The Stanford University Mafia
2,295 people came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Gabriele PozzatoTeam LeadFounded Iron GridAoden TeoUndergraduate Student ResearcherFounded Miso LabsCassidy DalvaTeaching Assistant (Department of Economics)Founded Miso LabsElyas ObbadAI ResearcherFounded AlaraAyaan ParikhCS + BioFounded ConvexiaRahul VijayanEcon + CSFounded ConvexiaAlejandro SalinasUndergraduateFounded LocataJoshua ChangM.S. Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence ConcentrationFounded LocataBrenden Prins-McKinneyPhD Candidate (on leave)Founded DuraniumPeggy WangResearch AssistantFounded DigipalsRyan SamadiComputer ScienceFounded Alt-XAvyay VaradarajanMachine Learning ResearcherFounded dari.devLukas KlaiberVisiting Student ResearcherFounded Kaigo HealthBenjamin Muñoz-CerroPhysics ResearcherFounded Velum LabsSean O'BannonMS (Dropped out)Founded Cranston AISai GurrapuUniversity Innovation FellowshipFounded HypercubicTiger WangStanford University Summer SessionFounded NessieTobias FischerSilicon Valley Innovation AcademyFounded WardstoneJonathan TyshlerFounded SembleEthan BoyersUndergraduate Researcher @ CNS LabFounded SembleGordy SunBachelor of Science - BSFounded LakoniaAbel JohnMaster's degreeFounded LogosGuardSukrut OakNavigation ResearcherFounded LogosGuardClarence ChenDropped outFounded TravoAlexander CalafiuraBachelor of Science - BSFounded TravoMichael DalvaResearcherFounded TravoAshwin SriramBachelor of Science - BSFounded TravoJoel Tomas PimentelMaster's thesisFounded SelfinChristine WattsResearch Intern @ Laboratory of Quantitative Imaging and Artificial IntelligenceFounded OxusPranit AgrawalData Science and Machine Learning InternFounded Pixley AIAngelica IacovelliVisiting ResearcherFounded NucleoLuca PegolottiPostdocFounded NucleoDevin CintronMaster of Science - MSFounded Scott AIChalmers BrownNon-degree programFounded JarminDominik HelmreichVisiting AI ResearcherFounded Clicks HealthJoseph ZhangBachelor's degreeFounded CatchBack CardsRobert MossPh.D. in Computer ScienceFounded ValgoSydney KatzLecturerFounded ValgoArya KhokharResearcher @ Kuo LabFounded Eos AIHannah ChungMOOCsFounded OneTriangleCarmel LimcaocoUndergraduateFounded KitaRhea MalhotraCS + Robotics researchFounded KitaRobbie ThompsonCourse Assistant and Section LeaderFounded Klaus AIGatik TrivediResearch, AIMI LabFounded LancePaola MartinezMSFounded CofiaVarun AgarwalBachelor of Science - BSFounded EnvariantKetan AgrawalCS 106 Teaching AssistantFounded /dev/fastChawin AsavasaetakulManagement Science and EngineeringFounded AvoiceZinny WeliMaster of Science - MSFounded RoboDockCeline WangAcademic Theme Associate - Global CitizenshipFounded RoboDockVedant SinghFounded SalusAliyan IshfaqMasters & BachelorsFounded AssembleShaurnav GhoshComputer ScienceFounded AssembleShrish JanarthananBachelor of Science - BSFounded AssembleCharles DingSummer ProgramFounded ChamberRaban von SpiegelMS Management Science & EngineeringFounded EmdashJochen MadlerVisiting Researcher | Power Systems SimulationFounded SitefireShloke PatelresearcherFounded Human ArchiveKartik SawhneyUndergraduate Research AssistantFounded Samora AIOmeed TehraniResearch Assistant InternFounded Constellation SpaceJermaine ZhaoBachelor of Science - BSFounded Libra RoboticsJai BhatiaResearch, Computer Vision & the Learning SciencesFounded TurnstoneNicolas WalkerBachelor's degree (Artificial Intelligence)Founded MochaCareMatthew WongBachelor of Science - BSFounded Poth LabsKoh TeraiMaster of Science (MS)Founded MartiniDean StratakosCourse AssistantFounded StageCharles PanMaster of Science - MSFounded StageSeiji YamamotoBachelor of Science - BSFounded PerfectBit, Inc.Peter VajdaVisiting Assistant ProfessorFounded PerfectBit, Inc.Rishi PankhaniyaSummer InternFounded RudusBen OngManagement Science & EngineeringFounded LightSprintJerry YaoBachelor of Science - BSFounded SaffronMatthew YekellBachelor's degreeFounded IncandorLuc RosenzweigEngine Developer - MadronaFounded IncandorSean WuStudent Research AssistantFounded SynphonyMaximilian ArnoldVisiting StudentFounded OntoraPhillip BaekResearch AssistantFounded ParrotLiam McBrideInternFounded ParrotAyman SalehMaster's degreeFounded Chronicle LabsArihan VaranasiBachelor's degreeFounded WatoRahul RejeevComputer ScienceFounded WatoPhilip MengElectrical Engineering and Computer Science + PhysicsFounded ShepherdIshan RamrakhianiBiomedical ComputationFounded ShepherdElijah RennerBachelor of Science (BS)Founded ShepherdSanat MishraData Research AnalystFounded BioStack PlatformsNisha GopalPhD StudentFounded AbInitio BioRounak AdhikaryASES FellowshipFounded ProjectXWilliam AlexanderEconomicsFounded ArzanaMarshall KoolsBachelor's degreeFounded ArzanaChristine ParkDoctor of PhilosophyFounded Lattice HealthJoshua WangFounded AstraeaSanmay SaradaBachelor's DegreeFounded AstraeaSajeev MageshBachelor's degreeFounded ReasonBlocksJaber JaberSpecializationFounded RightNowMarinos EliadesTeaching AssistantFounded PrizedJordan ZietzBachelor of Science - BSFounded LemonLime
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Stanford University mafia?
- The Stanford University mafia is the network of 2,295 people who came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies, including Iron Grid, Miso Labs, Alara, Convexia, Locata.
- Who is in the Stanford University mafia?
- Notable members include Gabriele Pozzato (Iron Grid), Aoden Teo (Miso Labs), Cassidy Dalva (Miso Labs), Elyas Obbad (Alara), Ayaan Parikh (Convexia), Rahul Vijayan (Convexia), Alejandro Salinas (Locata), Joshua Chang (Locata), among 2,295 tracked members.
- What companies did Stanford University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Stanford University alumni include Iron Grid, Miso Labs, Alara, Convexia, Locata, Duranium, Digipals, Alt-X, dari.dev, Kaigo Health.






























































































