What is the Cornell mafia?

The Cornell mafia is the network of 681 people who came through Cornell and went on to found or lead other companies, including Lyft, Transcend Medical, Orbital, Restorbio, Prodigy Research.

Who is in the Cornell mafia?

Notable members include John Zimmer (Lyft), Hanson S. Gifford, III (Transcend Medical), Euwyn Poon (Orbital), David Steinberg (Restorbio), Michael Wang (Prodigy Research), John Wu (Ava Labs), Uri Lopatin (Assembly Biosciences), Tim Chi (Blackboard, Inc.), among 681 tracked members.

What companies did Cornell alumni found?

Companies founded by Cornell alumni include Lyft, Transcend Medical, Orbital, Restorbio, Prodigy Research, Ava Labs, Assembly Biosciences, Blackboard, Inc., Lonely Planet, Flow.

The Cornell Mafia

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

John ZimmerBSFounded Lyft Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Transcend Medical +5 Euwyn PoonComputer ScienceFounded Orbital +4 David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3 Michael WangBachelor of Science - BSFounded Prodigy Research +3 John WuAssociate ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3 Uri LopatinBAFounded Assembly Biosciences +2 Tim ChiBSFounded Blackboard, Inc. +2 Matthew GoldbergBAFounded Lonely Planet +2 Aparna DhinakaranDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Flow +2 Gregg MojicaSoftware EngineerFounded Alloy Automation +2 Ian JanickiBachelors of ArchitectureFounded Outfit +2 Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2 David DellaPelleBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Madeira Security +2 Abraham HeifetsMEngFounded WonderTx +2 Santiago MunneInstructor of PGDFounded Recombine +2 Saman AmarasingheBachelor of Science - BSFounded Exaloop +2 Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Fabric Health +1 Bill TrenchardBAFounded LiveOps +1 Alex BangashABFounded Transpose Platform Management +1 Mada SegheteBSFounded Upside +1 Sven KarlssonB.S.Founded Stellular Bio +1 John RaguinBSFounded Crunchtime +1 Diego ReyMS & PhDFounded Endpoint Health +1 Philip ReillyABFounded Luna Genetics +1 Juan Pablo OrtegaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Yuno +1 Dennis YangBSFounded Floor64 +1 Shashank SamalaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Tempo Automation +1 Phil YuenMasters of EngineeringFounded Aurabeat +1 Jeffrey SchveyB.S.Founded Yuma Asset Management +1 Nick OrnitzBachelor's DegreeFounded Dwelling +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 Eric KimMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded NetworkOcean +1 Faiyam RahmanMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded Blaze +1 Chris PisarskiBachelor of ScienceFounded Crustdata +1 Bryan ZinBachelor of Science - BSFounded Reframe +1 Mith Paresh PatelBachelor of ScienceFounded Sila +1 Carl HuangData ScienceFounded Sila +1 Kevin YuComputer ScienceFounded Savant +1 Bill CataniaBachelor of Science - BSFounded OneRail +1 Debo OlaosebikanDoctoral Student: Cornell Nanophotonics GroupFounded Keplercompute +1 Na'ama MoranBAFounded Sourcery +1 Jen KeaneBank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship (Certificate)Founded Modern Synthesis +1 Duke ChungBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Parature +1 Troy LeCaireB.A.Founded Govwell +1 Alvin KumargaMinorFounded Cosmart +1 Vikash GoelBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Centerline Biomedical +1 Andrew GrauerB.A.Founded Course Hero +1 Siyu HuangGraduate Research AssistantFounded Lionano +1 Alex YuDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Lionano +1 Joshe OrdonezEntrepreneurshipFounded Airpals +1 Vatsa NarasimhaMSFounded OANDA +1 Karan AnandExchange ProgrammeFounded Katoo +1 Adam SiegelFounded Recurate +1 Leonardo TeixeiraPhDFounded GeneWeave Biosciences +1 Harrison YoonPost Doctoral AssociateFounded Cacultured +1 Chad RobinsBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Digital Biotechnologies +1 Daniel CaneBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Modmed +1 Jeff FernandezGuest LecturerFounded Dandi +1 Ash KalbB.A.Founded Fulcra +1 Will GlaserSupervisor of ConsultantsFounded Grabango +1 Michael WeinerPost-docFounded Abbratech Inc. +1 Regina ClewlowB.S.Founded IPS Group +1 Robin FisherFounded Resident +1 COLIN HILLMastersFounded GNS Healthcare +1 Erick SchonfeldBAFounded Tractiontechnology +1 David EricksonS.C. Thomas Sze Director, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringFounded Dimensional Energy +1 Ofer RonenMBAFounded Tomato +1 Iwijn De VlaminckProfessor of Biomedical EngineeringFounded Romix Biosciences +1 Patrick HerguthBSFounded CNS Response +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 Vincent GramoliVisiting ScientistFounded Red Belly Blockchain +1 Megan MokriBSFounded Bytetechnology +1 Anjana RajanBachelors of ScienceFounded Atalanta Technologies +1 JULES B. KROLLBachelor's degreeFounded K2 Integrity +1 Derek GiddonBachelor of Science - BSFounded Smylen +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 Don MuirDyson School of BusinessFounded Arc +1 Walter ChenB.S. and M.Eng.Founded Sacra +1 Micah RosenbloomBachelor of ScienceFounded Founder Collective Josh WolfeFounded Genocea Biosciences Jim BridenstineMBAFounded Quantum Space Jim CaggianoBSFounded Dendreon Chris SaxmanBAFounded Sidebycare

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Cornell mafia?: The Cornell mafia is the network of 681 people who came through Cornell and went on to found or lead other companies, including Lyft, Transcend Medical, Orbital, Restorbio, Prodigy Research.
Who is in the Cornell mafia?: Notable members include John Zimmer (Lyft), Hanson S. Gifford, III (Transcend Medical), Euwyn Poon (Orbital), David Steinberg (Restorbio), Michael Wang (Prodigy Research), John Wu (Ava Labs), Uri Lopatin (Assembly Biosciences), Tim Chi (Blackboard, Inc.), among 681 tracked members.
What companies did Cornell alumni found?: Companies founded by Cornell alumni include Lyft, Transcend Medical, Orbital, Restorbio, Prodigy Research, Ava Labs, Assembly Biosciences, Blackboard, Inc., Lonely Planet, Flow.