The OpenAI Mafia
68 people came through OpenAI and went on to found or lead other companies.
Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Sam AltmanCo-founder & CEOFounded Tools for Humanity +2Elon MuskCo-founder & former Co-chair / board memberFounded PayPal +5Ilya SutskeverCo-founder & Chief ScientistFounded Safe SuperintelligenceAravind SrinivasResearch ScientistFounded PerplexityDario AmodeiVP of ResearchFounded AnthropicDaniela AmodeiVP of People, then VP of Safety and PolicyFounded AnthropicSean GroveMember of Technical StaffFounded Linzumi +2Michael DAngeloMember of Technical StaffFounded Matroid +2Pieter AbbeelResearch ScientistFounded Gradescope +1Matt KrisiloffFounding Team MemberFounded Preventive +1Tanooj LuthraMember of Technical StaffFounded Elph +1Charlie GuoDeveloper Experience EngineerFounded Crowdmade +1Brian BrunnerMember of Technical StaffFounded DataShare +1Abhijeet DwivediSpecial ProjectsFounded Central +1Bret TaylorChairman of the BoardFounded Sierra +1Carolyn StarrettAdvisor, Life SciencesFounded Flatiron HealthDenise DresserChief Revenue Officer at OpenAIFounded SalesforceJeff ArnoldHead of OperationsFounded Pilot.com, Inc.Sam TellerDirector, Office of the CEOFounded The Boring CompanyMichael PetrovMember Of Technical StaffFounded CoupleGabor CselleMember of Strategy TeamFounded reMailBrian FiocaModel Design, Aplied Evals, StartupsFounded RescueTimeJason BoehmigGM, Legal IndustryFounded IroncladFouad MatinMember of Technical StaffFounded StrongIntroStefan StokicApplied AIFounded SlikJames ZhangMember of Technical StaffFounded PollyKundan KumarMember of Technical StaffFounded Lyrebird.aiDane SchneiderMember of Technical StaffFounded EnvKeyCadran CowansageMember of Technical StaffFounded ElphaAndrew AmbrosinoMember of Technical StaffFounded CatchDavid FerrisMember of Technical StaffFounded PhonicJustin BleuelProductFounded AvenueBrad MurrayMember of Technical StaffFounded BeeperKulapradip BharaliAI Deployment EngineerFounded GobillionJosh WrightMember of Technical StaffFounded ApolloDrew KimMember of Technical StaffFounded PelmBrian BristolMember of Forward Deployed StaffFounded PigeonAmey ChauguleMember of Technical StaffFounded DenormalizedAndrew DubersteinMember of Technical StaffFounded MercatorCarly AllenCreative ProducerFounded AlmondBrent TrautSoftware EngineerFounded RainmakerYansen ZhouMember of Technical StaffFounded Hippo ScribeAnish AgrawalMember of Technical StaffFounded ChatterRohan MehtaMember of Technical StaffFounded ArcaneLucas SwitzerMember of Technical StaffFounded ArcaneBenjamin BolteEngineerFounded K-Scale LabsSam KramerForward Deployed Software EngineerFounded InvariaAnish TondwalkarMember of Technical StaffFounded d_modelRay MorganMember of Technical StaffFounded VibeDarren HwangMember of Technical StaffFounded Kura AIBill ChenResearch EngineerFounded RiskAngleCarter McClellanMember of Technical StaffFounded supercontrastAbhinav SwaminathanForward Deployed EngineerFounded MatchaDaniel EdrisianMember of Technical StaffFounded AlexKevin GuMember of Technical StaffFounded DexAkul GuptaRed Team EngineerFounded MindFortZeyneb KayaStudent ResearcherFounded TopologicalSai MandhanApplied AIFounded RemedyCorentin HugotFounder in residenceFounded KinroChrist XuSoftware Engineering InternFounded RationalHursh ShahChatGPT Lab MemberFounded EdviroAdam MichalskiGTMFounded PartneredDavid KhachaturovMachine Learning ResearcherFounded Egoist MachinesJack ClarkPolicy DirectorFounded AnthropicBenjamin MannMember Of Technical StaffFounded AnthropicAmrita BhasinHonoree, ChatGPT Futures Class of 2026Founded Sotira
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the OpenAI mafia?
- The OpenAI mafia is the network of 68 people who came through OpenAI and went on to found or lead other companies, including LinkedIn, Tools for Humanity, PayPal, Safe Superintelligence, Perplexity.
- Who is in the OpenAI mafia?
- Notable members include Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Sam Altman (Tools for Humanity), Elon Musk (PayPal), Ilya Sutskever (Safe Superintelligence), Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Daniela Amodei (Anthropic), Sean Grove (Linzumi), among 68 tracked members.
- What companies did OpenAI alumni found?
- Companies founded by OpenAI alumni include LinkedIn, Tools for Humanity, PayPal, Safe Superintelligence, Perplexity, Anthropic, Linzumi, Matroid, Gradescope, Preventive.