Who is in the Duke University mafia?

Notable members include Fred Ehrsam (Nudge), Zach Perret (Plaid), David Cummings (Undaunted), George Church (Editas Medicine), Romesh Subramanian (RaNA Therapeutics), Naveen Rao (Nervana), Chloe Marie Songer (Thousand Fell), Nick Alexander (Yoshi marketplace-b2c), among 368 tracked members.

What companies did Duke University alumni found?

Companies founded by Duke University alumni include Nudge, Plaid, Undaunted, Editas Medicine, RaNA Therapeutics, Nervana, Thousand Fell, Yoshi marketplace-b2c, Neuralink-LogoArtboard-1, Kriya Therapeutics.

The Duke University Mafia

368 people studied at Duke University and went on to found or lead other companies.

Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1 Zach PerretBSFounded Plaid David CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +7 George ChurchXray Crystallography 5 publications with Sung-Hou KimFounded Editas Medicine +5 Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2 Naveen RaoBSEEFounded Nervana +2 Chloe Marie SongerBachelor of ArtsFounded Thousand Fell +2 Nick AlexanderBSEFounded Yoshi marketplace-b2c +2 Max HodakBSEFounded Neuralink-LogoArtboard-1 +2 Roger JeffsBAFounded Kriya Therapeutics +2 Ian PeikonBSEFounded Cajal Neuroscience +1 Akshita IyerBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Inirv +1 Josh FelserBAFounded Climate X +1 Mike GalgonABFounded Pioneer Square Labs +1 Steve SemelsbergerMBAFounded YouEarnedIt +1 Melinda French GatesBachelor of Science - BSFounded Gates Foundation +1 Bill KarpovichBSEEFounded Synaptic +1 Sabah OneyDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Vilya +1 Christopher MortonFounded SlidePay +1 Howie LiuMechanical EngineeringFounded Etacts +1 Lawrence GentilelloFounded Optery +1 Evan BeardB.S. with Distinction in EconomicsFounded Standard Bots +1 Yunha KimBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Simple Habit +1 Uzoma AyoguBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Releaf +1 Gordon Hirsch WilsonPublic PolicyFounded Rain AI +1 Eric FutoranBSE & BSFounded Embrace +1 Jonathan SpornBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Gilgamesh Pharma +1 Akash BansalFounded Storylane +1 Tim HyerBAFounded Getable +1 Brian PetkovBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Redesign Science +1 Faiyam RahmanBachelor of Science - BSFounded Blaze +1 Jerry LiuBachelor's degreeFounded LlamaIndex +1 Ayush JainBachelor of Science - BSFounded Syntra +1 Jesse HuComputer ScienceFounded Abundant +1 Kevin ZhangBachelor of Science - BSFounded Cohesive +1 Max CohenBSEFounded Sprinter Health +1 Jake StauchFounded NeuroPlus +1 Souvik SenPhDFounded Ema +1 Andrew KitchellFounded Wheelhouse +1 John FarquharBAFounded HeartFlow Holding +1 Derek JantzPostdoctoral FellowshipFounded Precision BioSciences +1 Gary SmerdonBSFounded MEXT +1 Shannon DahlPh.D.Founded Humacyte +1 Jothy RosenbergPhDFounded Dover Microsystems +1 Darin BuxbaumBSEFounded Oration +1 Jill GranoffBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Vince +1 Lindsey ArgalasB.A.Founded Intuit +1 Brian FaheyPh.D.Founded Niveus Medical +1 David NiccoliniBAFounded Evidencity +1 Todd SawickiB.A.Founded Gumshoe AI +1 Rogelio ChoyBAFounded BitTorrent +1 Madan KandulaBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded ADVENT +1 Bant BreenBachelor of Arts (B.A.) with HonorsFounded Qnary +1 Matt OesterleBSFounded Ramble +1 Joe LuchsMarkets and ManagementFounded Datalinx +1 Wei GanB.S.Founded Ribbon +1 Donnie FloodBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded ContextBridge +1 Bao VanBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded South Park Commons +1 Mark KraynakBSEFounded Early Logan AllinBAFounded Fin Mudit K. JainPhDFounded ShiraTronics Yuki ShiratoMBA / JD programsFounded Braid John ToughBSFounded Energizecap Gurdane BhutaniBAFounded Vivodyne Joe WilsonBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Multiply Labs Jake GreensteinBachelor’s DegreeFounded Blueprint KJ JiaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded OnePiece Labs Kevin KingB.S.Founded Luceahealth Tomas BarretoBSFounded Okay Ben FreebergB.Sc. in EconomicsFounded Oncology Sarah SclarsicCoursera - Online course: "Mastering Data Analysis in Excel"Founded Getaround Savanna SilverBachelor of ArtsFounded Salient Marc AndruskoBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Opsware David BeiselABFounded GenuineVC Willie LitvackBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded 10Beauty Sean TolkinB.A.Founded 10Beauty Luke RoushB.A.Founded 410 Medical Fawaz H. Zu'biPhDFounded Silicon Badia Natalie WisniewskiPh.D.Founded Profusa Doug BrownBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Affordable Care Josh ManchesterBAFounded Champion Hill Ventures Zach MauridesBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Teamworks David KirkpatrickBAFounded IMPACT CAPITAL MANAGERS James WuB.S. in Computer ScienceFounded AdaptiLab Terri BurkeBachelor of Science - BSFounded Protaryx Medical Nick NaclerioBSFounded Quanterix Jay GanatraB.S., A.B.Founded Infinity Ventures Aaron YipTalent Identification ProgramFounded Issa Compass Kathryn MinshewBAFounded The Muse Christian CrowleyBAFounded ConsenSys Steph ShyuB.A.Founded AdmitSee Ned ScheetzMBAFounded Orthalign Kevin TanBAFounded Eyeota Ben HolzmanBSEFounded Tracelytics Jason RobinsBSFounded DraftKings Jason TahirBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Supio

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Duke University mafia?: The Duke University mafia is the network of 368 people who studied at Duke University and went on to found or lead other companies, including Nudge, Plaid, Undaunted, Editas Medicine, RaNA Therapeutics.
Who is in the Duke University mafia?: Notable members include Fred Ehrsam (Nudge), Zach Perret (Plaid), David Cummings (Undaunted), George Church (Editas Medicine), Romesh Subramanian (RaNA Therapeutics), Naveen Rao (Nervana), Chloe Marie Songer (Thousand Fell), Nick Alexander (Yoshi marketplace-b2c), among 368 tracked members.
What companies did Duke University alumni found?: Companies founded by Duke University alumni include Nudge, Plaid, Undaunted, Editas Medicine, RaNA Therapeutics, Nervana, Thousand Fell, Yoshi marketplace-b2c, Neuralink-LogoArtboard-1, Kriya Therapeutics.