The UC San Diego Mafia
235 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 +2Wendy JohanssonCognitive ScienceFounded Misaludhealth +2Elizabeth A. MullerBachelorsFounded Deep Isolation +2Sean AinsworthB.S.Founded RetroSense Therapeutics +1Chris YinFounded plume.org PLUME +1Erik T. EngelsonMSFounded Medina Medical +1Roland LigtenbergBachelorsFounded HouseCall Pro +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 +1Aravindh DoraiComputer ScienceFounded Bevel +1Max MergenthalerMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Nixtla +1Vicki MoBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Chouxbox +1Felix GablerMaster of Science - MSFounded Educato +1Bryant ChouBSFounded Ploy +1Adam MarkowitzB.S.Founded Portfolium +1Stephanie CullerB.S.Founded Persephone +1Mohammad A. AlkhadraBS & MSFounded Lithios +1Cody GrecoBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Prescient +1Sebastian MettiBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Saturn Cloud +1Nic HalversonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Occuspace +1Linus GraselBachelor’s DegreeFounded Occuspace +1Douglas J. JollyAssistant ProfessorFounded Abintus Bio +1Sudarshan KamathMaster of Science - MSFounded Smallest +1Nick CavanaughMSFounded Sensible +1Elina CadouriBachelorsFounded Remote +1Erin ParksDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Equip Health +1Ryan ChenBachelor’s DegreeFounded Neuro Gum +1Kent YoshimuraBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Neuro Gum +1Ryan GlasgowFounded Sprig +1Kevin MandichB.S./M.S.Founded Sprig +1Steven MihBSFounded Across +1Ronen ReouveniBachelor's degreeFounded Heyaria +1Houman HaghighiComputational Cognitive ScienceFounded TechstarsAbbie CelnikerBachelor of SciencesFounded Eleven BiotherapeuticsAnn Crady WeissBAFounded HatchLeo LuBachelor of Science - BSFounded BrewitBrian McVeighBiotechnology for BusinessFounded Code BiotherapeuticsStefan HeckPhDFounded Nauto Connected CarEdmundo CasasEntrepreneurship Development (USA - LATAM)Founded KauelTodd BrintonBachelor's degreeFounded Shockwave MedicalDarcy NauntonBScFounded YbfventuresSandy ZweifachBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded ImidomicsEvan KayBachelor's degreeFounded Navier AIErik BuchananBachelor's degreeFounded 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 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 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 WeaverMaster's degreeFounded OnyxCameron FlanneryBachelor’s DegreeFounded Navier AIPunn KamBachelor's degreeFounded ConduitNisarg PatelBachelor's degreeFounded MillionChris CarlsonBSFounded ParcelBioDominik MoehrleFounded DodoEvan DoyleBachelor of Science - BSFounded GaugeAnish TondwalkarC. Phil.Founded d_modelAbhishek RayMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded OpslaneTurja ChowdhuryBeyster InstituteFounded Village Labs
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the UC San Diego mafia?
- The UC San Diego mafia is the network of 235 people who studied at UC San Diego and went on to found or lead other companies, including Brain Co., DivX, Generation Bio, Misaludhealth, Deep Isolation.
- Who is in the UC San Diego mafia?
- Notable members include Elad Gil (Brain Co.), Chester Ng (DivX), Phillip Samayoa (Generation Bio), Wendy Johansson (Misaludhealth), Elizabeth A. Muller (Deep Isolation), Sean Ainsworth (RetroSense Therapeutics), Chris Yin (plume.org PLUME), Erik T. Engelson (Medina Medical), among 235 tracked members.
- What companies did UC San Diego alumni found?
- Companies founded by UC San Diego alumni include Brain Co., DivX, Generation Bio, Misaludhealth, Deep Isolation, RetroSense Therapeutics, plume.org PLUME, Medina Medical, HouseCall Pro, LendUp.