The University of Cape Town Mafia
67 people studied at University of Cape Town and went on to found or lead other companies.
Daniel ChalefBachelor of Business ScienceFounded KnowledgeTree +1Kiaan PillayBachelor's DegreeFounded Stitch +1Tim ChambersBAFounded Offgrid +1Laurence WattrusBSc Electro-Mechanical EngineeringFounded Hammerhead +1Sean SandersBachelor of Business Science (Hons)Founded Revix +1Meg FaureBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Parent Sense +1Ian LessemBachelor of Business ScienceFounded HavaicChristopher WhitfieldFellowshipFounded Antigenix TherapeuticsJonas GuentherSemester study abroadFounded We Are the New FarmersTheodore MsekaFounded Aviv GroupAnthony RoseFounded SeedLegalsShaun AbrahamsonBScFounded Third SphereGrant GischenBachelor of Business ScienceFounded Energy Revolution VenturesPaul GalatisB.Bus.SciFounded Names & FacesSimon WardBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Floatpays IncJonathan IrwinHonoursFounded CerebriumTobias MüllerExchange SemesterFounded FlikeIan BaldwinBScFounded Booth AILaurence MidgleyBachelor’s DegreeFounded Ångström AIAlex AvnitBachelor of Business ScienceFounded PalomaPele CollinsMechanical EngineeringFounded Beyond Reach LabsKevin RakinFounded HighCape CapitalFlora Ponjou TasseMaster of ScienceFounded SelerioTamir ShklazEngineer's degreeFounded Strive MathFrancois de LameBachelor of Business Science (Honours)Founded Policy GeniusJoran GreefBachelor of Commerce - BComFounded TigerBeetlePhilip ArkcollB.Bus.SciFounded WorklyticsGarth WatsonBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded LibryoTim BoeltkenFounded IneratecAndrzej OgonowskiBusiness ScienceFounded GrowsariPhilip MorkelBSc EngFounded hydragasNdabenhle Junior NgulubeHonorsFounded PineappleJack David Waley-CohenBachelor of Commerce (BCom)Founded Homepage von what3wordsGator HalpernGlobalization and the EnvironmentFounded Coral VitaJonathan ElcockBachelors in Business ScienceFounded RatherAmira PolackWWS Study Abroad ProgramFounded Struct ClubCraig McLuckieMasters of EngineeringFounded StacklokBrendan ArdaghBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) + HonorsFounded ProvisionAnthony BalladonBachelor of Science - BSFounded Phoenix TailingsRoderick BarrettBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)Founded MobiiMargot de BroglieSemester abroadFounded Your JunoRob MennéBSc (Honours)Founded Names & FacesAmira RasoolMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.)Founded The FolkloreMax FarrellEntrepreneurial StrategiesFounded Work HoundPeter MunningsBScFounded AdharaBryan WatsonMBAFounded OvidaRoss BeermanMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded KalibreBenjamin PochhammerBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Ficus HealthJonathan SmidtPost Graduate Diploma in AccountingFounded SainvusTerry ScottBScFounded BurroJaishree NaidooDiploma Paed RadFounded Envisionit Deep AIZakheni NguboBachelor of Laws - LLBFounded SyafundaAndrew BamberB.Sc. (Hons)Founded MineSenseJohn FearonB.ComFounded DropsuiteAnya FreemanSchool of CommerceFounded Kind DesignsRichard StobartBScFounded CharAllan HanburyM.ScFounded Context FlowMichael WrayMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded EdulutionLara SchoenfeldBSC HonoursFounded Play SenseNicholas ThomsonB.Bus.SciFounded RevenewJonathan CookMAFounded African Management InstituteTill BehnkeFounded RulemappingNicky FitzgeraldBAFounded AngamaGordon CaseyBAFounded BraveSteve MitchellBBusSciFounded AngamaMark LevittB.ComFounded TrixtaChido DzinotyiweiBachelor’s DegreeFounded Vambo
Frequently asked questions
- What is the University of Cape Town mafia?
- The University of Cape Town mafia is the network of 67 people who studied at University of Cape Town and went on to found or lead other companies, including KnowledgeTree, Stitch, Offgrid, Hammerhead, Revix.
- Who is in the University of Cape Town mafia?
- Notable members include Daniel Chalef (KnowledgeTree), Kiaan Pillay (Stitch), Tim Chambers (Offgrid), Laurence Wattrus (Hammerhead), Sean Sanders (Revix), Meg Faure (Parent Sense), Ian Lessem (Havaic), Christopher Whitfield (Antigenix Therapeutics), among 67 tracked members.
- What companies did University of Cape Town alumni found?
- Companies founded by University of Cape Town alumni include KnowledgeTree, Stitch, Offgrid, Hammerhead, Revix, Parent Sense, Havaic, Antigenix Therapeutics, We Are the New Farmers, Aviv Group.