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The Microsoft Mafia
1,474 people came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies.
Andreas EdesbergInternFounded SloydChris Blomfield-BrownSoftware Engineer / Business DevelopmentFounded SwissveritasAdam GoodEntertainment ProducerFounded auricChris BunioSolution Sales Lead - Public SectorFounded TheoryMeshNan-Wei GongResearcherFounded Figur8Issam TidjaniGlobal Head of Digital Marketing - Advertising and Performance Media | PhonesFounded CariqaGrant PassmoreResearch InternFounded ImandraAkshat PrakashSoftware Engineering InternFounded CambTroy BatterberryCorporate Vice President, Microsoft Teams Webinars and EventsFounded EchomarkSundeep SahiSr. Software Design LeadFounded SkuadNikolay ValtchanovSoftware Development Engineer InternFounded FabricVishal AgarwalPrincipal Development LeadFounded AverlonSunil GottumukkalaPrincipal Program Manager LeadFounded AverlonJim AlkoveSenior Director Technical StrategyFounded OleriaJagadeesh KundaProduct ManagerFounded OleriaRaj BainsSoftware Development EngineerFounded ProphecyDan BenjaminLead Product ManagerFounded Dig SecurityDevon Spinnler TownsendProductFounded CameoAdam HuenikenProgram Manager Intern - Office User Experience TeamFounded PursuitDavid HallacArea Operating Unit Client Director (Sales Leader)Founded ViaductBeau NorgeotDeep Learning ScientistFounded Qualified HealthNick LockettSoftware EngineerFounded Pear SuiteFlorian PestoniSenior Program Manager, Content Access and ProtectionFounded InOrbitPrabha DublishProduct MarketingFounded HubbleMircea PașoiSoftware Developer InternFounded Brain Co.Omri HavivSenior PM Manager | Azure SentinelFounded GableNader AbdelrazikConsultant, Diversity & InclusionFounded MoneyHashHarrison GordonProgram Manager, ExcelFounded Blueberry PediatricsSmiti Bhatt DeorahSoftware EngineerFounded Advantage ClubVítor Espírito SantoConsultantFounded Hoxton FarmsTimothy EdgarSenior Program Manager, Azure InfrastructureFounded VenteurRituraj BiswasNLP Research InternFounded HyperGroDavid CampbellGlobal Business Manager - Financial Services GroupFounded TropicAdriana TorosianProduct Manager, ServersFounded OurselfJhillika KumarMicrosoft Student PartnerFounded MentraHenry ShihPublisher ConsultantFounded AlleyPinShane BartlePrincipal ConsultantFounded StorbieElan LeeLead Game DesignerFounded Exploding KittensChris SmithSoftware EngineerFounded CountAdam SadilekVisiting ScientistFounded AIM Intelligent MachinesRakesh Ranjan NayakSoftware Development InternFounded TurboHireSaqib RasoolSr. Program ManagerFounded CorosJasminder Singh GulatiProgram Manager, E-CommerceFounded Now FloatsLane HarrisSoftware Engineer IIFounded Spice AIPhillip LeBlancSenior Software EngineerFounded Spice AISuchi SariaResearch InternFounded Bayesian HealthVarun WadhwaSoftware EngineerFounded TraceforceRhys SullivanSoftware EngineerFounded ExecutorSid UnnithanProgram ManagerFounded EvergroveChris LiuResearch InternFounded DeepReach Inc.Dan DanaySupply Chain Intern, Business IntelligenceFounded Verdict MachineVolen VulkovMSPFounded EnhancvGuru VenkatesanSales and GTMFounded Simpli ContractMakesh KumarPartner Sales Executive, Dynamics (Business Applications)Founded Simpli ContractMart AbramovSenior Program ManagerFounded Tax ScoutsKhyati ShahProduct ManagerFounded GatherlyMichael TsibelmanSenior Software EngineerFounded NovellaJason KeySenior System Analyst MSDN - Microsoft IrelandFounded PrecznNikola BorisovSDE InternFounded Deep InfraSourabh DeorahInternFounded Advantage ClubAndrew Carek, PhDResearch InternFounded CardiosenseDeepu SebinMicrosoft Venture StartupFounded DailyRoundsZbigniew Wojna, PhDSoftware DeveloperFounded TensorflightJoongi KimResearch InternFounded LABLUPSlava AkhmechetPrincipal Engineering ManagerFounded RethinkDBAdi RathnamSoftware Engineering InternFounded KamcordWill ColeSoftware Development EngineerFounded Crohnology (by Healthy Labs)Christian YangSoftware Design Engineer in Test II, Program ManagerFounded ReelSurferNitin ShantharamSoftware Development EngineerFounded SwapboxJaclyn KonzelmannProgram ManagerFounded AmulyteMichael MurraySenior Researcher, Physically Embodied AI and RoboticsFounded LiftigniterBarak Ben EzerProgram ManagerFounded NeemaMohammed AboobackerInternFounded MarketfoxSean FuInternFounded TerarkMack LuSoftware Development Engineer InternFounded NilesDiego Marcos SeguraSoftware EngineerFounded SupermediumMelody KimUX Design Intern, Visual StudioFounded ShopWithHussein AhmedTechnical Student PartnerFounded OxygenPradeep MuthukrishnanSoftware Developer InternFounded Souffle ClubDilip JainInternFounded Gullak MoneyAyush JasujaSoftware EngineerFounded Speedy LabsKevin BaoSoftware EngineerFounded Moonset HealthSean TurnerSoftware Development EngineerFounded Swiftly SystemsNasha FitterDirector, Global Schools Program, Microsoft EducationFounded CiitizenMark DayManaging Director, Health Industry WorldwideFounded Alensia XRDennis UkonuAzure Cloud Engineering internFounded Aya HoldingWill PearceAI Red Team Lead, Azure Trustworthy MLFounded DreadnodeMaxim FateevPrincipal RSDEFounded TemporalAaron FulkersonProgram Manager - Advanced Strategies and PoliciesFounded OPAQUEGreg BybeeAssociate Product ManagerFounded AvelaJohn Kellypaper collaboratorFounded GraphikaArun KumarMicrosoft Graduate Research AssistantFounded RapidfireDevon YangSoftware Development Engineer IIFounded VestaPinar GorguluAnalytics Manager, Marketing & Operations GroupFounded MindframeClarence TsoProgram Manager (Bing)Founded InventiveYatharth AgarwalAI & Economics InternFounded Softmax
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Microsoft mafia?
- The Microsoft mafia is the network of 1,474 people who came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies, including Sloyd, Swissveritas, auric, TheoryMesh, Figur8.
- Who is in the Microsoft mafia?
- Notable members include Andreas Edesberg (Sloyd), Chris Blomfield-Brown (Swissveritas), Adam Good (auric), Chris Bunio (TheoryMesh), Nan-Wei Gong (Figur8), Issam Tidjani (Cariqa), Grant Passmore (Imandra), Akshat Prakash (Camb), among 1,474 tracked members.
- What companies did Microsoft alumni found?
- Companies founded by Microsoft alumni include Sloyd, Swissveritas, auric, TheoryMesh, Figur8, Cariqa, Imandra, Camb, Echomark, Skuad.