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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Mafia

426 people studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and went on to found or lead other companies.

Zak MayMaster's degreeFounded Old Well LabsJeremy StoppelmanBSFounded YelpSteven SarowitzFounded Wayfarer StudiosVinay HiremathBachelor's degreeFounded LoomAndy BallesterBAFounded GoFundMeIgor KofmanBSFounded HackPadTaylor 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 WindsorMorris HsiehBachelor of Science - BSFounded PaliferJack CuiBachelor's degreeFounded Yummy FutureGarrett YanMaster's degreeFounded Yummy FutureArjun IyerMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded SignadotRay LiuBachelor of Science (BS)Founded 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 ChongDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded 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 ChauguleM.S.Founded DenormalizedHimanshu MinochaBachelor's degreeFounded BlueHill PaymentsBerkay AdlimBachelor of ScienceFounded KamionShivam BharukaBachelor of Science - BSFounded FinnBen MagolanB.S.Founded PaperplaneSaba ImranComputer ScienceFounded KhojAnn WuBachelor of Science - BSFounded SilimateMax JunestrandMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded LegoraElliot TagueBachelor of Science - BSFounded SynsoryBioNathan TagueBachelor's degreeFounded SynsoryBioAndy 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 AIBenjamin McKinzeyFounded ReviMatthew TangBachelor of Science - BSFounded SublingualDylan BowmanBachelor of Science - BSFounded SublingualAlan YaoBS-MCSFounded AthenaHQRyan PrendergastBachelor's degreeFounded MethodXavier (Tianhao) ChiMaster's degreeFounded Mbodi AIXin DingBachelor of Science - BSFounded AttuneFaraz SiddiqiB.S.Founded BluejayChristopher SettlesMasters of Computer Science & Bachelors of ScienceFounded RefreshTanya VermaBachelor’s DegreeFounded TinfoilAkul GuptaMaster of Science - MSFounded MindFortAnkith SubramanyaBachelor of Science (BS)Founded MangoDeskXinwei HeBachelor's degreeFounded TraceRoot.AIJack BrownPhysicsFounded LarkIshaan SehgalMastersFounded OmnaraSid RajaramstatisticsFounded CLODOPeter ChienBachelor's degreeFounded Kaigo HealthKazuki ShinBachelor of Science - BSFounded Kaigo HealthRay WangBachelor's degreeFounded FlickEvan MeyerBachelor of Science - BSFounded ClerkedSunjeet ChughBachelor of Science - BSFounded ClerkedMilind SagaramBachelor's degreeFounded HelonicKevin LeBachelor of Science - BSFounded Clad LabsPablo OmenacaExchange semesterFounded KarumiPrateek MittalPh.D.Founded Crosslayer LabsAaron CoppaBachelor's degreeFounded FullSeamGeorge ZhaiBachelor of Science - BSFounded AutoSituXuanshu (Asher) LinBachelor of Arts - BAFounded AutoSituRay XuBachelor's degreeFounded AemonVarun MathurBachelor’s DegreeFounded UnissonKamran MajidBachelor of ScienceFounded Constellation SpacePranav UppiliappanMasters DegreeFounded MochaCareMaanav AgrawalBachelor of Science - BSFounded MemoirRishi PankhaniyaBachelor of Science - BSFounded RudusGleb HultingBachelor of ScienceFounded GovGuardAditya SabharwalBachelor of ScienceFounded GovGuardPrerit OberaiDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Prototyping.ioLiam McBrideMaster's DegreeFounded ParrotManav ModiComputer EngineeringFounded AgentPhoneAry IndarapuBachelor of Science - BSFounded Avea RoboticsVikram VadrevuBachelor's degreeFounded Avea RoboticsTony ChangBachelor of Science - BSFounded InsForge (InstaCloud)Michele Riccardo EspositoMathematics & Computer ScienceFounded CanduGeorge BrovaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Currently on Leave)Founded MigacoreJoseph MarquetteBAFounded AgileblueDivey GulatiB.S.Founded ShipBob

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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 426 people who studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and went on to found or lead other companies, including Old Well Labs, Yelp, Wayfarer Studios, Loom, GoFundMe.
Who is in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia?
Notable members include Zak May (Old Well Labs), Jeremy Stoppelman (Yelp), Steven Sarowitz (Wayfarer Studios), Vinay Hiremath (Loom), Andy Ballester (GoFundMe), Igor Kofman (HackPad), Taylor Fairbank (ReSchedule Med), Kartik Venkataraman (RedCarpetUp), among 426 tracked members.
What companies did University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni found?
Companies founded by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni include Old Well Labs, Yelp, Wayfarer Studios, Loom, GoFundMe, HackPad, ReSchedule Med, RedCarpetUp, Routable, Bot MD.