Who is in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia?

Notable members include Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures (USV)), Elad Gil (Brain Co.), Hemant Taneja (Hippocratic AI), Philippe Laffont (Coatue Management), Nat Friedman (Andromeda Robotics), Brad Feld (Techstars), Matt Huang (Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation), Delian Asparouhov (Nightingale), among 1,487 tracked members.

What companies did Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni found?

Companies founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni include Union Square Ventures (USV), Brain Co., Hippocratic AI, Coatue Management, Andromeda Robotics, Techstars, Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation, Nightingale, Dropbox, Airbnb.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mafia

1,487 people studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to found or lead other companies.

Fred WilsonSBFounded Union Square Ventures (USV)Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1 Hemant TanejaS.B.Founded Hippocratic AI +1 Philippe LaffontmsFounded Coatue Management Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded Andromeda Robotics +3 Brad FeldS.B.Founded Techstars Matt HuangB.S.Founded Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation +3 Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1 Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1 Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded Dropbox Joe GebbiaProduct DevelopmentFounded Airbnb Patrick CollisonMathematics (incomplete)Founded Auctomatic +1 Greg BrockmanComputer ScienceFounded OpenAI Alexandr WangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Scale AI Michael TruellBachelor's DegreeFounded Cursor Arvid LunnemarkBachelor of Science - BSFounded Cursor Tarek MansourB.ScFounded Kalshi Brad PorterBachelor's degreeFounded Collaborative Robotics Colin WebbBachelor's DegreeFounded Saucepricing +1 Abraham BachrachMSFounded Skydio Adam BryMaster's DegreeFounded Skydio Matt DonahoeMastersFounded Skydio Noubar AfeyanPhDFounded ProFound Therapeutics +16 Gleb ChuvpiloMaster of ScienceFounded Thordynamics +7 Andrew NgMaster of Science - MSFounded Factored +6 Geoffrey von MaltzahnPhDFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5 George Churchwith Bernard T. FeldFounded Editas Medicine +5 Yet-Ming ChiangS.B.Founded Rock Zero +4 Ian CinnamonBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Synapse Technology Corporation +4 Sangeeta N. BhatiaPhDFounded Satellite Bio +4 Amir NashatPhDFounded Jnana Therapeutics +3 Geoffrey WooResearch Science InstituteFounded Geoff Woo +3 Jeffrey KarpPostDocFounded Tissium +3 Darren NixFounded Steadily +3 Adam GoldsteinB.S.Founded TeachShare +3 John WangS.B. in Computer ScienceFounded Dashbase +3 Andrey ZarurPh.D.Founded GreenLight Pandemic Response +3 Amnon ShashuaPhDFounded Mobileye +3 Matt AngelDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Exacis Biotherapeutics +3 Howard ChangPh.D.Founded Accent Therapeutics +3 Satish JindalPost Doctoral FellowFounded Immunocodex +2 Alan WaltsPost-Doctoral StudiesFounded AlphaRose Therapeutics +2 Peter H. DiamandisBSFounded Abundance360 +2 Wan Li ZhuS.B.Founded Harvard Founder Network +2 Mike CappsSMFounded Diveplane +2 Dave BlundinComputer Science thesis "Neural Network Simulations on a Connection Machine" at MIT AI LabFounded Link Ventures +2 Bruno FavieroBachelor of Science - BSFounded Synapse Technology Corporation +2 Phillip SamayoaDual S.B.Founded Generation Bio +2 Greg VerdinePostdocFounded Fogpharma +2 Kanjun QiuMaster’s DegreeFounded Kanjun +2 Kyle VogtFounded The Bot Company +2 Inaki BerenguerMBAFounded InfiniteWatch +2 Micha Y. BreakstoneTowards PhD - Invited Research (2 years)Founded Chorus AI +2 Sumit AgarwalBachelor'sFounded Ariodata +2 Elliott CohenMBAFounded Radial +2 Shishir MehrotraDual S.BFounded Coda +2 Will GraylinTwo Masters DegreesFounded LoopPay +2 Geoff SchmidtNoneFounded Meteor Development Group +2 Gautam JayaramanM.Eng.Founded Onsite Pro +2 Aziz AlghunaimMaster of Engineering (MEng)Founded Nash +2 Matej NovakComputer ScienceFounded Assetario +2 Frank LeeBachelor of Science - BSFounded Bevi +2 David SchafferPh.D.Founded Rewrite Therapeutics +2 Helen GreinerBS MSFounded Tertill +2 Sorin GramaMSFounded Promethean Power Systems +2 Reid RubsamenNONEFounded Aradigm Corporation +2 Rahul ShendureB.S.Founded Bellwether Bio +2 Bettina HeinS.M.Founded Juli +2 Lip-Bu TanMSFounded Walden Catalyst +2 Massood ZarrabianBSFounded Dapt +2 Jamie HeywoodSBFounded geneticnetworks +2 John HartPh.D.Founded Upgrade Manufacturing +2 Jack MilwidPh.D.Founded Neon Therapeutics +2 Detlev BiniszkiewiczPh.D. and Post-Doc ResearchFounded MPM BioImpact +1 Luke ZaientzMEngFounded Reigning Champs +1 Shantanu AgarwalEntrepreneurshipFounded Sustaera +1 Matt CliffordMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Entrepreneur First +1 Krishna K. GuptaBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Humanyze +1 Jake GibsonBSFounded Better Tomorrow Ventures +1 Josephine LeeBachelor of ScienceFounded Palette +1 Benoit MenardoExchange studentFounded Rocket Internet SE +1 Jake BecraftDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Strandtx +1 Charlie WarrenMBAFounded Convex +1 Peter SternShort ProgramFounded Bitly +1 Ameer SherifRegional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP) | Cohort 8 | Team EgyptFounded Wuzzuf +1 Ralph RodriguezFellowFounded Confirm +1 Frank MossPhDFounded Twine Health +1 Bilha NdiranguElectrical EngineeringFounded Great Carbon Valley +1 Paolo PriviteraMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded 1521 Capital +1 Sonny VuPhD (ABD)Founded Elemental Machines +1 Brett ChevalierMerck LSRF FellowFounded Animol +1 Paul HsiaoBachelor's DegreeFounded PipeDreams +1 David Samuel6.1 (EE)Founded Crackle +1 Max KolyshBachelor's degreeFounded Dover +1 Jianna LiuBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Cardinal +1 Lars ButtlerDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Aifoundation +1

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia?: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia is the network of 1,487 people who studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to found or lead other companies, including Union Square Ventures (USV), Brain Co., Hippocratic AI, Coatue Management, Andromeda Robotics.
Who is in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia?: Notable members include Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures (USV)), Elad Gil (Brain Co.), Hemant Taneja (Hippocratic AI), Philippe Laffont (Coatue Management), Nat Friedman (Andromeda Robotics), Brad Feld (Techstars), Matt Huang (Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation), Delian Asparouhov (Nightingale), among 1,487 tracked members.
What companies did Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni found?: Companies founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni include Union Square Ventures (USV), Brain Co., Hippocratic AI, Coatue Management, Andromeda Robotics, Techstars, Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation, Nightingale, Dropbox, Airbnb.