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The PayPal Mafia

115 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 +2David SacksCOO / Head of ProductFounded YammerKeith RaboisExecutive Vice President, Business Development, Public Affairs & PolicyFounded OpendoorJoe LonsdaleIntern, FinanceFounded Opto +5Elon MuskCo-founder (X.com); CEO 2000Founded Tesla +5Max LevchinCo-founder & CTOFounded Glow +1Yonatan BergmanMobile Engineering ManagerFounded EmpathyKanishk ParasharManager, Software DevelopmentFounded Powder +1Adolfo BabatzProduct Marketing & Engagement Manager, Latin-AmericaFounded Clip +1Shirshanka DasSenior Software EngineerFounded Acryl Data +1Eldar SadikovSr. Director, Product & EngineeringFounded Jetlore +1Johann RozarioHead of Merchant Onboarding Strategy, APAC FRMFounded Supplied +1Tomer BarelExecutive Vice President, Global Chief Enterprise Services OfficerFounded LightsparkMaria LoughlinDirector, Product - Demand Generation & Marketing PlatformFounded Mable Wholesale, Inc.Becky FlintBuilt & Roll out Product Portfolio ManagementFounded DragonboatEmad HasanAnalytics Product ManagerFounded Retina AILee HowerDirector, Financial ServicesFounded LinkedInRoman LealCorporate StrategyFounded Rising Tide NetworkGeorge RuanVP - HoneyFounded Open PresenceJeremy JonkerSenior Vice President, Head of Corporate Development (M&A) and PayPal VenturesFounded Infinity VenturesJay GanatraDirector, PayPal VenturesFounded Infinity VenturesMario RuizPrincipal, PayPal VenturesFounded Infinity VenturesDavid SobieVice President, Happy ReturnsFounded Happy ReturnsTaylor BernalCommunication SpecialistFounded Nerd WalletHill FergusonSVP, Chief Product OfficerFounded Doctor on DemandAlex TosheffHead of Global Information SecurityFounded ZoomDana Malman WarrenHead of the Merchant Segment, PayPal CreditFounded SendosoStan ChudnovskyVP of Growth, Corporate Strategy and Special OpsFounded WonderhillAdegoke OlubusiTechnology AnalystFounded Helium HealthMichael VaughanVenmo, COOFounded TastytradeAlex PetrovVice President Retail MarketingFounded Yes HealthDileep ThazhmonProductFounded JeevesJeremy StoppelmanVP of EngineeringFounded YelpPeggy MangotOperating Partner, PayPal VenturesFounded SparkGiftApril ChangPayments Applications - Sr. Engineering DirectorFounded 10 By 10Abhishek AyyagariSenior Product ManagerFounded yBANQBar GeronRisk AnalystFounded BalanceYoni ShusterSenior Decision Scientist (Risk Analyst)Founded BalanceMark ThomasTechnical LeadFounded SequinSreehari Pulikkal SivadasanMember Of Technical StaffFounded StrideQPranay ShettyStrategy & Growth InternFounded Sei AIDeboshree DuttaHead of Product - Agent PlatformFounded CriyaOren FriedmanCommercial Strategy AssociateFounded RallyVinodh PoyyapakkamDefault Risk ManagerFounded CorisAlex ChiouSoftware EngineerFounded TaroAbhinav GopalSoftware Engineering InternFounded RubbrbandJonathan FudemSenior Product Manager - CheckoutFounded OneTextDaniel BrainPrincipal Staff Engineer (MTS3)Founded OneTextDipesh MittalSDEFounded 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 ScienceBobby TzekinBusiness Manager, InternationalFounded WisetackDimitry ShvartsmanPayPal Ventures AdvisorFounded Prime SecurityArtur MkrtchyanSoftware Engineering Team LeadFounded SoftrZahid ShaikhSenior Product ManagerFounded SardineHarper 🫠 ReedEntrepreneur In Residence, Next Gen CommerceFounded 2389Shayan SalehianMachine Learning Engineer InternFounded MirendilRahul ShinghalHead of Merchant Services - JapanFounded TazapayOded ZehaviDirector Global Business DevelopmentFounded MeshOhad RavivBigData Group Tech LeadFounded DefinityChen ZamirManager, Risk ManagementFounded FraugsterAmaro LunaM&A / Strategic FinanceFounded TelegraphMilind SanghaviHead of Merchant Marketing - South East Asia and IndiaFounded XWeave DecentralisedSandeep PyapaliSenior Product Manager - New Funding ProductsFounded MestaVishal GandhiSenior Engineering ManagerFounded JoySpace AIAlan HoffmanSenior Technical Program Manager - PlatformFounded CloudantSitaram AnkillaRisk AnalystFounded VuttoUpasana TakuSenior Product ManagerFounded MobiKwik, HomepageBalamurugan SP GUVISoftware Engineer - Level 3Founded GuviGeetha PanchapakesanConsultant, Payments StrategyFounded TesserRobert DietrichCustomer Support (Bill Me Later)Founded ChurnkeyNikhil VenkateshSoftware DeveloperFounded Botsync Warehouse robotic automationRajesh RamanandHead of Risk, Emerging MarketsFounded SignifydJeff SilverSenior Legal CounselFounded NarrativeAiga SenftlebenLegal CounselFounded BillieJason KeyDirector of Product Management and Product Architecture, Global Product Platform ServicesFounded PrecznMalik VelaniDirector, Global Business Development - Business Solutions & Platform PartnershipsFounded PrecznWojciech CiołkoSoftware EngineerFounded Linker CloudJeffrey BriceSenior Product ManagerFounded TrustEggSahle HashelitProduct ManagerFounded SelfycartErick LeeSr. Manager Application SecurityFounded SelfycartAjay DankarSenior Director, Product Management, Cloud Platform & InfrastructureFounded Trussed AINiamh FallerEuropean Graduate Program Member - Risk DepartmentFounded Druid LearningPaul van BommelSr. Account executiveFounded GeowoxSoma RamasamyVP- Head of Strategy, Business Development & Product Marketing, APACFounded OpenfabricOhad SametFraud Prevention etc.Founded TrueMLMandar GokhaleSr. Product Manager | Point of Sale SolutionsFounded AutoFiJohn PaasonenDirector, Global Corporate StrategyFounded Maxwell Financial

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Frequently asked questions

What is the PayPal mafia?
The PayPal mafia is the network of 115 people who came through PayPal and went on to found or lead other companies, including Palantir, LinkedIn, Yammer, Opendoor, Opto.
Who is in the PayPal mafia?
Notable members include Peter Thiel (Palantir), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), David Sacks (Yammer), Keith Rabois (Opendoor), Joe Lonsdale (Opto), Elon Musk (Tesla), Max Levchin (Glow), Yonatan Bergman (Empathy), among 115 tracked members.
What companies did PayPal alumni found?
Companies founded by PayPal alumni include Palantir, LinkedIn, Yammer, Opendoor, Opto, Tesla, Glow, Empathy, Powder, Clip.