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Startup mafia · Lineage

The Microsoft Mafia

Alumni of Microsoft who went on to found and fund companies of their own.

36 founders 74 companies Root: Microsoft →
Lineage of MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoftPaul AllenPaul AllenTraf-O-DataTraf-O-DataAsymetrixAsymetrixStarwaveStarwaveApex LearningApex LearningBill GatesBill GatesTraf-O-DataTraf-O-DataBranded Entertainment NetworkBranded Entertainment…Microsoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchCascade InvestmentCascade InvestmentBhavish AggarwalBhavish AggarwalOlaOlaOla CabsOla CabsOla ElectricOla ElectricKrutrimKrutrimGavin WoodGavin WoodEthereumEthereumParity TechnologiesParity TechnologiesPolkadotPolkadotPolkadot (Web3 Foundation)Polkadot (Web3 Founda…Rich BartonRich BartonExpediaExpediaExpedia GroupExpedia GroupZillowZillowGlassdoorGlassdoorAmi LuttwakAmi LuttwakAdallomAdallomWizWizAssaf RappaportAssaf RappaportAdallomAdallomWizWizDo KwonDo KwonTerraTerraTerraform LabsTerraform LabsGabe NewellGabe NewellValveValveHeart Of Racing TeamHeart Of Racing TeamKevin NazemiKevin NazemiOscar HealthOscar HealthCharlieCharlieManny MedinaManny MedinaOutreachOutreachPaidPaidRoy ReznikRoy ReznikAdallomAdallomWizWizShashank KumarShashank KumarRazorpayRazorpayDeHaatDeHaatShishir MehrotraShishir MehrotraCodaCodaSuperhumanSuperhuman
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Every founder in the Microsoft lineage

36 founders · 74 companies

Founders who worked at or founded Microsoft and went on to build their own companies.

P Paul Allen 13 founded
Traf-O-Data 1972 Asymetrix 1984 Starwave 1992 Apex Learning 1997 Flying Heritage Collection 2004 Living Computers: Museum + Labs 2006 1000memories 2010 Stratolaunch Systems 2011 Allen Institute for Cell Science 2014 Allen Institute for Immunology 2018 Mojave Aerospace Ventures Vulcan Productions CloudCoreo
B Bill Gates 9 founded
Traf-O-Data 1972 Branded Entertainment Network 1989 Microsoft Research 1991 Cascade Investment 1995 Xbox Game Studios 2000 DATA 2002 TerraPower 2008 bgC3 2008 Breakthrough Energy Coalition 2015
B Bhavish Aggarwal 4 founded
Ola 2010 Ola Cabs 2010 Ola Electric 2017 Krutrim
G Gavin Wood 4 founded
Ethereum 2015 Parity Technologies 2015 Polkadot 2016 Polkadot (Web3 Foundation)
R Rich Barton 4 founded
Expedia 1996 Expedia Group 1996 Zillow 2006 Glassdoor 2007
A Ami Luttwak 2 founded
Adallom 2012 Wiz 2020
A Assaf Rappaport 2 founded
Adallom 2012 Wiz 2020
D Do Kwon 2 founded
Terra 1999 Terraform Labs 2018
G Gabe Newell 2 founded
Valve 1996 Heart Of Racing Team 2014
K Kevin Nazemi 2 founded
Oscar Health 2012 Charlie
M Manny Medina 2 founded
Outreach 2014 Paid 2014
R Roy Reznik 2 founded
Adallom 2012 Wiz 2020
S Shashank Kumar 2 founded
Razorpay 2014 DeHaat
S Shishir Mehrotra 2 founded
Coda 2014 Superhuman 2015
A Alex DeNeui 1 founded
Coda 2014
A Alexander Skidanov 1 founded
NEAR Protocol 2018
D Daniel Dines 1 founded
UiPath 2005
D Daniel Krauss 1 founded
Flix 2013
E Eugenio Pace 1 founded
Auth0 2013
F Ferry Unardi 1 founded
Traveloka 2012
I Idan Plotnik 1 founded
Apiiro
K Kunal Bahl 1 founded
Snapdeal 2010
L Lloyd Frink 1 founded
Zillow 2006
M Martin Mao 1 founded
Chronosphere 2019
M Matias Woloski 1 founded
Auth0 2013
M Maxim Fateev 1 founded
Temporal 2019
M Michael Dolinsky 1 founded
Ermetic
M Mike Harrington 1 founded
Valve 1996
N Nikil Viswanathan 1 founded
Alchemy 2017
P Peyush Bansal 1 founded
Lenskart 2010
R Rob Glaser 1 founded
RealNetworks 1994
R Rob Skillington 1 founded
Chronosphere 2019
S Samar Abbas 1 founded
Temporal 2019
S Sarah Leary 1 founded
Nextdoor 2008
Y Yinon Costica 1 founded
Wiz 2020
Z Zhang Yiming 1 founded
ByteDance 2012
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