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The Y Combinator Mafia
10,678 people came through Y Combinator and went on to found or lead other companies.
Mark GodfreyYC Summer 2015Founded Shred VideoZach McKinneyYC Winter 2016Founded UroDev MedicalUmer IlyasYC Winter 2017Founded CowlarDavid BrowningYC Summer 2018Founded Enveritascharlie bowmanYC Summer 2022Founded Dr. TreatLeslie SchulzeYC Winter 2022Founded Origami Therapeutics, Inc.Judith BogonkoYC Summer 2021Founded Fingo AfricaPol MasYC Summer 2021Founded Fingo AfricaEdward FrazerYC Winter 2024Founded DryMergeSaj SanghviYC Summer 2020Founded LayloChristopher ChangYC Summer 2020Founded LumeShalin MehtaYC Winter 2022Founded Serif HealthAlexander ZorychtaYC Summer 2019Founded GamebytesKaren FrameFounded MakeenaKaan DurmazYC Fall 2026Founded InvertixLauren HuttnerYC Winter 2011Founded PebbleAnoop Thomas MathewYC Spring 2025Founded DocketManoj RajanFounded ToothlensGregory StewartYC Winter 2020Founded OrbiterRyan PoolosYC Winter 2018Founded UniverseWilhem HectorYC Summer 2026Founded PRINCEPSMateusz MalinowskiYC Winter 2021Founded MoonvalleyHari ShankarYC Winter 2021Founded WeekdayAxel HellströmYC Summer 2017Founded Fat LlamaTaranveer SinghSummer School 2022Founded VectorialTina RusevaStartup School Graduate W'20Founded MentessaSteven ten HolderStartup EntrepreneurshipFounded Zeroshot BiolabsSmriti TomarFounded Stack WealthJurgen SchuldtStartup SchoolFounded MensajeaChandrika MaheshwariYC Fall 2026Founded Quivly AITanay AgrawalYC Fall 2026Founded Quivly AIPietro SetteYC Spring 2025Founded AravoltaRathna SharadStartup School OnlineFounded FlavorcloudJosele PérezYC Winter 2022Founded TrackingplanJohn DiLulloYC Summer 2010Founded PagerDutyAlex VasileiouStartup School Paris 2026Founded UplodioKaran GroverYC W22Founded KanuRiccardo RussoStartup SchoolFounded TextYessKyle MisteleYC Fall 2024Founded HumanLayerTodd ThomasStartup AdvisorFounded WoodchuckIlya BerdyshStartup SchoolFounded MymeetPiotr SareckiStartup SchoolFounded InfinoHarper Dammann SmithYC Summer 2026Founded PacificSamuel EzeStartup SchoolFounded OurPassFelipe Latif MechailechFounded HubiiYudai MatsuokaFall 2026Founded AsakanaDillon MehtaFounded CueBenchAmila WelihindaYC Summer 2026Founded PaletteAryan SinghalYC Fall 2026Founded MirrorsAditya GuptaYC Fall 2026Founded MirrorsPavan KattaYC Fall 2026Founded HopperJashwanth PedapudiYC Fall 2026Founded HopperAnirudha KulkarniYC Fall 2026Founded ByteAskPratyush SainiYC Fall 2026Founded ByteAskIrene Grace Karot PolsonDeploy F26Founded DeploySahith Reddy ChadaYC Fall 2026Founded DeployShardul BansalYC Fall 2026Founded ORO AISeth SchilbeYC Fall 2026Founded ORO AIOwen TowerYC Fall 2026Founded PrimordiantCooper NiuYC Fall 2026Founded PrimordiantBenedict QuarteyYC Fall 2026Founded PrimordiantEric RenYC Fall 2026Founded Dreamscale LabsKevin LinYC Fall 2026Founded Dreamscale LabsAntoine NguyenYC Fall 2026Founded Dreamscale LabsChris YooYC Fall 2026Founded Dreamscale LabsMattias AkkeYC Fall 2026Founded Halmos LabsLinus von Ekensteen LöfgrenYC Fall 2026Founded Halmos LabsPankaj DhariwalYC Fall 2026Founded Hesper AINitish BaduYC Fall 2026Founded Hesper AIOliver JohnsonYC Fall 2026Founded SinterJustin KwonYC Fall 2026Founded SinterAnton HantelF26 BatchFounded Sona8Madeleine MalmstenYC Fall 2026Founded Sona8Thilo TammeF26Founded Sona8Maya NayyarYC Fall 2026Founded FrontrunnerCarl BagerYC Fall 2026Founded FrontrunnerChristian VestergaardYC Fall 2026Founded The Agentic Data Co.Matias Voldby DrejerYC Fall 2026Founded The Agentic Data Co.Slavko KovačevićEntrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesFounded DeepMarkKosta PavlovićYC Fall 2026Founded DeepMarkShilpi NayakYC Winter 2022Founded goodfinBenny KokYC Summer 2024Founded Comfy DeployCorey HulenYC Summer 2012Founded MattermostDiego Villarreal MeyerYC Summer 2022Founded RoxelsRichard SuthYC Summer 2016Founded OneChronosJames da CostaYC Summer 2021Founded Fingo AfricaJoe WildingYC Winter 2016Founded Boom SupersonicElaine CheungYC Summer 2020Founded DepictMOHIT KUMARYC Winter 2021Founded BusinessOnBotCatherine JeongYC Spring 2025Founded NODI EnergyAlessandro HammondYC Fall 2026Founded Nxtcure LabsKeanu ClarkYC Fall 2026Founded Nxtcure LabsCody OsborneYC Fall 2026Founded RomaVishnu KrishnaprasadYC Fall 2026Founded Agent 37Rohit NarasYC Fall 2026Founded Applied KineticsAdhik DurgaYC Fall 2026Founded Applied Kinetics
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Y Combinator mafia?
- The Y Combinator mafia is the network of 10,678 people who came through Y Combinator and went on to found or lead other companies, including Shred Video, UroDev Medical, Cowlar, Enveritas, Dr. Treat.
- Who is in the Y Combinator mafia?
- Notable members include Mark Godfrey (Shred Video), Zach McKinney (UroDev Medical), Umer Ilyas (Cowlar), David Browning (Enveritas), charlie bowman (Dr. Treat), Leslie Schulze (Origami Therapeutics, Inc.), Judith Bogonko (Fingo Africa), Pol Mas (Fingo Africa), among 10,678 tracked members.
- What companies did Y Combinator alumni found?
- Companies founded by Y Combinator alumni include Shred Video, UroDev Medical, Cowlar, Enveritas, Dr. Treat, Origami Therapeutics, Inc., Fingo Africa, DryMerge, Laylo, Lume.