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The NVIDIA Mafia

80 people came through NVIDIA and went on to found or lead other companies.

Jonathan RossChief Software ArchitectFounded GroqSaurabh SrivastavaNemotron, Advanced Deep Learning ResearchFounded Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds +1Lee LiuWeb Software EngineerFounded Mezmo +1Musawir ShahSr. Software Engineer - TegraFounded Jerry +1Alex SismanisAndroid Developer InternFounded L1 Advisors +1Bhairav MehtaDeep Learning and Robotics ResearchFounded CharacterQuilt +1Neil MovvaDeep Learning GPU ArchitectFounded Sailresearch +1Diana HuSoftware InternFounded Escher RealityGarnet HeramanMember of Inception VC AllianceFounded StrongArm TechnologiesAlán Aspuru-GuzikSenior Director of Quantum ChemistryFounded KebotixRene HaasVice President & General Manager - Computing Products Business UnitFounded ArmJianna LiuDeep Learning ResearcherFounded CardinalPrateek JoshiMachine Learning EngineerFounded PlutoshiftRaymond LoDeveloper Advocate Manager - Robotics and Embedded DevicesFounded MetaNic BorenszteinDistinguished Solution ArchitectFounded CrowdAIHarry BergInstructor for the Deep Learning Institute (DLI)Founded AdlaAnirudh RamanathanSoftware ArchitectFounded SignadotSamuel OluwalanaSenior Software EngineerFounded HyperGlueFrank WangSoftware EngineeringFounded OpenCodeVijayaraj GopinathSystem Software EngineerFounded OneStopKitchenReza AzizianSenior Packaging Thermal EngineerFounded FerveretMokshith VoodarlaRobotics & Computer VisionFounded SieveAbhinav AyalurEmbedded SoftwareFounded SieveGary LinSoftware Engineer InternFounded AirworkBadal JainSoftware EngineerFounded LayupNoam HertzVerification EngineerFounded EchoKamil KisielewiczDeep Learning EngineerFounded InterlockAshwin Venkatesh RamanSystems Software Engineer, TegraFounded Spine AIEric TaylorSr. ASIC EngineerFounded BaudSchwinn SaereesitthipitakDeep Learning Algorithm EngineerFounded SidenoteSami SahnouneSenior Software EngineerFounded VizlyAkash LevyVLSI CAD InternFounded SilimateRandy SongVerification EngineerFounded sudocodePasquale AntonanteResearch InternFounded RelariRaunak ChowdhuriAutomous Driving Research InternFounded ReductoMohammed Al-arnawootSystems Software Engineer InternFounded DraftaidRobert CunninghamVLSI InternFounded FocalKehinde WilliamsHardware Engineering InternFounded ShepherdYurii RebrykDeep Learning Research InternFounded FluentlyStanislav BeliaevDeep Learning Research InternFounded FluentlyLucas SwitzerSoftware Engineering InternFounded ArcaneDaniel HanMachine Learning EngineerFounded Unsloth AIAlex MaassHardware Engineering InternFounded InvariaSid ManchkantiSoftwareFounded PulseArnav JoshiDeep Learning EngineerFounded RefactorNithin SontiResearch Engineer InternFounded BrowserOSTowaki TakikawaResearch Scientist InternFounded OuterportDeepan MehtaInternFounded StructEthan ChilderhoseASIC Design EngineerFounded SteinmetzWilliam SalcedoSM ASIC PerformanceFounded PartclMo NasirAutonomous VehiclesFounded AltrinaAyomide OmolewaSoftware EngineerFounded a0.devRahul GudiseSoftware EngineerFounded GaleNitya AroraAI Developer TechnologyFounded Peppr AIWalter RaftusDriveIX Software InternFounded Forge AutomationTycho SvobodaInfra EngineerFounded TensorPoolJoshua MartinezInfrastructure EngineerFounded TensorPoolIlya KelnerSenior Software EngineerFounded Red Barn RoboticsTanya VermaSystems Software Engineering InternFounded TinfoilJules DreanResearch InternFounded TinfoilAaron YuSoftware Engineer InternFounded QualGentShreyas KarC++ Software Intern - AI StreamingFounded GolpoNicole MaInternFounded TopologicalBishesh KhadkaSoftware Engineer InternFounded ImpreziaSteven SegawaLead ML Data ScientistFounded WedgeRithvik ChuppalaSoftware & Hardware EngineeringFounded CLODOSaurav KumarInternFounded FleetlineDaniel AjayiASIC Design InternFounded SorceKazuki ShinMachine Learning Engineer - Autonomous VehiclesFounded Kaigo HealthSam KaruSoftware Engineer, Deep Learning Inference WorkflowsFounded LogicalSergio CharlesDeep Learning ResearchFounded ThesisDaniel KatheinEngineeringFounded AbsurdRagav SachdevaIntern (PhD)Founded TakeCareOSRohan SinghComputer Aided Design EngineerFounded OctaPulseLuc RosenzweigEngineering InternFounded IncandorSean WuML Research InternFounded SynphonyAyman SalehSoftware Engineer Intern 👨🏻‍💻Founded Chronicle LabsMichael MarcotteAI Research Engineer - CPU Formal Verification (Internship)Founded Perceptron MLNick PilkingtonSoftware EngineerFounded Drone DeploySarthak AggarwalSystem Software EngineerFounded Decawork

Frequently asked questions

What is the NVIDIA mafia?
The NVIDIA mafia is the network of 80 people who came through NVIDIA and went on to found or lead other companies, including Groq, Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds, Mezmo, Jerry, L1 Advisors.
Who is in the NVIDIA mafia?
Notable members include Jonathan Ross (Groq), Saurabh Srivastava (Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds), Lee Liu (Mezmo), Musawir Shah (Jerry), Alex Sismanis (L1 Advisors), Bhairav Mehta (CharacterQuilt), Neil Movva (Sailresearch), Diana Hu (Escher Reality), among 80 tracked members.
What companies did NVIDIA alumni found?
Companies founded by NVIDIA alumni include Groq, Warpdrive by Synthetic Minds, Mezmo, Jerry, L1 Advisors, CharacterQuilt, Sailresearch, Escher Reality, StrongArm Technologies, Kebotix.