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The SpaceX Mafia

Founders who came out of SpaceX to start their own companies.

11 founders 29 companies Root: SpaceX →
Lineage of SpaceXSpaceXSpaceXElon MuskElon MuskZip2Zip2PayPalPayPalX.comX.comTeslaTeslaGeorge HotzGeorge HotzComma.aiComma.aitiny corptiny corpHarry O'HanleyHarry O'HanleyABL Space SystemsABL Space SystemsLong WallLong WallJemuel JosephJemuel JosephCoverCoverAlloy RoboticsAlloy RoboticsJordan NooneJordan NooneRelativity SpaceRelativity SpaceZooZooWill BrueyWill BrueyVardaVardaVarda Space IndustriesVarda Space IndustriesJustin LopasJustin LopasBase PowerBase PowerNeel KunjurNeel KunjurK2 SpaceK2 SpaceSigne LonholdtSigne LonholdtKadeyaKadeyaThomas MarkusicThomas MarkusicFirefly AerospaceFirefly AerospaceTom MuellerTom MuellerImpulse SpaceImpulse Space
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Every founder in the SpaceX lineage

11 founders · 29 companies

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

E Elon Musk 14 founded
Zip2 1996 PayPal 1998 X.com 1999 Tesla 2003 Hyperloop One 2014 OpenAI 2015 Neuralink 2016 The Boring Company 2016 Thud 2017 xAI 2023 X Corp. 2023 SpaceXAI 2023 X Holdings Corp 2023 America PAC
G George Hotz 2 founded
Comma.ai 2015 tiny corp 2022
H Harry O'Hanley 2 founded
ABL Space Systems 2017 Long Wall
J Jemuel Joseph 2 founded
Cover 2013 Alloy Robotics
J Jordan Noone 2 founded
Relativity Space 2015 Zoo
W Will Bruey 2 founded
Varda 2020 Varda Space Industries 2021
J Justin Lopas 1 founded
Base Power 2023
N Neel Kunjur 1 founded
K2 Space 2022
S Signe Lonholdt 1 founded
Kadeya 2021
T Thomas Markusic 1 founded
Firefly Aerospace 2014
T Tom Mueller 1 founded
Impulse Space 2021
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