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The Zynga Mafia

68 people came through Zynga and went on to found or lead other companies.

Ian CinnamonTechnology Advisor to the ChairmanFounded Synapse Technology Corporation +3 Robin ChanGeneral Manager, Asia Business OperationsFounded Goat Capital +2 Andrew BuseySpecial Advisor, Social Casino GamesFounded Hypergiant +2 Amitt MahajanDirector of EngineeringFounded Rare Bits +1 Mohan ReddyCTO/Technology LeaderFounded SkyHive +1 Eric TileniusGeneral ManagerFounded Answers +1 Sohail PrasadProduct Manager, MobileFounded D/XYZ +1 Phil YuenDirector of ProductsFounded Aurabeat +1 Suchintan SinghSoftware EngineerFounded Skyvern +1 Peter GokhshteynSoftware DeveloperFounded Tempo +1 Charles YehSoftware Engineering InternFounded Persona +1 George FangData Engineer - User AcquisitionFounded Meridian +1 Alagu MSenior Software EngineerFounded Peoplebox.ai +1 Sisun LeeProduct Manager InternFounded More Labs +1 Nadav CornbergDirector Of EngineeringFounded EVE Security +1 Seth SivakLead Game DesignerFounded Proletariat Inc.Matt OckoSeed Investor and AdvisorFounded DCVC (Data Collective)Jorge MazalProduct ManagerFounded Outsmart Steve SchoettlerCo-Founder and Vice PresidentFounded Junyo Neil RosemanVP, EngineeringFounded Invicti Security Justin Waldronfounder, productFounded Playco enterprise-saas Marcus SegalCOO, Casino DivisionFounded ForeVR Games Pratyus PatnaikSenior Software EngineerFounded Natoma Dennis QianSoftware EngineerFounded Definitive Neel MurthyProduct Manager (former Engineering Intern)Founded Swapbox Josh HubballAdvisor, Media & Entertainment PartnershipsFounded Level Frames Bigi LuiPrincipal Software Engineer/Software ArchitectFounded CoinTent Rajas LonkarStudent Consultant (Social Media Analytics)Founded Fountain9 Jyothika SahajanandanAssociate Software EngineerFounded Spark Studio Rahul MallapurProductFounded Blitzllama Agni BhattacharyaProduct ManagerFounded Alma Harris GaniProduct ManagerFounded Viddy TJ MurphyProduct ManagerFounded Downlink Alan WellsProduct Manger, iPhone GamesFounded Rocketable Thomas ShelleySenior Product ManagerFounded Magnetic Patrick FaySoftware EngineerFounded Magnetic Stephen SullivanExecutive Producer and Senior Product ManagerFounded BoostOps Frederic DescampsVice President, Head of Corporate DevelopmentFounded Manticore Games Brad RossDivisional Lead Product ManagerFounded CoinTent Mahyar RaissiSoftware Engineering InternFounded Quo Benjamin LoProduct Manager InternFounded Dialogue AI Shruti GuptaSecurity EngineerFounded Zania Matthew WigginsStudio Head and General Manager, Zynga Mobile UKFounded Mojiworks Ari EvansProduct Manager (CityVille)Founded Maestro Interactive Jacob RosenbergLead Developer - Zynga Network ProductsFounded LendUp Puneet ManujaSenior Software EngineerFounded YourDost Graham GaylorSoftware EngineerFounded Vrchat Emily YimProduct ManagerFounded Superbloom Games Radley MarxFlash / Flex DeveloperFounded Mixwit Glade LucoDistinguished EngineerFounded Gigwell Sean FuProduct ManagerFounded Terark Ray LauDirector of Business OperationsFounded Leapfin Teymour Farman-FarmaianGM, Strategic Partnerships, Board Member of Irish EntityFounded Higlobe Paul NeurathCreative Director, MobileFounded Otherside E Michael ChowSr. Director of Strategic ServicesFounded Believer Matthew BrombergChief Operating OfficerFounded Unity Technologies Abhas SarohaSenior Software EngineerFounded Bombay Play Sameer GulatiSenior Product ManagementFounded Ordway Kumar PuspeshPrincipal Software EngineerFounded Durian Pay Craig WoidaPrincipal 3D ArtistFounded Proof of Play Vincent WooSoftware InternFounded CoderPad Peter GrabarchukPuzzle Content Provider (via Puzzlium)Founded Puzzlium RJ JainTools Architect and Senior EngineerFounded Price marketplace-b2c Rajeev NagpalProduct ManagerFounded Bebopbee Maureen FanVP of Games, FarmVille franchiseFounded Baobab Studios Edan YagoSr. Product ManagerFounded Bitcoinos Nir LeibovichLead Product ManagerFounded Goco Sunil PaulBoard of DirectorsFounded Spring Free EV

Frequently asked questions

What is the Zynga mafia?: The Zynga mafia is the network of 68 people who came through Zynga and went on to found or lead other companies, including Synapse Technology Corporation, Goat Capital, Hypergiant, Rare Bits, SkyHive.
Who is in the Zynga mafia?: Notable members include Ian Cinnamon (Synapse Technology Corporation), Robin Chan (Goat Capital), Andrew Busey (Hypergiant), Amitt Mahajan (Rare Bits), Mohan Reddy (SkyHive), Eric Tilenius (Answers), Sohail Prasad (D/XYZ), Phil Yuen (Aurabeat), among 68 tracked members.
What companies did Zynga alumni found?: Companies founded by Zynga alumni include Synapse Technology Corporation, Goat Capital, Hypergiant, Rare Bits, SkyHive, Answers, D/XYZ, Aurabeat, Skyvern, Tempo.