The Stanford University Graduate School of Business Mafia
976 people studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and went on to found or lead other companies.
Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1Theresia GouwMBAFounded EarlyTony XuMBAFounded DoorDashDavid VélezMBAFounded NubankIan CinnamonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Synapse Technology Corporation +4John PetersMBAFounded Avangate +3Matthew GoldbergMBAFounded Lonely Planet +2Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +2Owen TrippMBAFounded Grand Rounds +2Julia CollinsMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Zume Pizza +2Leif FreyMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Frey +2Mike MolinetMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Thena +2Jason JohnsonExecutive EducationFounded Truly Home +2Aled MilesBusiness LeadershipFounded Sauce Labs +2Miriam RiveraMBAFounded Ulu Ventures +1Ryan WestWoodFounded Fullcast +1Henry DavisMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Chord Commerce +1Fabian HeilemannSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded AENU +1John VrionisMBAFounded Unusual +1Carlos DomingoExecutive MBAFounded Securitize, Inc. +1Pedro SicilianoMBAFounded Teachy +1Roli SaxenaMSFounded LinkedIn +1Kirthiga ReddyMBAFounded Optimizegeo +1Chris GibsonIGNITE CertificateFounded Recursion Pharmaceuticals +1Bastiaan JanmaatMBAFounded DataFox +1Bob MaMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Remitee +1Marta G. ZanchiInstitute of Entrepreneurship (now 'Ignite')Founded Nina Capital +1Jeff FluhrFounded Spreecast +1Mada SegheteMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Upside +1Steve LoughlinMBAFounded RelateIQ +1Margaret WangMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Rhea +1James GutierrezMBAFounded Oportun +1Jeff MerkelMBAFounded Ladder Financial +1Lars DalgaardMscFounded SuccessFactors +1Sabah OneyM.B.A.Founded Vilya +1Arto YeritsyanExecutive LeadershipFounded Podcastle +1Jeremy GeigerCenter for Professional DevelopmentFounded retailigence +1Lee LindenMBAFounded Karma +1Alex LoftonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Landed +1Santiago SosaKaszek Ventures Ventures Innovation and Leadership Program - Third EditionFounded Tiendanube +1Jason GoldbergMBAFounded Senpi +1Alan ChiuMaster of Science (MS)Founded Boba Network +1Erik T. EngelsonExec MBAFounded Medina Medical +1Eric TileniusMBAFounded Answers +1Nicky GoulimisMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Tunic Pay +1Sam HodgesMBAFounded Vouch +1Wesley ZhaoMaster of Business AdministrationFounded Therapy Notebooks +1Steve AlbarranMasters in ManagementFounded Confident Cannabis +1Jonathan AsmisMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Landed +1Yunha KimMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Simple Habit +1Jay RenoSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded Pointhound +1Diego Saez GilGlobal Entrepreneurship Executive ProgramFounded Pachama +1Chad MunroeFounded Jupiter +1Nurlybek MursaliyevStanford IgniteFounded Smartlens +1Femi IrominiFounded Moni +1Jamie BalsillieMasters of Business AdministrationFounded Hedgehog +1Jesse BuckinghamMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Vooma +1Guillermo AcuñaStanford Ignite SantiagoFounded Cumplo +1Vikas ChoudharyMS - ManagementFounded Theya +1Daniel AutriqueMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Klar +1Raúl Rivera AnduezaMS in ManagementFounded Fanatiz +1Charles BrackenCertificateFounded Getixhealth +1Ravikiran GopalanMaster of Science - MSFounded Aira +1Justin NordenMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Trustworthy AI +1Tim HarknessMBAFounded Unchained Labs +1Ilya GelfenbeynStanford LEAD Executive ProgramFounded Speaktoit +1Daniel HawkinsMBAFounded Shockwave Medical +1Mike CagneyMS in ManagementFounded Figure Markets +1Andre PenhaMBAFounded Overplay +1Amir KavousianStanford Ignite - Full-time Entrepreneurship ProgramFounded Altitude Networks +1Nicholas HinrichsenMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Clutch +1Christof WittigMSMFounded Hornet +1Henry ShiDropoutFounded Supercom +1Ren MenonSMMFounded Invisalign +1Siran JiangMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Moonlight +1Matt SchwartzMBAFounded Afresh Technologies +1Jonas JacobiStanford Executive ProgramFounded Kaazing +1Chris AguasMBAFounded Acumatica +1Aman NaimatEntrepreneurship FellowFounded Regrello +1Cristian BartoloméEarly Stage Ventures & Entrepreneurship - IgniteFounded Factored +1Vivek GoyalMBAFounded playshifu +1Philipp OrtweinStanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship CertificateFounded Cargomotion +1Longsha LiuMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Cornell +1Haley KingMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Paxosappeals +1Jay LongGraduate CertificateFounded Parlay Protocol +1Dave CurranKaszek Ventures Innovation and Leadership ProgramFounded Firmbase +1Victor GaneSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded Remedly +1Tesh DurvasulaExecutive Education- MAQFounded CyrusOne +1René EspinozaPostgraduate DegreeFounded Lazarillo +1Darin BuxbaumMBAFounded Oration +1Kash ShaikhFounded Penguin Solutions +1Anne MorrisseyDirector's Consortium - PublicFounded Alydia Health +1Michael HendersonIgnite ProgramFounded Pellepharm +1Ozge Islegen-Wojdyla, Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Pear VC +1Ray SmetsSEP MGMTFounded Quantum Circuits +1
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia?
- The Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia is the network of 976 people who studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and went on to found or lead other companies, including Future Ventures, Early, DoorDash, Nubank, Synapse Technology Corporation.
- Who is in the Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia?
- Notable members include Steve Jurvetson (Future Ventures), Theresia Gouw (Early), Tony Xu (DoorDash), David Vélez (Nubank), Ian Cinnamon (Synapse Technology Corporation), John Peters (Avangate), Matthew Goldberg (Lonely Planet), Mikhail Kokorich (Destinus), among 976 tracked members.
- What companies did Stanford University Graduate School of Business alumni found?
- Companies founded by Stanford University Graduate School of Business alumni include Future Ventures, Early, DoorDash, Nubank, Synapse Technology Corporation, Avangate, Lonely Planet, Destinus, Photoroom, Grand Rounds.



























































































