The Scale AI Mafia
64 people came through Scale AI and went on to found or lead other companies.
Lucy GuoFounderFounded PassesWilliam HockeyBoard DirectorFounded PlaidBrad PorterChief Technology OfficerFounded Collaborative RoboticsAdi SinghCodegenFounded Ara +2Josephine LeeIntern - GenAIFounded Palette +1Tim DingmanStrategic Product ManagerFounded Castle +1Allen WangSoftware EngineerFounded Nectar +1Michael LamPartner EngineerFounded Setpoint.io +1David ZhuSoftware EngineerFounded Reevo +1Mith Paresh PatelSoftware Engineer InternFounded Sila +1Ian LeeGenerative AI Technical AdvisorFounded Syndicate +1George FangStrategic Projects LeadFounded Meridian +1John Lingbuilding something coolFounded Meridian +1Ruben Mayer-HirshfeldProduct Operations ManagerFounded Scout AI +1Evan Moss3D Data Systems & AV Data Products EngineeringFounded Bee Maps +1Daniel LevineBoard MemberFounded ChartioLan XuezhaoAngel investorFounded Basis SetFederico MirásEngineering ManagerFounded PluggyFree WortleyHead of Security/ArchitectureFounded LunaSecNipun KantProductFounded HavenBen ScharfsteinHead of Product, EnterpriseFounded RumeChetan RaneStaff AI Product ManagerFounded OmniAnna MatalonHead of product, Pay & Incentives (Gen AI)Founded Purpose FinanceJon ShellerSenior Software Engineering ManagerFounded Purpose FinanceBrendan TobinTechnical Program ManagerFounded Purpose FinanceMokshith VoodarlaML Research & ProductFounded SieveCraig WeissSoftware EngineerFounded RomeAvery YipHuman DataFounded VesselJoseph YehStrategic ProjectsFounded AttainAlexander KwanFinance & StrategyFounded TAIChun JiangProductFounded Monterey AIAnish AgrawalEngineeringFounded ChatterRob HaberMachine Learning Research EngineerFounded SendblueDaniel SunSoftware Engineer InternFounded Breez LabsAnthony KrivonosSenior Software Engineer, NucleusFounded TomaTomer CohenChief of StaffFounded David AIBen WileyEngineering ManagerFounded David AIManil LakabiStrategic Projects LeadFounded x1Kaushik MahorkerSoftware EngineerFounded WildcardPriya KhandelwalMachine Learning ResearcherFounded NixoAnkith SubramanyaSoftware EngineerFounded MangoDeskAman AgarwalPrompt EngineerFounded NovaflowJake PhelanSWE for AI Training DataFounded Spotlight RealtyOmar AbdelazizStaff Product Manager on GenAI ML teamFounded BlueAndrew SyMachine Learning Infrastructure EngineerFounded PolymorphSam SlezekStrategic Product ManagerFounded Arctic HealthSudhish SwainTechnical Advisor InternFounded PetrarchDavid YangGenerative AI InternFounded MaingenMilind MehereInvestorFounded YieldstreetDean ShuBusiness Operations & StrategyFounded ArphieAhmed RashadHead of Supply and GrowthFounded Perle AIFrancis deSouzaCEOFounded Synth LabsMarcel SantilliChief Marketing OfficerFounded GrowthX AIZach KirshnerSpecial ProjectsFounded MeridianWoody GlierHead of Federal DeliveryFounded Gallatin AiJesse ShemenUK LeadFounded PapercupAnkita SharmaStrategic Product ManagerFounded Global BellySushil ThomasVP - EnterpriseFounded Arcadia DataChidubem EzeakaLead Product Manager, Gen AIFounded BevspotMelisa TokmakGM, Document AI | Director of EngineeringFounded NeticBarrett WoodsideDirector of Developer and Technical Product MarketingFounded Positron AIViswa KotraGen AI InternFounded Nodus ComputePranav VarshneyEngineeringFounded Nodus ComputeYuting DuanHead of Content Understanding and Trust & SafetyFounded Santori
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Scale AI mafia?
- The Scale AI mafia is the network of 64 people who came through Scale AI and went on to found or lead other companies, including Passes, Plaid, Collaborative Robotics, Ara, Palette.
- Who is in the Scale AI mafia?
- Notable members include Lucy Guo (Passes), William Hockey (Plaid), Brad Porter (Collaborative Robotics), Adi Singh (Ara), Josephine Lee (Palette), Tim Dingman (Castle), Allen Wang (Nectar), Michael Lam (Setpoint.io), among 64 tracked members.
- What companies did Scale AI alumni found?
- Companies founded by Scale AI alumni include Passes, Plaid, Collaborative Robotics, Ara, Palette, Castle, Nectar, Setpoint.io, Reevo, Sila.





























































