Who is in the Stanford University mafia?

Notable members include Peter Thiel (PayPal), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Joe Lonsdale (Opto), Mike Maples Jr (Pattern Breakers), Steve Jurvetson (Mojo Vision), Balaji Srinivasan (Counsyl), Jess Lee (Polyvore), Jim Goetz (VitalSigns), among 903 tracked members.

What companies did Stanford University alumni found?

Companies founded by Stanford University alumni include PayPal, LinkedIn, Opto, Pattern Breakers, Mojo Vision, Counsyl, Polyvore, VitalSigns, Standardcap, Snap.

The Stanford University Mafia

903 people came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies.

Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1 Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2 Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3 Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern Breakers Steve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo Vision Balaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1 Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore Jim GoetzMSEEFounded VitalSigns Dalton CaldwellB.S.Founded Standardcap Evan SpiegelB.S. in EngineeringFounded Snap +1 Mike KriegerOral Communications TutorFounded Instagram Reed HastingsMS Artificial IntelligenceFounded InterPositive Andy FangCS106 Section LeaderFounded DoorDash Stanley TangBSFounded DoorDash Ken HoweryBAFounded PayPal Vlad TenevBachelor’s DegreeFounded Harmonic +1 David VélezBachelor in ScienceFounded Nubank Ryan SheaVolunteerFounded Stacks Ilya SutskeverPostdocFounded Safe Superintelligence +1 Dario AmodeiPostdoctoral ScholarFounded Anthropic Fei-Fei LiSequoia Professor of Computer ScienceFounded World Labs Clément DelangueNon-degree programFounded Hugging Face Victor RiparbelliComputer ScienceFounded Synthesia Henrique DubugrasBachelor’s DegreeFounded Stone +1 Pedro FranceschiBachelor's DegreeFounded Brex Samir MenonPhD StudentFounded Dexterity +1 Ryan KingMSFounded Chime Rajiv KhemaniMBAFounded Auradine +3 Matt RouifTeaching AssistantFounded Photoroom +3 Sean KendallBSFounded ロゴマーク：AIRNA +2 Kevin HartzBachelor of Arts & ScienceFounded Eventbrite +2 Dr. Manu KumarVisiting LecturerFounded K9 Ventures +2 Rodney BrooksAssistant ProfessorFounded Rethink Robotics +2 Andrew NgAdjunct Professor of Computer ScienceFounded Factored +2 Aihui OngVenture CapitalFounded Love With Food +2 Ansuman SatpathyAssistant ProfessorFounded Santa Ana Bio +2 Geoffrey WooResearch AssistantFounded Ketone-IQ +2 Marc CohenFounded Regenacy Pharmaceuticals +2 Dan SirokerB.S.Founded Limitless +2 Amir GhazvinianBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Interstate Analytics +2 Yin WuTheoretical Chemistry ResearcherFounded Pulley +2 Weiting LiuMSFounded Everyday.me +2 Sebastian MejiaFounded Rappi +2 Michael DAngeloMaster of Science - MSFounded Matroid +2 Jon O'BryanBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Blankethomes +2 David SchafferBSFounded Rewrite Therapeutics +2 Miriam RiveraTrusteeFounded Ulu Ventures +1 Pieter AbbeelPh.D. studentFounded Gradescope +1 Andrew ScheuermannPhD Researcher - Silicon Electronics for Artificial PhotosynthesisFounded Arch Systems +1 Sebastian SchuonResearch AssistantFounded Stylight +1 Dakin SlossB.S.Founded Tachyus +1 Julián MeloBuilding and Scaling Subscription BusinessesFounded Ubits +1 Ethan KurzweilA.B.Founded Level Access +1 Venkat ViswanathanPh.DFounded AIONICS +1 Ruban KanapathippillaiMSFounded Iterate AI +1 Jeff SeibertVP of ETL, Business Association of Stanford Engineering StudentsFounded Crashlytics +1 Aaron SistoPhDFounded Searchable AI +1 Marta G. ZanchiResearch Assistant, Electrical EngineeringFounded Nina Capital +1 Adrian LocherCS221: Artificial Intelligence: Principles and TechniquesFounded Merantix +1 Ivan BercovichResearch CollaboratorFounded Unwrap +1 Ashby MonkExecutive & Research Director, Global Projects CenterFounded Shelton AI +1 Monte ZwebenM.S.Founded Splice Machine +1 Steve LoughlinBAFounded RelateIQ +1 Naveen RaoElectrical EngineeringFounded Mosaic ML +1 Jon KraftBAFounded Operativegames +1 Dan LifshitsProfessional EducationFounded GO GLOBAL WORLD +1 Alex AlgardMSFounded Whitepages +1 Paolo PriviteraArtificial IntelligenceFounded 1521 Capital +1 Jonathan LimBSFounded Boundless Bio +1 Alex AtallahBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded OpenSea +1 Matt PaukerBSFounded Ivy Invest +1 Sundeep AhujaBSFounded Blissmo +1 Ryan JuneeMSEEFounded Parsable +1 Aditya RajagopalVisting Scholar, Canary Institute for Early Cancer DetectionFounded Esperto Medical +1 Alok DeshpandeComputer ScienceFounded SmartPath +1 Mohan ReddyAssociate Director, Human Perception LabFounded SkyHive +1 Amr AwadallahPhDFounded ZIR-AI +1 Sam HodgesMSFounded Vouch +1 Chase LochmillerMaster of Science - MSFounded Crusoe +1 Kenneth FrankMSFounded Turning +1 Brian NoguchiMathematical and Computational SciencesFounded Smartcuts +1 Edward KimMSFounded Picwing +1 Min Ming LoBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Hyperink +1 Lawrence GentilelloBachelor's DegreeFounded Optery +1 Srini PanguluriBSFounded Project Wedding +1 David TranM.S.Founded Flow Club +1 Matt TranMSFounded Skip +1 Karthik BalakrishnanPh.D. CandidateFounded Actual +1 Charlie GuoTeaching Assistant / Section LeaderFounded Crowdmade +1 Brian BrunnerComputer ScienceFounded DataShare +1 Andy RinkBiodesign Innovation FellowshipFounded Playgroundpediatrics +1 Mackenzie BurnettTeaching AssistantFounded Ambrook +1 Michael HeinrichInstructor & MentorFounded OG Labs +1 Greg KressME310 Course AssistantFounded Pearl +1 Lina ZhangPostdoctoral ScientistFounded Jerry +1

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Stanford University mafia?: The Stanford University mafia is the network of 903 people who came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies, including PayPal, LinkedIn, Opto, Pattern Breakers, Mojo Vision.
Who is in the Stanford University mafia?: Notable members include Peter Thiel (PayPal), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Joe Lonsdale (Opto), Mike Maples Jr (Pattern Breakers), Steve Jurvetson (Mojo Vision), Balaji Srinivasan (Counsyl), Jess Lee (Polyvore), Jim Goetz (VitalSigns), among 903 tracked members.
What companies did Stanford University alumni found?: Companies founded by Stanford University alumni include PayPal, LinkedIn, Opto, Pattern Breakers, Mojo Vision, Counsyl, Polyvore, VitalSigns, Standardcap, Snap.