The UC San Diego Mafia
312 people studied at UC San Diego and went on to found or lead other companies.
John AballiB.A.Founded ExagenYu XuPh.DFounded TigerGraphAditya BansodBSFounded Luma HealthStephan OehenPostdoctorateFounded Priothera Ltd.Leo SpiegelBAFounded Harbr DataAliaksandr Victorovich ZaretskiDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded GrolltexKaiser KimBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded SekaiAzhar DeenBSFounded SekaiLuca De Vivo NicolosoBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)Founded Limber ProstheticsAntoine KevorkianMaster of Science (MS)Founded Teem PhotonicsSeena PartokiaBSFounded CenfireSatya MallickPh.D.Founded OpenCVShardul SaiyaBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Spare8James MarinoInternship-Department of OrthopedicsFounded NuvasiveDebbie K. ChenB.S.Founded HydrostasisMaddalena MarconatoFDA Regulatory Requirements for Drugs & BiologicsFounded AtlypheFrancis HuangBachelor's degreeFounded ApersStephanie Venn-WatsonBachelor of ScienceFounded Seraphina TherapeuticsGregory SteinBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded ShadowboxRutger TullekenData AnalyticsFounded Amt MedicalPaolo AndreozziEnglishFounded JobtechBrittany LeComteBAFounded NoonlightKimi KongBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Energent AITim LinnenweberSemester abroadFounded CargoKite
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 Exagen, TigerGraph, Luma Health, Priothera Ltd., Harbr Data.
- Who is in the UC San Diego mafia?
- Notable members include John Aballi (Exagen), Yu Xu (TigerGraph), Aditya Bansod (Luma Health), Stephan Oehen (Priothera Ltd.), Leo Spiegel (Harbr Data), Aliaksandr Victorovich Zaretski (Grolltex), Kaiser Kim (Sekai), Azhar Deen (Sekai), among 312 tracked members.
- What companies did UC San Diego alumni found?
- Companies founded by UC San Diego alumni include Exagen, TigerGraph, Luma Health, Priothera Ltd., Harbr Data, Grolltex, Sekai, Limber Prosthetics, Teem Photonics, Cenfire.

















