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The Meta Mafia
308 people came through Meta and went on to found or lead other companies.
Nat FriedmanAI ProductsFounded Andromeda Robotics +3Drew HoustonBoard of DirectorsFounded Dropbox +1Gabriel PereyraResearch ScientistFounded HarveyJames EveringhamVP of Engineering, Developer InfrastructureFounded LiveOps +2Aman JainFounder, Meta's Innovation LabFounded South Park Commons +2Mo ShaikhStrategic Partnerships @ Novi / MetaFounded Meridio +2Stan ChudnovskyVice President and GMFounded Wonderhill +1Adil WaliSenior Director of Product, PaymentsFounded Modcloth +1Jason ShenProduct Manager, FacebookFounded Midgame +1Cullen WilsonProduct LeadFounded WP Engine +1Taylor LoweProduct ManagerFounded Metal +1James O'DwyerEngineering ManagerFounded Metal +1Sergio PradaSoftware EngineerFounded Metal +1Will LawrenceProduct Manager, AML and Sanction ComplianceFounded Greenlite +1Adam SteinleProduct ManagerFounded Verse Therapy +1Alston LinSoftware EngineerFounded Bizwise +1Thiago PeresSenior Product Manager, WhatsAppFounded Rally +1Abhay GuptaData Science InternFounded bidgely +1Amit YadavResearch ScientistFounded Fern +1Robert XuSenior Software EngineerFounded Fern +1Ethan ByrdSoftware EngineerFounded Actual +1Jerry WuSoftware EngineerFounded Auxos +1Ray LiaoResearch InternFounded Empallo +1Adeniyi AbiodunProduct Lead, Novi (Crypto)Founded Peernova +1Ruben Mayer-HirshfeldDirector of Product, Meta Superinteligence LabsFounded Scout AI +1Ranice BrownSr. Technical Recruiter, Reality LabsFounded Techstars +1Jason HartloveVice President and Head of XDOFounded Nanosys +1Saurabh DoshiManaging Director, Asia-Pacific (Products & Partnerships Facebook & Instagram)Founded Optimizegeo +1Felipe BaytelmanSr. Staff Software Engineer, InstagramFounded Enara Health +1David MarcusHead of MessengerFounded LightsparkTomer BarelVP, Chief Operating Officer, NoviFounded LightsparkAnand DassDirector of Product Management, AI X WearablesFounded FileStackAtul RaghunathanMachine Learning InternFounded HyperboundHugo BarraVP of VRFounded DetectAlex CollmerGlobal Creative CouncilFounded VidmobWill KantarosSWEFounded DecentJack SoslowData ScientistFounded CiridaeTyler MyracleProduct ManagerFounded South Park CommonsBen ParrMoltbookFounded Octane AIJaroslav BeckDirector - Studio Head & Music partnerships - Beat Games (post exit)Founded BottleCap AIMichel MeyerProduct LeadFounded Presence AIVinay HiremathSoftware Engineer InternFounded LoomAustin ChangSenior Director, Product Management - Head of Core Product, VR/MRFounded FridgeRyan DamicoProduct Lead, Meta Reality LabsFounded CrocodocMichael HornProduct ManagerFounded Craft CoffeeBen HerilaSoftware Engineer, AI Pod LeadFounded Underground CellarAlex AndonProductFounded Jellyfish ArtDavid AskaryanProductFounded MoFENorman PonteSoftware EngineerFounded Zumo LabsAnnie HwangProductFounded JemiEdoardo ContiSenior Software Engineer, Machine LearningFounded Bandit MLJames HennesseyEngineering ManagerFounded HypermileGarrison BellackSoftware Engineer, Autonomous Flight Systems, InternshipFounded DreamWorldJagath VytheeswaranEngineeringFounded VogentDaniel HabibSoftware EngineerFounded True3DMichael YanSoftwareFounded SimplifyEthan HoroschakSoftware Engineer InternFounded SimplifyOmar ThanawallaSoftware Engineer, ProductFounded SocoShri SukhaniEngineeringFounded HyperbrowserNamit ChadhaProductFounded ShapeUlysse MizrahiAI Research ScientistFounded MindmeshChirag MahapatraEngineering LeaderFounded BlazeAmbareesh BalajiFrontend EngineerFounded HyperbeamGlen WiseSecurity Engineer, Threat DiscoveryFounded CinderAamir HuddaProductFounded AttainTullie MurrellApplied Research Scientist at Building 8Founded ShapedCharles BaiAI EngineerFounded PacesAgni BhattacharyaProduct ManagerFounded AlmaRahul PandeyTech Lead + ManagerFounded TaroBernard AceitunoAI Research ScientistFounded StackAIShivam BharukaStaff Software EngineerFounded FinnNicolas MachadoProductFounded LumeGeorgia HongSoftware EngineerFounded Rubber Ducky LabsAkash MandavilliProduct ManagerFounded GovEagleYotam HamielSoftware EngineerFounded Magicflow 𐂂Yansen ZhouSenior Software EngineerFounded Hippo ScribeHemant GangoliaSenior Software EngineerFounded Rally TaxSal CalvoProduct GrowthFounded Muffin DataJason RudinProduct ManagerFounded CladAnn ChanProduct ManagerFounded BerryPhilip KungSoftware Engineer InternFounded SweetspotMax KerrStaff Privacy EngineerFounded TalcDaniel AlbersonProduct ManagementFounded PunchcardHussein SyedSoftware EngineerFounded ArcimusKyle ArchieConversational AI Product Manager - Reality LabsFounded LystoAnn WuTechnical Program Management InternFounded SilimatePablo PalafoxResearch InternFounded HappyRobotSamuel SanSoftware Engineer InternFounded RecipeUIAnkur RustagiEngineering Manager / Staff Software EngineerFounded SaatvyShivam SinghalSoftware EngineerFounded Structured LabsDi QiMachine Learning EngineerFounded LanternVishnu HariProduct ManagerFounded egoDaryl LimSoftware EngineerFounded TracecatAndrew BassSoftware EngineerFounded Poka LabsSiddharth GirdharSoftware Engineer InternshipFounded Pivot RoboticsDhruhin KurliSoftware EngineerFounded Patchwork
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Meta mafia?
- The Meta mafia is the network of 308 people who came through Meta and went on to found or lead other companies, including Andromeda Robotics, Dropbox, Harvey, LiveOps, South Park Commons.
- Who is in the Meta mafia?
- Notable members include Nat Friedman (Andromeda Robotics), Drew Houston (Dropbox), Gabriel Pereyra (Harvey), James Everingham (LiveOps), Aman Jain (South Park Commons), Mo Shaikh (Meridio), Stan Chudnovsky (Wonderhill), Adil Wali (Modcloth), among 308 tracked members.
- What companies did Meta alumni found?
- Companies founded by Meta alumni include Andromeda Robotics, Dropbox, Harvey, LiveOps, South Park Commons, Meridio, Wonderhill, Modcloth, Midgame, WP Engine.