The UC Santa Barbara Mafia
179 people studied at UC Santa Barbara and went on to found or lead other companies.
Logan GreenBAFounded LyftNils ReggeBAFounded Developx +2Michael WitzbaFounded Mob Science +2Zheng XuPh.D.Founded SolarCity +1Anita KhamvongsaBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Venbrook +1David J. PhillipsB.A.Founded Fondo +1Arthur ChangBachelor of ScienceFounded Priime +1Brandon FooFounded Polymail +1Venkat KrishnanBachelor of Science - BSFounded Biosense +1Till WagnerTechnology Management ProgramFounded Lio +1Jordi HaysGlobal Studies & TechnologyFounded TBPN +1Ashish AggarwalGraduateFounded JubileeTV +1Gregg LuskinBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded mothership +1James RogersMaster of Arts (MA)Founded Apeel Technology, Inc. +1Ping WuPh.D.Founded Cresta +1Matt PlavanBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded IngredientWerks +1Prof. Tomas PalaciosFounded Finwave +1Marty KaganBAFounded Hydrolix +1Cora LeibigPhDFounded Chromatic 3D Materials Inc. +1Aaron BirdBachelorsFounded Inflection +1Ken OuimetPhDFounded Engage3 Holdings +1Nader AlizadehFounded Linqia +1Miguel de los RiosPh.D.Founded Endeavor Biomedicines +1Brett GibsonBAFounded Slinkset +1Brett GibsonBAFounded SlinksetSahil KhannaBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded SagetapChase AdamBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded WatsiRamin SayarBachelorsFounded Sumo LogicJim HickmanBAFounded CenterforyouthwellnessNat KunesB.S.Founded AppfolioBrandon BruceBAFounded Cirrus InsightArvind GuptaBSFounded IndiebioJustin ButlerBachelor of ScienceFounded NucleusradJason SpievakBAFounded InvocaRod CottonBachelor’s DegreeFounded MoleculeraNader VasseghiBSFounded VistageTod ColeBSFounded X1Ryan PawellBachelor of ScienceFounded Indee LabsAaron LarueBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded DeferredAjay RelanBachelor’s DegreeFounded Los Angeles, CADiego ReyBSFounded Endpoint HealthRajashree 'Raji' BaskaranPhDFounded Project KarnaGwyneth PaltrowFounded GoopMarcus SegalBAFounded ForeVR GamesTania KingBachelors of ArtsFounded 3STEP SportsBrian MartinezB.A.Founded MadeSolidDavid RabieB.A.Founded TovalaMatt NishBAFounded BonsaiBrendan FinchBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded RocketLitCameron YarbroughBAFounded TorchKerry WangBachelor's degreeFounded SearchlightKiyan RajabiBachelor of Science - BSFounded ReverCareCristina EtcheberryIntercambio académicoFounded TokuNicholas RudderBachelor of Commerce/ScienceFounded SphereChristy JohnsonBAFounded Float HealthDarren HsuBachelor of ScienceFounded RubbrbandEamonn GahanB.SFounded StructKaran ToorBachelor of Science (BS)Founded FlexWashArnold VillatoroBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded SpecCheckJohn YoderMSFounded ConstructableArthur SilversteinBachelor’s DegreeFounded OpencallDori WilsonMastersFounded ThorntalePatrick KoperwasBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded VelesTerrell MarshallBachelor of Science - BSFounded LoreAditya NadkarniBachelor's degreeFounded LoreTyler PostlePhysicsFounded VokerAlex RudolphBachelor of Science - BSFounded VokerKaushik MahorkerBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded WildcardJoshua DoolanResearch Mentorship ProgramFounded TamLabsBrandon VeisehBachelor's degreeFounded MindFortAri PolakofBachelor of Science - BSFounded FlaiTobias FischerMechanical EngineeringFounded WardstoneJack CollinsSemester Abroad: StatisticsFounded VenturaDaniel SpokoynyCollege of Creative Studies Computer ScienceFounded BeeSafe AIPranav UppiliappanBachelor's degreeFounded MochaCareBraiden DishmanBachelor's degreeFounded ShofoAndre BragaBachelor of Science - BSFounded ShofoAlexzendor MisraBachelor of Science (BS) in Computer ScienceFounded ShofoJustin SoBachelor's degreeFounded SidekickMichael ClarkDean’s High HonorsFounded Arctic HealthHursh ShahBachelor's degreeFounded EdviroViral ShahDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded JuliaHubStefan KarpinskiPhDFounded JuliaHubDaniel LeeBiopsychologyFounded AuraMike WarrenDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Descartes LabsWill MarshallQuantum OpticsFounded Planet LabsEthan FassettBAFounded GlystnAzam KhanB.S.Founded DistruSwaroop JagadishM.SFounded DataHubDavid PainTechnology Entrepreneurship CertificateFounded Fabric8LabsMatthew LeeBachelor of Science - BSFounded Spiritus TechnologiesDr. Sheena Menezes, PhDPhDFounded Simple HealthKitMichael StroheckerBSFounded LuxcreoAdrian WonsMechanical EngineeringFounded SenkenAndre DurandBAFounded Ping IdentityJonathan ChesterBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded BitWage
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the UC Santa Barbara mafia?
- The UC Santa Barbara mafia is the network of 179 people who studied at UC Santa Barbara and went on to found or lead other companies, including Lyft, Developx, Mob Science, SolarCity, Venbrook.
- Who is in the UC Santa Barbara mafia?
- Notable members include Logan Green (Lyft), Nils Regge (Developx), Michael Witz (Mob Science), Zheng Xu (SolarCity), Anita Khamvongsa (Venbrook), David J. Phillips (Fondo), Arthur Chang (Priime), Brandon Foo (Polymail), among 179 tracked members.
- What companies did UC Santa Barbara alumni found?
- Companies founded by UC Santa Barbara alumni include Lyft, Developx, Mob Science, SolarCity, Venbrook, Fondo, Priime, Polymail, Biosense, Lio.