The UCLA Mafia
127 people studied at UCLA and went on to found or lead other companies.
Ben HorowitzFounded OpswareVlad TenevMaster’s DegreeFounded Harmonic +1Ryan KingBSFounded ChimeKent WakefordFounded Breaking +4William GuttmanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded CurvePoint +3Paolo PriviteraCertificate Program ClassFounded 1521 Capital +1Leon AlkalaiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Sophia +1Jonathan FriedmanPhDFounded Assembly +1Matt JosephJoint Degree - JD/MBAFounded Locent +1Catherine JueBachelor's Degree Linguistics and Computer ScienceFounded KERNEL +1Brandon FooBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Polymail +1Nilay ModiBachelor's DegreeFounded Central +1Michelle MarcellineBachelor of Science - BSFounded The Prompting Company +1Vrinda GuptaB.A.Founded Sequin +1Shashank KhannaBachelor's DegreeFounded Cashmere +1Orlando LiMaster of Science (MS)Founded Malama +1Yoav ZimmermanBSFounded Third Chair +1Jacob PortukalianDegree: BS Electrical EngineeringFounded Cascade Space +1Mert TurnaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Derya +1Gary LittleBSEEFounded FoursquareJay GossBAFounded RxVantageSherry JhawarBAFounded Live TintedT.M. RaviPhDFounded Mimosa SystemsSumant MandalPhDFounded Mimosa SystemsMohit LadPh.D.Founded ThousandEyesRicardo OliveiraPhDFounded ThousandEyesBrad HivelyBAFounded The Oncology InstituteDaniel V. LeffPh.D.Founded NaritivGreg HornerOrthopedic surgery residencyFounded PulzAidSteve HardgraveB.A.Founded VarthanaBrian LeeBSFounded The Honest CompanyDavid MoradiFounded AudioeyeJaideep DudaniBSFounded Ouro MedicinesJuliette HanBachelor of Science - BSFounded Two SigmaRobert HershbergMDFounded VentiRx PharmaceuticalsMark MichalskiB.S.Founded AscertainAdam DakinMBAFounded PhotoSonix MedicalDan RiskinResidencyFounded Health FidelityNirav ShahFellowFounded Qualified HealthHeinrich ZetlmayerFounded SkaylinkEytan ElbazB.S.Founded OlapicDave LinBachelors of ArtsFounded Meyers ManxJeffrey C. Lapin, J.D.Founded RazorgatorLeura CraigArc_IDFounded Laurel & WolfSathvik KrishnamurthyBachelor of ScienceFounded Voltage SecuritySagar ChopraBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Empower SleepArye LipmanB.S.Founded BiosphereShouwen XuSummar abroadFounded TomoCreditUtsav AgarwalCertificateFounded EvenflowVic YehBachelor of ArtsFounded OysterPaul GraysonBSFounded RadioneticsDan MagyFounded FanpicsKaren MoonBA Business EconomicsFounded TrendalyticsVince MundyFounded Optilly/InstallmonetizerJesse GenetBusiness/Managerial EconomicsFounded LumiAshwin KumarBAFounded Sway FinanceJustin BoogaardBachelor of ArtsFounded GoGoGrandparentRobbie BhathalBusiness-Economics; AccountingFounded SuitenessJanet HurDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded NuvolaGarrett ReynoldsMaster of Science (MSc)Founded UpCodesClaudio PinkusChemistryFounded CodeStreamNaseem MakiyaMaster's degreeFounded Impactive (formerly Outvote)Owen Phillips, PhDB.S.Founded BrainKeyBrian FordeBAFounded NumeroSusie KeelerBAFounded NumeroCedric DussudBSFounded NarratorNorris TieBachelor'sFounded Exosonic, Inc.Jorge FuentesBachelor's degreeFounded ClayboardBrian LeBachelor of Science - BSFounded DufflDavid LinPhilosophyFounded DufflRohun VoraBachelor of Arts - BAFounded DufflChristine DuBachelor of Science - BSFounded Algen BiotechnologiesRachel Lea FishmanBachelor's degreeFounded ArketaJason AlcoBachelor’s DegreeFounded PoplIvan PushkarskyBS BioengineeringFounded Forcyte BiotechnologiesWade NorrisBachelor of Science (BS)Founded SnapCalorieAditya KajlaBachelor's DegreeFounded WarrantKaran KajlaBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded WarrantAudrey WuBAFounded Ruth HealthYoav GrossmanBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Spinach AIVamsee KoneruBusiness Administration and ManagementFounded SpadeWorksHaoyu ZhaBachelor’s DegreeFounded HOAiCharlotte McGinnBachelor of Science - BSFounded CashmereJoe AverbukhBachelor of ScienceFounded InstantAlex ChiouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded TaroSam RossBAFounded NumeralPeter JohannMaster's degreeFounded PirrosAndrew KimB.S.Founded co.devDevin AbbottBachelor's DegreeFounded Noya SoftwareDaniel RuizBachelors of ArtsFounded SynchAlan WangBachelor of Science - BSFounded SerraMichael HessCognitive ScienceFounded OutsetMax WuBachelor of Science - BSFounded DisputeNinjaFrank LeeB.A.Founded InariCameron FlanneryMaster's degreeFounded Navier AI
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the UCLA mafia?
- The UCLA mafia is the network of 127 people who studied at UCLA and went on to found or lead other companies, including Opsware, Harmonic, Chime, Breaking, CurvePoint.
- Who is in the UCLA mafia?
- Notable members include Ben Horowitz (Opsware), Vlad Tenev (Harmonic), Ryan King (Chime), Kent Wakeford (Breaking), William Guttman (CurvePoint), Paolo Privitera (1521 Capital), Leon Alkalai (Sophia), Jonathan Friedman (Assembly), among 127 tracked members.
- What companies did UCLA alumni found?
- Companies founded by UCLA alumni include Opsware, Harmonic, Chime, Breaking, CurvePoint, 1521 Capital, Sophia, Assembly, Locent, KERNEL.