The Illinois Institute of Technology Mafia
44 people studied at Illinois Institute of Technology and went on to found or lead other companies.
Craig RuppMSEEFounded Sabanto +1Jorge PenalvaMSFounded Sentisis Analytics +1Sullyen AlmeidaIndustrial Technology and ManagementFounded NomadBiju KulathakalBSFounded Halo InvestingPranav ManpuriaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Flux AutoViggnesh KandasamyMSFounded OneStopKitchenMelody RobertsM.Des.Founded Liv LabsMoyosoreoluwa OrekoyaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded ShepherdTushar NairBachelor's degreeFounded HarperErik QuintanillaBachelor of Science - BSFounded RefreshCole GawinDual EnrollmentFounded LemmaBinBin HeBachelor of Science - BSFounded smol machinesOndrej HrebicekB.S.Founded Clarify AIVenkat ThiruvengadamMSFounded Duplo CloudChris GladwinHonorary Doctor of ScienceFounded OcientRanjith MukundanMSFounded Stellapps TechnologiesXin ChenMaster's degreeFounded EquaticPiyush DesaiPh.D.Founded Turntide TechnologiesSaurabh TandonMS in FinanceFounded Better placeIsaac HallComputer ScienceFounded RecurlyMauricio GiordanoComputer EngineeringFounded InEventNeal PatelBSFounded EndoluxeJoshua SiletsBachelor of Science - BSFounded GridLinkPedro TabioMaster of ScienceFounded UltralightVishalini PaliwalMSFounded ZipyKumar AbhijeetB.S.Founded OcientEnam NoorComputer ScienceFounded InsightIn HealthJeet MahalMastersFounded Jasper TherapeuticsWaleed HaddadPh.DFounded BurnBotGeng NiuDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded NovelePENG ZOUPhDFounded PowerLatticeLluis CanetMaster's degreeFounded CiceraiDania GhantousB.S. & M.S.Founded QnovoAdel NasiriDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Joules AILucas LiuDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded INFIRupul SafayaBSFounded eDRVBerker BilginPhDFounded EnedymChad WillardMetallurgical EngineeringFounded StraddleOluwasoga OniMasters of ScienceFounded MDaaS GlobalJourdan BrunsonBusiness Administration and Applied ScienceFounded kinkofaMichael ShogrenBSFounded Epiq SolutionsJoe WangMasterFounded AiseedtechMonica LeeMasterFounded AiseedtechSohini AvirneniMaster's degreeFounded Koantek Holdings
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Illinois Institute of Technology mafia?
- The Illinois Institute of Technology mafia is the network of 44 people who studied at Illinois Institute of Technology and went on to found or lead other companies, including Sabanto, Sentisis Analytics, Nomad, Halo Investing, Flux Auto.
- Who is in the Illinois Institute of Technology mafia?
- Notable members include Craig Rupp (Sabanto), Jorge Penalva (Sentisis Analytics), Sullyen Almeida (Nomad), Biju Kulathakal (Halo Investing), Pranav Manpuria (Flux Auto), Viggnesh Kandasamy (OneStopKitchen), Melody Roberts (Liv Labs), Moyosoreoluwa Orekoya (Shepherd), among 44 tracked members.
- What companies did Illinois Institute of Technology alumni found?
- Companies founded by Illinois Institute of Technology alumni include Sabanto, Sentisis Analytics, Nomad, Halo Investing, Flux Auto, OneStopKitchen, Liv Labs, Shepherd, Harper, Refresh.








































