The UC San Diego Mafia
113 people studied at UC San Diego and went on to found or lead other companies.
Elad GilBAFounded Brain Co.Chester NgBSFounded DivXPhillip SamayoaPhDFounded Generation Bio +2Sean AinsworthB.S.Founded RetroSense Therapeutics +1Erik T. EngelsonBAFounded Medina Medical +1Sasha OrloffBSFounded LendUp +1Rod EbrahimiBachelor of Science - BSFounded Ready For Zero +1Karthik BalakrishnanBSFounded Actual +1Eric LevineBachelor of ScienceFounded Clawvisor +1Albert PurnamaBachelor of Science - BSFounded The Prompting Company +1Jules TestardDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Piepacker +1Benjamin South LeeComputer Science/Interdisciplinary Computing and the ArtsFounded Variant +1Max MergenthalerMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Nixtla +1Vicki MoBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Chouxbox +1Bryant ChouBSFounded Ploy +1Abbie CelnikerBachelor of SciencesFounded Eleven BiotherapeuticsAnn Crady WeissBAFounded HatchLeo LuBachelor of Science - BSFounded BrewitBrian McVeighBiotechnology for BusinessFounded Code BiotherapeuticsStefan HeckPhDFounded Nauto Connected CarTony WanBachelor of ArtsFounded EdSurgeEdmundo CasasEntrepreneurship Development (USA - LATAM)Founded KauelWhitneyB.A.Founded ThoughtForgeTodd BrintonBachelor's degreeFounded Shockwave MedicalDarcy NauntonBScFounded YbfventuresTommy BroudyBSFounded January TherapeuticsEvan KayBachelor's degreeFounded Navier AIErik BuchananGraduate researchFounded CloseFactorMunjal ShahBachelorsFounded Hippocratic AINeal BloomB.S.Founded PortfoliumAli BehnamBSFounded Tealium Inc. (Georgian Partners)Julian FrumarExchange programFounded OmnisioAl AbutBachelor's degreeFounded MattermarkPeter ShihBachelor of Science - BSFounded CeleryBrett NorthartBachelor's degreeFounded Le ToteLoren BaxterB.S.Founded PriimeJulian GolderBSFounded EmotePaul NicholsM.S.Founded disclosures.ioNick RaushenbushB.A.Founded ShogunDavid AlbersBachelor of Arts - BAFounded RTCanaryAravindh DoraiComputer ScienceFounded FableVarun GovilBachelor’s DegreeFounded EpinomaOleg GibersteinStudy Year AbroadFounded CoinruleAbdelrahman HosnyVisiting Graduate StudentFounded ShipBluTomas AguileraExchange programFounded EncuadradoMichael ChuBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Makani ScienceAlbert ChuangNoneFounded OneShopTyler James PierceExecutive MBAFounded Turion SpaceOscar BeijbomPh.DFounded NyckelHelen ChenPh.D.Founded AlixiaJennifer CurtinBachelor of Science (BS)Founded RTHMHao ZhengBachelor's degreeFounded beU deliveryMichael ShiBachelor of Science - BSFounded HyperDXAngela DaoFounded StellarVikranth SrivatsaFounded SunpiaMark DingBachelor's degreeFounded BrewitChirag ToorBachelor's DegreeFounded FlexWashMax KazakovBachelor of Science - BSFounded CoperniqBu KinoshitaInteraction DesignFounded ResendKarthik RamanB.SFounded Persist AIRanti Dev SharmaMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded Speedy LabsTejas BhaktaBachelor of Science - BSFounded MorphDavid TingleyBachelor of Applied Science - BAScFounded Olio LabsYuhong SunBachelor of Science - BSFounded OnyxChris WeaverBachelor's degreeFounded OnyxCameron FlanneryBachelor’s DegreeFounded Navier AIPunn KamBachelor's degreeFounded ConduitNisarg PatelBachelor's degreeFounded MillionChris CarlsonBSFounded ParcelBioFelix GablerMaster of Science - MSFounded EducatoDominik MoehrleFounded DodoEvan DoyleBachelor of Science - BSFounded GaugeAnish TondwalkarC. Phil.Founded d_modelAbhishek RayMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded OpslaneTurja ChowdhuryBeyster InstituteFounded Village LabsAlex RuberBachelor of Science (BS)Founded CandleAditya LahiriMaster's degreeFounded OpenbenchmarksTrevor TuttleMaster of Science - MSFounded CTGTHenry ZhangBachelor of Science - BSFounded AxiomPreston EllisBachelor's degreeFounded AxiomKim RantsSemesterFounded Alice.techSankeerth Rao KaringulaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Agentin AIAbhi AiyerManagement ScienceFounded MastraStefan ZhengBachelor of Science - B.Sc.Founded MercuraMehul ShahMaster’s DegreeFounded GroundControlTom ZhengAerospaceFounded FreesoloSaarth ShahBachelor's degreeFounded SixtyfourAshwin RamachandranMaster of Science - MSFounded ContextFortIlya ValmianskiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded SignalsRishabh ChananaMaster of Science - MSFounded OS3Jerry QianBachelor's DegreeFounded ReacherBora MutluogluBachelorFounded ReacherRajiv SanchetiBachelor of Science - BSFounded CaddySiddhant LadMaster of Science - MSFounded MinroAayush NaikMaster of Science - MSFounded HypercubicJaihee KimMaster of Science - MSFounded Aleph Lab
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the UC San Diego mafia?
- The UC San Diego mafia is the network of 113 people who studied at UC San Diego and went on to found or lead other companies, including Brain Co., DivX, Generation Bio, RetroSense Therapeutics, Medina Medical.
- Who is in the UC San Diego mafia?
- Notable members include Elad Gil (Brain Co.), Chester Ng (DivX), Phillip Samayoa (Generation Bio), Sean Ainsworth (RetroSense Therapeutics), Erik T. Engelson (Medina Medical), Sasha Orloff (LendUp), Rod Ebrahimi (Ready For Zero), Karthik Balakrishnan (Actual), among 113 tracked members.
- What companies did UC San Diego alumni found?
- Companies founded by UC San Diego alumni include Brain Co., DivX, Generation Bio, RetroSense Therapeutics, Medina Medical, LendUp, Ready For Zero, Actual, Clawvisor, The Prompting Company.