The UC Irvine Mafia
56 people studied at UC Irvine and went on to found or lead other companies.
Jon O'BryanPhDFounded Blankethomes +2Francis LarsonBAFounded Leif +1Victor NogueraMechanical Engineering ThesisFounded Labsense +1Henry KwonBachelor of Science - BSFounded Lyra +1Casey SpencerFounded ItsWare +1Amir HaghighatBachelor of ScienceFounded Baseten +1Kurt BuschBachelor’s DegreeFounded Syntiant +1George NgPh.D.Founded Ggwp +1George RuanFounded Open PresenceBinh TranBSFounded AVVTak CheungDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)Founded Lexington Medical, IncNishant MittalM.S.Founded MonaeoJason WangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded TrueVaultErnesto LujanBachelor’s DegreeFounded dNovoJosh KimDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Vena VitalsCesar TalledoB.S.Founded NestyboxJacqueline SamiraBSFounded Howdy.comNanette JacksonB.S.Founded Venu AIMilad RiazifarDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Entelexo BiotherapeuticsAxel RadermacherExecutive MBAFounded Odys AviationMichael ChuDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Makani ScienceCarlito LebrillaBachelor's degreeFounded MatrubialsNaren SathiyaBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded TelivyChristopher WuPolitical ScienceFounded CacheAatish MandelechaMastersFounded StracKen UrataBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Omoi (formerly Azuki)Renan PupinProject ManagementFounded Pantore PaySebastian YaphyBachelor's degreeFounded FinnixKeyan KazemianBachelor's degreeFounded 222Arvind SonthaB.S. Computer ScienceFounded 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 ZhongBachelor of Science - BSFounded BurtNikolai VoglerBachelor of Science - BSFounded BeeSafe AIRicardo NunezIncomplete Bachelor of ScienceFounded SalesgraphTanguy LeventSummer termFounded AlkiBianca 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 ClearpolJorge ZamoraBSFounded GoLinksSashee ChandranBAFounded Tea DropsKarim EldefrawyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded ConfidencialMikkel Hippe BrunCSCWFounded TradeshiftJeffrey Bland, PhDBSFounded Big Bold HealthBen BrodeComputer ScienceFounded Second DinnerAndrew Berg, MDDoctor of Medicine (MD)Founded SketchyAndrew ChennoneFounded Graffle
Frequently asked questions
- What is the UC Irvine mafia?
- The UC Irvine mafia is the network of 56 people who studied at UC Irvine and went on to found or lead other companies, including Blankethomes, Leif, Labsense, Lyra, ItsWare.
- Who is in the UC Irvine mafia?
- Notable members include Jon O'Bryan (Blankethomes), Francis Larson (Leif), Victor Noguera (Labsense), Henry Kwon (Lyra), Casey Spencer (ItsWare), Amir Haghighat (Baseten), Kurt Busch (Syntiant), George Ng (Ggwp), among 56 tracked members.
- What companies did UC Irvine alumni found?
- Companies founded by UC Irvine alumni include Blankethomes, Leif, Labsense, Lyra, ItsWare, Baseten, Syntiant, Ggwp, Open Presence, AVV.