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137 people studied at UC Irvine and went on to found or lead other companies.
Jason WangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded ROE +2Jon O'BryanPhDFounded Blankethomes +2Francis LarsonBAFounded Leif +1Victor NogueraMechanical Engineering ThesisFounded Labsense +1Jacqueline SamiraBSFounded Howdy.com +1Henry KwonBSFounded Lyra +1Casey SpencerFounded ItsWare +1Kurt BuschBachelor’s DegreeFounded Syntiant +1George NgPh.D.Founded Ggwp +1Hatem NaguibB. ScFounded Barracuda +1James HartmanBachelor's degreeFounded Inventiv Health +1Gerard RiveraBachelor of Science (BS)Founded RIS Rx +1Kevin MaloneyBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Quantumsphere +1Andrew SchydlowskyFounded Sticky Technologies +1Eric A. MurphyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Alterome Therapeutics, Inc. +1Brandon ChenPh.D.Founded Snap Bio +1Owen O'MalleyMSFounded Hortonworks +1Judit Giró BenetMaster of Embedded Cyber-Physical SystemsFounded The Blue Box Biomedical +1Andrew PietraBAFounded Outpay +1Vijesh MehtaFounded EZ Texting +1George RuanFounded Open PresenceTak CheungDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)Founded Lexington Medical, IncMichael TausBAFounded Crowd StreetNishant MittalM.S.Founded MonaeoErnesto LujanBachelor’s DegreeFounded dNovoCesar TalledoB.S.Founded NestyboxNanette JacksonB.S.Founded Venu AIMilad RiazifarDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Entelexo BiotherapeuticsAxel RadermacherExecutive MBAFounded Odys AviationMichael ChuDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Makani ScienceCarlito LebrillaPostdoctoral FellowFounded MatrubialsNaren SathiyaBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded TelivyMark FeitelsonFounded SFA TherapeuticsChristopher WuPolitical ScienceFounded CacheAatish MandelechaMastersFounded StracKen UrataBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Omoi (formerly Azuki)Jennifer CurtinFounded RTHMRenan PupinManaging Your TimeFounded Pantore PaySebastian YaphyBachelor's degreeFounded FinnixKeyan KazemianBachelor's degreeFounded 222Arman RoshannaiFounded 222Arvind SonthaBSFounded KyberJatin MehtaMaster of Science (MS)Founded Speedy LabsJohn BannerBachelor's degreeFounded AgentCollectSamy DaneshBachelor’s DegreeFounded Argon AI, Inc.Neha MittalBachelor’s DegreeFounded JustAIRaffi IsaniansBS/BAFounded Mage LegalRyan LimPhDFounded Uncommon TherapeuticsDaniel VegaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Inversion SemiconductorRishi SrihariBachelor of Science - BSFounded OpennoteAbhi AryaB.S. Computer Science and Engineering + Math MinorFounded OpennoteBobby ZhongBSFounded BurtNikolai VoglerBachelor of Science - BSFounded BeeSafe AIRicardo NunezIncomplete Bachelor of ScienceFounded AntinuousTanguy LeventSummer termFounded AlkiAmir HaghighatBachelor of ScienceFounded BasetenBianca GatesBachelor of ScienceFounded BirdiesManu GulatiMSFounded Velaura AIMatthew LeeDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Spiritus TechnologiesZayd SimjeeBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Guardrails AIArash Hosseini Jafari M.S.Political ScienceFounded ClearpolFlávio PeresExtension of MBA @ FGVFounded TrocafoneJorge ZamoraBSFounded GoLinksSashee ChandranBAFounded Tea DropsKarim EldefrawyMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded ConfidencialMikkel Hippe BrunCSCWFounded TradeshiftJeffrey BlandBSFounded Big Bold HealthBen BrodeComputer ScienceFounded Second DinnerAndrew BergDoctor of Medicine (MD)Founded SketchyAndrew ChennoneFounded GraffleMugdhaa PatankarBachelor of Science - BSFounded isoquantNitin ShantharamMSFounded SwapboxChris PrijicMechanical EngineeringFounded OrbeeJerrold VincentBusiness EconomicsFounded NuclearnChristy ShafferPhDFounded Opus GeneticsAnthony HoMinorFounded FlitchGreg FahyB.S.Founded Intervene ImmuneTim DowdFounded AccurateJinden BadeshaEducation Abroad ProgramFounded RayloPraneet MhatreMaster of ScienceFounded LumaraCindy ZhaoMaster of Science - MSFounded AidRxDietmar TreesMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded HyWattsRustam SenguptaM.SFounded Tuktu CarePaul SuhrBachelor's degreeFounded HiveclassPablo Diaz GutierrezPh.D.Founded AppfluenceKurt Tamaru, M.D.BSFounded OneRoom HealthHyung PosalitBachelor's DegreeFounded Toro NeurovascularPatrick WalshB.S.Founded IronCore LabsRajesh SharmaExtensionFounded AttackIQAlex AydinBSFounded BookingPalChad SteelbergFounded VeritoneSusan CatalanoPh.D.Founded Cognition TherapeuticsScott McGarrigleBSFounded UtelogyAndreas GalDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Silk LabsDavid EvelethPhDFounded Trefoil TherapeuticsSiamak NazariBachelor's degreeFounded Nebulon
Frequently asked questions
- What is the UC Irvine mafia?
- The UC Irvine mafia is the network of 137 people who studied at UC Irvine and went on to found or lead other companies, including ROE, Blankethomes, Leif, Labsense, Howdy.com.
- Who is in the UC Irvine mafia?
- Notable members include Jason Wang (ROE), Jon O'Bryan (Blankethomes), Francis Larson (Leif), Victor Noguera (Labsense), Jacqueline Samira (Howdy.com), Henry Kwon (Lyra), Casey Spencer (ItsWare), Kurt Busch (Syntiant), among 137 tracked members.
- What companies did UC Irvine alumni found?
- Companies founded by UC Irvine alumni include ROE, Blankethomes, Leif, Labsense, Howdy.com, Lyra, ItsWare, Syntiant, Ggwp, Barracuda.