The Perplexity Mafia
22 people came through Perplexity and went on to found or lead other companies.
Pieter AbbeelDirectorFounded Gradescope +1Taz PatelHead of Advertising and ShoppingFounded Captiv8Steve JangInvestor & Board MemberFounded Kindred VenturesAndy KonwinskiCo-founderFounded DatabricksNick DavidovInvestor - Series AFounded Cherry LabsVenugopal SathyanarayanaPerplexity AI Business FellowFounded CV SystemsRam ShanmugamInvestorFounded Sauce LabsHriday KemburuNew Product & Growth OpportunitiesFounded WildfireDaniel KwakHead of Finance & Corporate DevelopmentFounded PaperplaneAlec XiangMember of Technical StaffFounded LifelikeAli ShobeiriMember of Technical StaffFounded VizlyGarrett GravesMember of Technical StaffFounded crmCopilotGobhanu Sasankar KorisepatiGrowthFounded VelaMeera PatelGrowthFounded HERADaniel LeeInvestorFounded AuraBoris LokschinInvestorFounded SprykerVihaan JagiasiGTMFounded EliteMax BachemBusiness FellowFounded XaverAlex NesicPerplexity Business FellowFounded Drover AIChanpory RithMember of Design and Technical StaffFounded MixmaxEduard SnesarevEngineering Manager, Platform & InfrastructureFounded OptifinoDaniil ShulginAI Business FellowFounded Staex GmbH
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Perplexity mafia?
- The Perplexity mafia is the network of 22 people who came through Perplexity and went on to found or lead other companies, including Gradescope, Captiv8, Kindred Ventures, Databricks, Cherry Labs.
- Who is in the Perplexity mafia?
- Notable members include Pieter Abbeel (Gradescope), Taz Patel (Captiv8), Steve Jang (Kindred Ventures), Andy Konwinski (Databricks), Nick Davidov (Cherry Labs), Venugopal Sathyanarayana (CV Systems), Ram Shanmugam (Sauce Labs), Hriday Kemburu (Wildfire), among 22 tracked members.
- What companies did Perplexity alumni found?
- Companies founded by Perplexity alumni include Gradescope, Captiv8, Kindred Ventures, Databricks, Cherry Labs, CV Systems, Sauce Labs, Wildfire, Paperplane, Lifelike.