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The Microsoft Mafia
1,466 people came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies.
Ellen ChisaProgram ManagerFounded DarkSarah LearyProduct ManagerFounded FanbasePato JutardMicrosoft Imagine Cup – International Judge 2011 and 2012Founded MuralParth DetrojaProduct ManagerFounded Pair AIİskender DirikManaging Director/Founding CEO Microsoft ScaleUp (Continental Europe)Founded AndercoreTomas BarretoSoftware EngineerFounded OkayEric FengLead Program ManagerFounded CymbalNina LuPM/Software Development InternFounded Comet HealthDanish MunirProgram Manager - Business Analytics and Optimization - Windows Live Safety PlatformFounded 1DocWayAshish PopliDirector, Information Security & Risk ManagementFounded DefenderMateAkash PaiPrincipal Lead Product Manager. Microsoft Corp.Founded ZeroBrushDavid VaskevitchChief Technology Officer, MCSFounded Gaia PlatformSchwark SatyavoluSoftware Design EngineerFounded YodleeHadley HarrisProduct ManagerFounded EniacKatie RaeSr. Director, ProductFounded Engine VenturesPenny PritzkerMember of the BoardFounded ArtemisKara NortmanInternFounded AngelcitySonia WeymullerStrategy and M&AFounded VenturesouqRoy GlasbergHead of Business Development and Business Solutions Enterprise and Partners GroupFounded GoogleEran MegiddoCorporate Vice President and CTO Windows & DevicesFounded Maximal LearningEd HooperMarketing InternFounded OmnystudioSrivatsan LaxmanResearcherFounded True LarkLeo LiangSoftware Development EngineerFounded CipherOwlFranklyn ChienProduct ManagerFounded PrizepoolGil ShklarskiSenior Software Development EngineerFounded NeuralightKevin YuSoftware Design Engineer / LeadFounded socedoShashank KumarSoftware Development EngineerFounded RazorpaySandy KhaundDirectorFounded CredenzaIan BergmanGlobal Managing Director - Microsoft for StartupsFounded AlchemistDavid HintonSr. Director, Global Performance Advertising MSNFounded TruEffectSaul KleinGroup Program ManagerFounded Zinc VenturesLyndsey FiskMicrosoftFounded Bon LemónsRob SkillingtonEngineer (Office 365 Azure Active Directory)Founded ChronosphereJohn EganProgram Manager InternFounded SendoidVivek VaidyaGroup Program ManagerFounded KanaTejinder SinghMCSE + IFounded TridentAatif AwanProgram Manager II (Office Communications)Founded IndusHalim HartonoLead for Biz Apps CX, HyperAutomation & AI (D365), ASEANFounded RalaliMartin TobiasManagerFounded Upgrade LabsAmit KumarSoftware Design EngineerFounded BetableAmrutha JalihalSr. PDM - ISVFounded SetuAlexander PackProduct ManagerFounded DragonflyDan BomzeGM & PartnerFounded MileiqBen HolzmanCorporate Strategy GroupFounded TracelyticsMichael ZhaoProduct ManagerFounded VimcalJonathan FrankleSoftware Development Engineer InternFounded Mosaic MLStephen DohertyMicrosoft Technology AssociateFounded SaafehouseCat KnoerrSr Portfolio Development Manager (M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund)Founded Candy DigitalJason TahirProduct Management @ Office 365Founded SupioDavid GurleProduct Unit Manager Real Time Collaboration & Communication TeamFounded SymphonyLuke KimPrincipal Group Software Engineering ManagerFounded Spice AIBruce ChizenArea Sales DirectorFounded AdobeGerri SinclairGeneral ManagerFounded Centre for Digital MediaDan ZigmondServer Development Manager, Microsoft IPTVFounded GoogleSerhii SokolenkoManagement ConsultantFounded Tower list viewFrank HutterSummer research internFounded Prior LabsStephen TseResearch internFounded Voice AISonny VuResearcherFounded Elemental MachinesSidharth KakkarSoftware EngineerFounded SubscriptJoe McCannSenior Director (M&A, Incubations, Startups), Cloud + AI, Developer DivisionFounded NodesourceLydia HyltonSoftware / Hardware EngineerFounded StrellaPete HayesDirector, WW Field Strategy and IntegrationFounded Tracer LabsErik BuchananSoftware Development Engineer in TestFounded CloseFactorAngus DavisSpeech Recognition StrategyFounded UpserveEric del BalsoTechnology Team Lead, Microsoft NetworkFounded REGENTLee LindenProduct DevelopmentFounded ContestMachineMatt HumphreySoftware Design Engineer (Intern)Founded Lending Home/KiaviTimothy ChenSoftware Development EngineerFounded HyperpilotAlistair FultonSenior Director / DirectorFounded AmesaIlya VolodarskyProgram Manager InternFounded SegmentDan AmigaSenior Consultant, Solution ArchitectFounded IslandStephen SeymourElectrical EngineerFounded StepWiseJames RubenProgram Manager (PM) InternFounded HellosaurusSamir GhoshEnterprise Marketing StrategistFounded Sustainable Ocean AllianceNir GillerPartner Director of IoT/OT SecurityFounded CyberXRussell CookTechnical Product ManagerFounded AllTrails Exits falseUmaimah MendhroDirector, Product Management, Startup Business GroupFounded VIDA & Co.Nikita ShamgunovSenior Software Development EngineerFounded SingleStoreLorraine Kageni MainaMarketing & Operations Lead (Eastern & Southern Africa excluding South Africa)Founded PngmeJohn ThompsonChairman of the BoardFounded Virtual InstrumentsArjun soinResearch InternFounded ClinikallyJulie SanderProduct ManagerFounded Pioneer Square LabsPulin ThakkarPrincipal Program ManagerFounded PolymailHimanshu SahaySoftware Engineer (Microsoft Garage)Founded ArchlendingBarney PellPartner Architect and Development ManagerFounded Moon ExpressRaymond WangProgram ManagerFounded AeroVectMark Mueller EbersteinDirector Product Management and MarketingFounded Codex DFAdam BackSecurity ArchitectFounded BlockstreamAjeet ShankarResearch InternFounded EverlawAli DiabProduct ManagerFounded CollectiveHealth Health falseAmy SunProduct Marketing ManagerFounded BrieflyaiAndrew BialeckiSDET InternFounded Klaviyo, Inc.Bobby LoProgram ManagerFounded VurbChristian HülsewigDirector Global Fulfillment and DistributionFounded SchuettflixElliot ShmuklerSoftware Design EngineerFounded AnomaloFranck Le OuaySoftware Design EngineerFounded Lifen
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Microsoft mafia?
- The Microsoft mafia is the network of 1,466 people who came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies, including Dark, Fanbase, Mural, Pair AI, Andercore.
- Who is in the Microsoft mafia?
- Notable members include Ellen Chisa (Dark), Sarah Leary (Fanbase), Pato Jutard (Mural), Parth Detroja (Pair AI), İskender Dirik (Andercore), Tomas Barreto (Okay), Eric Feng (Cymbal), Nina Lu (Comet Health), among 1,466 tracked members.
- What companies did Microsoft alumni found?
- Companies founded by Microsoft alumni include Dark, Fanbase, Mural, Pair AI, Andercore, Okay, Cymbal, Comet Health, 1DocWay, DefenderMate.