The Qualcomm Mafia
137 people came through Qualcomm and went on to found or lead other companies.
Adrian AvendanoGraduate InternFounded Ares MaterialsSasidhar MovvaSenior Staff EngineerFounded GoallySiddharth MohanProduct Management and Technology Lead | New product incubatorFounded YemboAnand GuptaSoftware EngineerFounded Altimate IncAllen SalmasiPresident - Wireless Communications, CSO and Member of the BoardFounded VeeaAhmad MalkawiRF ManagerFounded Global Telecom EngineeringPatrick LittleSenior Vice President & General ManagerFounded SiFiveConor McLaughlinSoftware Engineering InternFounded 99 CoSamuel MazinTest EngineerFounded ReflexionmedicalAndrew CoorsDirector, Invesments and StrategyFounded Steelhead CompositesPENG ZOUDirector Of EngineeringFounded PowerLatticeGerald HorelSenior Director EngineeringFounded 19LabsUliya LiaoRegional Sales ManagerFounded AielloVic ShenStaff Product ManagerFounded AielloLiya Sharif LanciaSr. Director, Marketing, Sponsorships & Global CommunicationsFounded CercleRoza GhamariSoftware Engineer, SeniorFounded HealinkAkula Aneesh ReddySenior Systems EngineerFounded PhytunesZach RattnerInterim Engineering InternFounded YemboTomás FiglioliaSenior Design EngineerFounded ZyphraSteve PoiznerSr. Vice President and General Manager, Emerging BusinessFounded One NavSandy GodseySr. Patent Counsel/ManagerFounded MetawaveDaniel ArroyoSenior Project ManagerFounded AstroPrintMiles KirbyManaging Director, Qualcomm Ventures, EuropeFounded Deeptech LabsCorten SingerSoftware Engineer InternFounded AugmentalGang RenPrincipal EngineerFounded PowerLatticeJason JuangResearch InternFounded HypeVRYaniv TalInternFounded Graph ProtocolWeston ThayerDesign & Development InternFounded Assistiv LabsGireesh RajendranPrincipal EngineerFounded Maieutic Semiconductors Pvt LtdAshish LachhwaniSenior Staff EngineerFounded Maieutic Semiconductors Pvt LtdRakesh KumarSenior Staff Engineer/ManagerFounded Maieutic Semiconductors Pvt LtdKatie HoldenEngineering Intern, UI and AST MultimediaFounded SliderAyush BathwalEngineering InternFounded Third Wave CoffeeMohammad EmadiSr Staff ManagerFounded Zadar LabsCameron StewartAndroid Integration EngineerFounded MesosilElizabeth GenePrincipal EngineerFounded SembientArun HiremathSr.Director - Product ManagementFounded EvoluteIQColm HealyVP & GM Qualcomm Internet Services EuropeFounded CorrataSujith DermalSr. Staff, PMIC DesignFounded PowerLatticeRahul PatelSenior Vice President & General Manager, Connectivity & Networking Business UnitFounded SynapticsRaj TalluriSenior Vice President and GMFounded Enovix
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Qualcomm mafia?
- The Qualcomm mafia is the network of 137 people who came through Qualcomm and went on to found or lead other companies, including Ares Materials, Goally, Yembo, Altimate Inc, Veea.
- Who is in the Qualcomm mafia?
- Notable members include Adrian Avendano (Ares Materials), Sasidhar Movva (Goally), Siddharth Mohan (Yembo), Anand Gupta (Altimate Inc), Allen Salmasi (Veea), Ahmad Malkawi (Global Telecom Engineering), Patrick Little (SiFive), Conor McLaughlin (99 Co), among 137 tracked members.
- What companies did Qualcomm alumni found?
- Companies founded by Qualcomm alumni include Ares Materials, Goally, Yembo, Altimate Inc, Veea, Global Telecom Engineering, SiFive, 99 Co, Reflexionmedical, Steelhead Composites.



































