The Virginia Tech Mafia
108 people came through Virginia Tech and went on to found or lead other companies.
Khaled HusseinMaster’s DegreeFounded Tilt +2Joseph DeSimone, PhDDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Blue Current +2John HigginbothamBSCEFounded Blueridge +1Jason CorwinBachelor's DegreeFounded Safely Finance +1Rob LaFaveBAFounded Foodzie +1Mike HenryPh.DFounded Parasail +1John ViegaAdjunct ProfessorFounded Crash Override +1AJ CooperB.S.Founded Olio Devices +1Josh NicholsonGraduate StudentFounded Scite +1Jim O'ConnellBSFounded Vytala +1Kunal SardaMSFounded Arya For Work +1Wish WuResearch AssistantFounded pharos +1Kumar MehtaMaster of Science (MS)Founded Versa Networks +1Rob TaylorBSFounded ConveyCorey ThomasComputer Science & Political ScienceFounded CloudZeroAnuj ShahGraduate Teaching AssistantFounded Rethink YearbooksPatrick MatthewsBachelor of Science (BS)Founded FileStackNoel HeiksResearch AssociateFounded NuvotronicsScott HartleyAdvisor & LecturerFounded StreamNativeLawrence MandesFounded GalvanizeCraigElectrical and Electronics EngineeringFounded Cognitive SpacePaul ColtonBS (Incomplete)Founded PixateBen ThompsonBachelor of ScienceFounded GitPrimeOrion ParrottBSEEFounded LendsnapKenan PulakBachelors of ScienceFounded AtlasSiggi SimonarsonBSFounded BuildBuddyMichael 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 EdgeBitMike BifulcoFounded CraftworkKunal PuriComputer ScienceFounded SmobiJosh WymerBachelor's degreeFounded CentralEmir SahmanovicNASA Langley Research Center/ CRASH Lab – Undergraduate ResearcherFounded ForgeDeshraj YadavResearch ScholarFounded Mem0Bailey SpellUndergraduate Teaching AssistantFounded LedgerUpAbhilash ChowdharyGraduate Research AssistantFounded CrustdataOwen SchwartzFounded PangolinWyatt LansfordBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded PallySai GurrapuMaster of Science - MSFounded 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 LawnStarterEmily 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 TamijaniPostdoctoral ResearcherFounded NovineerKathleen GriggsMSFounded DatabuoyJim HodsonBachelor of Arts - BAFounded SVT RoboticsIan GarrettDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PhalanxVishaal HariprasadMastersFounded ResilienceCOLIN HILLB.S.Founded GNS HealthcareW. Lenore RasmussenResearch AssistantFounded RAS LabsMani Golparvar FardDirector of the Real-time and Automated Monitoring and Control LabFounded ReconstructPaulo GarciaResearch ScientistFounded KytopenWAYNE CHIANGMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded ThreatQuotientNial C. DeMenaGraduate Reseacher - Dr. Kelly Pender's NIH Grant ProposalFounded VellabioAmanda StilesDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Umaro FoodsYatharth GuptaResident Computer ConsultantFounded CodifiedAdam AshleyBSFounded Plus UpRob HowardBSFounded Kindred MotorworksNathan LatkaB.ArchFounded GetlatkaDaniel CavanaughB.S. Business FinanceFounded clean-cropRohit KelapureMSFounded 8090Mujeeb IjazBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE)Nadim NaguiBachelor’s DegreeFounded PartmentHarjas SinghBachelor of ScienceFounded SharesChuck HooverArchitect - Solar HausFounded SoothlabsZach RattnerBachelor of ScienceFounded Yembo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Virginia Tech mafia?
- The Virginia Tech mafia is the network of 108 people who came through Virginia Tech and went on to found or lead other companies, including Tilt, Blue Current, Blueridge, Safely Finance, Foodzie.
- Who is in the Virginia Tech mafia?
- Notable members include Khaled Hussein (Tilt), Joseph DeSimone, PhD (Blue Current), John Higginbotham (Blueridge), Jason Corwin (Safely Finance), Rob LaFave (Foodzie), Mike Henry (Parasail), John Viega (Crash Override), AJ Cooper (Olio Devices), among 108 tracked members.
- What companies did Virginia Tech alumni found?
- Companies founded by Virginia Tech alumni include Tilt, Blue Current, Blueridge, Safely Finance, Foodzie, Parasail, Crash Override, Olio Devices, Scite, Vytala.