Fundraising FoxThe Stanford University Mafia
2,295 people came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Lynn PerkinsFounded UrbanSitterNate EvansInstructor - Wine ClassFounded FictivPeter LockeMachine Learning (Online)Founded GiftbitJoy ZhangBAFounded Mon AmiMark MooreMaster of Engineering (MEng)Founded Whisper AeroIan VillaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Whisper AeroKatie-Rose SkellyBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Known MedicineDeepak GargExecutive Program - Stanford Graduate School of BusinessFounded Smart Energy WaterAngel N. LivasCertificateFounded ALIVE Podcast NetworkThomas EscourrouMSFounded VideopixieSina ShekouTeam Mentor, MS&E 273Founded AptlyClara BradleyResearch AssistantFounded Diagon TechnologiesKevin ParkerGraduate Student, Chang LabFounded Cartography BiosciencesCharlie KimGraduate studentFounded TesoraiGloria LinMSFounded SitelineSumeet KhullarMSCSFounded Level AIAndreas StuhlmüllerPostdoctoral researcherFounded ElicitAnia RodriguezSLEI Education Scaling CertificateFounded JourneyTrackRhea KaruturiSection LeaderFounded Hoovu FreshGunnar SchaeferSenior Software EngineerFounded FlywheelFilip KaliszanComputer Science Research AssistantFounded VerkadaJared O'LearyUndergraduate Research AssistantFounded SirenoptJESSICA GARCIALatino Entrepreneurship FellowshipFounded TozudaW. David LeeVisiting scholar Bioengineering and Electrical engineeringFounded LumicellKaiyu GuanPostdoctoral ScholarFounded HabiTerreAydogan OzcanDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), MSFounded Pictor Labs, Inc.Robert HillmanBSFounded CeleCor TherapeuticsTim SchnabelProtein Engineering - Swartz LaboratoryFounded Switch BioworksEthan AldrichGlobal Projects Center ResearchFounded GovSignalsEric LagassePost-docFounded LygenesisBrian BauerBachelors of ScienceFounded ResynergiMarlon EvansMajor Gifts OfficerFounded Nex CubedJordan WallachBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Belfry SoftwareRaghav SamavedamBachelor of ScienceFounded MedeloopJohn DanaherMBAFounded AMOpportunitiesMark RussellMaster's degreeFounded HyperSciencesDan McHughMaster of Science (MS)Founded Tune TherapeuticsAndrew EkmarkBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Ink'd GreetingsAndrew ShakmanBAFounded LeanpathHrant GharibyanPhD Candidate and ResearcherFounded BlueQubitCullen BuiePh.D.Founded KytopenDouglas StoakleyNVLE - Executive EducationFounded ClearCamRobert JacksMSEFounded Sparrow PharmaCaitlyn MillerEntrepreneur-In-Residence, Innovative Medicines Accelerator (IMA)Founded TwoStep TherapeuticsScott MorrisBachelor of Science - BSFounded Charta HealthWilliam TresederStudentFounded Arkenstone DefenseMichael ZabalaPhD Student-Biomechanical EngineeringFounded XO Armor TechnologiesDennis X. HuDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Drug HunterLouis RosenbergDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Unanimous AIWalter GjergjaExercise PhysiologyFounded Zing CoachAustin SendekVisiting ScholarFounded AIONICSEmmett CunninghamDistinguished Career InstituteFounded EyconisJohn KrzywickiMS Environment & ResourcesFounded CheckerspotMansour KaramPh.D.Founded Aria NetworksNaveen ChopraBachelor of Science (BS)Founded PandoraTomas LeijtensPostdoctoral ResearcherFounded Swift SolarAaron CravensDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Revel PharmaceuticalsKevin GabayanAll-But-PhD-DissertationFounded PlentinaBrooke LeVasseurBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Arista MDEric WeissMSFounded Radial AnalyticsRobert HohmanBSFounded GlassdoorJason KnightBS ChEFounded LotlinxZachary D. HornbyB.S.Founded Boundless BioLeah WeissCCARE, Principal Teacher of Compassion Cultivation TrainingFounded SkylyteBrett GallowayBS, MSFounded AttackIQGeorgene HuangJ.D.Founded FairygodbossCharles A. TaylorAdjunct Professor of BioengineeringFounded HeartFlowLisa MarinoM.A.Founded RockYouJohnny HujolOnline ClassFounded WOO SportsBrad GriffithBS in Management Science and Engineering, Minor in Mechanical EngineeringFounded GametimeTodd CornettMaster's DegreeFounded Event FarmSunay TripathiGraduate Research AssistantFounded Pluribus NetworksTim ChenBAFounded Nerd WalletKieran HartyPhDFounded TintriJACOB O. WOBBROCKMaster of ScienceFounded AnswerDashDomingo MihovilovicM.S. Electrical EngineeringFounded ExabeamMario RamirezB.S.Founded AffirmhealthKhizer KhaderiFounder | Director Stanford Human Perception LabFounded VizzarioNeeraj GuptaFounded BirdEyeMehrdad MoslehiConsulting ProfessorFounded SolexelSanjay BhatnagarM. ScFounded Waterhealth InternationalPeter GoldsteinM.S.Founded ValimailArash HassibiResearch assistant & PhD StudentFounded JoinedappEric LachanceMaster of ScienceFounded PathogenDxScott GableABFounded City Lift ParkingPeter KimBSFounded CurisiumMatthew GinsbergSenior Research AssociateFounded Connected Signals, Inc.Dylan ZwickMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded Pulse LabsNoelle MullinPostdoctoral Fellow- Oro Lab, Epithelial BiologyFounded PrellisJeremy KeeshinComputer Science Teaching Assistant - Head TA CS106AFounded CodeHSJenny EuBachelor of ArtsFounded Three Trees FoodsGlen E. TrippB.A.Founded Galileo LearningRAMI RAHIMMSEEFounded Juniper NetworksBrent PerezBSFounded Safe graphTimothy SpringerBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Level AccessRon ChiarelloResearch Program Manager — NSF/SRC Semiconductor Manufacturing CentersFounded Alveo
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 UrbanSitter, Fictiv, Giftbit, Mon Ami, Whisper Aero.
- Who is in the Stanford University mafia?
- Notable members include Lynn Perkins (UrbanSitter), Nate Evans (Fictiv), Peter Locke (Giftbit), Joy Zhang (Mon Ami), Mark Moore (Whisper Aero), Ian Villa (Whisper Aero), Katie-Rose Skelly (Known Medicine), Deepak Garg (Smart Energy Water), among 2,295 tracked members.
- What companies did Stanford University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Stanford University alumni include UrbanSitter, Fictiv, Giftbit, Mon Ami, Whisper Aero, Known Medicine, Smart Energy Water, ALIVE Podcast Network, Videopixie, Aptly.