The Stanford University Mafia
1,934 people came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPalReid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5Tim DraperBSFounded Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Future Ventures +1Balaji SrinivasanLecturer, Departments of Statistics and Computer ScienceFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded PolyvoreDalton CaldwellB.S.Founded StandardcapBrian ActonBSFounded WHATS APP +1Evan SpiegelB.S. in EngineeringFounded Snap +1Mike KriegerOral Communications TutorFounded InstagramReed HastingsMS Artificial IntelligenceFounded InterPositiveAndy FangCS106 Section LeaderFounded DoorDashStanley TangBSFounded DoorDashKen HoweryBAFounded PayPalVlad TenevBachelor’s DegreeFounded Harmonic +1David VélezBachelor in ScienceFounded Nubank +1Ryan SheaVolunteerFounded Stacks Open-source networkIlya SutskeverPostdocFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Dario AmodeiPostdoctoral ScholarFounded AnthropicFei-Fei LiSequoia Professor of Computer ScienceFounded World LabsClément DelangueNon-degree programFounded Hugging FaceVictor RiparbelliComputer ScienceFounded SynthesiaHenrique DubugrasBachelor’s DegreeFounded Stone +1Pedro FranceschiBachelor's DegreeFounded BrexSamir MenonPhD StudentFounded Dexterity +1Ryan KingMSFounded ChimeRajiv KhemaniMBAFounded Auradine +5Ansuman SatpathyAssociate Professor, Pathology and ImmunologyFounded Santa Ana +4Kevin HartzBachelor of Arts & ScienceFounded Eventbrite +3Andrew NgAdjunct Professor of Computer ScienceFounded Factored +3Aihui OngVenture CapitalFounded Buela +3Matt RouifTeaching AssistantFounded Photoroom +3Evan PowellPostgraduateFounded DeepTempo +3Howard ChangPostdoctoral FellowshipFounded Accent Therapeutics +3Sean KendallBSFounded ロゴマーク：AIRNA +2Dr. Manu KumarPh.D.Founded K9 Ventures +2Rodney BrooksAssistant ProfessorFounded Rethink Robotics +2Ernest SánchezAvMPFounded Nuclio Talent +2Greg GottesmanBachelor of Arts (A.B.)Founded Pioneer Square Labs Holdings II +2Jon KraftBAFounded Operativegames +2Geoffrey WooResearch AssistantFounded Ketone-IQ +2Marc CohenFounded Regenacy Pharmaceuticals +2Ryan JuneeMSEEFounded Ostro +2Dan SirokerB.S.Founded Limitless +2Chase LochmillerMaster of Science - MSFounded Crusoe Energy Holdings +2Edward KimMSFounded ZenPayroll +2Amir GhazvinianMaster of Science (MS)Founded Interstate Analytics +2Yin WuTheoretical Chemistry ResearcherFounded Pulley +2Weiting LiuMSFounded Everyday.me +2Sebastian MejiaFounded Rappi +2Michael DAngeloMaster of Science - MSFounded Matroid +2Raymond (George) KennedyBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Wavedash +2Sy BohyProfessor Cui Research GroupFounded Seam +2Jon O'BryanBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Blankethomes +2David SchafferBSFounded Rewrite Therapeutics +2Daphne KollerProfessorFounded Coursera +2Dave SelingerBSFounded Richrelevance +2🐯 Michael FreedmanResearch ScholarFounded Iobeam +2Andrew PonecUndergraduate Researcher, Department of Electrical EngineeringFounded Antora +2Joseph DeSimone, PhDSanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor in Translational Medicine & Chem Engineering: Depts Radiology, ChE, GSBFounded Blue Current +2Andre Esteva, PhDPhD Student, Artificial Intelligence LabFounded Cresta +2Marc NegreTeaching AssistantFounded Kraaft +2Dan WallaceMSMEFounded Versa Vascular +2Alex BradfordBA with Honors and Distinction (top 5%)Founded Rain Technologies +2Alex FieldingContinuing ed. Sharpening the saw. M&AFounded Privateer Space +2Bismarck LepeFounded Misaludhealth +2Saman AmarasinghePhDFounded Exaloop +2Manu KumarMastersFounded K9 Ventures +2Miriam RiveraTrusteeFounded Ulu Ventures +1Pieter AbbeelPh.D. studentFounded Gradescope +1James HerbertBachelor's degreeFounded Lendinghome +1Andrew ScheuermannPhD Researcher - Silicon Electronics for Artificial PhotosynthesisFounded Arch Systems +1Alessio QuagliniQuantitative Finance ProgramFounded Clearpool +1Sebastian SchuonResearch AssistantFounded Stylight +1Elizabeth YinBSFounded LaunchBit +1Dakin SlossB.S.Founded Tachyus +1Julián MeloBuilding and Scaling Subscription BusinessesFounded Ubits +1Laura YeciesStanford Genetics & Genomics Certificate ProgramFounded Bonehealthtech +1John GedmarkMaster of ScienceFounded Astranis Space Technologies Corp. +1Venkat ViswanathanPh.DFounded AIONICS +1Ruban KanapathippillaiMSFounded Iterate AI +1Jeff SeibertVP of ETL, Business Association of Stanford Engineering StudentsFounded Crashlytics +1Amy FranceticBachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Psychology & Political ScienceFounded Buoyant V1.Webflow +1Aaron SistoPhDFounded Searchable AI +1Marta G. ZanchiResearch Assistant, Electrical EngineeringFounded Nina Capital +1Omar BawaContinuing StudiesFounded Goodwall +1Richard SocherAdjunct ProfessorFounded Aixventures +1Adrian LocherCS221: Artificial Intelligence: Principles and TechniquesFounded Merantix +1Ashby MonkSenior Research EngineerFounded Shelton AI +1Monte ZwebenM.S.Founded Splice Machine +1Steve LoughlinBAFounded RelateIQ +1
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Stanford University mafia?
- The Stanford University mafia is the network of 1,934 people who came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies, including PayPal, LinkedIn, Yammer, Opendoor, Y Combinator.
- Who is in the Stanford University mafia?
- Notable members include Peter Thiel (PayPal), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), David Sacks (Yammer), Keith Rabois (Opendoor), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Joe Lonsdale (Opto), Tim Draper (Draper Associates), Mike Maples Jr (Pattern Breakers), among 1,934 tracked members.
- What companies did Stanford University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Stanford University alumni include PayPal, LinkedIn, Yammer, Opendoor, Y Combinator, Opto, Draper Associates, Pattern Breakers, Future Ventures, Counsyl.