Who is in the Microsoft mafia?

Notable members include Nicolás Loeff (Zapia), Yin Lu (Achieve), Scott Lengel (Adventure Genie), Jean Marie Richardson (iFOLIO), Kevin Rapp (Visor Health), Harrish Natarajan (Thub), KIRK MARPLE (Unstruk Data), Yuguo Liu (Gemridge Technologies), among 1,474 tracked members.

What companies did Microsoft alumni found?

Companies founded by Microsoft alumni include Zapia, Achieve, Adventure Genie, iFOLIO, Visor Health, Thub, Unstruk Data, Gemridge Technologies, Seekingsimple, Rippleshot.

The Microsoft Mafia

1,474 people came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies.

Nicolás LoeffIntern, Machine Learning and Perception GroupFounded Zapia Yin LuProduct Marketing Manager; RecruiterFounded Achieve Scott LengelServices CTOFounded Adventure Genie Jean Marie RichardsonMobile Services Product Management & MarketingFounded iFOLIO Kevin RappDirector | Healthcare Data StrategyFounded Visor Health Harrish NatarajanPrincipal Engineering Manager & ArchitectFounded Thub KIRK MARPLESoftware Development ManagerFounded Unstruk Data Yuguo LiuSenior Lead Program ManagerFounded Gemridge Technologies Clay H. YoungDirectorFounded Seekingsimple Yueyu FuSoftware Development EngineerFounded Rippleshot Miriam HuntleyInternFounded Day Zero Diagnostics Steve MantleDirector Business Strategy - Acquisitions & Partnerships, Intelligent CloudFounded Innov8 Ag Solutions Omar SinnoProduct (Program) ManagerFounded Ava Finance Tarun GaurGPM | CSF | MED | XBoxFounded Qikfox Cybersecurity Systems Sarabeth JaffeExplorer InternFounded HelloPrenup Weston ThayerDesign Developer IIFounded Assistiv Labs Edward N. BarthellDirector Connected Health, Health Solutions GroupFounded EmOpti Don WardMicrosoft Azure Enterprise Cloud Field Sales ExecutiveFounded Laundris Scott RassattStrategy & Revenue Planning ManagerFounded Evermore Holdings Group Ian HassellSales Lead NZ Corporate AccountsFounded Umbrellar Sasi ParthasarathySoftware Design EngineerFounded FanKave Ragi BurhumSoftware Design Engineer (Volt)Founded AmigoCloud Gal DreimanSoftware EngineerFounded Advance Abishkar ChhetriSoftware EngineerFounded Alpen Labs Pramod KandelSoftware EngineerFounded Alpen Labs Sean PinnockProgrammer | Blacksea OdysseyFounded Avalon Vasilis ApostolopoulosEnterprise SegmentFounded BibeCoffee Pervaiz GulChief Digital AdvisorFounded Caringup Woosuk KwonResearch InternFounded Inferact Manu ChopraResearch InternFounded Karya Andrew RothbartSoftware EngineerFounded Keyplay Nils LahrSenior Developer — VXtreme → Windows Media (Founding Team)Founded Lani Quantum Solutions Mitchell OverfieldSoftware EngineerFounded Lekondo Inc.Diana HeinrichsCommunications ManagerFounded Lindera Ravneet Singh KhalsaSoftware Design Engineer - IIFounded Ava Finance Tript Singh LambaSoftware EngineerFounded ProductNow Alok ThatikuntaInternFounded Pulse Yair CohenSenior Product Manager | Cloud App Security (prev. Adallom)Founded Sentra Katie HoldenProgram Manager Intern, Windows 8Founded Slider Aman GuptaSoftware Engineer 2Founded ChefKart Harsimran SinghFinancial Consultant-Enterprise Strategy (MGSI)Founded Everhope Haris AghadiDeveloper Evangelist InternFounded Meddy Boyd MultererDeveloper/Lead - IIS (Web Server)Founded Kry10 Mark EdwardsWindows Group Product ManagerFounded ViewMind Sam WoodMICROSOFT ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR POSITIVE IMPACT ACCELERATORFounded Azura Runway Kim Joo-youngSenior Research Hardware Design Engineer (MSR)Founded HyperAccel Frank ChennAuthorized Microsoft Partner ProgramFounded Channel Ready Sami EnsioMember of Partner Advisory CouncilFounded Innofactor David FeinleibGroup Program ManagerFounded It’sRapid Tony BurkeDirector, International Internet StrategyFounded GladCloud Majid MirzaAcademic Advisor, Developer Platform Evangelism (DPE)Founded ESGTree Abhishek SinghSecurity Researcher IIFounded Inception Cyber Amer AkhtarProduct Manager InternFounded iTradeNetwork Tim SmokoffGeneral Manager, WW HealthFounded PolyVascular Adam ŚcibiorResearch InternFounded Inverted Jim DietrichBusiness Strategy Advisor / Financial ControllerFounded 3Cloud Hiromu YakuraPh.D. FellowFounded BlancAI, Inc.Tony AudinoFounderFounded Peoplepath Ted JohnsonCorporate Vice PresidentFounded Trumba Yusuf OzturkMicrosoft Student PartnerFounded Virtualmetric Shabbir DahodSenior ManagerFounded TraceLink Dr. Tina RusevaBusiness Support EngineerFounded Mentessa Ali AlbazazDeveloper EvangelistFounded Inkitt Aditya BansodLead Program Manager & Program ManagerFounded Luma Health Kevin LenewayDeveloper EvangelistFounded Haiku Deck Manu ThiyyasProgram ManagerFounded Hirobin Sumit PasupalakProgram Manager InternFounded Skyfall Shachar LandshutSupport Engineer at Microsoft IsraelFounded Loadmill Aaron PainterVP & General Manager, Microsoft Business Solutions & Dynamics 365, Greater China Region (微软大中华区副总裁)Founded Nametag Bobby LeeSoftware Development Engineer (Internship)Founded Ballet Steve SullivanPartner, General Manager : Mixed Reality Capture StudiosFounded Arcturus Kevin BoyleIntern SDEFounded Gearset Richard LeedsSoftware Project Leader, Software EngineerFounded Neon Patrick OnwumereDirector - Youth Enablement - 4Afrika InitiativesFounded Aku Abhirup NathResearch AssistantFounded Gloroots Jie Feng, Ph.DResearch InternFounded KELLS Zaid KahnVP/GM, Cloud AI and Advanced Systems EngineeringFounded Neuron Factory Chad GibsonLead Program ManagerFounded Neuralwatt Scott ChamberlinPrincipal Software Engineer LeadFounded Neuralwatt York BaurGroup Manager, Corporate Account Technical MarketingFounded MoxiWorks Jaideep SarkarSenior Software Design EngineerFounded Brackett Anurag ChoudharySenior Software Engineer and Technical LeadFounded Riffle Hayden SmithSoftware Engineering InternFounded Pearler Salman AlMarzooqPremier Field EngineerFounded Travilege Tanay AgrawalProduct Manager (Capstone Project)Founded Quivly Bilgehan BerberoğluTraineeFounded Apptotech Roy HuiMCSD, MCSA, MCAD, MCDBA, MCSE, MCPFounded Lightlink Nicola PreviatiSenior Director Enterprise Solutions - Board MemberFounded Fractal Damian BramanisCloud ArchitectFounded Functionly Ben RodrianDirector Advertising Sales, EuropeFounded StoryBox Fabien MagalonRegional Business Manager, Microsoft Media Network, EMEAFounded Xpln Kanwaljeet SinglaSoftware EngineerFounded Kenyt Linda GraySoftware Engineer / Software Engineer II - Outlook WebFounded Mastertech Rathna SharadProgram ManagerFounded Flavorcloud Sven ZuschlagManagementFounded smapone Tyler WellsPrincipal Software Development EngineerFounded Braingrid

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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 Zapia, Achieve, Adventure Genie, iFOLIO, Visor Health.
Who is in the Microsoft mafia?: Notable members include Nicolás Loeff (Zapia), Yin Lu (Achieve), Scott Lengel (Adventure Genie), Jean Marie Richardson (iFOLIO), Kevin Rapp (Visor Health), Harrish Natarajan (Thub), KIRK MARPLE (Unstruk Data), Yuguo Liu (Gemridge Technologies), among 1,474 tracked members.
What companies did Microsoft alumni found?: Companies founded by Microsoft alumni include Zapia, Achieve, Adventure Genie, iFOLIO, Visor Health, Thub, Unstruk Data, Gemridge Technologies, Seekingsimple, Rippleshot.