurFounded DavisAnthony HadwanMaster's degreeFounded ElitraKarim Rkha ChahamMsc X-HEC EntrepreneursFounded InteractionLabsLakshman SrinivasanDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Iris LabStéphane BéreuxMSc degreeFounded Jimini AISvend Court-PayenMaster of Science - MSFounded QlipLouis BenoistBachelorFounded RetabSacha IchbiahMaster of Science (MSc)Founded RetabArnaud TranDiplôme d'ingénieurFounded VoltabackArthur WallerMasterFounded PennylaneHakim KMaster of Science (M.Sc.) double degreeFounded FiniSebastien MignotEngineerFounded 360 LearningDavid ZhangIngénieur de l'Ecole PolytechniqueFounded MosStanislas PoluBSFounded DustGilles WainribEngineer’s DegreeFounded OwkinFabien PuninMaster of Science (Msc)Founded OpsimaRoxane FischerFounded AnyshiftCyril ColinEngineer's degreeFounded Elum Energy
Frequently asked questions
- What is the École Polytechnique mafia?
- The École Polytechnique mafia is the network of 173 people who studied at École Polytechnique and went on to found or lead other companies, including Mistral AI, Hugging Face, Spendesk, Moon Surgical, Photoroom.
- Who is in the École Polytechnique mafia?
- Notable members include Arthur Mensch (Mistral AI), Guillaume Lample (Mistral AI), Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face), Rodolphe Ardant (Spendesk), Anne Osdoit (Moon Surgical), Matt Rouif (Photoroom), Xavier Casanova (Olakai), Jean Yves Stephan (Data Mechanics), among 173 tracked members.
- What companies did École Polytechnique alumni found?
- Companies founded by École Polytechnique alumni include Mistral AI, Hugging Face, Spendesk, Moon Surgical, Photoroom, Olakai, Data Mechanics, NanoCorp, Hide Biotech, Quack AI.


























































































