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312 people studied at UC San Diego and went on to found or lead other companies.
Elad GilBAFounded Brain Co. +1Chester NgBSFounded DivXPhillip SamayoaPhDFounded Generation Bio +2Mehul ShahBachelor of Science (BS)Founded GroundControl +2Wendy JohanssonCognitive ScienceFounded Misaludhealth +2Swamy VijayanDiploma - Executive Perspectives for Scientists and EngineersFounded Omniome +2Steven MihBSFounded Across AI +2R. Scott StruthersPhDFounded Radionetics +2Sean AinsworthB.S.Founded RetroSense Therapeutics +1Erik T. EngelsonBAFounded Medina Medical +1Sasha OrloffBSFounded LendUp +1Ray GrieselhuberFounded Functionize +1Eric LevineBachelor of ScienceFounded Clawvisor +1Albert PurnamaBachelor of Science - BSFounded The Prompting Company +1Jules TestardDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Piepacker +1Benjamin South LeeComputer ScienceFounded Variant +1Aravindh DoraiComputer ScienceFounded Bevel +1Max MergenthalerMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Nixtla +1Hao ZhengBScFounded PlusAI +1Angela DaoFounded Stellar +1Vicki MoBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Chouxbox +1Punn KamBAFounded Conduit +1Nisarg PatelBachelor's degreeFounded Million +1Bryant ChouBSFounded Ploy +1Eric ZhangBachelor's degreeFounded Sponge +1Adam MarkowitzB.S.Founded Portfolium +1Sebastian MettiBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Saturn Cloud +1Douglas J. JollyAssistant ProfessorFounded Abintus Bio +1Nick CavanaughMSFounded Sensible +1Noah NasserBachelor's of ScienceFounded Serimmune +1Elizabeth A. MullerBachelorsFounded Deep Isolation +1Michael MagnaniBSFounded StimAire +1Elina CadouriBachelorsFounded Remote +1Marcus BoehmBachelor's degreeFounded Escient Pharmaceuticals +1Philip RosedaleBSFounded Linden Lab +1Navid AlipourBAFounded Curemetrix +1Houman HaghighiComputational Cognitive ScienceFounded TechstarsAbbie CelnikerBachelor of SciencesFounded Eleven BiotherapeuticsAnn Crady WeissBAFounded HatchLeo LuBachelor of Science - BSFounded BrewitNitay JoffeBachelor of Science - BSFounded ActionIQBrian McVeighBiotechnology for BusinessFounded Code BiotherapeuticsStefan HeckPhDFounded Nauto Connected CarSteve HartMAFounded ViaSatEdmundo CasasEntrepreneurship Development (USA - LATAM)Founded KauelWhitneyB.A.Founded ThoughtForgeTodd BrintonBachelor's degreeFounded Shockwave MedicalDavid RobertsFounded 10x ScienceDarcy NauntonBScFounded YBF VenturesSandy ZweifachBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded ImidomicsEvan KayBachelor's degreeFounded Navier AIErik BuchananGraduate researchFounded CloseFactorTito CostaComputer EngineeringFounded StreckenheldMunjal ShahBachelorsFounded Hippocratic AIScott ArmaniniChemistryFounded MicrosoftHsin-Ju ChuangMajor: Cognitive Science w/ Minor: Biology (2012)Founded Dystopia LabsNeal BloomB.S.Founded PortfoliumChris YinFounded Plume NetworkPoornaprajna UdupiMastersFounded Vinyl EquityRoland LigtenbergBachelorsFounded HouseCall ProJoscha RaueSemester abroadFounded Think-itAli BehnamBSFounded Tealium Inc. (Georgian Partners)Julian FrumarExchange programFounded OmnisioPeter ShihBachelor of Science - BSFounded CeleryBrett NorthartBachelor's degreeFounded Le ToteLoren BaxterB.S.Founded PriimeJulian GolderBSFounded EmotePaul NicholsB.S.Founded disclosures.ioNick RaushenbushBAFounded ShogunDavid AlbersBachelor of Arts - BAFounded RTCanaryVarun 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 RTHMMichael ShiBachelor of Science - BSFounded HyperDXMark DingBachelor's degreeFounded BrewitChirag ToorBs computer scienceFounded FlexWashMax KazakovBachelor of Science - BSFounded CoperniqBu KinoshitaInteraction DesignFounded ResendKarthik RamanB.SFounded Persist AIRanti Dev SharmaMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded Speedy LabsTejas BhaktaBSFounded MorphDavid TingleyBachelor of Applied Science - BAScFounded Olio LabsYuhong SunBSFounded OnyxChris WeaverBachelor's degreeFounded OnyxCameron FlanneryBachelor’s DegreeFounded Navier AIChris CarlsonBSFounded ParcelBioFelix GablerMaster of Science - MSFounded EducatoDominik MoehrleFounded DodoEvan DoyleBachelor of Science - BSFounded Gauge
Frequently asked questions
- What is the UC San Diego mafia?
- The UC San Diego mafia is the network of 312 people who studied at UC San Diego and went on to found or lead other companies, including Brain Co., DivX, Generation Bio, GroundControl, Misaludhealth.
- Who is in the UC San Diego mafia?
- Notable members include Elad Gil (Brain Co.), Chester Ng (DivX), Phillip Samayoa (Generation Bio), Mehul Shah (GroundControl), Wendy Johansson (Misaludhealth), Swamy Vijayan (Omniome), Steven Mih (Across AI), R. Scott Struthers (Radionetics), among 312 tracked members.
- What companies did UC San Diego alumni found?
- Companies founded by UC San Diego alumni include Brain Co., DivX, Generation Bio, GroundControl, Misaludhealth, Omniome, Across AI, Radionetics, RetroSense Therapeutics, Medina Medical.