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The Google Mafia
1,720 people came through Google and went on to found or lead other companies.
Elad GilProduct ManagementFounded Brain Co. +1Kai-Fu LeeVice PresidentFounded 01Jess LeeProduct ManagerFounded PolyvoreAydin SenkutSenior Manager, Websearch & SyndicationFounded Felicis VenturesArash FerdowsiSoftware Engineer InternFounded DropboxEvan WilliamsProgram Manager, BloggerFounded Obvious Ventures +1Cameron AdamsUser Interface DesignerFounded Canva, Inc.Ben SilbermannProduct SpecialistFounded Audiobeta +2Max LevchinVP of EngineeringFounded PayPal +3Ilya SutskeverResearch ScientistFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Mustafa SuleymanVP, AI Product Management & AI PolicyFounded Google Deepmind +2Aravind SrinivasResearch InternFounded PerplexityDario AmodeiSenior Research ScientistFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiChief Scientist of AI/ML; Vice PresidentFounded World LabsMichael TruellInternFounded CursorJonathan RossSoftware EngineerFounded Groq IncArvind JainDistinguished EngineerFounded Glean +2Gabriel PereyraBrain ResidentFounded HarveyPrasanna SankarInternFounded 0xPPL +1Abraham BachrachSoftware Engineer, Project Wing Google[X]Founded SkydioAdam BrySoftware Engineer, Project Wing Google[x]Founded SkydioNick FrosstMachine Learning InternFounded CohereAndrew NgFounder and Lead, Google Brain (Deep Learning) projectFounded Factored +5Brent HobermanGoogle Cloud EMEA Advisory BoardFounded Founders Pledge +4Merrill AnovickAssociate Product Marketing Manager, GmailFounded Lynd Clinical +3Ryan JuneeProduct ManagerFounded Ostro +3Dennis CrowleyProduct Manager ("Dodgeball" mobile service)Founded Street FC +3Nam NguyenSoftware Engineering (Google Hotels)Founded Cohesive +3Parth ChopraSoftware EngineerFounded Kinro +2Wan Li ZhuGeneral Manager, AdSenseFounded Harvard Founder Network +2David FriedbergCorporate Development & Business Product ManagerFounded Ohalo Genetics +2Michael MaProduct ManagerFounded Liquid Ventures +2Thomas DübendorferSoftware Engineer and Tech LeadFounded Spontacts +2Sumit AgarwalSenior Product ManagerFounded Ariodata +2Dan SirokerProduct ManagerFounded Limitless +2Shishir MehrotraGoogleTV - Director of Product ManagementFounded Coda +2Austin LockwoodGreen Business Operations AssociateFounded Remoov +2Rajagopal NatarajanGoogle Summer of Code StudentFounded Curefit +2Abeer AgrawalInternFounded Theorem +2Paul ButlerSoftware EngineerFounded Drifting In Space +2Saurabh JainSoftware Engineering, Tools and InfrastructureFounded Stable Money +2Ryan XueFellowFounded Andco +2Anna MonacoSoftware EngineerFounded Aire Labs +2Edward AryeeSenior Software Engineer, ResearchFounded Sre +2Ashutosh GargStaff Research ScientistFounded Viven +2Sebastian ThrunVP, Google Fellow, Founder Google XFounded Waymo +2Nick AlexanderPTMFounded Yoshi marketplace-b2c +2Kuang ChenEngineering internFounded Antara +2Lei XuRevenue AccelerationFounded Emote +2Stefanos ZafeiriouAR Perception and GenAI Lead (Image and Video models)Founded Facesoft +2Sukhinder Singh CassidyPresident, Asia Pacific and Latin America OperationsFounded Yodlee +2Rob SpiroProduct ManagerFounded Prolong +2Wayne CrosbyDirector Of EngineeringFounded Humu +2Ankit GuptaSoftware EngineeringFounded Bicycle Health +1Brandon AlexanderSenior Software EngineerFounded Iron Ox +1Miriam RiveraVice President/Deputy General CounselFounded Ulu Ventures +1Fabian HeilemannDirector GeneralFounded AENU +1Ferry HeilemannGeneral Director Google Offers DACHFounded AENU +1Mike McCauleyProduct Manager, Google FiFounded Garage Capital +1Elizabeth YinProduct Marketing Manager: developer productsFounded LaunchBit +1Jon WeinerHead of Global Business Development, Google Wallet and PaymentsFounded Humanx +1Zach WeinbergVacationFounded Curie Bio +1Andy KonwinskiInternFounded Perplexity +1Yury MelnichekSoftware EngineerFounded Rainbow +1Matt MosmanGoogle Launchpad MentorFounded Unifi Software +1Surojit ChatterjeeVP, Product Management, Google ShoppingFounded Ema +1Ash AshutoshGlobal Director Solution SalesFounded Actifio +1Rob WitoffSecurityFounded ChalkTalk +1Gil ElbazEngineering Director of Google Santa MonicaFounded TenOneTen Ventures +1Jeff MerkelDirector, AndroidFounded Ladder Financial +1Paolo PriviteraMentor at Google Launchpad AcceleratorFounded 1521 Capital +1Joseph LauAssociate Technology Manager InternFounded Alchemy Insights, Inc. +1Kai BackmanSoftware EngineerFounded Candela +1Aditya RajagopalResearcher at Google[x] Life SciencesFounded Esperto Medical +1Paul LeeAnalyticsFounded Capro-X +1Amr AwadallahVP of Developer Relations, Google CloudFounded ZIR-AI +1Rikard SteiberGlobal Marketing Director - Ads, Mobile & Social AdvertisingFounded GoodTrust +1Sohail PrasadSoftware Engineering InternFounded D/XYZ +1Guru PangalHead of Google Cloud VMWare EngineFounded CloudSimple +1Nate SmithProduct ManagerFounded Collate +1Min Ming LoUser Experience InternFounded Hyperink +1Quin HoxieSummer of Code DeveloperFounded Fixture +1Mehul NariyawalaProduct Search Manager, Commerce OperationsFounded Matic Robots +1Aleem MawaniProduct ManagerFounded National Finance Olympiad +1Qasar YounisGroup Product Manager, Google MapsFounded TalkBin +1Robby WalkerSenior Software EngineerFounded Zenter +1Ben LernerSoftware EngineerFounded Espresso AI +1Sam O'KeefeGlobal Head of Startup Programs, Google CloudFounded Flex +1Rob AttorriSenior Product ManagerFounded LightTable +1Stephen LakeAdvisor, Product & Business Strategy, Senior Director of Product, Devices & ServicesFounded Jetson Home +1Ted PowerUX DesignerFounded Versa +1Vasco PedroInternFounded Spinnable +1Zack LiscioCommerceFounded Cloud Capital +1JP PatelSoftware EngineerFounded Pave +1Bernardo de PaduaGoogle Summer of Code StudentFounded Quero Educaçăo +1Sam LiTechnical Account ManagerFounded Thoropass +1
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Google mafia?
- The Google mafia is the network of 1,720 people who came through Google and went on to found or lead other companies, including Brain Co., 01, Polyvore, Felicis Ventures, Dropbox.
- Who is in the Google mafia?
- Notable members include Elad Gil (Brain Co.), Kai-Fu Lee (01), Jess Lee (Polyvore), Aydin Senkut (Felicis Ventures), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Evan Williams (Obvious Ventures), Cameron Adams (Canva, Inc.), Ben Silbermann (Audiobeta), among 1,720 tracked members.
- What companies did Google alumni found?
- Companies founded by Google alumni include Brain Co., 01, Polyvore, Felicis Ventures, Dropbox, Obvious Ventures, Canva, Inc., Audiobeta, PayPal, Safe Superintelligence.