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The Meta Mafia
322 people came through Meta and went on to found or lead other companies.
Josh MerelResearch Scientist & ManagerFounded Fauna RoboticsRushabh ShahStaff Software EngineerFounded AiPrisePhilipp WuVisiting ResearcherFounded XdofJeff WuSr. Director, Trust & Safety - Law Enforcement Response Team, APACFounded k-IDKevin FallSoftware EngineerFounded Nefeli NetworksDurgesh KaushikSMB Growth Manager - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)Founded ModveonDmytro IvchenkoStaff Software EngineerFounded Fireworks aiJames ReedStaff Software EngineerFounded Fireworks aiZheqing (Bill) ZhuMachine Learning Tech LeadFounded Pokee AIAmrita BhasinCommerce OperationsFounded SotiraMilind SanghaviDirector, Regional head of payments - APACFounded XWeave DecentralisedAngelina YouData ScientistFounded ModoIan SaundersProduct Manager, Marketplace Payments & CommerceFounded BillforwardMark WongProduct ManagerFounded KopperfieldManuel Del VermeResearch Scientist InternFounded SilverstreamMudit GoelSenior Director of Engineering | Orion (AI powered Augmented Reality Glasses)Founded ThiraEduardo IndacocheaVP, AdsFounded ScowttAbraao Barros LacerdaBusiness EngineerFounded SuaquadraAndy ZhouResearcherFounded IntologyLucas Wen TangSenior Opto-Mech EngineerFounded Lumos Health Inc.Jun S. LeeSoftware Engineer IIFounded NabisTommy PetrovTech Creative DirectorFounded CopysightSeth SummersettHead of Security PartnersFounded Embed SecurityLedell WuMachine Learning EngineerFounded Creatify AIKabir NagrechaResearch ScientistFounded Tessera LabsPrabha DublishProduct Marketing ManagerFounded HubbleChris SmithSenior Engineering ManagerFounded CountAtif JavedSenior Product ManagerFounded Tarjimly (acquired)Tal KirschenbaumCorporate Development / M&A Deal LeadFounded LedgeAniket DeshpandeSoftware Engineer, Applied AIFounded isoquantAngelica KosasihSoftware EngineerFounded WonderingGovind ChadaSoftware Engineer InternFounded EnactChris LiuResearch ScientistFounded DeepReach Inc.Ludovic LacayProduct ManagerFounded NapoAndre BeukersResearch Scientist, Neuromotor InterfacesFounded Redoubt InsuranceElfred PaganSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded StackqNaveen KrishnamurthiHead of Product, Instagram Privacy and SecurityFounded ElucifyJeffrey WarrenSoftware EngineerFounded Closer SportsDiego Marcos SeguraSoftware EngineerFounded SupermediumPhaedra RandolphSoftware DeveloperFounded Spero FoodsAngel PoonProduct ManagerFounded CSPAMikkel KimSoftware EngineerFounded argsAshraf AlkarmiHead of ProductFounded DropboxClarence TsoEngineering ManagerFounded InventiveEric SteinbergerResearcher | Deep Reinforcement LearningFounded Magic AiBernard YeeTPM, AR Product, OrionFounded Windup MindsRobert StevensonHead of Content (Oculus VR ▶ Meta Reality Labs)Founded IntelityJoseph KaoTechnical Program ManagerFounded MagnefyKishori KonwarResearch Data ScientistFounded OptimumRanice BrownSr. Technical Recruiter, Reality LabsFounded Magier AIMustafa ZafferPM - Global Ops (Product Data Ops)Founded OpenFarmingShijia LiaoSoftware Engineer InternFounded Fish AudioRissa CaoProduct, Meta Reality LabFounded Fish AudioJonathan PanHead of Strategic Planning and OperationsFounded ExialabsAlexander WhedonSoftware EngineerFounded Subquadratic AIBrad BoothSenior Technical Program ManagerFounded NLM PhotonicsKiana EhsaniResearch InternFounded VERCEPTBehnam BastaniDirector of Architecture, Reality LabsFounded OpenInferWinston TriSoftware EngineerFounded AlbedoTyllen BicakcicProductFounded PaymanJosh AndersonSoftware Engineering ManagerFounded Naria AIJason HartloveVice President, PRISM Hardware EngineeringFounded NanosysShireen YatesProduct Manager in AI Research | FAIR at MetaFounded Nima LabsSymon PerrimanTechnical Program Manager LeaderFounded FanWideGabe BrownHead of Technology, BigBox VRFounded BigBox VRAshish DeshpandeResearch Director, Dexterous ManipulationFounded Harmonic BionicsBadri HiriyurIC | Ads InfraFounded T2D2Laurent SollyVice President Southern EuropeFounded AMI LabsJoohwan OhSoftware EngineerFounded HounddogAndreas SundquistSoftware EngineerFounded DnanexusShan HuangSoftware EngineerFounded CrestaBraden HancockDirector of AIFounded Snorkel AIDoug HirschVP of ProductFounded GoodRx HoldingsMo ShaikhStrategic Partnerships @ Novi / MetaFounded AptosTal SalmonaEngineering ManagerFounded AratoAwais ShafiqueSenior Product ManagerFounded BeyondpresenceYaniv ShmueliEngineering ManagerFounded Cassidy BioDeclan CummingsIntellectual Property Specialist - Tools & Automation FocusFounded CinderWill LewisEngineering ManagerFounded DukuLalin TheverapperumaSenior Technical Lead - Hybrid ML Algorithms for AR/VR (Meta Reality Labs)Founded Expert IntelligenceArtsiom SanakoyeuResearch ScientistFounded GenPeach AIRoza GhamariSoftware EngineerFounded HealinkSunil BakhruProduction EngineeringFounded Kipling SecureAndrew HohDirector of Product ManagementFounded Lastmile AiKennan Murphy-SierraProduct ManagerFounded LeadBeamMasumi ReyndersSenior Director, Advanced Technologies, MetaFounded Majestic LabsOfer ShachamDirector, Head of Custom Compute PlatformsFounded Majestic LabsBlagovest DimitrovOfficial Meta Spark AR partnerFounded MClimateKostas Kryptos ChalkiasLead CryptographerFounded Mysten LabsAbed KasajiSenior Product ManagerFounded ClarityMelinda McClure HaugheyPhD Candidate: User Experience ResearcherFounded ProxiAhmed FarghalStaff Production Engineer (IC6)Founded RestateXi SunEngineerFounded Ruli AIChuck HooverDirector of Research DevelopmentFounded Sooth LabsTom RichardsSenior Manager of Product ManagementFounded TrigAbhishek DasResearch Scientist, FAIRFounded Yutori
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Meta mafia?
- The Meta mafia is the network of 322 people who came through Meta and went on to found or lead other companies, including Fauna Robotics, AiPrise, Xdof, k-ID, Nefeli Networks.
- Who is in the Meta mafia?
- Notable members include Josh Merel (Fauna Robotics), Rushabh Shah (AiPrise), Philipp Wu (Xdof), Jeff Wu (k-ID), Kevin Fall (Nefeli Networks), Durgesh Kaushik (Modveon), Dmytro Ivchenko (Fireworks ai), James Reed (Fireworks ai), among 322 tracked members.
- What companies did Meta alumni found?
- Companies founded by Meta alumni include Fauna Robotics, AiPrise, Xdof, k-ID, Nefeli Networks, Modveon, Fireworks ai, Pokee AI, Sotira, XWeave Decentralised.