The Databricks Mafia
23 people came through Databricks and went on to found or lead other companies.
Ben HorowitzDirectorFounded OpswareNaveen RaoVice President of Artificial IntelligenceFounded Mosaic ML +1Danny WenInvestorFounded Crowdmade +1Jean Yves StephanSoftware Engineer and Tech Lead ManagerFounded Data Mechanics +1PankajVP, Product and Data PartnershipsFounded AI21 LabsAndy KonwinskiFounderFounded PerplexityJonathan FrankleChief AI ScientistFounded Mosaic MLGeorge MathewInvestorFounded AnacondaTasso ArgyrosVP & GM, CustomerLakeFounded ActionIQNikita ShamgunovVice PresidentFounded SingleStoreTed TomlinsonSr. Director of Engineering - WorkspaceFounded StackLeadTom AlcornSenior Software EngineerFounded TensilAjay SainiSenior Engineering ManagerFounded OverfitEdoardo ContiSenior Machine Learning EngineerFounded Bandit MLJames ThomasSoftware EngineerFounded DialectTejas SundaresanProduct, Mosaic AIFounded DialectShanelle RomanSenior Product ManagerFounded IndexicalRithvik ChuppalaSoftware EngineeringFounded CLODOSean O'BannonMLFounded Cranston AIYash JainSoftware Engineer InternFounded RovrAshish SelvarajSoftware EngineerFounded ApproximaAryaman KhannaSoftware EngineerFounded ArdenTony ChangSoftware EngineerFounded InsForge
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Databricks mafia?
- The Databricks mafia is the network of 23 people who came through Databricks and went on to found or lead other companies, including Opsware, Mosaic ML, Crowdmade, Data Mechanics, AI21 Labs.
- Who is in the Databricks mafia?
- Notable members include Ben Horowitz (Opsware), Naveen Rao (Mosaic ML), Danny Wen (Crowdmade), Jean Yves Stephan (Data Mechanics), Pankaj (AI21 Labs), Andy Konwinski (Perplexity), Jonathan Frankle (Mosaic ML), George Mathew (Anaconda), among 23 tracked members.
- What companies did Databricks alumni found?
- Companies founded by Databricks alumni include Opsware, Mosaic ML, Crowdmade, Data Mechanics, AI21 Labs, Perplexity, Anaconda, ActionIQ, SingleStore, StackLead.