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658 people came through Cornell and went on to found or lead other companies.
Tessa LauBAFounded Dusty RoboticsNa'ama MoranBAFounded CheetahJoão BarrosFulbrightFounded VeniamAlexBSFounded Sixfold AiGrant LaFontaineBAFounded WhatnotAli HussainA.B. (Truman ScholarFounded TabsJackie CuscunaBachelor of Applied Science - BAScFounded Ample HillsJohn HonchariwMEFounded CompanionBen Waters, AIABachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)Founded LightTableJenna BarnesBachelor of ArtsFounded Harper WildeWill BrueyBachelor of Science - BSFounded Manufacturing in spaceMilan AllanPostdoctoral ResearcherFounded AlqemNir ZichermanB.A.Founded OboeJon DorandoGraduate Research AssistantFounded BoostedAdam MaherMaster of Engineering (MEng)Founded UrsaEmin Gun SirerAssistant ProfessorFounded BloXroute LabsJesse SteinBachelor of Science (BS)Founded EveryRealmRaphael TehranianBachelors of ScienceFounded Altana AIRay WuBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded WeilosAaron NathanStaff Robotics ResearcherFounded Point One NavigationRaaz DwivediAssistant ProfessorFounded TraversalArjun PrakashResearchFounded DistylRabih RamadiMaster of EngineeringFounded AvantosCandie O. PerkinsWomen in Leadership CertificateFounded DatafyDuke ChungBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded TravelbankSam JonesResearcherFounded Method SecurityMaithra RaghuDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Samaya AIRene J CaissieOral/Maxillofacial SurgeryFounded MedeloopBarry J. BeckBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded EvenlyDunston AlmeidaBSFounded triValenceTim RiceBSFounded Coin MetricsGalen MarchettiStudent ResearcherFounded AstrobeeJay ChiaComputational Biologist (Danko lab, Yu lab)Founded EventualColin WalshFounded VaroChrissa McFarlaneBachelor of Arts (B.A.) cum laudeFounded PatientoryDaniel RothenbergConsultantFounded BrightbandKen BlanchardPhDFounded ‘Raving Fans.’Gabriel G. Rodríguez-CaleroScientific Advisory Board Member at Center for Alkaline Based Energy Systems (CABES)Founded EcolectroJason SalfiBSFounded Dimensional EnergyNitin PuriAMPFounded KisaansaySammy CheungMasterFounded EfinixChristina SuriadjajaSC Johnson College of BusinessFounded TravelioAlvin KumargaBachelor of ScienceFounded CosmartSantiago BarreraCertificateFounded AerialoopSanish MondkarMastersFounded LegionJudson WardGraduate Research Assistant: Plant Breeding & GeneticsFounded Ohalo GeneticsAbdullah AsiriExecutive EducationFounded LucidyaAri EvansComputer Science Course Consultant/SupervisorFounded Maestro InteractiveLucky GunasekaraBachelor of Arts - BAFounded MisoWilly HalimMaster of Science - MSFounded BaniqlMei SiauwBScFounded LeadIQVince HartmanBachelorsFounded Abstractive HealthSaurav KumarM Engg.Founded Euler MotorsJason DavisBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Simon DataDuncan HallLead Teaching Assistant for Database ManagementFounded RoomiyKhal LadhaFounded RoomiyAndrew BarnellBSFounded Geneoscopy, IncErica BarnellUndergraduate ResearcherFounded Geneoscopy, IncSteven MillerGraduate ResearcherFounded Voyant PhotonicsKen HeMaster of Science - MSFounded Elm AIAdler FaulknerBachelor of Science (B.S.) in EngineeringFounded Comake, Inc.Andrés E. Gutiérrez A.Graduate Researcher - Program of Computer GraphicsFounded Comake, Inc.Mayur SaxenaResearch AssociateFounded Droice LabsDana Pagar, PhDBAFounded TeachleyCate KhanBachelor of Science - BSFounded TrendalyticsFaraz KhanCS/ORFounded ScreenheroMartin SmrcinaPh.D. PostdocFounded ZafrensMichael LeveneResearch AssociateFounded Applikate TechnologiesDr. Fred FerlicDoctor of Medicine - MDFounded TayCo BraceJim GoodB.A.Founded ZiptilityRebekah E. Gee MD MPH2002 M.DFounded Nest HealthMattias LarssonExchange studentFounded RegenoscaGart DavisBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded SpoonflowerAdam HonigBAFounded Spiro TechnologiesSang LeeMaster's degreeFounded VibraniumYanni HufnagelBachelor of ScienceFounded Lemon PerfectTassilo BaeuerleB.S.Founded CognifisenseRoman RusevEMBA CandidateFounded Field CompleteLauran MaddenBSFounded Blue NaluDavid TuttleBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Rune TechnologiesAnthony MironovBAFounded WingspanJohn BicketB.S.Founded SamsaraMatthew HillBSFounded ElegenRitesh KapahiCXO Leadership ProgramFounded LumilensAmy HoweBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Fan DuelEric DyB.S.Founded Bloom LifeAnastasia Volkova, PhDCertificate in Women's EntrepreneurshipFounded Regrow AgBrittany ChristensonMathematicsFounded AidKitJoshe OrdonezEntrepreneurshipFounded AirpalsDr. Tianyi Jiang (TJ)Bachelor of Science - BSFounded AvepointPeter MajeranowskiBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded CircRavi BhoguFounded Monitra HealthSang Ok SongPostdoctoral research associate (with Prof. Jeff Varner)Founded StandigmMohit ChawlaMasters in ScienceFounded EventualMark NourSummer ResearcherFounded BuildboxBerat CelikMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded Stoa
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 Dusty Robotics, Cheetah, Veniam, Sixfold Ai, Whatnot.
- Who is in the Cornell mafia?
- Notable members include Tessa Lau (Dusty Robotics), Na'ama Moran (Cheetah), João Barros (Veniam), Alex (Sixfold Ai), Grant LaFontaine (Whatnot), Ali Hussain (Tabs), Jackie Cuscuna (Ample Hills), John Honchariw (Companion), among 658 tracked members.
- What companies did Cornell alumni found?
- Companies founded by Cornell alumni include Dusty Robotics, Cheetah, Veniam, Sixfold Ai, Whatnot, Tabs, Ample Hills, Companion, LightTable, Harper Wilde.