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The Cornell Mafia

658 people came through Cornell and went on to found or lead other companies.

John ZimmerBSFounded Lyft Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +4 Euwyn PoonComputer ScienceFounded Orbital +4 David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3 John WuAssistant ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3 Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2 Tim ChiBSFounded Blackboard +2 Ian JanickiBachelors of ArchitectureFounded Outfit +2 Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2 Daniel CaneBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Modmed +2 Saman AmarasingheBachelor of Science - BSFounded Exaloop +2 Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Fabric Health +1 Bill TrenchardBAFounded LiveOps +1 Alex BangashMENGFounded Transposeplatform +1 Scott BelskyBSFounded Behance +1 Philip ReillyABFounded Luna Genetics +1 Juan Pablo OrtegaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Yuno +1 Shashank SamalaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Tempo Automation +1 Phil YuenMasters of EngineeringFounded Aurabeat +1 Jeffrey SchveyM. Eng.Founded Yuma Asset Management +1 Aparna DhinakaranDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Flow +1 Daryl SewUndergraduate ResearcherFounded Certainly Health +1 Alex ZhouBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Hirebolt +1 Michael LemmBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Andco +1 Derek ChiangMemberFounded Offchain labs +1 Jessica ZhangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Building Bloc +1 Chris PisarskiBachelor of ScienceFounded Crustdata +1 Don MuirDyson School of BusinessFounded Arc +1 Bill CataniaBachelor of Science - BSFounded OneRail +1 Jen KeaneB.SFounded Modern Synthesis +1 Troy LeCaireB.A.Founded Govwell +1 Vikash GoelMaster of ScienceFounded Centerline Biomedical +1 David DellaPelleBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Madeira Security +1 Andrew GrauerB.A.Founded Course Hero +1 Siyu HuangGraduate Research AssistantFounded Lionano +1 Alex YuDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Lionano +1 Vatsa NarasimhaMSFounded OANDA +1 Karan AnandExchange ProgrammeFounded Katoo +1 Leonardo TeixeiraPhDFounded GeneWeave Biosciences +1 Harrison YoonPost Doctoral AssociateFounded Cacultured +1 Jeff FernandezGuest LecturerFounded Dandi +1 Ash KalbB.A.Founded Fulcra +1 Santiago MunneInstructor of PGDFounded Recombine +1 Michael WeinerPh.D.Founded Abbratech Inc. +1 Regina ClewlowB.S.Founded Ipsgroup +1 Robin FisherFounded Resident +1 Erick SchonfeldBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Tractiontechnology +1 Iwijn De VlaminckProfessor of Biomedical EngineeringFounded Romix Biosciences +1 Patrick HerguthBSFounded CNS Response +1 Dan ChiaoB.S.Founded Dark Matter Research +1 Jonathan AizenB.A.Founded Inside Real Estate +1 Ajay RajaniB.A.Founded Core Labs +1 Shay DavidPhDFounded Retrain Ai +1 Josh SchwartzResearch AssistantFounded Phaselaw +1 Peter WangBAFounded Anaconda +1 Kaila ColbinBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Ministryofawesome +1 Megan MokriBSFounded Bytetechnology +1 Anjana RajanMasters of EngineeringFounded Atalanta Technologies +1 JULES B. KROLLBachelor's degreeFounded K2 Integrity +1 Sundeep DugarPost-Doctoral FellowFounded Cardero Therapeutics +1 Jay NathCollege of Arts & SciencesFounded Authorium +1 Walter J.R. BuydensPh.DFounded ERM +1 Rob PriceBachelor of ScienceFounded Youth Enrichment Brands +1 Ryan BoykoIndependent ResearcherFounded Embark Veterinary, Inc. +1 YJ KimMaster's degreeFounded Velaura AI +1 Micah RosenbloomBachelor of ScienceFounded Founder Collective Josh WolfeFounded Genocea Biosciences Jim BridenstineMBAFounded Quantum Space Chris SaxmanBAFounded Sidebycare Peter EmighStudentFounded Savoy Life Mike AnnunziataSenior Investment AnalystFounded Farther Farms Alex MarinierBachelor's DegreeFounded New Form Capital Quin GarciaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Autotech Ventures David KleinMPA - Master's DegreeFounded INSPECTORIO Parth DetrojaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Pair AI Jacob Ritter MyersBachelorFounded MedPilot Einar VollsetVisiting Assistant ProfessorFounded reMail Kadambari (Kad) BeelwarMeasuring and Improving Business PerformanceFounded Truss Health Brandon LevitanB.S.Founded Walaris Scott NolanBachelor of ScienceFounded General Matter Paul CastellaPhDFounded Hera Biotech Randy BrandoffBachelor of Applied Science (BASc)Founded Eleven James Michelle RheeBAFounded BuildWithin Sachin JaitlyVisiting LecturerFounded flexEngage Dina BurkitbayevaB.S.Founded Freedom Biosciences Manish KothariPh.D.Founded First Spark Ventures Gregg ScoresbyMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Campuslogic Alex CollmerBSFounded Vidmob Richard MaBSFounded Quantstamp Talal G. ShamoonMaster of Engineering (MEng)Founded Intertrust Beckie RobertsonBachelor's degreeFounded Egis Mada SegheteBSFounded Branch John WuBSFounded SharesPost Sandy KhaundBSEE and MEngFounded Credenza Justin AntonipillaiBachelor of Arts - BAFounded WireWheel Michael HerzigBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Onboard.io

Frequently asked questions

What is the Cornell mafia?: The Cornell mafia is the network of 658 people who came through Cornell and went on to found or lead other companies, including Lyft, Miramar Labs, Orbital, Restorbio, Ava Labs.
Who is in the Cornell mafia?: Notable members include John Zimmer (Lyft), Hanson S. Gifford, III (Miramar Labs), Euwyn Poon (Orbital), David Steinberg (Restorbio), John Wu (Ava Labs), Uri Lopatin (Assemblybio), Tim Chi (Blackboard), Ian Janicki (Outfit), among 658 tracked members.
What companies did Cornell alumni found?: Companies founded by Cornell alumni include Lyft, Miramar Labs, Orbital, Restorbio, Ava Labs, Assemblybio, Blackboard, Outfit, Andco, Modmed.