Fundraising FoxThe Sun Microsystems Mafia
138 people came through Sun Microsystems and went on to found or lead other companies.
Garry TanSoftware Engineer InternFounded Posterous +2Naveen RaoVerification EngineerFounded Nervana +2Lasse AndresenCTO Central & Northern EuropeFounded Forgerock +2Deny KhoungDesign InternFounded Designlab +1Sachin NayyarChief Identity StrategistFounded Saviynt +1Jack JiaStaff EngineerFounded Trusper +1Tom ChavezSystems ArchitectFounded Checksum AI +1Eric LySoftware EngineerFounded LinkedIn +1Ivan TsarynnyProject - Thin Client Technology ArchitectFounded PostBeyond +1Daryoush PaknadMember of Technical StaffFounded Quantive +1Sheng LiangStaff EngineerFounded Rancher Labs +1Adam WenchelSystems Engineer (internship)Founded Positive Development +1Natan LinderSoftware EngineerFounded Tulip +1Ramin FarjadradDesign EngineerFounded Aquantia +1Raagulan PathyManagement ConsultantFounded KAST +1Barry MainzDirector Inside SalesFounded Mobile Iron +1Hatem NaguibDirector, Partner EngineeringFounded Barracuda +1Roman ShaposhnikSun Developer Cloud ArchitectFounded Ainekko +1Douglas MurrayVice President, Network Storage GroupFounded Big Switch Networks +1Rachel GollubSoftware Engineer/ Release Engineering ManagerFounded PointHealth +1Owen O'MalleyTeam Lead/Staff EngineerFounded Hortonworks +1Artem PetakovSoftware Engineering InternFounded Noom +1Mark SearsSoftware DeveloperFounded CloudFactory +1Seth SiegelManaging Director Sun Professional ServicesFounded Audivi +1Erik StangerupDirector, Services Practice, Central & Northern EuropeFounded Lotus Microsystems +1Patrik BackmanDirector, MySQL Developer Products - Member of MySQL Management TeamFounded Mariadb CorporationGary LittleDirector of MarketingFounded FoursquareRoger ThorntonMarket Development Manager, Java TechnologiesFounded Witness aiGreg GreeleySr. Manager Worldwide Forecasting and Revenue ManagementFounded ThrasioRay RothrockDirector CAD/CAM MarketingFounded RedSealAnkur SrivastavaAccount Manager and BDFounded FlywlClem O'DonnellConsulting ManagerFounded WageworksPaul AtkinsonISO PrincipalFounded Climate Innovation CapitalJamie RapperportManagerFounded EversightCarl LedbetterGeneral Manager & Sun VPFounded SimpleRoseNaveen SelvaduraiEngineerFounded FoursquareAnjan ShenoyTech Specialist (Global Tech Enablement)Founded SecuronixEli ChenSoftware Engineer, Digital Media ServicesFounded Credo AIRobert DrostDistinguished Engineer and Senior Director, Research LabsFounded Pluribus NetworksBharat MedirattaSoftware Engineer / Engineering ManagerFounded AltSchoolPriyanka ChopraMember of Technical Staff, Solaris Network Performance TeamFounded IIMA VenturesSteve WaterhouseDirector, JXTA peer to peer groupFounded Orchid LabsMarge BreyaSVP, MarketingFounded LeadspacePoornaprajna UdupiSenior Software Engineer, Sun LabsFounded Vinyl EquityPeter YaredCTO, App Server Division & CTO, Liberty/IdentityFounded InCountrySayeed A.Sr. Systems EngineerFounded DatacurveKevin MooreMTSFounded Quilt DataArsh MandSoftware Engineer InternFounded WorkRampApril ChangStaff EngineerFounded 10 By 10James ThompsonInternFounded Morf HealthRafael PetryCampus AmbassadorFounded MovleyAvinash JoshiCampus AmbassadorFounded CactusEduard PiliposyanCampus AmbassadorFounded ModelenceAaron KatzFinancial AnalystFounded Click HouseNeha SampatManager, Solaris Product MarketingFounded ContentstackKrishna SubramanianProduct LeadFounded KompriseWeihan WangSoftware EngineerFounded AeroFSPeter NorvigSenior Research ScientistFounded UdacityRK AnandSenior Engineering Manager, Microprocessor DIvisionFounded TensordyneJoe OttoVice President, Midwest AreaFounded AstronomerJad NaousGraduate InternFounded GreprRohit GuptaDirector, ISV Solutions and Security Market DevelopmentFounded AuditoriaJerry WaldorfChief Architect Software InfrastructureFounded AqueraVictor RosenmanR&D/Product ManagerFounded FeedvisorAly OradySenior EngineerFounded TonalThierry Bertin-MahieuxResearch InternFounded SinguliPaul ValenteSolaris Network AdministrationFounded Viso TrustUmang BediCountry Solutions Engagement Manager - TelecomFounded DailyhuntMaya AckermanSoftware DeveloperFounded Wave AiTanuj GulatiGlobal Technology LeaderFounded SecuronixSundari MitraDirector, Hardware EngineeringFounded AsatoDaniel Uribe, MBA 🧬🔗🔐EIS EngineerFounded GenoBank.ioHarsh PatwardhanTechnical SpecialistFounded AistrikeYamini RanganManager, Product MarketingFounded HubSpotRavi SankuratriCompetency lead for Enterprise Server GroupFounded Theomhawon chungSE LeaderFounded BiodesignlabIlya GluhovskySenior Staff Engineer, Staff Eng, MTSFounded GetGoingRobert BartruffMTS Graphics Verification GroupFounded 10 By 10Sheri AtwoodProduct ManagerFounded SupportPayRodrigo LiangVice PresidentFounded SambaNova SystemsAshwin RaoSr. Product ManagerFounded OkkularHugh LeSystems Engineer InternFounded JuxtabyteSeth ProctorMember Technical StaffFounded Tranquil DataAlvin SinghSoftware EngineerFounded PocketbookUday KeshavdasBusiness Analyst - eCommerce divisionFounded XapaRabin SugumarSenior ArchitectFounded AkeanaAydé Soto WrightSystems Presales EngineerFounded SimpleCitizenVeronika StelmakhEco Responsibility InternFounded MesodyneKen FukazawaEngineerFounded TyffonScott L. CarusoSystems EngineerFounded GridVisibilityBryan CantrillDistinguished EngineerFounded Oxide ComputerNanda SanthanaRegional Manager- Security PracticeFounded DataBahnAlan E. BaratzPresident, Java SoftwareFounded D-WaveSunay TripathiDistinguished Engineer/Sr. DirectorFounded Pluribus NetworksJonathan ScudderIdentity ArchitectFounded ForgerockKatica RoyEducational Support ConsultantFounded Pipeline Equity
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Sun Microsystems mafia?
- The Sun Microsystems mafia is the network of 138 people who came through Sun Microsystems and went on to found or lead other companies, including Posterous, Nervana, Forgerock, Designlab, Saviynt.
- Who is in the Sun Microsystems mafia?
- Notable members include Garry Tan (Posterous), Naveen Rao (Nervana), Lasse Andresen (Forgerock), Deny Khoung (Designlab), Sachin Nayyar (Saviynt), Jack Jia (Trusper), Tom Chavez (Checksum AI), Eric Ly (LinkedIn), among 138 tracked members.
- What companies did Sun Microsystems alumni found?
- Companies founded by Sun Microsystems alumni include Posterous, Nervana, Forgerock, Designlab, Saviynt, Trusper, Checksum AI, LinkedIn, PostBeyond, Quantive.