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The University of Cape Town Mafia

95 people studied at University of Cape Town and went on to found or lead other companies.

Christopher WhitfieldFellowshipFounded Antigenix Therapeutics +1Daniel 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 +1Karl WestvigBBusSci (Hons)Founded Redwood +1Meg FaureBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Parent Sense +1John SlavenBSc. EngFounded MineSense +1Jason SmytheBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Wildcards +1Koda WangSemester AbroadFounded Block RenovationIan LessemBachelor of Business ScienceFounded HAVAICAxel WehrEconomicsFounded NamastayJonas 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 IneratecMike MassaroMBAFounded FlywireAndrzej OgonowskiBusiness ScienceFounded GrowSariPhilip MorkelBSc EngFounded hydragasNdabenhle Junior NgulubeHonorsFounded PineappleJack David Waley-CohenBachelor of Commerce (BCom)Founded what3wordsGator HalpernGlobalization and the EnvironmentFounded Coral VitaJonathan ElcockBachelors in Business ScienceFounded RatherAmira PolackWWS Study Abroad ProgramFounded Struct ClubBuddie CeronieBSc Electrical and Electronic EngineeringFounded TravelportCraig 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 FolkloreKevin ChaplinBachelor of Science in EngineeringFounded KardiumMax FarrellEntrepreneurial StrategiesFounded Work HoundFolu OkunadeMBAFounded Hello TractorPeter MunningsBScFounded AdharaBryan WatsonBachelor of Laws (LLB)Founded OvidaRoss BeermanMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded KalibreSteve ReardonBachelor of Business ScienceFounded AlpinesgBronwynne StoddartHonours in Information SystemsFounded IkueBenjamin 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 MineSenseLeon TavianskyBachelor of Commerce - BCom (with distinction)Founded Biscuit InternationalJohn FearonB.ComFounded DropsuiteAnya FreemanSchool of CommerceFounded Kind DesignsTrevor WatsonMBAFounded AspireRichard StobartBScFounded CharAllan HanburyM.ScFounded Context FlowHanneke MackieBA (Theatre and Performance) UCTFounded Buzz KidzMichael WrayMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded EdulutionLara SchoenfeldBSC HonoursFounded Play SenseNicholas ThomsonB.Bus.SciFounded RevenewJonathan CookMAFounded African Management InstituteTill BehnkeFounded RulemappingNicky FitzgeraldBAFounded AngamaGordon CaseyLLBFounded BraveSteve MitchellBBusSciFounded AngamaPaul RichardsBSc in Electrical EngineeringFounded RecallMark LevittB.ComFounded TrixtaChido DzinotyiweiBachelor’s DegreeFounded VamboSteven MazurChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringFounded Ash & ErieJean LouwrensCertificateFounded De Novo FoodlabsDavid PfaffB.Com and CTAFounded TymeAnna TumadóttirPolitical Science and GovernmentFounded Creative CommonsRichard GooldPhDFounded Station XThomas BrennanBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded FrancKatlego MaphaiBachelor of Business ScienceFounded YocoTai-Lin ChenBachelor of Science in EngineeringFounded MobizEmma HarrisSemester AbroadFounded EarlydayAndy MilneBSC Med HonsFounded Kuunda DigitalThandwefika RadebeHonoursFounded QwiliMvelo HlopheBachelor of Commerce - BComFounded ZaioAdam FriedmanBachelor of Commerce (BCom)Founded Accretusgroup

Frequently asked questions

What is the University of Cape Town mafia?
The University of Cape Town mafia is the network of 95 people who studied at University of Cape Town and went on to found or lead other companies, including Antigenix Therapeutics, KnowledgeTree, Stitch, Offgrid, Hammerhead.
Who is in the University of Cape Town mafia?
Notable members include Christopher Whitfield (Antigenix Therapeutics), Daniel Chalef (KnowledgeTree), Kiaan Pillay (Stitch), Tim Chambers (Offgrid), Laurence Wattrus (Hammerhead), Sean Sanders (Revix), Karl Westvig (Redwood), Meg Faure (Parent Sense), among 95 tracked members.
What companies did University of Cape Town alumni found?
Companies founded by University of Cape Town alumni include Antigenix Therapeutics, KnowledgeTree, Stitch, Offgrid, Hammerhead, Revix, Redwood, Parent Sense, MineSense, Wildcards.