founders.io ⌕
Companies Founders Investors Startup mafias Connection finder Y Combinator Unicorns 🦄 Data & downloads About Contribute
W
Startup mafia · Lineage

The Waymo Mafia

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

7 founders 13 companies Root: Waymo →
Lineage of WaymoWaymoWaymoSebastian ThrunSebastian ThrunKitty HawkKitty HawkX DevelopmentX DevelopmentCrestaCrestaDuloDuloAnthony LevandowskiAnthony LevandowskiOttoOttoPronto.aiPronto.aiBryan SaleskyBryan SaleskyArgo AIArgo AIStack AVStack AVChris UrmsonChris UrmsonAurora InnovationAurora InnovationAuroraAuroraDave FergusonDave FergusonNuroNuroDon BurnetteDon BurnetteKodiak RoboticsKodiak RoboticsJiajun ZhuJiajun ZhuNuroNuro
Each node links through — click a founder or company to keep exploring. ↓ CSV ↓ JSON

Every founder in the Waymo lineage

7 founders · 13 companies

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

S Sebastian Thrun 4 founded
Kitty Hawk 2010 X Development 2010 Cresta 2017 Dulo
A Anthony Levandowski 2 founded
Otto 2016 Pronto.ai
B Bryan Salesky 2 founded
Argo AI 2016 Stack AV
C Chris Urmson 2 founded
Aurora Innovation 2017 Aurora 2017
D Dave Ferguson 1 founded
Nuro 2016
D Don Burnette 1 founded
Kodiak Robotics 2018
J Jiajun Zhu 1 founded
Nuro 2016
Explore more lineages on the mafias index, or download the full founder graph →