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The Waymo Mafia

35 people came through Waymo and went on to found or lead other companies.

Sebastian ThrunFounderFounded Cresta +2 Sameer DholakiaInvestorFounded SendGrid +1 Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1 Jesse HuSenior ML EngineerFounded Abundant +1 Konstantine BuhlerPartner @ Series D and BeyondFounded Listen Labs Juan Pablo SoulierHead of Strategy - InfrastructureFounded Vammo Sunny DhillonSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded TalkBin Sid DoshiSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded Viacycle Jit Ray ChowdhurySenior Software EngineerFounded Auro Robotics Samuel HoffstaetterSenior Software EngineerFounded Short Story Lukas PankauHardware ArchitectFounded Industrial Next Robert HuynhAnalytics & Special Projects LeadFounded Reforged Labs Rohan DoshiSoftware Engineer (Machine Learning)Founded Penguin AI Wesley YueSoftware EngineerFounded Double – Coding Copilot Joe WatkinsSoftware EngineerFounded Storyboarder Michal PándyResearch EngineerFounded MediSearch Marco NocitoSoftware Engineering Intern, SimulationFounded Simplex Brooke HopkinsTech Lead, Senior Software EngineerFounded Coval Sabeek PradhanSoftware EngineerFounded Roundabout Technologies Roop PalSoftware EngineerFounded Bild AI Ritanshu DokaniaVehicle Engineering InternFounded Trelium Rami KarabibarInvestor & Corp DevFounded EvenUp Lisa YanSoftware EngineerFounded Argus Boris SofmanSr. Director Of Engineering, Head of TruckingFounded Bedrock Robotics Mason SwoffordPerception Research and Development ScientistFounded Tenzo Daniel RothenbergStaff SWE / Technical Lead, Atmospheric ScienceFounded Brightband Srikanth NarayanStaff Product EngineerFounded Cache Kevin PetersonHead of Perception for Waymo ViaFounded Bedrock Robotics Qian YuComputer Vision & Robotics ResearcherFounded Qcraft Ajay GummallaDirector, Systems and ProgramsFounded Bedrock Robotics Maxim LikhachevSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded Travelwits Spencer PennProduct ManagerFounded LightSource Charvi AgarwalData Scientist, ProductFounded Slik Safe Ed WalkerSoftware Engineer, PerceptionFounded Altitude AI Markie WagnerMachine LearningFounded Poetic

Frequently asked questions

What is the Waymo mafia?: The Waymo mafia is the network of 35 people who came through Waymo and went on to found or lead other companies, including Cresta, SendGrid, Freetelly, Abundant, Listen Labs.
Who is in the Waymo mafia?: Notable members include Sebastian Thrun (Cresta), Sameer Dholakia (SendGrid), Shervin Pishevar (Freetelly), Jesse Hu (Abundant), Konstantine Buhler (Listen Labs), Juan Pablo Soulier (Vammo), Sunny Dhillon (TalkBin), Sid Doshi (Viacycle), among 35 tracked members.
What companies did Waymo alumni found?: Companies founded by Waymo alumni include Cresta, SendGrid, Freetelly, Abundant, Listen Labs, Vammo, TalkBin, Viacycle, Auro Robotics, Short Story.