The Rice University Mafia
104 people studied at Rice University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Brian ArmstrongMaster’s DegreeFounded Coinbase +1Chris GibsonBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) +2Dan WallaceBSMEFounded Versa Vascular +2Suman KhatiwadaPh.D.Founded Syzygy Plasmonics +2Eric M. ElfmanMBAFounded Onit +2Web SmithStudy: RussianFounded Mizzen+Main +1Jonathan BehrB.S.Founded Tilos Therapeutics +1Jeffrey DietrichBSFounded Rarebird +1Rebecca LeeBachelor’s DegreeFounded Elayne +1Richard HeBachelor's degreeFounded Openmart +1Mohit AronMSFounded Cohesity +1Chris DoyleJesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business - MBAFounded Sitecapture +1Thomas LendvayBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Tend +1Jim BridenstineBachelor of ArtsFounded Quantum SpaceNing LiPh.D & MSFounded NovoLINCYan-David “Yanda” ErlichB.S.Founded ParsablePhillip SarofimFounded Venus AerospaceUpma SharmaPost-doctoralFounded Arsenal MedicalSunil BhargavaMSFounded Tandem CapitalSpencer GreeneBachelor of Arts - BAFounded GreenLight Workforce SolutionsPrasanth ChilukuriCertificateFounded TekmetricRobert KesterPhDFounded Rebellion PhotonicsDenny LeComptePh.D.Founded PortnoxElizabeth HoffBachelor's degreeFounded SomavacOmair TariqMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Cart ComDan WatkinsBSFounded OmniscienceBruce DunlevieFounded Fantex HoldingsMatthew HarriganB.A.Founded CompanyventuresBlake CommagereBachelor’s DegreeFounded Vault12Apoorv BhargavaBachelor of Science (B.S.) Ch.E.Founded WeaveGridFelix EjeckamElectrical & Comp. Engineering (Semiconductor Lasers)Founded Akash SystemsDennis QianBSFounded DefinitiveEmmie ChangB.S.Founded FutureleagueAndrew PatersonGraduate CourseworkFounded Clip HealthJordan MillerPhDFounded VolumetricRavi ShethBSFounded KingdomAnika ZamanBachelor of Science (BS)Founded BrevyJay DhuldhoyaMaster's degreeFounded AuricleJeff TangBachelor'sFounded Eat BlueprintSunny KimComputer ScienceFounded HumanceSunny RekhiBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded TarsalDrew HendricksMaster of Bioengineering (M.B.E.)Founded StarlingHannah McKenneyMasters of EngineeringFounded StarlingBhavna TandonDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Brown FoodsCoco ZuloagaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Tuva HealthVidhi VakhariaBachelor's degreeFounded SculptDavid OuyangBS/BAFounded InVision Medical TechnologyEli BadgioBachelor's degreeFounded ExtendYansen ZhouBachelor’s DegreeFounded Hippo ScribeThomas CarrollBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded NumenMichael MounajjedUndergraduateFounded DurateBenjamin LiuB.S.Founded DurateKe HuangMaster's degreeFounded AbundantCasey O'GradyBAFounded BlueshoeMahmoud Al-MadiBachelor of Science - BSFounded CyberdeskAlan DuongBachelor'sFounded CyberdeskBen RubinCS and MathFounded NorraYining ZhangComputer ScienceFounded NorraWarren WeissbluthBachelor's degreeFounded VoltairSeiji YamamotoDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerfectBit, Inc.Marshall GouldFounded JunoKrish RamineniComputer ScienceFounded Fireflies AiVivas KumarBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Mitra ChemDavid YoungerBachelor of Science; Bachelor of ArtsFounded A-Alpha BioMurali ChiralaMastersFounded Venture DockSoups RanjanPhDFounded SardineGaurav OberoiBachelor of ScienceFounded LEXIONAzalia MirhoseiniDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Ricursive IntelligenceBrandon IlesM.C.S.Founded AmpleforthRamtin ShahzanianBachelor of ScienceFounded MagmaDmitri TsentalovichPhDFounded DexMatJacob RosenbergBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded LendUpSonia Priscilla GarcíaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Amae HealthBobak Azamian, MD, PhDBAFounded Tarsus PharmaceuticalsJoseph F. KrauseDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Radical AiTatiana Fofanova, Ph.D.BSFounded Koda HealthDesh Mohan, MDRice Education in Management for Physician TraineesFounded Koda HealthGustavo SorolaCognitive ScienceFounded RoosterteethBagrat GrigoryanDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded VolumetricHansi SinghBachelor of Arts - BAFounded PlanetteJohn NelsonBAFounded Vroom DeliveryUtku PehlivanMaster of ScienceFounded HoustonbionicsPaul KwiatkowskiB.S.Founded GroupRaiseJoe MakoidMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded VoythosBrad HusickBAFounded HelixearthRawand RasheedDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded HelixearthKrishnan ChitturDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded GeneCaptureBlake C. BorgesonBSFounded Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX)Michael W. WellmanBAFounded Virgil SecurityRyan GuerraPh.D.Founded Skylark WirelessKraettli L. EppersonBA (Honors Thesis), cum laudeFounded VigilantaerospaceDillon DohertyComputer ScienceFounded Alleo.aiAlexandra RaschBachelor of Science - BSFounded Caban SystemsTim BurkeBachelor's DegreeFounded Arch SystemsLogan FarrellMaster's degreeFounded Rugged RoboticsJesse RothsteinBachelor of ScienceFounded ExtraHop
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Rice University mafia?
- The Rice University mafia is the network of 104 people who studied at Rice University and went on to found or lead other companies, including Coinbase, Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), Versa Vascular, Syzygy Plasmonics, Onit.
- Who is in the Rice University mafia?
- Notable members include Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Chris Gibson (Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX)), Dan Wallace (Versa Vascular), Suman Khatiwada (Syzygy Plasmonics), Eric M. Elfman (Onit), Web Smith (Mizzen+Main), Jonathan Behr (Tilos Therapeutics), Jeffrey Dietrich (Rarebird), among 104 tracked members.
- What companies did Rice University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Rice University alumni include Coinbase, Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), Versa Vascular, Syzygy Plasmonics, Onit, Mizzen+Main, Tilos Therapeutics, Rarebird, Elayne, Openmart.