Who is in the Coursera mafia?

Notable members include Andrew Ng (Factored), Victor Noguera (Labsense), Raman Varma (Kestrel), Curtis Northcutt (ChipBrain), Daphne Koller (Insitro), Julia Stiglitz (Uplimit), Sourabh Bajaj (Uplimit), Rostow Ravanan (Alfahive), among 34 tracked members.

What companies did Coursera alumni found?

Companies founded by Coursera alumni include Factored, Labsense, Kestrel, ChipBrain, Insitro, Uplimit, Alfahive, Letterdrop, Coub, Sycamore.

The Coursera Mafia

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

Andrew NgDirectorFounded Factored +2 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-Founder & PresidentFounded Insitro +1 Julia StiglitzGlobal Director, Business Development, Strategy and InternationalFounded Uplimit Sourabh BajajStaff Software EngineerFounded Uplimit 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 EspositoSoftware Engineering InternFounded 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 Bart van de KooijUX designFounded Minibrew Sebastián RamírezDeep Learning SpecializationFounded FastAPI Labs Jacob SamuelsonSenior Product ManagerFounded Uplimit Rob HutterInvestor & BoardFounded Learn Capital Yin LuDirector, Marketing & Growth; International ExpansionFounded Achieve

Frequently asked questions

What is the Coursera mafia?: The Coursera mafia is the network of 34 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), Julia Stiglitz (Uplimit), Sourabh Bajaj (Uplimit), Rostow Ravanan (Alfahive), among 34 tracked members.
What companies did Coursera alumni found?: Companies founded by Coursera alumni include Factored, Labsense, Kestrel, ChipBrain, Insitro, Uplimit, Alfahive, Letterdrop, Coub, Sycamore.