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The Microsoft Mafia
1,499 people came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies.
Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +3David SacksFounderFounded Yammer +2Garry TanProgram ManagerFounded GBrain +3Nat FriedmanCorporate Vice President, Developer ServicesFounded Andromeda Robotics +3Kai-Fu LeeCorporate Vice President (last job)Founded 01Bill GatesFounderFounded Gates Foundation +2Mike KriegerProgram Manager InternFounded InstagramReed HastingsBoard MemberFounded Netflix +1Nathan BlecharczykIntern Program Manager for Visual Basic .NETFounded AirbnbDaniel DinesSDEFounded UiPathBhavish AggarwalResearch InternFounded Ola Electric +2Mustafa SuleymanCEO, Microsoft AIFounded Google Deepmind +1Arvind JainSoftware EngineerFounded Glean +2Dylan FieldResearch AssistantFounded FigmaPrasanna SankarSoftware DeveloperFounded 0xPPL +1Steph TryphonasDesign DirectorFounded Collaborative RoboticsFritz LanmanSenior Director, Corporate Strategy GroupFounded Doppler Labs +3Darius "Bubs" MonsefProgram Manager of Community for PhotosynthFounded Sightbox +3Brian MaProgram ManagerFounded Weaveos +3Nam NguyenSoftware Engineer (NLP)Founded Cohesive +3Aviv EyalSoftware Design EngineerFounded karmacoin +3Steve LucasField MarketingFounded Adobe +3Naveen JainGroup Manager, MSNFounded Intelius +3Scott CollisonDirector Platform Strategy GroupFounded Sourceforge +3Parth ChopraProduct ManagerFounded Kinro +2Wan Li ZhuProgram Manager, Dynamics CRMFounded Harvard Founder Network +2DeVaris BrownSystem EngineerFounded Super Heroic +2Inaki BerenguerCorporate Strategy ManagerFounded InfiniteWatch +2Elliott CohenProgram ManagerFounded Radial +2Joel SpolskyProgram ManagerFounded HASH +2Shishir MehrotraDirector of Program ManagementFounded Coda +2Yin WuPrincipal Software EngineerFounded Pulley +2Austin LockwoodIntern Program ManagerFounded Remoov +2Ian JanickiProduct Manager (via Xamarin acq.)Founded Outfit +2Michael RoyzenResearch InternFounded Smartlens +2Bryant LeeComputer Science Research InternshipFounded Vaero +2Anna MonacoProduct ManagerFounded Aire Labs +2Edward AryeeSoftware EngineerFounded Sre +2Mehul ShahAudio/Acoustics Engineering InternFounded GroundControl +2Dave ZohrobSoftware Design EngineerFounded Nori +2Mohit GuptaSoftware Engineer InternFounded Spinny +2Ashutosh GargResearch InternFounded Viven +2Jason SmithPrincipal Software EngineerFounded Glide +2Khan SiddiquiPhysician Executive & GM Healthcare AIFounded Eyecheq +2Mayank MehtaProduct Manager, Windows LiveFounded Gather +2Aaron GoldfederPrincipal Group Program Manager - Cloud Infrastructure / AzureFounded Meeting Flow +2Derek SteerPrincipal Product Intelligence Manager, YammerFounded Superframe +2Kevin JohnsonGroup Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Marketing and ServicesFounded Starbucks +2Saman AmarasingheDevelopment EngineerFounded Exaloop +2Shiv ShankarSoftware DeveloperFounded Boundless +2Michael DavisPrincipal, Growth & Incubation (Ally.io, Acquired by MSFT)Founded Homegrown Financing +2Aman JainSoftware Developent InternFounded South Park Commons +2Sam KroonenburgSoftware Design EngineerFounded Cuttable +1Sarah LearyProduct ManagerFounded Fanbase +1Ofir EjnesExecutive Advisor, E-CommerceFounded Integra Partners +1Jean-Francois LegourdPartnerships ManagerFounded Integra Partners +1Bill TrenchardMSN GroupFounded LiveOps +1Josephine LeeResearch Engineer InternFounded Palette +1Richard SocherInternFounded AIX Ventures +1Mike GalgonChief Advertising StrategistFounded Pioneer Square Labs +1Dan MallinAESRFounded Minnesota Cup +1Melinda French GatesGeneral Manager of Information ProductsFounded Gates Foundation +1Saul KleinGroup Program ManagerFounded Platoon +1Tom ChavezGeneral Manager, Online Publisher BusinessesFounded Checksum AI +1Usama FayyadManager and Senior ResearcherFounded Ooda Health +1Nurettin SendoganAssociate ConsultantFounded Workiom +1Les YettonVP Sales and Business Development of Softricity (acquired by Microsoft)Founded Chaos Search +1Ben BernsteinVarious RolesFounded Twistlock +1Phil CowansContractorFounded Founders Pledge +1Sonny VuResearcherFounded Elemental Machines +1Sidharth KakkarSoftware EngineerFounded Woodrow +1Lee LindenProduct DevelopmentFounded Karma +1Dana KhaterSales & Marketing InternFounded Vitrina +1Christian ReberEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Superlist +1Nikita ShamgunovSenior Software Development EngineerFounded Neon +1Ben GilbertProgram Manager, Office for iPadFounded Acquired +1Richard BartonGeneral ManagerFounded Zillow +1Diego OppenheimerProgram Manager - Excel Business IntelligenceFounded Guardrails AI +1Dan ShapiroLead Program ManagerFounded Glowforge +1Franck Le OuaySoftware Design EngineerFounded Criteo +1Romain NiccoliSoftware Engineering ManagerFounded Criteo +1Tanooj LuthraSoftware EngineerFounded Elph +1Guru PangalPartner, Group Program ManagerFounded CloudSimple +1Paddy SrinivasanDirector , Group Product ManagerFounded Goto +1Min Ming LoProgram Manager InternFounded Hyperink +1Aleem MawaniProgram ManagerFounded National Finance Olympiad +1Bo LuProduct PlannerFounded FutureAdvisor +1Savraj SinghProgram ManagerFounded ContestMachine +1Dannie ChuSoftware Development Engineer / Test (Intern)Founded Makersplace +1Gordon HemptonSoftware Development EngineerFounded Outreach +1Phil YuenProgram ManagerFounded Aurabeat +1Dan CarrollProgram Manager InternFounded Wealthfront +1Aarthi RamamurthyPM - Microsoft (Xbox LIVE, CLR, Visual Studio)Founded Lumoid +1Saurabh SrivastavaResearcherFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Michael HeinrichTechnical Product ManagerFounded OG Labs +1Michael WasserProgram ManagerFounded BloomAPI +1
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Microsoft mafia?
- The Microsoft mafia is the network of 1,499 people who came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies, including LinkedIn, Yammer, GBrain, Andromeda Robotics, 01.
- Who is in the Microsoft mafia?
- Notable members include Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), David Sacks (Yammer), Garry Tan (GBrain), Nat Friedman (Andromeda Robotics), Kai-Fu Lee (01), Bill Gates (Gates Foundation), Mike Krieger (Instagram), Reed Hastings (Netflix), among 1,499 tracked members.
- What companies did Microsoft alumni found?
- Companies founded by Microsoft alumni include LinkedIn, Yammer, GBrain, Andromeda Robotics, 01, Gates Foundation, Instagram, Netflix, Airbnb, UiPath.