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The Y Combinator Mafia
10,678 people came through Y Combinator and went on to found or lead other companies.
Nicolas WalkerYC Winter 2026Founded MochaCarePranav UppiliappanYC Winter 2026Founded MochaCareVlad BaskakovYC W26Founded VOYGRYarik MarkovW26 batchFounded VOYGRMojmir HorvathS26Founded Poth LabsMatthew WongS26Founded Poth LabsThomas Cesare-HerriauYC Winter 2026Founded SpotPayAdeep MitraW26Founded Khotan (formerly Pollinate)Andrew SyYC Winter 2026Founded PolymorphNirmit AroraYC Winter 2026Founded TensorTestGunin GuptaW26Founded TensorTestPavan Kalyan (a.k.a PK) TankalaYC Winter 2026Founded TensorTestBen JacobYC Winter 2026Founded ZymblyRobbie BourkeW26Founded ZymblyAzmat HabibullahYC Winter 2026Founded ZymblyNatalie Aresta-KatzYC Spring 2026Founded RegbaseEthan SheaYC Spring 2026Founded RegbaseJonathan GörtzYC Winter 2026Founded OssusKaan SirinYC Winter 2026Founded OssusQuanting(Daniel) XieYC Winter 2026Founded Origami RoboticsMichael BaronW26Founded Aurorin CADPayton CaseYC Spring 2026Founded DispatchAndrew MelloYC Spring 2026Founded DispatchChristopher AckerYC Winter 2026Founded Carrot LabsYuta BabaYC Winter 2026Founded Carrot LabsTimothy ChungW26Founded UnifoldHau ChuYC Winter 2026Founded UnifoldQuang HuynhYC Winter 2026Founded UnifoldIqbol TemirkhojaevW26Founded WaycoBraiden DishmanW26Founded ShofoAndre BragaW26Founded ShofoAlexzendor MisraYC Winter 2026Founded ShofoSam KaplanYC Winter 2026Founded RemixJean Costa de BeauregardYC Winter 2026Founded Condor EnergyFlorian PérocheauYC Winter 2026Founded Condor EnergyShaivi RauYC Summer 2026Founded LitmusElena ZhaoYC Summer 2026Founded LitmusKoh TeraiYC Winter 2026Founded MartiniLong HoangYC Winter 2026Founded MartiniDaniel PearsonYC Winter 2026Founded WideframeZachary KimYC S21Founded WideframeLuke RosaP26Founded HedgeAnshul AhluwaliaYC Spring 2026Founded Surtr Defense SystemsCameron FioreYC Spring 2026Founded Surtr Defense SystemsAlexander BergholmP26Founded KlarifyDaichi HiraokaYC Spring 2026Founded KorsoMartin PanP26Founded KorsoDean StratakosYC Spring 2026Founded StageCharles PanYC Spring 2026Founded StageSeiji YamamotoYC Spring 2026Founded PerfectBit, Inc.Peter VajdaYC Spring 2026Founded PerfectBit, Inc.Maanav AgrawalP26Founded MemoirJason ZhanYC Spring 2026Founded MemoirPari LatawaYC Summer 2026Founded Illume LabsClaire MaoYC Summer 2026Founded InstanceLucy CaiYC Summer 2026Founded InstanceKali AbejeYC Summer 2026Founded OsmauraJity WoldemichaelYC Summer 2026Founded OsmauraIan McInnisYC Spring 2026Founded MultiplierBenjamin FinchYC Spring 2026Founded MultiplierPravesh MansharamaniYC Spring 2026Founded TotalisConnor LoiYC Spring 2026Founded ReplicasSaai AroraP26Founded ReplicasRishi PankhaniyaYC Spring 2026Founded RudusSahil GoelP26Founded RudusIshaan MakkarP26Founded HexaAuri NayakP26Founded HexaMann PatiraP26Founded HexaAnand-Arnaud PajaniradjaneP26 BatchFounded ScopeSardor RahmatulloevP26Founded TwolabsDanyal AhmadP26Founded TwolabsBen OngSpring 26 (P26)Founded LightSprintBenedict ChanYC Spring 2026Founded LightSprintHeng Hong LeeYC Spring 2026Founded LightSprintRobert ChondroYC Spring 2026Founded SaffronKazuma ChojiYC Spring 2026Founded SaffronJerry YaoYC Spring 2026Founded SaffronGary GaoYC Spring 2026Founded ChertIan FongEntrepreneurshipFounded ChertMatthew YekellYC Spring 2026Founded IncandorLuc RosenzweigYC Spring 2026Founded IncandorNoah LevySpring 2026 (P26) BatchFounded Nine FivesAndrew KurtzSpring 2026Founded Nine FivesHet DaveYC Spring 2026Founded AndustryJohann StürkenYC Spring 2026Founded AndustryRob PruzanYC Spring 2026Founded ZenbuZakariea SharfeddineSpring Batch 2026Founded InLoop RoboticsStepan FeduniakYC Spring 2026Founded InLoop RoboticsJulius LippYC Fall 2026Founded The Company CompanyLodovico BenvenutiYC Spring 2026Founded TrellisJan SahagunYC P26Founded TrellisSayan MitraSpring 26Founded AtrisaRithik JainP26Founded AtrisaEmil FalkYC Spring 2026Founded Tenet IndustriesFabian AnderssonYC Spring 2026Founded Tenet IndustriesTim SprecherYC P26Founded Hub
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 MochaCare, VOYGR, Poth Labs, SpotPay, Khotan (formerly Pollinate).
- Who is in the Y Combinator mafia?
- Notable members include Nicolas Walker (MochaCare), Pranav Uppiliappan (MochaCare), Vlad Baskakov (VOYGR), Yarik Markov (VOYGR), Mojmir Horvath (Poth Labs), Matthew Wong (Poth Labs), Thomas Cesare-Herriau (SpotPay), Adeep Mitra (Khotan (formerly Pollinate)), among 10,678 tracked members.
- What companies did Y Combinator alumni found?
- Companies founded by Y Combinator alumni include MochaCare, VOYGR, Poth Labs, SpotPay, Khotan (formerly Pollinate), Polymorph, TensorTest, Zymbly, Regbase, Ossus.