Who is in the Sun Microsystems mafia?

Notable members include YOGESH KULKARNI (Altizon), Siamak Nazari (Nebulon), SHINJI KIM (Select Star), Brian Walter (OpenContext), Bud Broomhead (Viakoo), Arshan Poursohi (Third Wave Automation), Ankur Shah (Straiker), Rohan Pinto (1Kosmos), among 138 tracked members.

What companies did Sun Microsystems alumni found?

Companies founded by Sun Microsystems alumni include Altizon, Nebulon, Select Star, OpenContext, Viakoo, Third Wave Automation, Straiker, 1Kosmos, Badu Networks, Feldera.

The Sun Microsystems Mafia

138 people came through Sun Microsystems and went on to found or lead other companies.

YOGESH KULKARNIEngineering ManagerFounded Altizon Siamak NazariSenior Staff EngineerFounded Nebulon SHINJI KIMManagement Science Intern (Software Engineering)Founded Select Star Brian WalterSenior Storage ArchitectFounded OpenContext Bud BroomheadNew Business Ventures Senior DirectorFounded Viakoo Arshan PoursohiStaff ResearcherFounded Third Wave Automation Ankur ShahSoftware EngineerFounded Straiker Rohan PintoSr. Identity ArchitectFounded 1Kosmos Tony WongMgr, Business & OperationsFounded Badu Networks Lalith SureshCommunity ManagerFounded Feldera Doug CahillDirector of Marketing, StorageFounded Threat Stack Chris UlumProduction / Product Line MgrFounded Agilyx Ryan SingerInternFounded Chia Ruslan BelkinSr. Staff EngineerFounded Jelled Dean NelsonProgram ManagerFounded Cato Digital Asif Hasane-business internFounded Quantiphi Jesse SuenMember of Technical StaffFounded Akuity Yinfei YangCampus Ambassador (Intern)Founded Elorian AI patrick chanSenior EngineerFounded Gentoro Mattis FjällströmMember of Technical StaffFounded Itera Dan Kortegaard NielsenSr. Solution ArchitectFounded Mazepay Jonathan BerentContracts ManagerFounded NextSense Joshua KwanLabs InternFounded Ternary Angel EstebanSSE SupportFounded Restb Derek AdelmanMember Engineering StaffFounded Fanplayr Philippe BlotSEMEA PARTNER SALES MANAGERFounded Qperfect Jason BrvenikSenior Architecture ConsultantFounded NSS Labs John HackProject LeaderFounded Interflexion Ashutosh DasStaff Engineer and LeadFounded SMART Kristin RussellSenior Director - Technical ServicesFounded Cbts Takashi SomedaSystems EngineerFounded Hacarus Deepankar DasSoftware Lead - Solaris Kernel Development GroupFounded LexAxiom Gil ZimmermannTechnical SalesFounded CloudLock Tsahy ShapsaSystems EngineerFounded CloudLock Vikram JoshiProgrammerFounded Xcalar Manish MalhotraDirector, Business DevelopmentFounded Session AI Mike GionfriddoDistinguish Engineer and Chief Technology Officer | JavaFXFounded Tallied Kamran SaddiqueGraduate and Pre-Sales EngineerFounded Authorium Andre FonsecaSr. Software EngineerFounded Bornlogic Torsten SchulzLead Software EngineerFounded Eyepop Dave DitzelCTO SPARC Technology BusinessFounded Esperanto Tech Victoria LivschitzSr. Software ArchitectFounded Grid Dynamics Holdings

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 Altizon, Nebulon, Select Star, OpenContext, Viakoo.
Who is in the Sun Microsystems mafia?: Notable members include YOGESH KULKARNI (Altizon), Siamak Nazari (Nebulon), SHINJI KIM (Select Star), Brian Walter (OpenContext), Bud Broomhead (Viakoo), Arshan Poursohi (Third Wave Automation), Ankur Shah (Straiker), Rohan Pinto (1Kosmos), among 138 tracked members.
What companies did Sun Microsystems alumni found?: Companies founded by Sun Microsystems alumni include Altizon, Nebulon, Select Star, OpenContext, Viakoo, Third Wave Automation, Straiker, 1Kosmos, Badu Networks, Feldera.