The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Mafia
146 people studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and went on to found or lead other companies.
Max LevchinBSFounded PayPal +1Luke NosekBSFounded PayPalAnsuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana Bio +2DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2Harish AgarwalB.S.Founded Nori +2Amitt MahajanBSFounded Rare Bits +1Maria FardisB.S.Founded Airnexis Therapeutics Inc +1Dan KazanBSFounded Rewards Network +1Nimit MaruBSFounded Sava +1Bo LuBachelor's DegreeFounded FutureAdvisor +1James LinPhDFounded Crunchyroll +1Geoff SegalBachelor’s DegreeFounded FullSeam +1Saurabh NangiaMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded Datamonk +1Matthew RastovacBachelor's degreeFounded Atmos +1Paul KatsenDual Degree inFounded Gym Class +1Kamal GuptaMastersFounded Omnistrate +1Adam TiltonDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Rithmio +1Greg RudinBAFounded Creative Destruction LabPete KoomenM.S.Founded OptimizelyMartha SchlicherDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Impetus AgricultureSonny TaiBachelor of Arts - BAFounded ActuateBill TaiBSEEFounded TreasureZach KaplanBSMEFounded InventablesSergio G. DuronPh.D.Founded Enlaza TherapeuticsNeal SarrafBachelor of ScienceFounded First ResonanceJacob SegilBachelor of Science (BS)Founded AfferenceJosh GhaimPhDFounded Ignite Venture StudioKumar GanapathyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded AkridataSridhar IyengarBSFounded Elemental MachinesJohn GiulianiB.S.Founded ConversantSonny VuBS in Mathematics and BA in Linguistics with DistinctionFounded Elemental MachinesJamie RabinowitzBachelor's DegreeFounded PayleaseRaju KucherlapatiPhDFounded KEW GroupAnna PattersonPhDFounded CeramicDan CarusoBSFounded Zayo GroupHenry UkohaSpecializationFounded SikiliShobhan ThakkarBAFounded RedoxMarge BreyaBSFounded LeadspaceTim GraceFounded DraftbitZak MayMaster's degreeFounded Old Well LabsAndy BallesterBAFounded GoFundMeIgor KofmanBSFounded HackPadPaul ZhangBSFounded DebteyeJeff VydunaBSFounded Poll EverywhereTaylor FairbankAlmost a BSE... dropped out with 3 gen eds left to attend YCombinator with my first startup.Founded ReSchedule MedKartik VenkataramanMSFounded RedCarpetUpTom HarelApplied MathematicsFounded RoutableYanchuan SimBScFounded Bot MDPranay PrakashComputer ScienceFounded WindsorDavid ZengBSFounded BeaconsMorris HsiehBachelor of Science - BSFounded PaliferGarrett YanMaster's degreeFounded Yummy FutureMichael BirkB.S.Founded PlayAblyVincent JiangBachelor of Science - BSFounded AdenArjun IyerMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded SignadotRay LiuBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Vena VitalsJosh KimBachelor of Science - BSFounded Vena VitalsGraham DickBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded LyggFernando Nader GiacomanMaster of Science - MSFounded KrediAlex GruebeleBachelor of Science - BSFounded MezliMartin DanielVisiting Student at UIUCFounded CarbonfactRobert DiFazioBachelor of Science (B.S.) with High DistinctionFounded Parallel BioKedan LiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Revery AIMin Jin ChongBachelor’s DegreeFounded Revery AIJeffrey ZhangDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Revery AIChase BonhagMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded FirstIgniteCody PawlowskiFounded FirstIgniteBen WildBSFounded Hubble NetworkAtyab BhattiMaster's & Bachelor's degreeFounded SkyLinkKush MaheshwariBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded SkyLinkAmey ChauguleB.S.Founded DenormalizedHimanshu MinochaBachelor's degreeFounded BlueHill PaymentsMax LuBachelor’s DegreeFounded Paragon AIBerkay AdlimBachelor of ScienceFounded KamionShivam BharukaBachelor of Science - BSFounded FinvestBen MagolanB.S.Founded PaperplaneDominic VitucciBachelor of Science in AccountancyFounded OnshoreSaba ImranComputer ScienceFounded KhojAdam MillerBachelor's DegreeFounded InletAnn WuBachelor of Science - BSFounded SilimateMax JunestrandMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded LegoraElliot TagueBachelor of Science - BSFounded SynsoryBioNathan TagueBachelor's degreeFounded SynsoryBioPraneeth GuduguntlaBachelor of Science - BSFounded GlimmerArman RafatiBachelor of Science - BSFounded GlimmerAndy LiB.S. Mechanical Engineering & B.A. EconomicsFounded RespanRaymond HuangBachelor of Science - BSFounded RespanAkhilesh SharmaBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded floatingpointReuben BalikBachelorsFounded The New Money CompanyAlex TsengBachelor of Science - BSFounded Ares IndustriesInderpal SinghBachelor of ScienceFounded SubstrateRishi ChoudharyBachelor's of ScienceFounded KastleNitish PoddarBachelor of Science - BSFounded KastleJiaxin LinBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded PromiShivani MouleeswaranBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Ember RoboticsKat HuBachelor’s DegreeFounded Sepal AI
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia?
- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia is the network of 146 people who studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and went on to found or lead other companies, including PayPal, Santa Ana Bio, Super Heroic, Nori, Rare Bits.
- Who is in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia?
- Notable members include Max Levchin (PayPal), Luke Nosek (PayPal), Ansuman Satpathy (Santa Ana Bio), DeVaris Brown (Super Heroic), Harish Agarwal (Nori), Amitt Mahajan (Rare Bits), Maria Fardis (Airnexis Therapeutics Inc), Dan Kazan (Rewards Network), among 146 tracked members.
- What companies did University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni found?
- Companies founded by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni include PayPal, Santa Ana Bio, Super Heroic, Nori, Rare Bits, Airnexis Therapeutics Inc, Rewards Network, Sava, FutureAdvisor, Crunchyroll.