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149 people came through Virginia Tech and went on to found or lead other companies.
Khaled HusseinMaster’s DegreeFounded Tilt +3Ben ThompsonBachelor of ScienceFounded Inco Docs +2Rob LaFaveBAFounded OrderAhead +2Joseph DeSimoneDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Blue Current +2Kunal SardaMSFounded Arya For Work +2John HigginbothamBSCEFounded Blueridge +1Jason CorwinBachelor's DegreeFounded Safely Finance +1Kenan PulakBachelors of ScienceFounded Atlas +1Siggi SimonarsonBSFounded BuildBuddy +1Mike HenryPh.DFounded Parasail +1John ViegaAdjunct ProfessorFounded Crash Override +1AJ CooperB.S.Founded Olio Devices +1Shawn LewisComputer EngineeringFounded Beep +1Josh NicholsonGraduate StudentFounded scite_ +1Vikas BerryGraduate Research AssistantFounded Grapherry +1COLIN HILLB.S.Founded GNS Healthcare +1Jack CrawfordBachelor of ScienceFounded Hera BioLabs +1Ryan RusnakBSFounded Airspace +1Rob TaylorBSFounded ConveyCorey ThomasComputer Science & Political ScienceFounded CloudZeroAnuj ShahGraduate Teaching AssistantFounded Rethink YearbooksPat MatthewsBachelor of Science (BS)Founded FileStackNoel HeiksResearch AssociateFounded NuvotronicsScott HartleyAdvisor & LecturerFounded StreamNativeLawrence MandesFounded GalvanizeCraigElectrical and Electronics EngineeringFounded Cognitive SpaceBradford CrossComputer Engineering and FinanceFounded PrismaticPaul ColtonBS (Incomplete)Founded PixateOrion ParrottBSEEFounded LendsnapMichael ShuffettResearcherFounded Compose.aiWilson MitchellBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Compose.aiZach GarmanBachelor's DegreeFounded ARQJuliana HilliardFounded Parallel BioMatt GreenBSFounded DenormalizedShaishav ParekhBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded QuindarRob SzumskiBSFounded EdgeBitKunal PuriComputer ScienceFounded SmobiJosh WymerBachelor's degreeFounded CentralEmir SahmanovicCenter for Turbomachinery and Propulsion Research – Undergraduate ResearcherFounded ForgeDeshraj YadavResearch ScholarFounded Mem0Bailey SpellUndergraduate Teaching AssistantFounded LedgerUpAbhilash ChowdharyGraduate Research AssistantFounded CrustdataOwen SchwartzFounded PangolinWyatt LansfordBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded PallySai GurrapuBachelor of Science - BSFounded HypercubicRyan ZhangBachelor of Science - BSFounded Pax HistoriaMaceo Cardinale KwikBachelor of Science - BSFounded E1OCameron SpillerStudent IT ConsultantFounded SoriaSharat SharanMaster of Science (MS)Founded ON24William BallanceFounded LavenderFred CookGraduate Research AssistantFounded VehoFahad HassanIDSTFounded RangeAndrew EyeBS - Summa Cum LaudeFounded ClosedLoopDavid MackanicHybrid Electric Vehicle Team (HEVT): System Modeling and Simulation Subteam LeaderFounded Anthro EnergyJim OwensBachelor of Science - BSFounded Sesame SustainabilityZheng LiAssociate Professor (Tenured), Department of Mechanical EngineeringFounded Li IndustriesZeb EvansBusinessFounded ClickUpJames ReedBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Fireworks aiNaira HovakimyanProfessorFounded IntelinAir | AGMRIQasim WaniBachelor's degreeFounded AdvexArdalan KhosrowpourGraduate Research AssistantFounded OnSiteIQAbdullah AsiriBachelor of ScienceFounded LucidyaJonas WeigertStudentFounded LawnStarterDevi ParikhAssistant ProfessorFounded YutoriEmily ErkelB.S.Founded Le PrixSherri CookUndergraduate Research AssistantFounded Prometheus MaterialsJyotindra VasudeoGraduate Research AssistantFounded LeftronicJoseph F. KrauseBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Radical AiAdeel KhanBSFounded Magic SchoolMurat SönmezMaster of Science (MS)Founded PulsoraJason GuoFounded ErinysBen CongletonGraduate StudentFounded OlarkYang ForjindamBSFounded PocketSuiteHussein AhmedEngineering and ResearchFounded OxygenStephan SaboBachelor’s DegreeFounded Card IsleKaelum HaslerResearcherFounded RendyrAli TamijaniGraduate Research AssistantFounded NovineerJeff LandauBSFounded Stipple BioKathleen GriggsMSFounded DatabuoyJim HodsonBachelor of Arts - BAFounded SVT RoboticsMarshall SmithMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded Starlab SpaceSamarth GuptaBachelor of Science - BSFounded LexIQIan GarrettDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PhalanxChristopher RankinFounded rentbutter siteDavid WilliamsonPhDFounded Modern meadowVishaal HariprasadMastersFounded ResilienceSteven CritchfieldB.S. Agricultural EconomicsFounded MOVA TechnologiesScott MellerResearch ScientistFounded Atmospheric Plasma SolutionsW. Lenore RasmussenResearch AssistantFounded RAS LabsMani Golparvar FardAssistant ProfessorFounded ReconstructChad TornabeniBachelor's degreeFounded ShelvspaceJamie MarracciniBSFounded Inertial LabsPaulo GarciaPostdoctoral AssociateFounded KytopenWAYNE CHIANGMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded ThreatQuotientNial C. DeMenaGraduate Tutor, Writing CenterFounded VellabioKieron JonesMaster of Science - MSFounded K2 Biolabs
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Virginia Tech mafia?
- The Virginia Tech mafia is the network of 149 people who came through Virginia Tech and went on to found or lead other companies, including Tilt, Inco Docs, OrderAhead, Blue Current, Arya For Work.
- Who is in the Virginia Tech mafia?
- Notable members include Khaled Hussein (Tilt), Ben Thompson (Inco Docs), Rob LaFave (OrderAhead), Joseph DeSimone (Blue Current), Kunal Sarda (Arya For Work), John Higginbotham (Blueridge), Jason Corwin (Safely Finance), Kenan Pulak (Atlas), among 149 tracked members.
- What companies did Virginia Tech alumni found?
- Companies founded by Virginia Tech alumni include Tilt, Inco Docs, OrderAhead, Blue Current, Arya For Work, Blueridge, Safely Finance, Atlas, BuildBuddy, Parasail.