The Salesforce Mafia
226 people came through Salesforce and went on to found or lead other companies.
Shubham MalhotraSoftware Engineer InternFounded RunAnywhereCaleb ChanProductFounded LanceAkhil SachdevSoftware Engineer InternFounded Docura HealthDaniel SpokoynyGraduate Research InternFounded BeeSafe AISeiji YamamotoDirector of EngineeringFounded PerfectBit, Inc.Sardor RahmatulloevSoftware Engineer InternFounded TwolabsDanyal AhmadMember of Technical StaffFounded TwolabsGary WuProductFounded InstaplayShaurya AggarwalSoftware Engineering InternFounded FlorinSpriha GautamSoftware Developer InternshipFounded Lavender HealthAndrew OlogunebiExperience DesignerFounded LottielabNirit RubensteinMarketing Strategy ConsultantFounded DovlyAaron KatzSenior Vice President, Enterprise SalesFounded Click HouseWayne SlavinProduct ManagerFounded SureBrad BirnbaumVP, EngineeringFounded KustomerJim YuDirector, Product ManagementFounded BrightedgeParesh BhayaDirector, Product Marketing - Platform SecurityFounded NatomaPranava AdduriSoftware Developer InternFounded BedrockdataCory WheelerDirector, ProcurementFounded ZyloGabe KopleyDirector Of EngineeringFounded BintiIan LivingstoneHead of Engineering, GoInstantFounded KeycardMatthew CreagerMember of Technical Staff, Software Engineering at Salesforce.comFounded KeycardSoumyarka MondalSoftware Engineer InternFounded SybillLukas VogelSoftware Engineer InternFounded CedarDBCaiming XiongDirector, AI ResearchFounded Recursive Super IntelligenceBrian SobyDirector, Product SecurityFounded AppOmniRob WoollenChief Technology Officer, PlatformFounded SigmaVarun BadhwarSenior Manager, Force.com SecurityFounded Endor LabsRobert SurSenior Manager, Product ManagementFounded DelegateDominic DinardoVice President International Sales EngineeringFounded AforzaJonny GreenspanSoftware Engineer (via Krux acquisition)Founded HarmonyzeAjeet SinghSenior Director Technical Product ManagementFounded ThoughtSpotYann SarfatiDirector Enterprise Sales - Salesforce AIFounded UserledJosh RosenheckVice President Of Commercial Sales (SMB and Growth)Founded CommunityKiran PolavarapuLead Performance EngineerFounded MestaHugh YaoDirector Industry Strategy - Media & CommunicationsFounded LingoaceKevin GibbsEVP & CEO, QuipFounded Terraton IndustrialChris GroerVP, Routing and OptimizationFounded FastbreakBret TaylorExecutive OfficerFounded SierraVishal AgarwalSenior Director for security software engineeringFounded AverlonSunil GottumukkalaSenior Vice President, CybersecurityFounded AverlonJim AlkoveAdvisorFounded OleriaJagadeesh KundaVice President Of Product ManagementFounded OleriaSophie KitsonDirector - Employee Success (Recruiting & HR & Leadership Development)Founded PagerDutyJoshua PendrickBusiness Transformation Consultant, SalesforceFounded RypplzzAdriana TorosianDirector, Partner Strategy and ProgramsFounded OurselfArjun LakhanpalTech SalesFounded KaraYuhua WangSenior Member of Technical StaffFounded Prodigy ResearchBatu BalciSenior Software EngineerFounded TovenAIEmilie BuckleyExecutive Assistant to President of Platform, Global Services and SupportFounded User HeroShub ViragiProduct Manager (APM → PM 1 → PM 2 → SPM)Founded ParabolicEyal EliakimData AnalystFounded Zone7Jathan McCollumPrincipal Infrastructure Automation EngineerFounded Blind InsightCindy WarnerSenior Vice President, Global Technology ServicesFounded 360ofmeDonald SzetoArchitectFounded BovoAlain AttiasFounder & CEO | Kerensen acquired by SalesforceFounded Bay Bridge DigitalPankaj PrasadProduct - Salesforce Mobile App PlatformFounded AirwaveIsabel RodriguezPrincipal Success ManagerFounded BuildrFiDoug BewsherCMOFounded LeadspaceVitaly GordonDirector, Data ScienceFounded Faros AIPatrick BennettPrincipal Software EngineerFounded TxnLabLarry BrilliantBoard MemberFounded Evity TechnologiesJuhyeong KimSenior Success Manager, Commerce Cloud, JP/KRFounded PopokiiShanthi ShanmugamMobile Development InternFounded CasapSina ShekouBusiness DevelopmentFounded AptlyRyan MeinzerAccount Executive - SMB & Mid-MarketFounded FlyTahoeIan PadrickSenior Manager, SI Strategic ProgramsFounded OhanafyJohn KrzywickiDirector, MarketingFounded CheckerspotCraig WeissmanChief Technology OfficerFounded DuettoAkansha MehtaAccount Director - Bank of AmericaFounded Pulse LabsVrahram KadkhodaianVP Sales - Healthcare & Life SciencesFounded ProlifiqBob SarisSoftware Engineer InternFounded User InterviewsMatthew BaierSenior Director of Product MarketingFounded ContentstackGregory HaardtSenior Product Manager, PlatformFounded VecticeMATT M. KILMARTINChief Customer Officer, Consumer Engagement PlatformFounded HabuTodd McKinnonSr. VP DevelopmentFounded OktaAlexander LinnSolution EngineerFounded Shipshape AIAaron RossDirector, Corporate SalesFounded predictable revenueSovan BinLead Technical ArchitectFounded OdasevaSamridh SalujaSoftware Engineering Intern: Summer '17Founded GuardrailSean JoyceMarketing Director, Revenue CloudFounded Continuous TechnologiesDoug DennerlineEVP Enterprise Sales America'sFounded AlfrescoMatt MartinVP Product | Agentforce AI OrchestrationFounded ClockwiseMike GrinoldsLead Software EngineerFounded ClockwiseRuslan BelkinVP EngineeringFounded JelledGreg AppleSenior Account ExecutiveFounded AmginePeter GassnerSVP of TechnologyFounded VeevaAmit KulkarniVice PresidentFounded HeymarketAnton WinterSenior ManagerFounded Ketch KloudMaxwell AndersonDirector, Product ManagementFounded Ketch KloudDaniella DeGraceVice President, Customers Success Radian6Founded Procedure FlowElay CohenSenior Vice President, Sales EnablementFounded SaleshoodJeff WilsonEnterprise SalesFounded SoundtraceKatherine von JanChief Strategy Officer, Salesforce InnovationFounded Tough DaySuyog DeshpandeUser Experience Designer | Analytics and Big DataFounded WeblessBen PippengerSenior Director, Product ManagementFounded Zylo
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Salesforce mafia?
- The Salesforce mafia is the network of 226 people who came through Salesforce and went on to found or lead other companies, including RunAnywhere, Lance, Docura Health, BeeSafe AI, PerfectBit, Inc..
- Who is in the Salesforce mafia?
- Notable members include Shubham Malhotra (RunAnywhere), Caleb Chan (Lance), Akhil Sachdev (Docura Health), Daniel Spokoyny (BeeSafe AI), Seiji Yamamoto (PerfectBit, Inc.), Sardor Rahmatulloev (Twolabs), Danyal Ahmad (Twolabs), Gary Wu (Instaplay), among 226 tracked members.
- What companies did Salesforce alumni found?
- Companies founded by Salesforce alumni include RunAnywhere, Lance, Docura Health, BeeSafe AI, PerfectBit, Inc., Twolabs, Instaplay, Florin, Lavender Health, Lottielab.

























































































