The Dropbox Mafia
107 people came through Dropbox and went on to found or lead other companies.
Drew HoustonCo-Founder and Co-CEOFounded AccoladeKanjun QiuBusiness OperationsFounded Kanjun +2Gautam JayaramanEngineerFounded Onsite Pro +2Anatoly YakovenkoSoftware EngineerFounded Solana +2Adam GrossSVP, Marketing and SalesFounded Personify +1Ivan KiriginProduct ManagerFounded YesGraph +1Michael AndersonBusiness Strategy & OperationsFounded Framework Labs +1Sujay JaswaBusiness Founder / Vice President of Business & Chief Financial OfficerFounded Superunlimited +1Sam OdioSenior Director of Product ManagementFounded Divvyshot +1Sheridan ClayborneMachine Learning Product ManagerFounded Lendtable +1Anton KrutianskySoftware EngineerFounded AtlasGrid +1Min Ming LoEngineering ManagerFounded Hyperink +1Leah CulverEngineering Product Design OperationsFounded Breaker +1Rajiv AyyangarEIRFounded Tandem +1Alice DengProduct ManagerFounded Slope +1Jessica McKellarDirector of EngineeringFounded Pilot.com, Inc. +1Adam NashVice President, Product & GrowthFounded Daffy +1Tim ShiSoftware Engineering Intern (ML)Founded Cresta +1Sean EllisHead of Growth (fractional)Founded Growth Hackers +1Stephen CobbeSoftware EngineerFounded Sonoma +1Annelies GambleFounding Member, Product AnalyticsFounded PrimaPejman NozadInvestorFounded Pear VCShravan ReddySenior Engineering ManagerFounded PixelapseChristina CacioppoProduct ManagementFounded VantaDavid CramerSoftware EngineerFounded SentryXuezhao LanHead of Corporate Development StrategyFounded Basis SetRuchi SanghviVP OperationsFounded SouthparkcommonsDaniel LevinePlatformFounded ChartioBharat MedirattaChief Technology Officer, SVP PlatformFounded AltSchoolLan XuezhaoHead of Corporate Development StrategyFounded Basis SetJeff ArnoldHead of Product, Clients and PlatformsFounded Pilot.com, Inc.Waseem DaherGroup Product ManagerFounded Pilot.com, Inc.Tony HuieHead of Business OperationsFounded TwingateRaquel BuendiaEvents & Experiences - Front Desk CoordinatorFounded ChronosphereMichael PetrovSoftware EngineerFounded CoupleAswinkumar RajendiranSoftware EngineerFounded CoupleIgor KofmanStaff Engineer, Engineering Manager & Dropbox Paper CTOFounded HackPadMatt HoldenDirector of Product ManagementFounded TapEngageJon GrallProduct LeadFounded SimplyListedJames HarveyCEO of Zeromailer (acquired by Dropbox)Founded ZeroMailerMihir DeoEnterprise SalesFounded ElucifyVikesh KhannaSoftware EngineerFounded Ambient.aiKatya ShteynSoftware EngineerFounded BioRenderAditya AcharyaEngineering ManagerFounded HavenNikhil BhargavaProduct ManagerFounded MetamanagementChetan RaneSoftware EngineerFounded OmniArjun MahadevanProduct Manager, GrowthFounded doolaUdara JayawardenaEIRFounded ClewHaish SuchardaEIRFounded ClewMitchell JonesProduct ManagerFounded LendtableMatthew RobbenEngineering ManagerFounded Serif HealthGabriel Spencer-HarperSoftware EngineerFounded MeticulousChris NavridesSoftware EngineerFounded Dev Tools AIAlek PetuskeySoftware EngineerFounded ReflexMukund TibrewalaSoftware EngineerFounded SalientJustin SpitzBusiness Analytics, Growth & RetentionFounded Wattson HealthAyman NadeemProduct Manager InternFounded NuancedJonathan OuSoftware EngineerFounded ResonanceAron SolbergDirector of Product ManagementFounded RisottoAlex ConferEngineering Lead for IT Strategy & OperationsFounded RisottoAndrew LawsonSoftware EngineerFounded ProhostAIMadhav JhaMachine Learning EngineerFounded EmergentJota ChamorroSoftware EngineerFounded YouShiftYi ZhongProduct ManagerFounded Besimple AIYujian YaoSoftware Engineering InternFounded FlootVincent ParkProduct ManagerFounded ScoopAnshul AhluwaliaLaunch SWE InternFounded Surtr Defense SystemsWitold de La ChapelleSoftware EngineeringFounded StandoutJordan TaylorProduct ManagerFounded SesoJames CowlingSenior Principal EngineerFounded ConvexAbhay ParasnisBoard MemberFounded TypefaceAnish AthalyeSoftware Engineering InternFounded CleanlabMang-Git NgSoftware Engineer - Product Manager - Loom Photos AppFounded AnvilCharles YehSoftware EngineerFounded PersonaViraj ModySenior Engineering ManagerFounded Common RoomSteve BartelEngineering ManagerFounded GemOmar ShaikSoftware Engineer (iOS)Founded AttaJamie TurnerSenior Director Of EngineeringFounded ConvexKatie SiegelSoftware Engineering InternFounded FlipturnTony VincentHead of Product DesignFounded TownRyanHead of AnalyticsFounded Material SecurityChrisEngineering ManagerFounded Material SecurityLan XuezhaoHead of Corporate Development StrategyFounded Basis SetDeon NicholasSoftware EngineerFounded Forethought Technologies, Inc.Philipp WeinProduct DesignerFounded LoomScott WoodyDirector Of EngineeringFounded MetronomeChris BartonHead of Mobile Operators Business DevelopmentFounded ShazamShehzad DarediaFounder and Engineering Lead, stealth internal startupFounded Bop.fmLuca BovoneEuropean ExpansionFounded HabytJennifer KnightHead of Business TechnologyFounded AgentsyncJoe LawsStaff EngineerFounded TraseSorawit SuriyakarnSoftware Engineer - AndroidFounded Band ProtocolIan BakerSenior Software EngineerFounded ThreadableChristian-Robert JosephProduct ManagerFounded GrainJathan McCollumSite Reliability EngineerFounded Blind InsightMarie ProkopetsProductFounded Nira
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Dropbox mafia?
- The Dropbox mafia is the network of 107 people who came through Dropbox and went on to found or lead other companies, including Accolade, Kanjun, Onsite Pro, Solana, Personify.
- Who is in the Dropbox mafia?
- Notable members include Drew Houston (Accolade), Kanjun Qiu (Kanjun), Gautam Jayaraman (Onsite Pro), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana), Adam Gross (Personify), Ivan Kirigin (YesGraph), Michael Anderson (Framework Labs), Sujay Jaswa (Superunlimited), among 107 tracked members.
- What companies did Dropbox alumni found?
- Companies founded by Dropbox alumni include Accolade, Kanjun, Onsite Pro, Solana, Personify, YesGraph, Framework Labs, Superunlimited, Divvyshot, Lendtable.