The Databricks Ventures Mafia
14 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 +1Jonathan 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Databricks Ventures mafia?
- The Databricks Ventures mafia is the network of 14 people who came through Databricks Ventures and went on to found or lead other companies, including Databricks, Perplexity, Mosaic ML, ActionIQ, SingleStore.
- Who is in the Databricks Ventures mafia?
- Notable members include Ali Ghodsi (Databricks), Andy Konwinski (Perplexity), Naveen Rao (Mosaic ML), Jonathan Frankle (Mosaic ML), Tasso Argyros (ActionIQ), Nikita Shamgunov (SingleStore), Ted Tomlinson (StackLead), Tom Alcorn (Tensil), among 14 tracked members.
- What companies did Databricks Ventures alumni found?
- Companies founded by Databricks Ventures alumni include Databricks, Perplexity, Mosaic ML, ActionIQ, SingleStore, StackLead, Tensil, Bandit ML, Dialect, Indexical.