The UCL Mafia
250 people studied at UCL and went on to found or lead other companies.
Demis HassabisPhDFounded Google Deepmind +2Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2Kes ThygesenBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Rolepoint +2Mark TrefgarneBAFounded Liverail +2Steven RenwickPhDFounded Tilores +2Rand HindiBscFounded Zama +1Gustavo GorensteinMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded bxblue +1Radu MaziluBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded PermitPortal +1Nodar DaneliyaFounded Shuttle +1Nicolas HourcardCorporate FinanceFounded QuestDB +1Ann ChanBachelor’s DegreeFounded Berry +1Iman AbuzeidBScFounded Incrediblehq +1Dina TurnerBachelor’s DegreeFounded Subcritical +1Tomer AharoniBachelor of Science - BSFounded Rylo +1Hywel CarverUnfinished PhDFounded Bridge U +1Takuya HommaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded QUIPPER LIMITED +1Tom MillerMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.)Founded Iambic Therapeutics, Inc. +1Tim ChambersMScFounded Offgrid +1Sai DhanakBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Caribu +1Yuk Chi ChanMaster of Laws - LL.M.Founded Charter +1Basel UraiqatFoundation degreeFounded Konn Technologies +1Phil BealesMedicineFounded Congenica +1Rodrigo MartínezMSc.Founded Kolors +1David PruwerBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded OurRitual +1Nader ElmB.EngFounded StirlingX +1AndreaMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Spot ParkChristian NentwichPhDFounded DucoTino WakedMScFounded TAPTAPJake BrukhmanMathematicsFounded CoinFundBrian CrainMSc (Distinction)Founded EpicenterSam CashEngineering + ManagementFounded REALTECH conference,Josh Hoffman-SennAffiliateFounded CausemoParis PanayiotopoulosBScFounded AvenCellChristophe RaynaudMScFounded LogmaticAndre BadalyanBachelor of Science - BScFounded Vantage BiosciencesTorsten KolindErasmusFounded YouNoodleMatteo Avramov GiuliviMaster's DegreeFounded AtempogrowthHarry HalpinDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded NymZain JafferMaster of Science - MScFounded VungleMustafa Al-BassamDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded CelestiaCharles FinlayM.A. (with Distinction)Founded CybersecurecatalystRemus BrettBachelor’s DegreeFounded FinaltaBill KarpovichMathematics and Computer ScienceFounded YourekaJohn TanBSc (First Class Honours)Founded Saturday KidsSimon ChanDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded SalesforceMona El IsaEconomics & StatisticsFounded Avantgarde FinanceAlex FisherMaster of Science - MSFounded AOA DxAnthony OduwoleBachelor of ScienceFounded VertoDavit BuniatyanBachelor of Science (BS)Founded ActiveloopAli AfsharMaster of Science (MSc)Founded MytosYadgar MeraniMaster of Arts - MAFounded LezzooMajdi OsmanBachelor of MedicineFounded OpenBiomeHamzah ChaudharyBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded LightdashJames HennesseyMScFounded HypermileRaza HabibDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded HumanloopPeter HayesDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded HumanloopDouglas StidolphFounded QuellEkram AlamBachelor of MedicineFounded MindPortalJack BaberNeuroscienceFounded MindPortalNaz MalikBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded OnfolkNicolas PenarandaMScFounded CastiaMarvin MusialekMaster of Science (MSc)Founded PowerdocsTim IoannidisUndergraduate ResearcherFounded HOMLIJustin LederAffiliate Student: EconomicsFounded TurntableChris ParsonsonDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Solve IntelligenceSanj AhilanDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Solve IntelligenceMariam SulakianComputer Science AffiliateFounded PincitesFaraz RanaSemester AbroadFounded AffinityPeter HuangMaster's DegreeFounded Healthtech 1Nicholas WaltzBachelor of Science - BSFounded AedilicJean KaddourPhDFounded SagalandStefan VukcevicBachelor of Arts - BAFounded VoxOps AIGerman MikulskiBScFounded ClaimSortedElliott ThompsonMSc (Computer GraphicsFounded ideate.xyzJeffrey TsawElectrical and Electronics EngineeringFounded CreativeModeNaveed JanmohamedMScFounded AnaraJack LightMaster of Science - MScFounded PlanbaseJoel PendletonMSciFounded Conductor QuantumChenny (Qianyi) DengMaster of Science - MSFounded Piggy RoboticsDimitrios IliasComputational Finance (with Machine Learning)Founded IntrycLucía Vives MartorellBachelor of Science - BSFounded YouShiftJonas EbrahimiFounded KarmenKenson ChungBachelor's degreeFounded OrigamiMax NuyenMaster of Engineering - M.EngFounded ReviNabil BelahouaneBachelor of Science - BScFounded FutureClinicHassan MirzaBachelor of MedicineFounded FutureClinicMax BertfieldBachelor of Science - BSFounded ScoutPennie HuangPsycholinguisticsFounded A1Zap by A1BaseDaniel VegaMaster of Science - MSFounded Inversion SemiconductorAhmed AbdulaalDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Mecha HealthAyodeji IjishakinPhDFounded Mecha HealthNina Montaña BrownIntegrated Master of Science (MSci)Founded Mecha HealthAlex Pinel NeparidzeMSc Space Science and EngineeringFounded Instinct SpaceJoaquim DicksonMScFounded Instinct SpaceJoe SavidgeEconomicsFounded SAMMY LabsMax HoferBachelor of Science - BScFounded Parsewise
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the UCL mafia?
- The UCL mafia is the network of 250 people who studied at UCL and went on to found or lead other companies, including Google Deepmind, Korro Bio, Rolepoint, Liverail, Tilores.
- Who is in the UCL mafia?
- Notable members include Demis Hassabis (Google Deepmind), Nessan Bermingham (Korro Bio), Kes Thygesen (Rolepoint), Mark Trefgarne (Liverail), Steven Renwick (Tilores), Rand Hindi (Zama), Gustavo Gorenstein (bxblue), Radu Mazilu (PermitPortal), among 250 tracked members.
- What companies did UCL alumni found?
- Companies founded by UCL alumni include Google Deepmind, Korro Bio, Rolepoint, Liverail, Tilores, Zama, bxblue, PermitPortal, Shuttle, QuestDB.