The UNSW Mafia
121 people studied at UNSW and went on to found or lead other companies.
Mike Cannon-BrookesBComFounded AtlassianScott FarquharBSc (BIT)Founded AtlassianHonghao DengUndergraduate Exchange StudentFounded Butlr +2Matt SchillerBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Snappr +1Pasha RayanBachelor of Commerce (PhilosophyFounded A1Zap by A1Base +1Jeremy OsborneAustralian School of BusinessFounded Electric Air +1Jiani ZengExchange ProgramFounded Butlr +1Evan WongBachelors in Law (LLB) and Bachelors in Commerce (Finance)Founded Checkbox Holdings +1Riad ChikhaniBachelor of ScienceFounded Gamurs +1Tim FungBachelorFounded Tank Stream Labs +1David SinclairB.S. & Ph.D.Founded Genocea Biosciences +1Andrew BirchMEngScFounded Sungevity +1James CameronLLBFounded BipsyncPeter PanDrop OutFounded MetacartelCalvin NgBachelor of LawsFounded FinsureAdam GoulburnBachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of ScienceFounded KallyopeLeo LiangPh.D DropoutFounded CipherOwlMichael McLarenB.CommFounded MerkleNiki ScevakBScFounded O3Emily CaseyBMed/Doctor of Medicine M.D. (drop out)Founded What The HealthNoga EdelsteinBachelor of Commerce/LawFounded Equity ClearKevin ChinBachelor of CommerceFounded VivopowerDarren PattersonB.Sc (Comp Sc)Founded BrickxNathan KirchnerBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Mechatronics - First Class HonoursFounded PresienDan BennettLLBFounded SafewillMudith JayasekaraBachelor of Medical Studies - BMed (with Dist.)Founded ParsedErnest SemerdaMastersFounded Veryfi, Inc.Nathaniel KrasnoffStudy AbroadFounded Reframe FinancialJulian FrumarBSc BITFounded OmnisioJoe (Zhou) ShaMasterFounded Percept.AIDavid Kofoed WindExchange student from July 2012 to November 2012Founded EduflowAparna RamanathanBachelor of MedicineFounded AskMyClass, now SoundkinsGabriel SavitEarly admission programFounded RunwayWill CroweBachelor of Engineering (BEng)Founded HEO RoboticsHiranya JayakodyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded HEO RoboticsAswin AndrisonBSc / BEFounded LuminaIsaac DonnellyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Cherry RecommendsRian FinneganArtsFounded Cherry RecommendsBondan HerumurtiMaster of CommerceFounded TransfezGraham DoigDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Seaflight TechnologiesMatthew RybakFounded Tank PaymentsAri BaranianSummer Study AbroadFounded PirrosBob CrinerBachelor of EngineeringFounded Stralis AircraftDasha CherepennikovaFounded Line.BuildAbraham Kuri VargasBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded CobaElle SmythFounded RetailReadyDaniel HanBachelor of Data ScienceFounded Unsloth AIPennie HuangB. Computer Science/ B. Commerce (FinTech)Founded A1Zap by A1BaseThomas Cesare-HerriauIntern in Cloud Computing Research LaboratoryFounded SpotPayBenedict ChanComputer ScienceFounded LightSprintDan GreenfieldMScFounded PetageneMoses LoBachelor of CommerceFounded XenditClaire WilsonCivil and Environmental EngineeringFounded SitelineWalter DriverFounded Scopely, Inc.Martin MaoBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded ChronosphereMichael NealeBachelor (honours)Founded CloudBeesJeremy O'BrienBSc(Hons)Founded PsiQuantumStephanie SimmonsPostdoctoral Research FellowFounded PhotonicCaleb MooreBachelor of Science (Honours)Founded DarwiniumNasir AhsanMaster's DegreeFounded Abyss SolutionsDan BrockwellBachelor’s DegreeFounded EarlyworkJamie HallDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded LorikeetLucy MortBachelor of DesignFounded Sunroom柴靖 Jing ChaiMaster of EngineeringFounded Quantified EnergyAndreas ThamrinBachelorFounded SircloJonathan StambolisMasters of International Relations and International LawFounded ZenysisWill FanBachelor of Commerce (BCom) / Bachelor of Laws (LLB)Founded NewcampusJason KuperbergStudy AbroadFounded Otherside AIBill KentrupFounded AllinfraRob Hango-ZadaBScFounded ShippitJonas DammenMaster of Science - MSFounded CatchwiseTom LoeflerNaval ArchitectureFounded HullbotSam DuncanMaster in BusinessFounded FarmlabRiley JanjisBachelor of Laws - LLBFounded ForwardDaniel YoonBachelor of Laws and FinanceFounded ForwardNicolai NiederStudy Abroad ProgramFounded MedKitDocGary NelsonBachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction)Founded GroseniaNicky JacksonBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)Founded RangeMeVenu RamanPh.D.Founded Natsar PharmaceuticalsBRADLEY JACOBSFluid MechanicsFounded MylanceLarry DiamondMaster of CommerceFounded ZipAlexander RyanBachelor of Science - BSFounded VXB AerospaceSilvia PuglieseMechanical EngineeringFounded NormaDaniel BarDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) (dropped out)Founded spacecomputerSimon WebbBachelor of Engineering/Commerce (B.EngFounded Tarot AnalyticsHoJun TangBachelor's DegreeFounded YellowboxBen DelaneyBachelor's degreeFounded YellowboxSteve CervenyFounded KaleidoLap-Tin TsunBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded VisuoMitch SigleyActuarial Studies (Co-op)Founded VetNotes.comDaniel FaberBachelor's degreeFounded Orbit FabAllison ByersFounded ScroobiousMatthew PlayerBPLAN (Honours)Founded ZoneomicsRichard ChanBachelor of Commerce - BComFounded CoverRight Digital medicare conciergeRiggs KubiakStudy Abroad ProgramFounded Honest BuildingsSean E. MooneyFounded BluWave
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the UNSW mafia?
- The UNSW mafia is the network of 121 people who studied at UNSW and went on to found or lead other companies, including Atlassian, Butlr, Snappr, A1Zap by A1Base, Electric Air.
- Who is in the UNSW mafia?
- Notable members include Mike Cannon-Brookes (Atlassian), Scott Farquhar (Atlassian), Honghao Deng (Butlr), Matt Schiller (Snappr), Pasha Rayan (A1Zap by A1Base), Jeremy Osborne (Electric Air), Jiani Zeng (Butlr), Evan Wong (Checkbox Holdings), among 121 tracked members.
- What companies did UNSW alumni found?
- Companies founded by UNSW alumni include Atlassian, Butlr, Snappr, A1Zap by A1Base, Electric Air, Checkbox Holdings, Gamurs, Tank Stream Labs, Genocea Biosciences, Sungevity.