Lineages
Startup mafias
A “mafia” is the network of founders who came out of one company to build their own — the lineages that shaped Silicon Valley and beyond, ranked by how many founders spun out.
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The Xooglers
149 founders spun out · Software & IT
A
The Alloy Robotics Mafia
76 founders spun out · Data & Analytics
F
The Facebook Mafia
47 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
M
The Microsoft Mafia
36 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
M
The MIT Mafia
30 founders spun out
P
The PayPal Mafia
27 founders spun out · Fintech
J
The Joey by Lykkelig AI Mafia
24 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
O
The OpenAI Diaspora
24 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
Y
The Yahoo Mafia
23 founders spun out · Software & IT
O
The Oracle Mafia
19 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
A
The Apple Mafia
18 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
A
The Amazon Mafia
17 founders spun out · Retail & E-commerce
T
The Tesla Mafia
16 founders spun out · Automotive & Mobility
D
The DeepMind Mafia
15 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
S
The Square Mafia
15 founders spun out · Fintech
U
The Uber Mafia
15 founders spun out · Automotive & Mobility
P
The Palantir Mafia
14 founders spun out · Software & IT
S
The Salesforce Mafia
14 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
T
The Twitter Mafia
14 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
M
The McKinsey & Company Mafia
13 founders spun out · Consulting & Services
U
The UC Berkeley Mafia
13 founders spun out
N
The Netscape Mafia
12 founders spun out · Software & IT
F
The Flipkart Mafia
11 founders spun out · Retail & E-commerce
S
The SpaceX Mafia
11 founders spun out · Aerospace & Space
C
The Coinbase Mafia
9 founders spun out · Fintech
B
The Bain & Company Mafia
8 founders spun out · Consulting & Services
D
The Diem Mafia
8 founders spun out · Software & IT
I
The IBM Mafia
8 founders spun out · Software & IT
L
The LinkedIn Mafia
8 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
M
The Meta Platforms Mafia
8 founders spun out · Software & IT
A
The Anduril Mafia
7 founders spun out · Aerospace & Space
A
The Atlas Mafia
7 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
B
The Boston Consulting Group Mafia
7 founders spun out
E
The Ethereum Mafia
7 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
F
The Flickr Mafia
7 founders spun out · Social
M
The MDTV Mafia
7 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
R
The Rocket Internet Mafia
7 founders spun out
W
The Waymo Mafia
7 founders spun out · Automotive & Mobility
X
The X.com Mafia
7 founders spun out · Fintech
A
The Anduril Industries Mafia
6 founders spun out · Aerospace & Space
B
The Blue Origin Mafia
6 founders spun out · Aerospace & Space
D
The Dell Mafia
6 founders spun out · Software & IT
D
The DoubleClick Mafia
6 founders spun out · Marketing & Advertising
E
The Epirus Mafia
6 founders spun out · Aerospace & Space
G
The Goldman Sachs Mafia
6 founders spun out · Fintech
G
The Groupon Mafia
6 founders spun out · Marketplace
I
The Ig Wiki Librarians Hub Mafia
6 founders spun out · Education
J
The Justin.tv Mafia
6 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
N
The Nginx, Inc. Mafia
6 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
P
The Physical Intelligence (π) Mafia
6 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
P
The Physical Intelligence Mafia
6 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
R
The Rooster Teeth Mafia
6 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
S
The ScrewAttack Mafia
6 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
S
The Stripe Diaspora
6 founders spun out · Fintech
S
The Sun Mafia
6 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
V
The VMware Mafia
6 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
Y
The YouTube Mafia
6 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
A
The AMD Mafia
5 founders spun out · Semiconductors
A
The Adallom Mafia
5 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
A
The Aster Data Systems Mafia
5 founders spun out · Data & Analytics
B
The Bloom Mafia
5 founders spun out · Fintech
B
The Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Mafia
5 founders spun out
D
The Datarank Mafia
5 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
D
The Deutsche Bank Mafia
5 founders spun out · Fintech
E
The Editas Medicine Mafia
5 founders spun out · Biotech & Pharma
E
The Eucalyptus Mafia
5 founders spun out · Healthcare
F
The Fin Mafia
5 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
F
The Flow Mafia
5 founders spun out · Real Estate & Construction
F
The Founders Fund Mafia
5 founders spun out · Fintech
F
The Fusion-io Mafia
5 founders spun out
G
The G2 Crowd Mafia
5 founders spun out · Marketplace
G
The G2 Mafia
5 founders spun out · Software & IT
H
The Harvard University Mafia
5 founders spun out
H
The Hewlett-Packard Mafia
5 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
I
The Intercom Mafia
5 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
J
The Jump Mafia
5 founders spun out · Software & IT
K
The Kleiner Perkins Mafia
5 founders spun out · Fintech
M
The MongoDB Mafia
5 founders spun out · Developer Tools
M
The Mysten Labs Mafia
5 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
N
The NASA Mafia
5 founders spun out
N
The Nest Mafia
5 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
O
The Odeo Mafia
5 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
P
The Palantir Technologies Mafia
5 founders spun out · Developer Tools
R
The RIVR Mafia
5 founders spun out · Robotics
R
The Resilience Mafia
5 founders spun out · Healthcare
S
The SAP Mafia
5 founders spun out · Software & IT
S
The Silicon Graphics Mafia
5 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
S
The Skype Mafia
5 founders spun out · Software & IT
S
The Socialcam Mafia
5 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
S
The Starling Bank Mafia
5 founders spun out · Fintech
S
The Sui Mafia
5 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
S
The Swiss-Mile Mafia
5 founders spun out · Robotics
T
The Together AI Mafia
5 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
T
The Twitch Mafia
5 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
W
The Wyzard Mafia
5 founders spun out · Marketing & Advertising
X
The Xerox PARC Mafia
5 founders spun out
E
The eBay Mafia
5 founders spun out · Marketplace
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The /dev/agents Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
1
The 1000memories Mafia
4 founders spun out · Consumer
A
The Abacus Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
A
The Abra AI Mafia
4 founders spun out · Software & IT
A
The Accolade Mafia
4 founders spun out · Healthcare
A
The Affirm Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
A
The Alex Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
A
The Alloy Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
A
The Andromeda Mafia
4 founders spun out · Robotics
A
The Anysphere Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
A
The Applied Electrodynamics, Inc. Mafia
4 founders spun out · Industrials & Manufacturing
A
The Aurora Mafia
4 founders spun out · Automotive & Mobility
A
The Ava Labs Mafia
4 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
A
The Avalanche Mafia
4 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
A
The Awake Mafia
4 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
A
The Awake Security Mafia
4 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
B
The Baton Market Mafia
4 founders spun out · Marketplace
B
The Belong Mafia
4 founders spun out · Consumer
B
The Bibit Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
C
The Cadre Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
C
The Casper Mafia
4 founders spun out · Marketplace
C
The Check Point Mafia
4 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
C
The Chroma Medicine Mafia
4 founders spun out · Biotech & Pharma
C
The Clarity Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
C
The Clarium Capital Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
C
The Cloudflare Mafia
4 founders spun out · Developer Tools
C
The Color Health Mafia
4 founders spun out · Healthcare
C
The Color Mafia
4 founders spun out · Healthcare
C
The Compound Mafia
4 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
C
The Confinity Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
C
The ConsenSys Mafia
4 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
C
The Contrast Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
C
The Credit Suisse Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
C
The Cursor Mafia
4 founders spun out · Developer Tools
D
The Demisto Mafia
4 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
D
The Descope Mafia
4 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
D
The Desktop Metal Mafia
4 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
D
The Docker Mafia
4 founders spun out · Developer Tools
D
The Dream Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
D
The Dropbox Mafia
4 founders spun out · Productivity
E
The EQL Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
E
The Elevate (formerly Bloom) Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
E
The Empower Retirement Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
E
The Enernite AS Mafia
4 founders spun out
E
The Epinions Mafia
4 founders spun out
E
The Eucalyptus Health Mafia
4 founders spun out · Healthcare
E
The Exa Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
E
The Exalead Mafia
4 founders spun out · Software & IT
E
The Expedia Mafia
4 founders spun out · Travel & Hospitality
F
The FAZZ Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
G
The General Magic Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
G
The Glide Apps Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
G
The Glide Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
G
The Google Nest Mafia
4 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
G
The Google X Mafia
4 founders spun out
H
The Helius Mafia
4 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
H
The Highlight Mafia
4 founders spun out · Social
I
The Imagen Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
I
The Imagen Technologies Mafia
4 founders spun out · Healthcare
I
The Index Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
I
The Indigo Agriculture Mafia
4 founders spun out · Energy & Climate
I
The Instagram Mafia
4 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
I
The Intellia Therapeutics Mafia
4 founders spun out · Biotech & Pharma
I
The Intuit Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
K
The Kensho Mafia
4 founders spun out
K
The Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
L
The LogicStar Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
M
The Merqueo Mafia
4 founders spun out · Food & Agriculture
M
The Mimic Mafia
4 founders spun out · Robotics
M
The Mimic Robotics Mafia
4 founders spun out · Robotics
M
The Much Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
M
The Myntra Mafia
4 founders spun out · Retail & E-commerce
N
The Nelly Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
N
The Nelly Solutions Mafia
4 founders spun out
N
The Netflix Mafia
4 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
O
The Obot AI Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
O
The Oculus Mafia
4 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
O
The Oculus VR Mafia
4 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
O
The Omacom Foundation Mafia
4 founders spun out
O
The Opendoor Mafia
4 founders spun out · Real Estate & Construction
O
The Orchid Security Mafia
4 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
O
The Origin Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
O
The Oscar Health Mafia
4 founders spun out · Healthcare
O
The Outreach Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
P
The Personal Capital Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
P
The Pinterest Mafia
4 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
P
The Pixieray (IXI) Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fashion & Beauty
P
The Pixieray Mafia
4 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
Q
The Qualcomm Mafia
4 founders spun out · Telecom
Q
The Quora Mafia
4 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
R
The Rancher Labs Mafia
4 founders spun out · Software & IT
R
The Reality Labs Mafia
4 founders spun out · Software & IT
R
The Rehook.ai Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
S
The Shopr.TV Mafia
4 founders spun out · Software & IT
S
The Slide Mafia
4 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
S
The SocialNet Mafia
4 founders spun out · Social
S
The Sprout Social Mafia
4 founders spun out · Marketing & Advertising
S
The Standard AI Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
S
The Standard Cognition Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
S
The StarkNet Mafia
4 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
S
The StarkWare Mafia
4 founders spun out · Crypto & Web3
S
The Stoik Mafia
4 founders spun out · Cybersecurity
S
The Stoïk Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
S
The StudySmarter Mafia
4 founders spun out · Education
S
The Sunday Mafia
4 founders spun out · Robotics
T
The Terra Mafia
4 founders spun out · Software & IT
T
The The Ramp Mafia
4 founders spun out
T
The Together Mafia
4 founders spun out · Artificial Intelligence
T
The Twitch Interactive Mafia
4 founders spun out · Gaming
U
The University of Washington Mafia
4 founders spun out
U
The Upright Citizens Brigade Mafia
4 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
U
The Upright Citizens Brigade Mafia
4 founders spun out · Media & Entertainment
V
The VOI Mafia
4 founders spun out · Automotive & Mobility
V
The Vaia Mafia
4 founders spun out · Education
V
The Voi Technology Mafia
4 founders spun out · Automotive & Mobility
W
The Weave Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
W
The Weaveworks Mafia
4 founders spun out · Developer Tools
W
The Wikipedia:Jewels of Knowledge Mafia
4 founders spun out
W
The Wyzard AI Mafia
4 founders spun out · Marketing & Advertising
W
The Wyze Labs Mafia
4 founders spun out · Hardware & Electronics
W
The Wyze Mafia
4 founders spun out · Marketplace
Z
The Zepz Mafia
4 founders spun out · Fintech
H
The highlight.io Mafia
4 founders spun out · Enterprise Software
Z
The Zenefits Mafia
3 founders spun out · Software & IT
A
The Airbnb Mafia
2 founders spun out · Marketplace