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The Tesla Mafia
186 people came through Tesla and went on to found or lead other companies.
Elon MuskCo-founder, CEO and Product ArchitectFounded PayPal +5Joe GebbiaBoard MemberFounded AirbnbKarim BoustaVice-President, Worldwide Service and Customer ExperienceFounded Tactix +2Jon McNeillPresident (Global Sales, Marketing, Government Relations, Delivery & Service)Founded Vistashares +1Sam TellerDirector, Office of the CEOFounded OpenAI +1Mark WaiSenior Staff Product ManagerFounded Polished +1Venkat KrishnanAutopilot Sensing InternFounded Biosense +1Tony KamSoftware EngineerFounded OpenTag +1Casey SpencerProject Manager, Infotainment and Autopilot HardwareFounded ItsWare +1Juan Pablo SoulierData Scientist - SuperchargersFounded VammoHeather GorhamProduct SpecialistFounded Ineffable IntelligenceGreg SmythGlobal Supply Manager (Capital Equipment)Founded Diagon TechnologiesAJ ScaramucciProduct SpecialistFounded RadialJB Straubelco-founder and CTOFounded Redwood MaterialsJay VijayanVice President, IT & Business ApplicationsFounded TekionGanesh SrivatsVice PresidentFounded Moda OperandiMichael RossiterSenior Manager, Business PlanningFounded AtomicNikki MonterrosoSr. Manager, Global Service Operations - Technical ProgramsFounded TactixKrish MehtaFinance | Model 3Founded Phnx MaterialsAustin AppelVehicle Assembly, Battery Pack AssemblyFounded OverviewChristopher Van DykeSenior ManagerFounded OverviewKyle FallerMechanical Drive Systems - InternFounded IntellineVictor ZhangSenior Staff Product ManagerFounded OrbiterHussein ElkheshenGlobal CapEx InternFounded SakneenAkash RajuSoftware Engineer InternFounded GlimpseNick HuiMechanical Design Engineering Intern - Interior SystemsFounded MedMe HealthJosh SantosProject Manager, Model 3 ProgramFounded NoyaJeff TangProduct Specialist, Part-timeFounded Eat BlueprintJason SylvestreElectrical Engineering InternFounded H3X TechnologiesAllen PanLead Sr. MFE engineer - Automation and AutonomousFounded Industrial NextCharlotte McGinnSoftware EngineerFounded CashmereColin SnyderInternFounded BanaboZoe HoldernessTechnical Program ManagerFounded SlingshotYounes JallouliSystems Integration EngineerFounded RollstackMark DingData Scientist / Software EngineerFounded BrewitTomás CamposBusiness DevelopmentFounded RUUFScott NguyenSoftware EngineerFounded HeliconePerry HaGlobal Supply ManagementFounded HomeflowJoseph OorebeekSr. Aerodynamicist - HVAC and ThermalFounded OutSail TechnologiesMichael JaradahFirmware Engineer InternFounded ZelosTaylor KeairnsSenior Software EngineerFounded ZelosChris MuiSenior Thermal Systems EngineerFounded Electric AirAaron CannonProduct ManagerFounded OutsetJosh StrobelSoftware Engineer InternFounded EnvelopeTejas BhaktaAutopilot ML Infrastructure Software EngineerFounded MorphJack OswaldVehicle ArchitectureFounded SingularityCameron FlanneryManufacturing Engineering InternFounded Navier AIClaire LeeMachine Learning EngineerFounded ScritchUmar NadeemCloud Platforms Intern (Tesla Energy Products)Founded KabilahIan HinkleyEngineering Program ManagerFounded DGI ApparelShreya KarpoorSoftware InternFounded SimplexNarayan PowderlyElectronic Design EngineerFounded atopileRuming ZhenProduct ManagerFounded StarJarShankar KrishnanBusiness OperationsFounded PromptArmorRakeeb HossainInternFounded ConsulBenjamin BolteEngineerFounded K-Scale LabsDaniel HoSoftware Product ManagerFounded AptenDeshraj YadavSenior Autopilot EngineerFounded Mem0Akshay ChalanaSoftware EngineerFounded Saphira AISumanyu SharmaSenior Staff Data ScientistFounded Hamming AIWill McCallSoftware EngineerFounded CodeVizRitvik PandeyMachine Learning EngineerFounded PulseWilson SpearmanSoftware Engineering InternFounded CreativeModeShivani MouleeswaranAutopilot Software EngineerFounded Ember RoboticsRitika ShrivastavaAutopilot EngineerFounded Ember RoboticsMohammed AbidGraphic Design InternFounded FicraRansika LiyanageManufacturing EngineerFounded VortexifyLalit LalSoftware Engineer InternFounded KeyeKieran WhiteProjects - UK & IEFounded CuroLucas CrupiBattery EngineeringFounded LoomboticOwen BrakeDrive InverterFounded SteinmetzEthan ChilderhoseElectrical Engineering DesignFounded SteinmetzJustin CohenHigh Voltage Abuse Test EngineerFounded Maritime FusionJason KaufmannSr. Hardware Design Engineer - Autopilot AIFounded Maritime FusionAdish JainSoftware EngineerFounded MosaicRahul GudiseSoftware EngineerFounded GaleRishabh SambareSoftware EngineerFounded GaleVarun TandonSoftware Engineering InternFounded Waypoint TransitJay LiTechnical LeadFounded Proception IncJack XuHumanoid Robot Architecture Engineer | Tesla Bot / OptimusFounded Proception IncVraj ParikhAcquisition SpecialistFounded AtlogRyan PrendergastVehicle Software InternFounded MethodGavin BainsSoftware EngineerFounded Paper InstrumentsSam LambaSoftware EngineerFounded LumariRushi ShahSenior Product ManagerFounded Text.aiChristopher LambertSoftware EngineeringFounded BitPatrolDaivik GoelProduct Manager, DigitalFounded ShorSkyler ChanSoftware Engineer InternFounded Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)Abhay GuptaProduct Management InternFounded FrizzleBob WeiEmbedded Software EngineerFounded EmbedderPaul ShinMechanical Design Engineer - Drive Unit DevelopmentFounded F4 IndustriesGirish RadhakrishnanVehicle Motion Controls EngineerFounded MOVEdotAndy LeeAutopilot EngineerFounded DeeptraceOluwapelumi DadaTechnical Program ManagerFounded SorceRitanshu DokaniaEngineering Program ManagerFounded TreliumSaad JamalAutopilot EngineerFounded Antigen
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Tesla mafia?
- The Tesla mafia is the network of 186 people who came through Tesla and went on to found or lead other companies, including PayPal, Airbnb, Tactix, Vistashares, OpenAI.
- Who is in the Tesla mafia?
- Notable members include Elon Musk (PayPal), Joe Gebbia (Airbnb), Karim Bousta (Tactix), Jon McNeill (Vistashares), Sam Teller (OpenAI), Mark Wai (Polished), Venkat Krishnan (Biosense), Tony Kam (OpenTag), among 186 tracked members.
- What companies did Tesla alumni found?
- Companies founded by Tesla alumni include PayPal, Airbnb, Tactix, Vistashares, OpenAI, Polished, Biosense, OpenTag, ItsWare, Vammo.