The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mafia
546 people studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to found or lead other companies.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded DropboxJoe GebbiaProduct DevelopmentFounded AirbnbPatrick CollisonMathematics (incomplete)Founded Auctomatic +1Greg BrockmanComputer ScienceFounded OpenAIAlexandr WangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Scale AI +1Michael TruellBachelor's DegreeFounded CursorArvid LunnemarkBachelor of Science - BSFounded CursorTarek MansourB.ScFounded KalshiBrad PorterMasters of EngineeringFounded Collaborative RoboticsColin WebbBachelor's DegreeFounded SaucepricingAdam BryMaster's DegreeFounded SkydioNoubar AfeyanPhDFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12Geoffrey von MaltzahnSBFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5Yet-Ming ChiangS.B.Founded 24M Technologies +4Sangeeta N. BhatiaPhDFounded Port Therapeutics +3Jeffrey KarpPostDocFounded Tissium +3Satish JindalPost Doctoral FellowFounded Immunocodex +2Andrew NgMaster of Science - MSFounded Factored +2IanBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Immunity Project +2Geoffrey WooResearch Science InstituteFounded Ketone-IQ +2Phillip SamayoaDual S.B.Founded Generation Bio +2Kanjun QiuBachelor's DegreeFounded Kanjun +2Kyle VogtFounded Twitch +2Inaki BerenguerMBAFounded InfiniteWatch +2Gordon WintrobBSFounded Newfrontinsurance +2Geoff SchmidtNoneFounded Meteor Development Group +2Gautam JayaramanM.Eng.Founded Onsite Pro +2Aziz AlghunaimMaster of Engineering (MEng)Founded Nash +2David SchafferPh.D.Founded Rewrite Therapeutics +2Helen GreinerBS MSFounded iRobot +2Luke ZaientzMEngFounded Reigning Champs +1Karl SunSM/SB EECSFounded Lucid Software, Inc. +1Amir NashatPhDFounded Paratus Sciences +1Alec NielsenDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Asimov +1Reshma ShettyPh.D.Founded Ginkgo Bioworks +1Shantanu AgarwalEntrepreneurshipFounded Sustaera +1Gleb ChuvpiloMaster of ScienceFounded Authy +1Dave BlundinComputer Science thesis "Neural Network Simulations on a Connection Machine" at MIT AI LabFounded Vestmark +1Matt CliffordMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Entrepreneurs First +1Krishna K. GuptaBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Humanyze +1Dave BlundinComputer Science thesis "Neural Network Simulations on a Connection Machine" at MIT AI LabFounded Vestmark +1Josephine LeeBachelor of ScienceFounded Palette Labs +1Aye MoahBSFounded Baydin +1Vikram BajajPh.D.Founded Verily +1Bilha NdiranguElectrical EngineeringFounded Great Carbon Valley +1Paolo PriviteraMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded 1521 Capital +1Bruno FavieroBachelor of Science - BSFounded Kolena +1Paul HsiaoBachelor's DegreeFounded PipeDreams +1Max KolyshBachelor's degreeFounded Dover +1Lars ButtlerDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Aifoundation +1Sumit AgarwalBachelor'sFounded Shape Security +1Jonathan BehrPhDFounded Tilos Therapeutics +1Chase LochmillerBachelor of Science - BSFounded Crusoe +1Darren NixFounded Interviewed +1Adam GoldsteinB.S.Founded Astonishing Labs +1Rod EbrahimiMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Ready For Zero +1Peter LaiBachelor of Science - BSFounded Emburse +1Nick MeyerComputer ScienceFounded Relativity6 +1James HarveyBSFounded ZeroMailer +1Ben LernerBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Espresso AI +1Sam O'KeefeBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Flex +1Reshma KhilnaniMasters of EngineeringFounded Medplum +1John WangS.B. in Computer ScienceFounded Assembled +1Cory LiBachelor of Science - BSFounded Spellbrush +1Raphael RouvinovCross registrationFounded Luminopia +1Atray DixitDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Oncko +1Lauren (Luna) Ray VegterB.S.Founded Thermeleon +1Bhairav MehtaDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded CharacterQuilt +1Curtis FongerBachelor of ScienceFounded Appetas +1Mahmoud GhulmanBachelor of Science in PhysicsFounded Nash +1Chang SheB.S.Founded Datapad +1Brendan AshworthBachelor of Science - BSFounded Buntinglabs +1Ernie HoVisiting ResearcherFounded Namecard.ai +1Apurva ShrivastavaBachelor's degreeFounded Avoca +1Toni RosinolDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Stack AI +1Bernard AceitunoDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Stack AI +1Cody DurrComputer ScienceFounded Codes Health +1Jai PadmakumarDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Robigo +1Taieb BennaniMaster of Science - MSFounded Verahealth +1Maxime AllouchM.S. in Data ScienceFounded Verahealth +1Alexandre BerkovicMasters of Business AnalyticsFounded Sphinx +1Dmitry KarpovMIT Sloan and MIT CSAILFounded Adentris +1Serena PeiBachelor of Science - BSFounded Palette Labs +1Ben FrankAerospace EngineeringFounded Seer Aerospace +1Ray LiaoDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Empallo +1Adrien GuenardMaster of Science - MSFounded VoltaBack +1Sarah WoodersBachelor's degreeFounded Glisten AI +1Issi RozenMBAFounded Verve TherapeuticsIan SigalowBachelor of Science - SBFounded GreycroftJeffrey FinerBSFounded SepternaDetlev BiniszkiewiczPh.D. and Post-Doc ResearchFounded NextPoint Therapeutics
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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 546 people who studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to found or lead other companies, including Brain Co., Xamarin, Hotspots, Nightingale, Dropbox.
- Who is in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia?
- Notable members include Elad Gil (Brain Co.), Nat Friedman (Xamarin), Matt Huang (Hotspots), Delian Asparouhov (Nightingale), Drew Houston (Dropbox), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Joe Gebbia (Airbnb), Patrick Collison (Auctomatic), among 546 tracked members.
- What companies did Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni found?
- Companies founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni include Brain Co., Xamarin, Hotspots, Nightingale, Dropbox, Airbnb, Auctomatic, OpenAI, Scale AI, Cursor.