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The Databricks Ventures Mafia
15 people came through Databricks Ventures and went on to found or lead other companies.
Ali GhodsiCEO and Co-founderFounded DatabricksAndy KonwinskiCo-founderFounded Perplexity +1Naveen RaoAdvisorFounded Mosaic ML +1Pete SonsiniBoard MemberFounded InstabaseJonathan FrankleChief AI ScientistFounded Mosaic MLTasso ArgyrosVP & GM, CustomerLakeFounded ActionIQNikita ShamgunovVice PresidentFounded SingleStoreTed TomlinsonSr. Director of Engineering - WorkspaceFounded StackLeadTom AlcornEngineering ManagerFounded TensilEdoardo ContiSenior Machine Learning EngineerFounded Bandit MLJames ThomasSoftware EngineerFounded DialectTejas SundaresanProduct, Mosaic AIFounded DialectShanelle RomanSenior Product ManagerFounded IndexicalMatei ZahariaCTO & CofounderFounded DatabricksPatrick WendellCo-founder and VP of EngineeringFounded Databricks
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Databricks Ventures mafia?
- The Databricks Ventures mafia is the network of 15 people who came through Databricks Ventures and went on to found or lead other companies, including Databricks, Perplexity, Mosaic ML, Instabase, ActionIQ.
- Who is in the Databricks Ventures mafia?
- Notable members include Ali Ghodsi (Databricks), Andy Konwinski (Perplexity), Naveen Rao (Mosaic ML), Pete Sonsini (Instabase), Jonathan Frankle (Mosaic ML), Tasso Argyros (ActionIQ), Nikita Shamgunov (SingleStore), Ted Tomlinson (StackLead), among 15 tracked members.
- What companies did Databricks Ventures alumni found?
- Companies founded by Databricks Ventures alumni include Databricks, Perplexity, Mosaic ML, Instabase, ActionIQ, SingleStore, StackLead, Tensil, Bandit ML, Dialect.