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Startup mafia · Lineage

The Sun Mafia

Sun Microsystems alumni including Vinod Khosla and Andy Bechtolsheim, who shaped a generation of infrastructure companies and venture funds.

6 founders 10 companies Root: Sun Microsystems →
Lineage of Sun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsGary LauterbachGary LauterbachCerebras SystemsCerebras SystemsCerebrasCerebrasSeaMicroSeaMicroAndy BechtolsheimAndy BechtolsheimMoovwebMoovwebArista NetworksArista NetworksVinod KhoslaVinod KhoslaKhosla VenturesKhosla VenturesRange FuelsRange FuelsChris MalachowskyChris MalachowskyNvidiaNvidiaCurtis PriemCurtis PriemNvidiaNvidiaRodrigo LiangRodrigo LiangSambaNova SystemsSambaNova Systems
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Every founder in the Sun Microsystems lineage

6 founders · 10 companies

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

G Gary Lauterbach 3 founded
Cerebras Systems 2015 Cerebras 2015 SeaMicro
A Andy Bechtolsheim 2 founded
Moovweb 2003 Arista Networks 2004
V Vinod Khosla 2 founded
Khosla Ventures 2004 Range Fuels 2006
C Chris Malachowsky 1 founded
Nvidia 1993
C Curtis Priem 1 founded
Nvidia 1993
R Rodrigo Liang 1 founded
SambaNova Systems 2017
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