The Stripe Mafia
152 people came through Stripe and went on to found or lead other companies.
Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded Hippocratic AIMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded Paradigm +1Patrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded AuctomaticGreg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAIDaniela AmodeiEarly employee — Risk ManagerFounded AnthropicArvid LunnemarkSoftware EngineeringFounded CursorParker ConradMember Board of DirectorsFounded Zenefits +1Stefano BernardiGTMFounded Unrulycap +1John WangSoftware EngineerFounded Assembled +1Brian BrunnerSoftware Engineering ManagerFounded DataShare +1Mike MahlkowGrowthFounded Fastgen +1Ian TraceyTech Lead / EngineeringFounded Hydrant +1Saeid KianTechnical Program ManagerFounded Ribbon +1Taylor FrancisNew MarketsFounded Watershed Technology +1Francisco TolmaskyCEO of RunKitFounded RunKit +1Kevin XuSoftware EngineerFounded FanHero +1Rui AguiarSoftware Engineer InternFounded cosmon +1Sam GerstenzangProductFounded Moxie +1Bryan BergStaff Software EngineerFounded StandardcapEmrecan DoganHead of Product, Identity & B2B PaymentsFounded ScoreBeyondShravan ReddyEngineering LeaderFounded PixelapseJim StonehamCMOFounded PayvmentJohn EganHead of product, CryptoFounded SendoidVeronica HomuthAdministrative Business PartnerFounded CovariantaiDana Malman WarrenHead of Global Strategic Platform PartnershipsFounded SendosoMisha FrolovStaff Product DesignerFounded More LabsShekinah AdewumiBusiness Development - 3D SecureFounded ApataAlex MacCawEngineerFounded ClearbitWill NicholsStrategy & Operations, ProductFounded UmamicartThomas PunGrowth ConsultantFounded NowmovCourtland AllenIndie HackerFounded SiastoRyan DamicoProduct Lead, B2B PaymentsFounded CrocodocMichael GlukhovskyDeveloper RelationsFounded RethinkDBGabe RaglandStaff EngineerFounded ImgfaveMax NussenbaumWriterFounded CastleRoger GuStrategic segment GTM lead for Issuing/BaaSFounded EmburseAshwin KumarProduct Manager, Banking-as-a-Service (Startups)Founded Sway FinanceJames ZhangSoftware EngineerFounded PollyPeter XuSoftware EngineerFounded WanderlogJoel KaracozoffHead of YC PartnershipsFounded BaltoJarred SumnerFront End EngineerFounded BunWill MegsonProduct LeadFounded BouncerEswar DhinakaranSoftware EngineerFounded FlowAntoine BoulangerEngineering Leader, Engineering Effectiveness & ObservabilityFounded OkayVahid Fazel-RezaiSoftware Engineering InternFounded OverfitCarlos Rodriguez-RosarioFrontend EngineerFounded WaypointAmey ChauguleStaff Software EngineerFounded DenormalizedAgni BhattacharyaProduct ManagerFounded AlmaArjun BisenManager, Product Risk & StrategyFounded OverwatchKhurram AslamProduct ManagerFounded LaminateMatt DuVallEngineeringFounded NumeralSandeep DineshSenior Software EngineerFounded MercoaEric ChenEngineering ManagerFounded CakeworkDanna LiuSoftware EngineerFounded PoplarMLEvan ChuSoftware Engineering InternFounded PoplarMLGabe VillasanaMachine Learning EngineerFounded GovEagleDivyagnan KandalaSenior Software EngineerFounded LinkGrepPeter MartonStaff Software EngineerFounded OpenMeterLindsey ReddSenior Software EngineerFounded LoulaSaif FarooquiData ScientistFounded Corgi LabsSriya MaramCompliance and Product InternFounded Persana AIMiles JohnsonSenior Software EngineerFounded moonrepoJean-Michael DieiMachine Learning EngineerFounded PropRiseMatthew KragerSoftware InternFounded PropRiseAndy QinSoftware EngineerFounded OpenToolsMike BifulcoStaff Developer AdvocateFounded CraftworkDani PenevSoftware EngineerFounded SlickerDavid GraunkeSoftware Engineer, Risk EngineeringFounded SafetyKitTony YangSenior Software EngineerFounded SyntheticFiDasha CherepennikovaProduct Manager - Stripe ClimateFounded Line.BuildPrasoon ShuklaSenior Data ScientistFounded Pretzel AIRamon GarateIntegration EngineerFounded Pretzel AINikki ShahProductFounded PatchworkTommy GuoEngineeringFounded Copper HealthPranav KashyapProduct ManagerFounded CentralAli HaghaniSoftware EngineerFounded CirclebackTolu AlabiProduct ManagerFounded ClevaAash JainSoftware EngineerFounded SampleDylan WalkerSoftware Engineer InternFounded LumonaZach Yellin-FlahertySoftware EngineerFounded SuperunitRay MorganEngineering LeaderFounded VibeKatia BazziEngineering ManagerFounded VibeKyle LiSoftware Engineer InternFounded GaitArchit MehtaSoftware EngineerFounded StampThiago PeresStaff Product ManagerFounded RallyVeronica NuttingSoftware EngineerFounded HarberaRobertson TaylorSolutions ArchitectFounded CalltreeNikhil TiwariSoftware EngineerFounded FrekilEshani MehtaSoftware EngineerFounded LumariChristopher LambertSoftware EngineerFounded BitPatrolNishant HoodaSoftware EngineerFounded DocketDaniel Tulha HochstetlerSoftware EngineerFounded AstorPaul BaeSoftware EngineerFounded argsVijit DhingraTechnical LeadFounded LarkJack BrownSoftware EngineerFounded LarkStefan KrugerVice President of Engineering - PaystackFounded Lua Global Inc
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Stripe mafia?
- The Stripe mafia is the network of 152 people who came through Stripe and went on to found or lead other companies, including Hippocratic AI, Paradigm, Auctomatic, OpenAI, Anthropic.
- Who is in the Stripe mafia?
- Notable members include Hemant Taneja (Hippocratic AI), Matt Huang (Paradigm), Patrick Collison (Auctomatic), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), Daniela Amodei (Anthropic), Arvid Lunnemark (Cursor), Parker Conrad (Zenefits), Stefano Bernardi (Unrulycap), among 152 tracked members.
- What companies did Stripe alumni found?
- Companies founded by Stripe alumni include Hippocratic AI, Paradigm, Auctomatic, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, Zenefits, Unrulycap, Assembled, DataShare.