The Waymo Mafia
31 people came through Waymo and went on to found or lead other companies.
Sameer DholakiaInvestorFounded SendGrid +1Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1Brooke HopkinsTech Lead, Senior Software EngineerFounded Coval +1Jesse HuSenior ML EngineerFounded Abundant +1Konstantine BuhlerPartner @ Series D and BeyondFounded Listen LabsJuan Pablo SoulierHead of Strategy - InfrastructureFounded VammoSunny DhillonSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded TalkBinSid DoshiSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded ViacycleJit Ray ChowdhurySenior Software EngineerFounded Auro RoboticsSamuel HoffstaetterSenior Software EngineerFounded Short StoryLukas PankauHardware ArchitectFounded Industrial NextRobert HuynhAnalytics & Special Projects LeadFounded Reforged LabsRohan DoshiSoftware Engineer (Machine Learning)Founded Penguin AIWesley YueSoftware EngineerFounded Double – Coding CopilotJoe WatkinsSoftware EngineerFounded StoryboarderMichal PándyResearch EngineerFounded MediSearchMarco NocitoSoftware Engineering Intern, SimulationFounded SimplexSabeek PradhanSoftware EngineerFounded Roundabout TechnologiesRoop PalSoftware EngineerFounded Bild AIWilliam HuangML Research InternFounded SylvianRitanshu DokaniaVehicle Engineering InternFounded TreliumBoris SofmanDirector of EngineeringFounded Bedrock RoboticsMason SwoffordPerception Research and Development ScientistFounded TenzoDaniel RothenbergStaff SWE / Technical Lead, Atmospheric ScienceFounded BrightbandSrikanth NarayanStaff Product EngineerFounded CacheKevin PetersonHead of Perception for Waymo ViaFounded Bedrock RoboticsQian YuComputer Vision & Robotics ResearcherFounded QcraftAjay GummallaDirector, Systems and ProgramsFounded Bedrock RoboticsMaxim LikhachevSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded TravelwitsSpencer PennProduct ManagerFounded LightsourceCharvi AgarwalData Scientist, ProductFounded Slik Safe
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Waymo mafia?
- The Waymo mafia is the network of 31 people who came through Waymo and went on to found or lead other companies, including SendGrid, Freetelly, Coval, Abundant, Listen Labs.
- Who is in the Waymo mafia?
- Notable members include Sameer Dholakia (SendGrid), Shervin Pishevar (Freetelly), Brooke Hopkins (Coval), Jesse Hu (Abundant), Konstantine Buhler (Listen Labs), Juan Pablo Soulier (Vammo), Sunny Dhillon (TalkBin), Sid Doshi (Viacycle), among 31 tracked members.
- What companies did Waymo alumni found?
- Companies founded by Waymo alumni include SendGrid, Freetelly, Coval, Abundant, Listen Labs, Vammo, TalkBin, Viacycle, Auro Robotics, Short Story.