The Stanford University Mafia
2,295 people came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Jeff SeibertVP of ETL, Business Association of Stanford Engineering StudentsFounded Crashlytics +1Daphne TeoMaster of ScienceFounded NSG Bio +1Aaron SistoPhDFounded Searchable AI +1Marta G. ZanchiResearch Assistant, Electrical EngineeringFounded Nina Capital +1Benjamin LingPh.D.Founded Bling Capital +1Richard SocherAdjunct ProfessorFounded AIX Ventures +1Adrian LocherCS221: Artificial Intelligence: Principles and TechniquesFounded Merantix +1Ashby MonkSenior Research EngineerFounded Shelton AI +1Josh SilvermanPhDFounded Calysta +1Mada SegheteInstructorFounded Upside +1Roham GharegozlouIT Assistant - Office of Research AdministrationFounded Flow +1Juan BenetCURIS Computer Science ResearchFounded Filecoin +1Monte ZwebenM.S.Founded Splice Machine +1Ameer SherifExecutive EducationFounded Wuzzuf +1Jud BowmanFounded Motricity +1Steve LoughlinBAFounded RelateIQ +1Nirav ShahSenior ScholarFounded Sentinel Healthcare +1Jia LiFocus on Generative AI, Large Scale Multimodal DataFounded LiveX AI +1Ian WongBSFounded Summation +1Dan LifshitsProfessional EducationFounded GO GLOBAL WORLD +1Andy BrombergMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded CoinList +1Alex AlgardMSFounded Whitepages +1Paolo PriviteraArtificial IntelligenceFounded 1521 Capital +1Joseph LauTeaching Assistant / Head Teaching AssistantFounded Alchemy Insights, Inc. +1David GilmoreMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Datafleets +1Jonathan LimBSFounded Boundless Bio +1Andrew NutterTA in EconomicsFounded Westwing +1Sameer DholakiaMAFounded SendGrid +1Ronjon NagAdvisor, Stanford Lifestyle Medicine GroupFounded Motorola +1Alex AtallahBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded OpenSea +1Matt PaukerBSFounded Ivy Invest +1Sundeep AhujaBSFounded Blissmo +1John WuBachelor of Science - BSFounded Sift +1Aditya RajagopalVisting Scholar, Canary Institute for Early Cancer DetectionFounded Esperto Medical +1Alok DeshpandeComputer ScienceFounded SmartPath +1Richard BartonB.S. General Engineering: Industrial EconomicsFounded Zillow +1JB StraubelMaster of Science - MSFounded Tesla +1Mohan ReddyAssociate Director, Human Perception LabFounded SkyHive +1Rodrigo DantasProfessional Education(SCPD)Founded Vindi +1Amr AwadallahPhDFounded ZIR-AI +1Eric LyPhDFounded LinkedIn +1Sam HodgesMSFounded Vouch +1Amol SarvaPh.D.Founded Knotel +1Kenneth FrankMSFounded Turning +1Brian NoguchiMathematical and Computational SciencesFounded Smartcuts +1Min Ming LoMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded Hyperink +1Lawrence GentilelloBachelor's DegreeFounded Optery +1Jason ChenMSFounded Verge Genomics +1Srini PanguluriBSFounded Project Wedding +1David TranB.S.Founded Flow Club +1Denis MarsPart Time Graduate StudiesFounded Proxy +1Matt TranMSFounded Skip +1Charlie GuoTeaching Assistant / Section LeaderFounded Crowdmade +1Jonah GreenbergerBSFounded Bright Exchange +1Andy RinkBiodesign Innovation FellowshipFounded Playground Pediatrics +1Mackenzie BurnettResearch AssistantFounded Ambrook +1Sebastian MejiaFounded Tako +1Greg KressME310 Course AssistantFounded Pearl +1Ankur GuptaB.S. and M.S.Founded Spect +1Raymond (George) KennedyBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Rhythmm +1David ZengPhDFounded Beacons +1Chad MunroeMBAFounded Jupiter +1Constantin SchreiberStanford Designership Institute FellowFounded Fastgen +1Jean Yves StephanTeaching assistant for CS229 Machine learning & CS246 Mining Massive DatasetsFounded Data Mechanics +1Eric ParkMSFounded SF Compute +1Ehsan KamalinejadVisiting ScholarFounded Visual One +1Lauren (Luna) Ray VegterComputer ScienceFounded Thermeleon +1Rishi RamanClinical Research & Radiology FellowshipFounded Intelligent +1Luis Mario GarciaInformation TechnologyFounded Titanio +1Sy BohyProfessor Cui Research GroupFounded Instamotor +1Andrew ChangCS198 Teaching AssistantFounded Paxos +1Christophe BarreGenomicsFounded Tandem +1Ross ChaninVisiting ScholarFounded Reputation Com +1Nurlybek MursaliyevCell and Molecular Biology Laborotory, Teaching AssistantFounded Smartlens +1Max MednikMSFounded Epsilon3 +1Moritz StephanMaster of Science - MSFounded Hone +1Amir TarighatAdvanced Computer SecurityFounded EquaMetrics +1Fábio WittSummerFounded EasyCarros +1Ryan JohnsonMarine ScientistFounded Float Health +1Vicki MoFounded Chouxbox +1Wilson RuotoloDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Hedgehog +1Neil MovvaMaster of Science - MSFounded Sail Research +1Robert RossStanford Summer Engineering AcademyFounded Lume +1Sri SomasundaramGraduate Teaching AssistantFounded Latent +1Barak OshriTeaching Assistant - Reinforcement Learning (CS 234)Founded Nestmed +1Moe KhalilOpenGulf Research InternFounded Unusual +1Umur CubukcuM.S.Founded Ubicloud +1Ozgun ErdoganM.S.Founded Ubicloud +1Alex TeichmanPhDFounded Lighthouse AI +1Mac KlinkachornMaster of Science - MSFounded Trellis AI +1Shuying ZhangCourse AssistantFounded Verse Therapy +1Max PrilutskiyXINEFounded Notionlytics +1Allen NaliathBachelor's degreeFounded Freestyle +1Marcus ZimmermanOn Indefinite Leave to Work On Something More MeaningfulFounded Candor +1Nelson RayStanford Summer QuarterFounded ByDesign +1Pablo Bermudez-CaneteBachelor of Science - B.SFounded Paratus Health +1
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 Crashlytics, NSG Bio, Searchable AI, Nina Capital, Bling Capital.
- Who is in the Stanford University mafia?
- Notable members include Jeff Seibert (Crashlytics), Daphne Teo (NSG Bio), Aaron Sisto (Searchable AI), Marta G. Zanchi (Nina Capital), Benjamin Ling (Bling Capital), Richard Socher (AIX Ventures), Adrian Locher (Merantix), Ashby Monk (Shelton AI), among 2,295 tracked members.
- What companies did Stanford University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Stanford University alumni include Crashlytics, NSG Bio, Searchable AI, Nina Capital, Bling Capital, AIX Ventures, Merantix, Shelton AI, Calysta, Upside.























































































