The PayPal Mafia
48 people came through PayPal and went on to found or lead other companies.
Peter ThielCo-founder & CEOFounded PalantirReid HoffmanBoard member from 1998; Executive Vice PresidentFounded LinkedIn +2Joe LonsdaleIntern, FinanceFounded Opto +3Elon MuskCo-founder (X.com); CEO 2000Founded Tesla +5Max LevchinCo-founder & CTOFounded AffirmKanishk ParasharManager, Software DevelopmentFounded Powder +1David MarcusVice President / GM, MobileFounded LightsparkTomer BarelSVP, Global Chief Risk and Data OfficerFounded LightsparkBecky FlintBuilt & Roll out Product Portfolio ManagementFounded DragonboatEmad HasanAnalytics Product ManagerFounded Retina AIGeorge RuanVP - HoneyFounded Open PresenceJeremy JonkerSenior Vice President, Head of Consumer In-Store and Digital CommerceFounded Infinity VenturesJay GanatraSr. Director & Partner, PayPal VenturesFounded Infinity VenturesMario RuizPrincipal, PayPal VenturesFounded Infinity VenturesDavid SobieVice President, Happy ReturnsFounded Happy ReturnsTaylor BernalCommunication SpecialistFounded Nerd WalletHill FergusonSr. Director, PayPal MobileFounded Doctor on DemandAlex TosheffChief Information Security OfficerFounded ZoomStan ChudnovskyVP of Growth, Corporate Strategy and Special OpsFounded WonderhillAdegoke OlubusiTechnology AnalystFounded Helium HealthMichael VaughanVenmo, COOFounded TastytradeDileep ThazhmonProductFounded JeevesPeggy MangotOperating Partner, PayPal VenturesFounded SparkGiftApril ChangPayments Applications - Sr. Engineering DirectorFounded 10 By 10Abhishek AyyagariSenior Product ManagerFounded yBANQBar GeronSenior Decision ScientistFounded BalanceYoni ShusterSenior Decision Scientist (Risk Analyst)Founded BalanceMark ThomasSoftware Development ManagerFounded SequinSreehari Pulikkal SivadasanMember Of Technical StaffFounded StrideQPranay ShettyStrategy & Growth InternFounded Sei AIDeboshree DuttaSenior Product ManagerFounded CriyaOren FriedmanCommercial Strategy AssociateFounded RallyVinodh PoyyapakkamManager, Risk Management 2Founded CorisAlex ChiouSoftware EngineerFounded TaroAbhinav GopalSoftware Engineering InternFounded RubbrbandJonathan FudemSenior Product Manager - CheckoutFounded OneTextDaniel BrainSenior Software EngineerFounded OneTextDipesh MittalSDE-2Founded DrDroidCaitlin ShortTechnology Leadership Program 2024 CohortFounded BackdropMatthew MirmanSoftware ArchitectFounded DataSuiteIshan AgrawalResearch Engineer InternFounded Branch AIZack AshenSoftware EngineerFounded KeetMax MaioSoftware EngineerFounded MidshipKristy GaoSoftware Engineer InternFounded CenoteSriman GaddamSoftware Engineer InternFounded Sennu AIArchish ArunSoftware Engineer Intern, Enterprise OmniChannel TeamFounded cocreateNirmal AKFraud SciencesFounded Merkle ScienceShayan SalehianMachine Learning Engineer InternFounded Mirendil
Frequently asked questions
- What is the PayPal mafia?
- The PayPal mafia is the network of 48 people who came through PayPal and went on to found or lead other companies, including Palantir, LinkedIn, Opto, Tesla, Affirm.
- Who is in the PayPal mafia?
- Notable members include Peter Thiel (Palantir), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Joe Lonsdale (Opto), Elon Musk (Tesla), Max Levchin (Affirm), Kanishk Parashar (Powder), David Marcus (Lightspark), Tomer Barel (Lightspark), among 48 tracked members.
- What companies did PayPal alumni found?
- Companies founded by PayPal alumni include Palantir, LinkedIn, Opto, Tesla, Affirm, Powder, Lightspark, Dragonboat, Retina AI, Open Presence.