Who is in the Tesla mafia?

Notable members include Saad Jamal (Antigen), Chanhyung Kim (MarkIt), Georgia Witchel (Mantis), Elton Shon (One Robot), Alex Rivero (REV1), Gabe Roeloffs (ZeroSettle), Rohan Singh (OctaPulse), Pele Collins (Beyond Reach Labs), among 187 tracked members.

What companies did Tesla alumni found?

Companies founded by Tesla alumni include Antigen, MarkIt, Mantis, One Robot, REV1, ZeroSettle, OctaPulse, Beyond Reach Labs, Voxel Energy, Chasi.

The Tesla Mafia

187 people came through Tesla and went on to found or lead other companies.

Saad JamalAutopilot EngineerFounded Antigen Chanhyung KimGlobal TradeFounded MarkIt Georgia WitchelInternFounded Mantis Elton ShonSenior Software Development EngineerFounded One Robot Alex RiveroMechanical Design EngineerFounded REV1 Gabe RoeloffsSoftware Engineering InternFounded ZeroSettle Rohan SinghSoftware EngineerFounded OctaPulse Pele CollinsMechanical Design Engineering InternFounded Beyond Reach Labs Max PfeifferElectrical Engineering InternFounded Voxel Energy Sarman AulakhSoftware EngineerFounded Chasi Miranda NoverMechanical Design EngineerFounded Fort Paul SchneiderSenior System Integration EngineerFounded Fort Zac VallesSr. Engineer, CybercabFounded Fort Jack GrodnickControls EngineerFounded Control Seat Farhan KhanSoftware EngineerFounded shotwell.ai Ali AbdallaMechanical Design EngineerFounded shotwell.ai Revanth BodepudiMechanical Design EngineerFounded Prototyping.io George KalligerosMechanical Design EngineerFounded Aseon Labs Matthew ChowSoftware EngineerFounded Trope Matt WulffBIW Manufacturing EngineeringFounded 6thSense Amol PantAutopilotFounded Florin Athreya AnandSoftware Engineering InternFounded hardware intelligence Seungmin HongFirmware Engineer - New Programs EngineeringFounded Simantic Ahnaf ShahriarAI HW EngineerFounded Simantic Josh Haydon RoweCell Cathode Engineering InternFounded Catalon Kelvin CuiSoftware Engineer - Chassis SystemsFounded Peripheral Labs Chris LattnerVP Autopilot SoftwareFounded Modular John KimInternFounded Paraform Vivas KumarProgram Manager - Supply Chain AutomationFounded Mitra Chem Paril JainEngineering Lead / Manager, AIFounded The Bot Company Chris WaltiSr. Manager, Lead for Tesla Bot (Optimus Humanoid)Founded Mytra Richard WurdenSenior Mechanical EngineerFounded Aigen Nikhil ReddySoftware Engineering InternFounded Kaizen Labs Mark HolveckSr. Manager: Technology R&DFounded Lunar Energy Lukas KoestlerAutopilot TeamFounded Se3 Hamish McKenzieLead WriterFounded Substack Tony ZhaoMachine Learning ScientistFounded Sunday Robotics Julian LamyHead of Autobidder OperationsFounded Powerline Will DreweryHead of CAPEX ProcurementFounded Diagon Technologies Jim KellerVP, Autopilot Hardware EngineeringFounded Tenstorrent Sean HsuLead Manufacturing Engineer - Battery ManufacturingFounded Botrista Ivan CardenasStaff Engineer, Body StructuresFounded BeGo Atif JavedBusiness Development, Energy ProgramsFounded Tarjimly (acquired)Junaid MahmoodOffensive EngineerFounded Trident Junaid PopalzaiSoftware EngineerFounded CarSignal Lesya HendrixTechnical Program ManagerFounded Spacer Robotics Blake ResnickEngineering InternFounded BRINC Zukui HuHead of Sales | Commercial and Utility | Energy Storage EMEAFounded Moonwatt Eric DahlsengInternFounded Empo Health KC McCreerySr. Manufacturing ManagerFounded fiber-global-bg Drew BaglinoSVP, Powertrain and EnergyFounded Heron Power Brad DoeringSales & MarketingFounded CloudReno Andrew ClareStaff Program (Product) Manager, Vehicle ProgramsFounded Elroy Air Guru SankararamanSenior Director, Information TechnologyFounded Tekion Roman SandovalManufacturing Test EngineeringFounded Allosense Max LibenPowertrain Performance Modeling EngineerFounded H3X Technologies Sukemasa KabayamaPresident & Representative Officer, JapanFounded uplift labs Kimbal MuskBoard MemberFounded Square Roots Zachary SussmanAutopilot EngineerFounded Mach9 Swupnil SahaiComputer Vision Intern, AutopilotFounded SwingVision Javier VidalMechanical EngineerFounded Moonware Eden DingSoftware Engineer InternFounded Nationgraph Tim NewellDirector, Financial ProductsFounded Aspiration Houssem BrahamSoftware Engineer - AutopilotFounded Awake Mobility Joshua ResnickSr. Electrical Engineer, Prototype EngineeringFounded Parallel Flight Technologies Toby KrausFinancial AnalystFounded Lightship Yugal Raj JainTechnical Project Manager, Product Manufacturing IntroductionFounded Altm Henry OlgersManufacturing EngineerFounded Deterrence Dorian WestDirector of EngineeringFounded Electric Hydrogen Jonathan MatherOptimization EngineerFounded Equilibrium Energy AD VeluriSr Manager, Software EngineeringFounded Exlens Akhil DhyaniDirector Software EngineeringFounded Exlens Emmanuel LamacchiaStaff Technical Program Manager - NPIFounded Foundry Robotics Benjamin ParkerMechanical Design EngineerFounded Lightship Spencer PennBusiness Ops & Finance - Engineering R&D GroupFounded LightSource Mohamad (Moe) YassineEngineering Manager - DiagnosticsFounded Predictive Horizons Thoralf GutierrezEngineering ManagerFounded Sirona Caroline Le FlochStaff Optimization EngineerFounded Storio Energy George MorganAutopilot Software EngineerFounded Symbolica Sergey TiraspolskyStaff Software Engineer - FSD/AutopilotFounded Travaras Oleg IsonenSenior Staff UI EngineerFounded Webstudio Jon BlackMaterials Planner & Supply Chain AnalysisFounded Aurora Designs Sanchali PalMarket Access InternFounded The Commons Michael WuChassis Controls Firmware DeveloperFounded IntelliCulture Tolga KartHead of Technical Program Management & Simulation - AutopilotFounded Third Dimension Zain JanSales Manager (Solar City acquired by Tesla)Founded Better Earth Jonathan PowersMechanical Design Engineer - CybertruckFounded Spm Michael HaddadBusiness Operations and Corporate FinanceFounded Konko AI Cole PowersPowertrain Systems Integration Firmware EngineeringFounded IntelliCulture Casey SchneiderSoftware EngineerFounded Lingopal Florian JuengermannAutopilot Engineer - Motion PlanningFounded Listen Labs

Frequently asked questions

What is the Tesla mafia?: The Tesla mafia is the network of 187 people who came through Tesla and went on to found or lead other companies, including Antigen, MarkIt, Mantis, One Robot, REV1.
Who is in the Tesla mafia?: Notable members include Saad Jamal (Antigen), Chanhyung Kim (MarkIt), Georgia Witchel (Mantis), Elton Shon (One Robot), Alex Rivero (REV1), Gabe Roeloffs (ZeroSettle), Rohan Singh (OctaPulse), Pele Collins (Beyond Reach Labs), among 187 tracked members.
What companies did Tesla alumni found?: Companies founded by Tesla alumni include Antigen, MarkIt, Mantis, One Robot, REV1, ZeroSettle, OctaPulse, Beyond Reach Labs, Voxel Energy, Chasi.