The National Science Foundation Mafia
38 people came through National Science Foundation and went on to found or lead other companies.
Aaron SistoGraduate FellowshipFounded Searchable AI +1Thomas MargeWind Power Systems ConsultantFounded Rewbi +1Adam TiltonI-Corps Entrepreneurial LeadFounded Rithmio +1Curtis NorthcuttExperimental Research on Wireless Networking (ERWiN) NSF-Sponsored REU in Computer ScienceFounded ChipBrain +1Vic SinghFellowFounded OriginalisLandon YoungGraduate Research FellowFounded Donate EquityTrish CostelloAdComm, SBIR; SubCommittee Chair, CommercializationFounded PortfoliaWilliam SchneidermanInstructor for I-CorpsFounded AI SquaredCully CavnessResearch Grant RecipientFounded Crusoe EnergyJames HuScientific Reviewer - Medical Device DirectorateFounded Illuminant SurgicalRyan DowningNSF - Research Experience for Undergraduates at UMDFounded ManateeVictor SadauskasNSF Innovation Corps Bay Area Node Participant (Kivo Health)Founded Kivo HealthJoshua RametteNSF REU (Undergraduate researcher) -- LIGO LivingstonFounded UndermindSarthak SrinivasI-Corps Teams Entrepreneur LeadFounded QuantstructJennifer SongREU Summer ResearcherFounded PhotoniumParker JenkinsTechnical Lead, I-Corp Program | FREEPhaseFounded AdialanteTri VuResearch InternFounded LumiusIshan RamrakhianiJoint Science Education Project at Dartmouth CollegeFounded ShepherdEtosha CaveUtilities Technician and Intern - US Antarctic ProgramFounded TwelveCyrus KhajvandiStanford Genome Technology Center - REU FellowFounded HumataDaniel HadersIGERT Fellow in Integratively Engineered BiointerfacesFounded Model MedicinesSathya ElumalaiSBIR/STTR Program Merit ReviewerFounded AidarReza Seifabadi, PhDHonarary SBIR Reviewer for NSFFounded PediametrixJane PalmerAwardeeFounded Nature CoatingsAnurup GanguliDiagnostics and medical devices Grant Reviewer for SBIR/STTRFounded VedaBioDavid PietrocolaAnalystFounded Cohesive RoboticsPatrick MichelEntrepreneurFounded SoarceJames J. HickmanScientific Advisor to the DirectorFounded HesperosOwen KentEntrepreneurial LeadFounded AssistivetechEileen Carry, PhDCo-entrepreneurial Lead NSF-funded National Innovation Corps (ICorps)Founded Zena TherapeuticsKarin CalvinhoI-Corps Entrepreneurial LeadFounded RenewCO2THERESE CANARESNSF I-Corps National Teams- Entrepreneurial LeadFounded CuriedxDieumerci ChristelVITAL Prize Challenge FinalistFounded EnlightappJon CorkeyNSF I-Corps Entreprenurial LeadFounded AmissaJay LeeProgram DirectorFounded PredictronicsFranco KraiselburdI-Corps InstructorFounded AsclepiiLinsey CovertI-Corps Instructor, Invent Penn StateFounded TEAMology EducationDaniel GeorgievFellowFounded Sampling Human
Frequently asked questions
- What is the National Science Foundation mafia?
- The National Science Foundation mafia is the network of 38 people who came through National Science Foundation and went on to found or lead other companies, including Searchable AI, Rewbi, Rithmio, ChipBrain, Originalis.
- Who is in the National Science Foundation mafia?
- Notable members include Aaron Sisto (Searchable AI), Thomas Marge (Rewbi), Adam Tilton (Rithmio), Curtis Northcutt (ChipBrain), Vic Singh (Originalis), Landon Young (Donate Equity), Trish Costello (Portfolia), William Schneiderman (AI Squared), among 38 tracked members.
- What companies did National Science Foundation alumni found?
- Companies founded by National Science Foundation alumni include Searchable AI, Rewbi, Rithmio, ChipBrain, Originalis, Donate Equity, Portfolia, AI Squared, Crusoe Energy, Illuminant Surgical.