Fundraising FoxThe Stanford University Mafia
2,295 people came through Stanford University and went on to found or lead other companies.
Divya GuptaLecturerFounded Beacon SoftwareOmar SiddiquiFaculty Member, Design+BusinessFounded JoyrideJoshua BrowderBachelor of Science - BSFounded DoNotPayTom SchmidtCS106 Section LeaderFounded NuggetTito CostaVisiting ResearcherFounded StreckenheldDan RubinsteinPhDFounded PhyseraTomasz GolińskiKosciuszko Foundation Ph.D. FellowFounded Cofounder VCAdam YarnoldBachelor of Science - BSFounded Fin3Munjal ShahMastersFounded Hippocratic AIKeyur MehtaBachelor's DegreeFounded Ferry HealthDaniel BessonovSoftware Engineering InternFounded AvoraZsika PhillipVenture residentFounded SpotPayAmr El AbdExecutive Education - Innovation and Design ThinkingFounded Endeavor EgyptOmar El-AyatB.SFounded EuclidScott ArmaniniProgram Management Professional (PgMP)Founded MicrosoftSimon ChanMaster of Science - MS (Incomplete)Founded SalesforceTasso ArgyrosPhD (dropout)Founded ActionIQDanil KislinskiyNew Venture CreationFounded GO GLOBAL WORLDOtis ChandlerBSFounded GoodreadsAneel BhusriMBAFounded WorkdayBlake ByersDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded NewLimitHugh Norton-SmithMaster of Liberal ArtsFounded ShortlistArjun soinResident AssistantFounded ClinikallyMichael MatiasBachelor of Science - BSFounded Clarity AIDavid E. WeeklyComputer Graphics Research AssistantFounded MedcorderColin CahillBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Simpirica SpineBen TarbellMSFounded Ebb CarbonChing-Yu HuM.S.Founded Skybox ImagingPeter TsengCS 106 GraderFounded OpenSevgi GurkanSPARK AdvisorFounded Perfuse TherapeuticsNils BungerMSEEFounded TurbopropJulie SanderPhi Beta KappaFounded Pioneer Square LabsJulia ReichelsteinEconomicsFounded Vaulted DeepTeddy JungreisBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded WinibleTrevor MartinGraduate StudentFounded Mammoth BiosciencesPatri FriedmanMSFounded The Seasteading InstituteTom PhillipsMBAFounded DstilleryBarney PellStudent, Teaching Assistant and InstructorFounded Moon ExpressJonathan HirschM.Sci.Founded SynapticureKrishna PoluBAFounded Commit BiologicsJenny AbramsonMastersFounded LiveSafeAndy TaylorBSFounded RetrorateBarbara PaldusDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded PicarroJared Quincy D.Doctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded MithrilTim ShiPhD DropoutFounded CrestaAmira YahyaouiDraper Hills FellowshipFounded MosTony HuieBSFounded TwingateRaymond WangComputational Linguistics ResearchFounded AeroVectZorayr KhalapyanComputer ScienceFounded South Park CommonsWill YoungBAFounded Sana BenefitsBob KocherAdjunct ProfessorFounded LyraVictoria FramBAFounded Village CapitalAnand LalwaniLecturerFounded Cardinal RoboticsAli DiabBachelor's degreeFounded Collective HealthApoorv BhargavaMaster of ScienceFounded WeaveGridArjun AggarwalB.S.Founded MandrelBrian BarnesBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded M1 FinanceCameron PittBSFounded Quanta TherapeuticsChristopher NguyenGraduate Research AssistantFounded AitomaticConrad VoorsangerBachelor's DegreeFounded BenefitterDonald FischerMSFounded TideliftFrédéric MazzellaMastersFounded DiftGraciela ArangoScienceFounded KocomoJake JolisFounded VerblingJohn Melas-KyriaziApplied Physics ResearcherFounded Standard MetricsJoshua ReevesMaster's DegreeFounded GustoJustin RosensteinMathematicsFounded AsanaKara EganBSFounded TealLouay EldadaStanford Graduate School of BusinessFounded QuanergyMadhu ChamartyMSFounded BeyondHQMarco FisbhenBusiness Administration and ManagementFounded DescomplicaMatt SullivanAdjunct ProfessorFounded StorytreePratyus PatnaikResearch AssistantFounded NatomaSandy JenB.S.Founded HonorSarah FriarMember Board of TrusteesFounded NextdoorStephen CulpGraduate FellowFounded Smart FurnitureThomas PunMasterFounded NowmovTroy CarterBachelor's degreeFounded Earthshot LabsYee LeeGraduate Researcher and Course InstructorFounded VouchTamay AykutVisiting Assistant ProfessorFounded SureelDileep GeorgePhDFounded NumentaMichelle ValentineBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded AnrokArmen PanossianABFounded Oaktree CapitalTamin PechetAdjunct LecturerFounded Banyan WaterMatt BarrieMSEEFounded FreelancerBelsasar LepeComputer ScienceFounded CerbyChase LochmillerMaster of Science - MSFounded CrusoeJeroen MerchiersExecutive Program for Growing CompaniesFounded ZazumeLouis ArmstrongMaster of Science (MS)Founded KleinfelderDarren HauBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Halo MaterialsShrestha ChowdhuryBachelor of Science (BS)Founded RazorAaron ZelingerBachelor of Science - BSFounded ClosureRyan Sutton-GeeMSFounded PlanGridParth GargUndergraduate Research AssistantFounded AsporaTomer LondonPhD Candidate, Electrical EngineeringFounded GustoChris FieldBASFounded Clerky
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 Beacon Software, Joyride, DoNotPay, Nugget, Streckenheld.
- Who is in the Stanford University mafia?
- Notable members include Divya Gupta (Beacon Software), Omar Siddiqui (Joyride), Joshua Browder (DoNotPay), Tom Schmidt (Nugget), Tito Costa (Streckenheld), Dan Rubinstein (Physera), Tomasz Goliński (Cofounder VC), Adam Yarnold (Fin3), among 2,295 tracked members.
- What companies did Stanford University alumni found?
- Companies founded by Stanford University alumni include Beacon Software, Joyride, DoNotPay, Nugget, Streckenheld, Physera, Cofounder VC, Fin3, Hippocratic AI, Ferry Health.