The Michigan State University Mafia
64 people studied at Michigan State University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Mike MillerBSFounded Liquid2 +1Bryan BeshoreBachelor of Science - BSFounded Keychain Logistics +1John NovakMaster of Science (MS)Founded Standard Cognition +1David YuDropoutFounded YouLearn +1Soami KapadiaBachelor's degreeFounded YouLearn +1Christopher GolecB.S.Founded Demandbase +1Matt MaloneyBachelor of ScienceFounded Grubhub +1Denny LanfearBachelor's degreeFounded Coherus Biosciences +1Christoph NicolaBusiness AdministrationFounded Tilta +1Brian PlatzFounded SilkRoad Technology +1Jason BlumbergBAFounded Energy FoundryKJMaster of Science in AccountingFounded One piece labsChristian FernandoMScFounded Facility HealthSunny NadolskyPh.D. StudiesFounded MedibookrPeter ArensmanSummercourse Strategic MarketingFounded Future Food FundZac WellmerBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded TupeloCam KorzeckeMaster of Science - MSFounded NasdiscSimeon GoolsbyBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded NasdiscChristian WhiteBachelor of Science (BS)Founded NasdiscJoel DarinBachelor of ScienceFounded VelontraScott SwarthoutBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Lavo Life SciencesAdam ProschekBachelor of ScienceFounded OfOneMatthew BedewitzBachelor of Science - BSFounded Ohmic BiosciencesBrian CripeBSFounded OneGrepAllison CampbellBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded ZubaleRyan LetzeiserBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded ObieTom Wagner, Ph.D.B.S.Founded Berkshire GreyEugene IzhikevichPh.D.Founded Brain CorporationKenny LeeBachelor's degreeFounded AigenJoe VezzaniBAFounded LunarCrushRitesh PatelMSFounded NirmataGeng WangBachelor’s DegreeFounded Civic ChampsAnindya ChandaPh.DFounded MycologicsAlexa JonesBachelor of ScienceFounded TheraB MedicalGreg CallMaster of Science in AccountingFounded UpwageDaniel YoungBachelor of ArtsFounded Circadian RiskJagadish GattuMSFounded UptimeAIAndrew KimBAFounded DatamodeMadhav AggarwalBachelor of Science - BSEFounded BRCĒHew HamiltonBachelor's DegreeFounded HiddenLoginParis PlainCoding BootcampFounded Ultrium TechnologiesJosh RabinowitzBachelor's DegreeFounded Articulate LabsFrancesco AimoneBachelor’s DegreeFounded Induction Food SystemsBrian LeeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded PBS BiotechScott FulbrightBSFounded Living InkManoj SaxenaMBAFounded TrustwiseCarl B. EricksonMS and PhDFounded Atomic ObjectRon MillerBachelor of Arts in Business Administration and MarketingFounded Start EngineNIGEL GRISWOLDB.S.Founded Dynamo MetricsDenise KayPh.DFounded Enspired SolutionsMarissa BeattyBachelor's degreeFounded Turnover LabsEziz KuliyevDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded ReprogrambioDaniel BrooksPhilosophyFounded QuantiflyTamara WarrenBAFounded Le CarSeth KillianBachelor’s DegreeFounded Lingco Language LabsSean FortenerMaster'sFounded Seagate Space CorporationBrandon CooperMarketing & Merchandising ManagementFounded AphidRashad EvansB.A. PsychologyFounded UmboMatthew McGeeMaster CertificateFounded BuywanderMohamad (Moe) YassineBachelors of ScienceFounded Predictive HorizonsGregory CharvatPhDFounded TeradarImad AjjawiPostgraduate DegreeFounded RybodynAriana FerwerdaBachelor of ArtsFounded HalfdaysSalil PrabhakarPh.D.Founded Delta ID
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Michigan State University mafia?
- The Michigan State University mafia is the network of 64 people who studied at Michigan State University and went on to found or lead other companies, including Liquid2, Keychain Logistics, Standard Cognition, YouLearn, Demandbase.
- Who is in the Michigan State University mafia?
- Notable members include Mike Miller (Liquid2), Bryan Beshore (Keychain Logistics), John Novak (Standard Cognition), David Yu (YouLearn), Soami Kapadia (YouLearn), Christopher Golec (Demandbase), Matt Maloney (Grubhub), Denny Lanfear (Coherus Biosciences), among 64 tracked members.
- What companies did Michigan State University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Michigan State University alumni include Liquid2, Keychain Logistics, Standard Cognition, YouLearn, Demandbase, Grubhub, Coherus Biosciences, Tilta, SilkRoad Technology, Energy Foundry.



























































