What is the UCLA mafia?

The UCLA mafia is the network of 463 people who studied at UCLA and went on to found or lead other companies, including Cytodyme, Ad Fontes Media, Revilico, Westwood Aerogel, nowfluence.

Who is in the UCLA mafia?

Notable members include Dennis White (Cytodyme), Vanessa Otero (Ad Fontes Media), Christopher Korban (Revilico), Patricia McNeil (Westwood Aerogel), Amir Bayat (nowfluence), Jackie Bona (Valora), Troy Markowitz (Drata), Eric Wun (Jupiter Intelligence), among 463 tracked members.

What companies did UCLA alumni found?

Companies founded by UCLA alumni include Cytodyme, Ad Fontes Media, Revilico, Westwood Aerogel, nowfluence, Valora, Drata, Jupiter Intelligence, SDF Labs, Nillion Network.

The UCLA Mafia

463 people studied at UCLA and went on to found or lead other companies.

Dennis WhiteBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Cytodyme Vanessa OteroBAFounded Ad Fontes Media Christopher KorbanBioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringFounded Revilico Patricia McNeilMaterials Science and EngineeringFounded Westwood Aerogel Amir BayatBachelor of Science - BSFounded nowfluence Jackie BonaBAFounded Valora Troy MarkowitzBachelor’s DegreeFounded Drata Eric WunCertificateFounded Jupiter Intelligence Elias DeFariaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded SDF Labs Andrew YeohB.A.Founded Nillion Network Thomas FoleyBachelor of ArtsFounded Archer Rachael CrookExchange year of BAFounded Lifted Josh HackerBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Jupiter Intelligence David Van ValenDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)Founded Aizentx Bobby ShokriBachelor's degreeFounded Abodu Deana RichBachelor of ArtsFounded Infinicept Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'BryanMaster of Arts (M.A.)Founded Dapple Security Sarah Wagman EllenbogenBachelor's degreeFounded Digiphy Jessica Reid SliwerskiBachelor's DegreeFounded Ignite Reading Jason HuangM.S.Founded TS Conductor FENGBO RENPh.DFounded Fovus Ali ShahriyariBS & MastersFounded Reality Defender Balaji SridharanMaster of Science (MS)Founded KredosAI Maryam RofougaranCandidate for Doctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Movandi Nathan BeckmannBSFounded EfficientAI Alan E. BaratzBSFounded D-Wave Brent BushnellComputer ScienceFounded Two Bit Circus Kevin GabayanBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Plentina Paulette PantojaBAFounded Blu Digital Group Rajesh SharmaExtensionFounded AttackIQ Alex QuiliciDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded YouMail Jay SamitBA honorsFounded Seachange International Revere GreistM.A.Founded Waypoint Health Innovations Rich WallerB.S.Founded VisiQuate, Inc.Andrew TanFounded Feedmob Jordan SchwartzBachelor of ArtsFounded ReGrained Reza RofougaranDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Movandi JEFF ANNISONBSFounded Legion M Entertainment Tracy K PriceBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Qmerit Nam KimB.ScFounded KDx Diagnostics Gail BeckerBAFounded Caulipower Paul. DryschBAFounded PreAct Technologies Jack KavanaughBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Nanotech Energy Stacy EdgarB.A.Founded Venteur Patrick WyattBSFounded One More Game David BanksMSFounded Elodie Games Mark AllenInternshipFounded Elevian Cherif MedawarBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Migsif Tuval ChomutMaster of Science (MS)Founded Clicktale Sameer JafriBachelorsFounded Avive AED Jason MeltzerPhDFounded Papaya Payments Keita WangariCompletionFounded Exitous Vishal KapadiaBAFounded LineVision Dan UyemuraBAFounded Pushpress Unni NarayananBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded DeepWeave Optimized chips for AI David PanM.S.Founded DeepWeave Optimized chips for AI Stephen N. KeithResidency in PediatricsFounded Vivacelle Bio Jesse VenticinqueB.S.Founded Fitbod Wen MiaoBachelors of ScienceFounded Lava Kent YoshimuraFilm and TV Production/DirectingFounded Neuro Gum Parul GuptaM. S.Founded Springboard Fabio NeccoCertificateFounded Cambridge GaN Devices Nick DesaiMaster of Science - MSFounded Queue Vincent EinckMSFounded Myrias Optics Hunter ConnellBachelor Science (BS)Founded Terrafuse Jeff VinokurDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Generation Genius Derrick MortonMBAFounded FlowPlay Gary C. OliverFounded Blazent Shyam NatarajanPhDFounded Avenda Health Scott DudelsonBAFounded Prodege Karl Y. HostetlerMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)Founded Antiva Biosciences Cameron McCaddonBachelor's degreeFounded Rapt Media John QuackenbushPhDFounded GenoSpace Sue ThirlwallContinuing education after Bachelors degree in business, psychology and photography coursesFounded Miniluxe Derek GietzenBSFounded Verve Cloud Vicken KarageozianMedical InternshipFounded Allegro Ophthalmics Marc RomanoB.S.Founded Seismic Software Adam CheyerMSFounded Viv Labs Ray LiuDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Origin Wireless Inc.Andrew LookBSFounded Aesthetic Stefan VainbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Bookairfreight Bryan VannBSFounded Kindo Nichole GarciaBSFounded OrthoFx Alexander FongComputer Science and EngineeringFounded Plural Shuo ChenM.S.Founded Alma Scott LipnickPh.D.Founded Etiome Maha AchourMaster's degreeFounded Metawave KEVIN WALKERBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Centari Guru KhalsaBSFounded Zoomforth Mike TengBachelor’s DegreeFounded swing education Aida AttarDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Trubrain Andrew HillPhDFounded Trubrain Abdulrahman AlamerVisiting StudentFounded TeamUp Will ChangBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Parting Aiman AlqhtaniTransferFounded Reachware Armen PetrosianB.S.Founded DISQO

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Frequently asked questions

What is the UCLA mafia?: The UCLA mafia is the network of 463 people who studied at UCLA and went on to found or lead other companies, including Cytodyme, Ad Fontes Media, Revilico, Westwood Aerogel, nowfluence.
Who is in the UCLA mafia?: Notable members include Dennis White (Cytodyme), Vanessa Otero (Ad Fontes Media), Christopher Korban (Revilico), Patricia McNeil (Westwood Aerogel), Amir Bayat (nowfluence), Jackie Bona (Valora), Troy Markowitz (Drata), Eric Wun (Jupiter Intelligence), among 463 tracked members.
What companies did UCLA alumni found?: Companies founded by UCLA alumni include Cytodyme, Ad Fontes Media, Revilico, Westwood Aerogel, nowfluence, Valora, Drata, Jupiter Intelligence, SDF Labs, Nillion Network.