Who is in the Coursera mafia?

Notable members include Andrew Ng (Factored), Victor Noguera (Labsense), Raman Varma (Kestrel), Curtis Northcutt (ChipBrain), Daphne Koller (Insitro), Michael Moe (ASU+GSV Summit), Julia Stiglitz (Uplimit), Sourabh Bajaj (Uplimit), among 38 tracked members.

What companies did Coursera alumni found?

Companies founded by Coursera alumni include Factored, Labsense, Kestrel, ChipBrain, Insitro, ASU+GSV Summit, Uplimit, Learn Capital, Alfahive, Letterdrop.

The Coursera Mafia

38 people came through Coursera and went on to found or lead other companies.

Andrew NgCo-founderFounded Factored +3 Victor NogueraMachine LearningFounded Labsense +1 Raman VarmaMachine Learning EngineerFounded Kestrel +1 Curtis NorthcuttCoursera Research: Unsupervised learning for Education with Dr. Derek BruffFounded ChipBrain +1 Daphne KollerCo-founderFounded Insitro +1 Michael MoeBoard ObserverFounded ASU+GSV Summit Julia StiglitzVice President, Enterprise (executive team)Founded Uplimit Sourabh BajajStaff Software EngineerFounded Uplimit Rob HutterInvestor & BoardFounded Learn Capital Rostow RavananOnline courseFounded Alfahive Parthi LoganathanSoftware Engineering InternFounded Letterdrop Igor GladkoborodovStaff Software EngineerFounded Coub Goutham BuchiEngineering Lead - GrowthFounded Sycamore Felipe LopesFounded Mighty Health Kevin CharlesAssociate's degreeFounded Coco Wallet Jorge FuentesSoftware Engineer InternFounded Clayboard Emeli DralMachine Learning InstructorFounded Evidently AI Paulin AndurandMachine Learning / Artificial IntelligenceFounded Courtyard.io Advith ChelikaniSoftware Engineering InternFounded Pylon Bu KinoshitaHuman Centered DesignFounded Resend Quang TranSoftware EngineerFounded FleetWorks Faiyam RahmanAutodidactFounded Blaze Brian KimSoftware Engineering Intern / KPCB FellowFounded Kestral Feroze MohideenData Science InternFounded Robby Thomas AubryFounded Ooak Data Michele Riccardo EspositoProduct Engineer - MonetizationFounded Candu Martin DinovTA for online course by Johns Hopkins UniversityFounded Maaind Hélène LejeuneCustomer Board AdvisorFounded Enaco Melody KimProduct DesignerFounded ShopWith Greg BybeeProduct Management InternFounded Avela Alex NesicGenerative AI for EveryoneFounded Drover AI Lila IbrahimChief Operating Officer, PresidentFounded Intel Bart van de KooijUX designFounded Minibrew Sebastián RamírezDeep Learning SpecializationFounded FastAPI Labs Jacob SamuelsonStrategy ManagerFounded Uplimit Shravan GoliCOO (Aug 22 - Nov 24), CPO (all revenue lines) + GM Consumer (Mar 2018 - July 2022)Founded Colibri Group Yin LuDirector, Marketing & Growth; International ExpansionFounded Achieve Khine Pwint NweNeural Networks and Deep LearningFounded Z-Waka

Frequently asked questions

What is the Coursera mafia?: The Coursera mafia is the network of 38 people who came through Coursera and went on to found or lead other companies, including Factored, Labsense, Kestrel, ChipBrain, Insitro.
Who is in the Coursera mafia?: Notable members include Andrew Ng (Factored), Victor Noguera (Labsense), Raman Varma (Kestrel), Curtis Northcutt (ChipBrain), Daphne Koller (Insitro), Michael Moe (ASU+GSV Summit), Julia Stiglitz (Uplimit), Sourabh Bajaj (Uplimit), among 38 tracked members.
What companies did Coursera alumni found?: Companies founded by Coursera alumni include Factored, Labsense, Kestrel, ChipBrain, Insitro, ASU+GSV Summit, Uplimit, Learn Capital, Alfahive, Letterdrop.