The PayPal Mafia
129 people came through PayPal and went on to found or lead other companies.
Niamh 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 FinancialEric HutchinsonSenior Product ManagerFounded ResidentSuresh MathewArchitectFounded SedaiAsim RazzaqSenior Director, Platform Services EngineeringFounded YotascaleDavid ÖsterdahlDirector of Product ManagementFounded RedpineJohn LunnPartner, PayPal VenturesFounded Gr4VyLiz O'DonnellInternational Merchant Services MarketingFounded WisetackPranav PiyushStrategyFounded ParamarkAmit PakaHead of Product, In-Store Mobile PaymentsFounded Fiddler AIKamal MuralidharanSenior Director of EngineeringFounded Andromeda SecurityOzan BilgenMember of Technical Staff IIFounded Base64Yogesh JeswaniSenior Software EngineerFounded FinanceOpsDaniel KalishHead of Market Development & GTM | Central Eastern Europe, Russia & IsraelFounded NilusChirag VayaManager, Product Management - TechnicalFounded PinchJayan TharayilSr Director - GM, Risk As A Service | Simility, ChargehoundFounded PinchJohann RozarioSenior Product Manager, Customer Experience & DeliveryFounded SuppliedSandy GodseySr. Director Innovation & IP PortfoliosFounded MetawaveVilash PoovalaSenior Product Manager - Financial Services GroupFounded ClipPatrick GauthierGeneral Manager, Emerging Retail ServicesFounded ConveraGururaj LaxmayyaMember Of Technical StaffFounded OnecapSriram SubramanianSenior Product Manager - Branded Checkout, Global OperationsFounded linktoany_Ran HarpazSr. Director; Payments, Mobile, Consumer StrategyFounded Lettuce Financial Labs, Inc.Ben GreenStore Integrations SpecialistFounded HicapAnthony ReversatDirector of Product, Enterprise Business ConsultingFounded KonfydAlok ThatikuntaGraduate InternFounded PulseLior GavishProduct Management Intern, MobileFounded Monte CarloRoy AvidorDirector Agentic CommerceFounded CymAntonia (Tia) CollingsStrategic Partnerships Manager (Contractor)Founded Enaxiom
Frequently asked questions
- What is the PayPal mafia?
- The PayPal mafia is the network of 129 people who came through PayPal and went on to found or lead other companies, including Druid Learning, Geowox, Openfabric, TrueML, AutoFi.
- Who is in the PayPal mafia?
- Notable members include Niamh Faller (Druid Learning), Paul van Bommel (Geowox), Soma Ramasamy (Openfabric), Ohad Samet (TrueML), Mandar Gokhale (AutoFi), John Paasonen (Maxwell Financial), Eric Hutchinson (Resident), Suresh Mathew (Sedai), among 129 tracked members.
- What companies did PayPal alumni found?
- Companies founded by PayPal alumni include Druid Learning, Geowox, Openfabric, TrueML, AutoFi, Maxwell Financial, Resident, Sedai, Yotascale, Redpine.




























