The Babson College Mafia has founded 1,199 companies and raised $16B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Columbia University Mafia has founded 3,232 companies and raised $93B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Gusto Mafia has founded 34 companies and raised $422M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The OLX Mafia has founded 16 companies and raised $1B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Faire Mafia has founded 12 companies and raised $52M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Asana Mafia has founded 17 companies and raised $248M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Andruil Tech Mafia has founded 13 companies and raised $876M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The GitHub has founded 61 companies and raised $840M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Bain Capital Mafia has founded 46 companies and raised $2.4B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

Atari is one of the most iconic companies in the video game industry, credited with pioneering the arcade game, home video game console, and personal computer industries. Find out more about this tech mafia group.

The TechCrunch Mafia has founded 120 companies and raised $590M. Find out who is doing what!

The Airtable Mafia has founded 10 companies and raised $73M. Learn more about this rising tech mafia group.

The Oracle Mafia has founded 892 companies and raised $42B. Learn more about this alumni group.

The Binance Mafia has founded 11 companies and raised $130M. Check out who these rockstars are!

The Y Combinator Mafia has founded 139 companies and raised $27 billion.

The Oculus Mafia has founded 22 companies and raised $2.4 billion. Find out who they are!

The MongoDB Mafia has founded 60 companies and raised $1.6 billion, find out who the founders and startups are!

The Accenture Mafia has founded 1,090 companies and raised $17 billion. Learn more about the successful founders and startups from this tech mafia group.

Brex was founded in 2017 by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, two entrepreneurs from Brazil. The Brex alumni group of founders is one of the fastest growing tech mafias.

The Cisco Mafia has founded 735 companies and raised $19 billion. See who the top companies and founders are.

Learn about what the alumni group of this popular "buy now, pay later" company are up to.

The Shutterstock Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the this alumni group has started, and where they are at now.

The Deloitte Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the top consultants have started, and how it's going for them.

The Intuit Mafia has founded 238 companies and raised $12 billion. Check out which are the top companies and founders.

Ready to learn about the entrepreneurial alumni from TIME Mafia? Let's dive in - this is a real power group.

Plaid is one of the most impressive fintech success stories. Learn more about this emerging tech mafia group.

Check out the entrepreneurial alumni group of one of the most popular media companies in the world.

The Atlassian Mafia has founded 46 companies & raised $742 million. Find out who the top founders are and the companies they founded.

Make space - the Zenefits Mafia has landed. Find out which are the most successful companies and founders from this tech mafia group.

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace began working on Figma in 2012 while studying computer science at Brown University. Find out how many companies Figma alumni have started and how much money they have raised.

The Venmo Mafia has founded 15 companies, raising $537 million in total. Find out which spot they take on our tech mafia leaderboard, and see the top companies founded by Venmo alumni.

The Salesforce Mafia is in the top 3 on our tech mafia leaderboard. Find out who the stars of this tech group are, and the companies they have started.

Starting from a humble beginning in Jack Ma's Hangzhou apartment, Alibaba became the 2nd biggest IPO in history. This is their mafia group.

The Nokia Mafia has founded 33 companies, raising $106 million in total. Find out who they are!

The IBM Mafia has founded 1,353 companies and raised $31.3 billion in total. Learn more about the top companies founded by former alumni.

The Yammer Mafia has raised more than $3 billion in funding from top investors. Find out who, when, and how.

The Affirm Mafia is an interesting one. Let's take a look at what this alumni group is up to.

McKinsey alumni have raised $84 billion in funding so far, and started 1,392 companies, making them the second most affluent tech mafia group after Google.

The HubSpot Mafia has emerged as an influential force in the tech and business sectors, demonstrating remarkable innovation and entrepreneurial success. With a staggering 72 companies founded by its alumni, this dynamic group has collectively raised an impressive $740 million, showcasing their ability to not only envision but also actualize groundbreaking ideas.

Adobe's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 25 companies that have raised a total of $2.7 billion according to Crunchbase data. The Adobe Mafia seems to be a lot into acquiring and getting acquired, keep reading to know more!

Yelp's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 31 companies that have raised a total of $8 billion according to Crunchbase data.

Learn about the top 25 companies from the N26 Mafia!

Investing in biotech startups offers unique opportunities to be part of supporting life changing ideas, from pioneering therapies to revolutionary diagnostics. In this article, we'll take a look at how to invest in biotech startups, some challenges and risks, and a few notable biotech startups.

Orange Collective, an investment club formed by Y Combinator (YC) alumni, knows all to well the potential locked within their alumni network. PIN’s team is proud to be powering their investment club with our platform as we aim to simplify the process of setting up funds for alumni networks, companies, and communities.

In this article we list the top 34 companies, but a total of 119 companies have been founded by former employees of WeWork and $2.4 billion raised.

Learn more about the influential investors of Coinbase, and how much they made when Coinbase went public in 2021.

We highlight the top 14 companies from the Mastercard Mafia, but a total of 60 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $729 million as per Crunchbase data.

In the tech world, there are some special groups that have a big impact on the industry, and the Vimeo Mafia is no exception to that.

Snapchat - founded by 3 friends, the app turned into a billion-dollar fortune for its investors. Find out who the early investors were, why they invested, and how much they made.

The Palantir Mafia is one of the most well known tech groups, and is often called the "Palantir Pack". We take a look at 101 of the best companies to come out of this mafia group.

In 2011, Sequoia Capital made a game-changing move by investing $8 million in a relatively obscure messaging app called WhatsApp. This investment marked the beginning of an exclusive partnership between WhatsApp founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum and Sequoia Capital. 

This week we're highlighting the top 14 companies from the SoundCloud Mafia, but a total of 25 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $108 million as per Crunchbase data.

In the fast-paced world of tech and startups, one key asset often goes unnoticed—alumni networks.‍These networks, comprising former employees and associates of successful companies, can be treasure troves of innovation and potential.

A look at the first investors in Twitch and why they thought it was a good investment.

This week we're highlighting the top 22 companies from the Twitch Mafia, but a total of 42 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $15.4 billion as per Crunchbase data.

This week we're taking a slightly different approach for our Inside the Deal series. We're highlighting six of the top investors from the 2023 Midas List, along with their most notable deals.

For this week's tech mafia edition, we're taking a look at the popular edtech platform Udemy. It's amongst the top 10 most successful edtech platforms, along with Coursera, MasterClass, and Kahoot.

Instacart went public earlier this week at $30 a share, raising $660 million in total. These ar ethe biggest VC winners in Instacart's IPO.

NVIDIA's former employees have raised $1.4 billion in funding, and are currently operating some of the biggest companies in the world. Learn more about the top companies from this trendy tech mafia group.

An inside look at the investment memo of Twilio's first VC seed investor.

Former employees of Twilio have collectively raised $1.5 billion in funding and started 74 companies. We cover the top 23 companies and their founders.

Welcome to our new weekly series - Inside the Deal - where we dive deep into the early investors of iconic companies.Since we covered the Cruise Mafia this week, we dug up some data on the first investors who decided to take a bet on Cruise’s self-driving cars.

A chat with angel investor Mysty Rusk on how to choose winning bets and build a strong network.

For founders striving to make a lasting impression on potential investors and stakeholders, having access to the right resources is crucial. Learn about the top pitch deck resources.

Seed stage angel investor Francis Santora shares how he got into angel investing without a network or any prior knowledge on how to invest in startups.

The Robinhood Mafia is full of incredible founders. Check out which startup is currently doing really well, as well as our favorite rising star.

A breakdown of the rising stars and top companies from the Zillow Mafia.

A full overview of 10 of the best web3 accelerators across Europe and USA. Find out how to apply, investment details, and the perks that they offer to founders.

The Dell Mafia is gigantic, and we've selected the best of the best!

Learn more about the top 37 companies founded by former employees of the Snapchat Mafia.

A summary of the 28 tech mafia groups we have covered in the past 6 months!

We chat about the current investing scene, how AI will affect startups, the future of work, and how to angel invest in promising founders.

This is one of the biggest mafia groups we've covered up to date, get the full stats right here.

Learn about mega investor Garry Tan and how he built a name for himself.

Learn from solo GP, Amber Illig, how she moved into investing as a full time job and her angel investing community for women - The Council.

This week in tech mafia news: the Etsy Mafia and the biggest companies that former employees have founded, plus rising stars!

Ever wondered what former of employees of Facebook go on to do? Well, they start their own companies! Check out the best companies from the Facebook Mafia.

Learn about how this angel investor is re-inventing early stage capital, her investment strategy, and the verticals she is currently most excited about.

Learn about the eBay Mafia and it's wildly successful founders and their companies, including YouTube!

Y Combinator’s latest startup batch was recently announced. From 20,000 applications, 282 were funded. Below is a list of our top 10 favorite startups, what they are building, and their founders.

in this interview with Amanda Robson we talk about why now is a great time to invest in startups, what kind of founders are going to get funded in the next few years, and how Modern Angels has grown into amazing community of women angel investors.

This week we breakdown the top 66 startups that were formed by previous employees of the Uber Mafia.

Angel investing 101. Learn about the different angel investing options and how to be a successful angel investor.

Find out which are the biggest companies to come out of the YouTube Mafia.

Find out who are the top 12 female angel investors in the USA. Not only have they written plenty of checks, but they are also notable startup founders.

Learn about Travis Kalanick's angel investing portfolio and what he looks for in founders.

This week's edition is an ode to none other than the man that is a symbol of technology and innovation - Elon Musk aka Tesla. We take a look at 25 successful companies founded by previous engineers and executives of Tesla.

This week we have compiled a breakdown of the VMware Mafia. When we started researching this group, never in a million years could we have imagined that this would be the biggest tech mafia group we've covered so far, bigger than Tesla and Square! Check out the top 40 companies founded by former employees of VMware.

Check out this week's list of phenomenal startups that have come out of Stripe's Mafia gigabrains.

A glimpse into the most influential and successful companies started by ex-Twitter employees in our weekly Tech Mafia Series.

Tim Ferriss is the most popular podcaster and author of "The 4-Hour Work Week". He's also an active and successful angel investor. Learn more about his portfolio and what he advices angel investors to look out for.

Meet the top 14 stars of the Tinder Mafia. A full breakdown of the founders, investors, capital raised, and more.

This week we take a look at the powerful Tech Mafia group that has emerged from one of the most revolutionary finance apps - Revolut.

Meet the successful ex employees of messaging giant Skype, and learn about the companies they founded.

Check out the top companies and founders from the Shopify Mafia.

This week we take a look at one of the biggest Mafias up to date - the one and only Square Mafia. Square, as many will know, was co-founded by Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter. The Square Mafia has raised billions of dollars, and formed over 35 successful companies.

Slack pivoted from being a video game to being...Slack. And now, it's formed its own successful alumni group of former employees who've founded their own companies. Learn about their investors, capital raised, previous roles at Slack, and more.

The SpaceX Mafia is not playing small - more than 46 companies founded and $1 billion in funding. That's a strong group! This week we take a look at the top organizations, their founders, investors, and more.

Find out which former employees of Pinterest started their own big hit companies like OpenSea and Color.

Meet the ultimate social media tech mafia group - the Instagram Mafia.

The Babson College Mafia has founded 1,199 companies and raised $16B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Washington University Mafia has founded 2,064 companies and raised $54B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Columbia University Mafia has founded 3,232 companies and raised $93B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Gusto Mafia has founded 34 companies and raised $422M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The OLX Mafia has founded 16 companies and raised $1B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Faire Mafia has founded 12 companies and raised $52M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Upwork Mafia has founded 84 companies and raised $390M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Asana Mafia has founded 17 companies and raised $248M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Casper Mafia has founded 32 companies and raised $932M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Andruil Tech Mafia has founded 13 companies and raised $876M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The GitHub has founded 61 companies and raised $840M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Bain Capital Mafia has founded 46 companies and raised $2.4B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

Atari is one of the most iconic companies in the video game industry, credited with pioneering the arcade game, home video game console, and personal computer industries. Find out more about this tech mafia group.

The TechCrunch Mafia has founded 120 companies and raised $590M. Find out who is doing what!

The Airtable Mafia has founded 10 companies and raised $73M. Learn more about this rising tech mafia group.

The Oracle Mafia has founded 892 companies and raised $42B. Learn more about this alumni group.

The Binance Mafia has founded 11 companies and raised $130M. Check out who these rockstars are!

The Y Combinator Mafia has founded 139 companies and raised $27 billion.

The Oculus Mafia has founded 22 companies and raised $2.4 billion. Find out who they are!

The MongoDB Mafia has founded 60 companies and raised $1.6 billion, find out who the founders and startups are!

The Accenture Mafia has founded 1,090 companies and raised $17 billion. Learn more about the successful founders and startups from this tech mafia group.

Brex was founded in 2017 by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, two entrepreneurs from Brazil. The Brex alumni group of founders is one of the fastest growing tech mafias.

The Cisco Mafia has founded 735 companies and raised $19 billion. See who the top companies and founders are.

Learn about what the alumni group of this popular "buy now, pay later" company are up to.

The Shutterstock Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the this alumni group has started, and where they are at now.

The Deloitte Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the top consultants have started, and how it's going for them.

The Carta Mafia is shaking things up. Find who is building what, and the next likely unicorns.

The Intuit Mafia has founded 238 companies and raised $12 billion. Check out which are the top companies and founders.

Ready to learn about the entrepreneurial alumni from TIME Mafia? Let's dive in - this is a real power group.

Plaid is one of the most impressive fintech success stories. Learn more about this emerging tech mafia group.

Check out the entrepreneurial alumni group of one of the most popular media companies in the world.

The Atlassian Mafia has founded 46 companies & raised $742 million. Find out who the top founders are and the companies they founded.

Make space - the Zenefits Mafia has landed. Find out which are the most successful companies and founders from this tech mafia group.

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace began working on Figma in 2012 while studying computer science at Brown University. Find out how many companies Figma alumni have started and how much money they have raised.

The Venmo Mafia has founded 15 companies, raising $537 million in total. Find out which spot they take on our tech mafia leaderboard, and see the top companies founded by Venmo alumni.

The Salesforce Mafia is in the top 3 on our tech mafia leaderboard. Find out who the stars of this tech group are, and the companies they have started.

Starting from a humble beginning in Jack Ma's Hangzhou apartment, Alibaba became the 2nd biggest IPO in history. This is their mafia group.

The Nokia Mafia has founded 33 companies, raising $106 million in total. Find out who they are!

The IBM Mafia has founded 1,353 companies and raised $31.3 billion in total. Learn more about the top companies founded by former alumni.

The Yammer Mafia has raised more than $3 billion in funding from top investors. Find out who, when, and how.

The Affirm Mafia is an interesting one. Let's take a look at what this alumni group is up to.

McKinsey alumni have raised $84 billion in funding so far, and started 1,392 companies, making them the second most affluent tech mafia group after Google.

The HubSpot Mafia has emerged as an influential force in the tech and business sectors, demonstrating remarkable innovation and entrepreneurial success. With a staggering 72 companies founded by its alumni, this dynamic group has collectively raised an impressive $740 million, showcasing their ability to not only envision but also actualize groundbreaking ideas.

Adobe's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 25 companies that have raised a total of $2.7 billion according to Crunchbase data. The Adobe Mafia seems to be a lot into acquiring and getting acquired, keep reading to know more!

Yelp's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 31 companies that have raised a total of $8 billion according to Crunchbase data.

Learn about the top 25 companies from the N26 Mafia!

Investing in biotech startups offers unique opportunities to be part of supporting life changing ideas, from pioneering therapies to revolutionary diagnostics. In this article, we'll take a look at how to invest in biotech startups, some challenges and risks, and a few notable biotech startups.

Orange Collective, an investment club formed by Y Combinator (YC) alumni, knows all to well the potential locked within their alumni network. PIN’s team is proud to be powering their investment club with our platform as we aim to simplify the process of setting up funds for alumni networks, companies, and communities.

In this article we list the top 34 companies, but a total of 119 companies have been founded by former employees of WeWork and $2.4 billion raised.

Learn more about the influential investors of Coinbase, and how much they made when Coinbase went public in 2021.

We highlight the top 14 companies from the Mastercard Mafia, but a total of 60 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $729 million as per Crunchbase data.

For this week's Inside the Deal series, we're taking a look at the largest tech IPO in history - Alibaba.

In the tech world, there are some special groups that have a big impact on the industry, and the Vimeo Mafia is no exception to that.

Snapchat - founded by 3 friends, the app turned into a billion-dollar fortune for its investors. Find out who the early investors were, why they invested, and how much they made.

The Palantir Mafia is one of the most well known tech groups, and is often called the "Palantir Pack". We take a look at 101 of the best companies to come out of this mafia group.

In 2011, Sequoia Capital made a game-changing move by investing $8 million in a relatively obscure messaging app called WhatsApp. This investment marked the beginning of an exclusive partnership between WhatsApp founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum and Sequoia Capital. 

This week we're highlighting the top 14 companies from the SoundCloud Mafia, but a total of 25 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $108 million as per Crunchbase data.

In the fast-paced world of tech and startups, one key asset often goes unnoticed—alumni networks.‍These networks, comprising former employees and associates of successful companies, can be treasure troves of innovation and potential.

A look at the first investors in Twitch and why they thought it was a good investment.

This week we're highlighting the top 22 companies from the Twitch Mafia, but a total of 42 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $15.4 billion as per Crunchbase data.

This week we're taking a slightly different approach for our Inside the Deal series. We're highlighting six of the top investors from the 2023 Midas List, along with their most notable deals.

For this week's tech mafia edition, we're taking a look at the popular edtech platform Udemy. It's amongst the top 10 most successful edtech platforms, along with Coursera, MasterClass, and Kahoot.

Instacart went public earlier this week at $30 a share, raising $660 million in total. These ar ethe biggest VC winners in Instacart's IPO.

NVIDIA's former employees have raised $1.4 billion in funding, and are currently operating some of the biggest companies in the world. Learn more about the top companies from this trendy tech mafia group.

An inside look at the investment memo of Twilio's first VC seed investor.

Former employees of Twilio have collectively raised $1.5 billion in funding and started 74 companies. We cover the top 23 companies and their founders.

Welcome to our new weekly series - Inside the Deal - where we dive deep into the early investors of iconic companies.Since we covered the Cruise Mafia this week, we dug up some data on the first investors who decided to take a bet on Cruise’s self-driving cars.

A chat with angel investor Mysty Rusk on how to choose winning bets and build a strong network.

For founders striving to make a lasting impression on potential investors and stakeholders, having access to the right resources is crucial. Learn about the top pitch deck resources.

Seed stage angel investor Francis Santora shares how he got into angel investing without a network or any prior knowledge on how to invest in startups.

Cruise's self-driving cars is one of the hottest topics in startup land right now, even though the company itself has been around since 2013. Learn more about the former early employees of Cruise and the startups they have founded.

The Robinhood Mafia is full of incredible founders. Check out which startup is currently doing really well, as well as our favorite rising star.

A breakdown of the rising stars and top companies from the Zillow Mafia.

A full overview of 10 of the best web3 accelerators across Europe and USA. Find out how to apply, investment details, and the perks that they offer to founders.

The Dell Mafia is gigantic, and we've selected the best of the best!

Learn more about the top 37 companies founded by former employees of the Snapchat Mafia.

This is one of the biggest mafia groups we've covered up to date, get the full stats right here.

We chat about the current investing scene, how AI will affect startups, the future of work, and how to angel invest in promising founders.

A summary of the 28 tech mafia groups we have covered in the past 6 months!

Learn about mega investor Garry Tan and how he built a name for himself.

Learn from solo GP, Amber Illig, how she moved into investing as a full time job and her angel investing community for women - The Council.

Ever wondered what former of employees of Facebook go on to do? Well, they start their own companies! Check out the best companies from the Facebook Mafia.

Learn about the eBay Mafia and it's wildly successful founders and their companies, including YouTube!

This week in tech mafia news: the Etsy Mafia and the biggest companies that former employees have founded, plus rising stars!

Learn about how this angel investor is re-inventing early stage capital, her investment strategy, and the verticals she is currently most excited about.

Y Combinator’s latest startup batch was recently announced. From 20,000 applications, 282 were funded. Below is a list of our top 10 favorite startups, what they are building, and their founders.

This week we breakdown the top 66 startups that were formed by previous employees of the Uber Mafia.

in this interview with Amanda Robson we talk about why now is a great time to invest in startups, what kind of founders are going to get funded in the next few years, and how Modern Angels has grown into amazing community of women angel investors.

Find out which are the biggest companies to come out of the YouTube Mafia.

Angel investing 101. Learn about the different angel investing options and how to be a successful angel investor.

Learn about Travis Kalanick's angel investing portfolio and what he looks for in founders.

Find out who are the top 12 female angel investors in the USA. Not only have they written plenty of checks, but they are also notable startup founders.

Check out this week's list of phenomenal startups that have come out of Stripe's Mafia gigabrains.

This week we have compiled a breakdown of the VMware Mafia. When we started researching this group, never in a million years could we have imagined that this would be the biggest tech mafia group we've covered so far, bigger than Tesla and Square! Check out the top 40 companies founded by former employees of VMware.

Tim Ferriss is the most popular podcaster and author of "The 4-Hour Work Week". He's also an active and successful angel investor. Learn more about his portfolio and what he advices angel investors to look out for.

Meet the top 14 stars of the Tinder Mafia. A full breakdown of the founders, investors, capital raised, and more.

A glimpse into the most influential and successful companies started by ex-Twitter employees in our weekly Tech Mafia Series.

This week's edition is an ode to none other than the man that is a symbol of technology and innovation - Elon Musk aka Tesla. We take a look at 25 successful companies founded by previous engineers and executives of Tesla.

The SpaceX Mafia is not playing small - more than 46 companies founded and $1 billion in funding. That's a strong group! This week we take a look at the top organizations, their founders, investors, and more.

This week we take a look at one of the biggest Mafias up to date - the one and only Square Mafia. Square, as many will know, was co-founded by Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter. The Square Mafia has raised billions of dollars, and formed over 35 successful companies.

The Babson College Mafia has founded 1,199 companies and raised $16B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Washington University Mafia has founded 2,064 companies and raised $54B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Columbia University Mafia has founded 3,232 companies and raised $93B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Gusto Mafia has founded 34 companies and raised $422M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The OLX Mafia has founded 16 companies and raised $1B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Faire Mafia has founded 12 companies and raised $52M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Upwork Mafia has founded 84 companies and raised $390M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Asana Mafia has founded 17 companies and raised $248M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Casper Mafia has founded 32 companies and raised $932M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Andruil Tech Mafia has founded 13 companies and raised $876M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The GitHub has founded 61 companies and raised $840M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Bain Capital Mafia has founded 46 companies and raised $2.4B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

Atari is one of the most iconic companies in the video game industry, credited with pioneering the arcade game, home video game console, and personal computer industries. Find out more about this tech mafia group.

The TechCrunch Mafia has founded 120 companies and raised $590M. Find out who is doing what!

The Airtable Mafia has founded 10 companies and raised $73M. Learn more about this rising tech mafia group.

The Oracle Mafia has founded 892 companies and raised $42B. Learn more about this alumni group.

The Binance Mafia has founded 11 companies and raised $130M. Check out who these rockstars are!

The Y Combinator Mafia has founded 139 companies and raised $27 billion.

The Oculus Mafia has founded 22 companies and raised $2.4 billion. Find out who they are!

The MongoDB Mafia has founded 60 companies and raised $1.6 billion, find out who the founders and startups are!

The Accenture Mafia has founded 1,090 companies and raised $17 billion. Learn more about the successful founders and startups from this tech mafia group.

Brex was founded in 2017 by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, two entrepreneurs from Brazil. The Brex alumni group of founders is one of the fastest growing tech mafias.

The Cisco Mafia has founded 735 companies and raised $19 billion. See who the top companies and founders are.

Learn about what the alumni group of this popular "buy now, pay later" company are up to.

The Shutterstock Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the this alumni group has started, and where they are at now.

The Deloitte Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the top consultants have started, and how it's going for them.

The Carta Mafia is shaking things up. Find who is building what, and the next likely unicorns.

The Intuit Mafia has founded 238 companies and raised $12 billion. Check out which are the top companies and founders.

Ready to learn about the entrepreneurial alumni from TIME Mafia? Let's dive in - this is a real power group.

Plaid is one of the most impressive fintech success stories. Learn more about this emerging tech mafia group.

Check out the entrepreneurial alumni group of one of the most popular media companies in the world.

The Atlassian Mafia has founded 46 companies & raised $742 million. Find out who the top founders are and the companies they founded.

Make space - the Zenefits Mafia has landed. Find out which are the most successful companies and founders from this tech mafia group.

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace began working on Figma in 2012 while studying computer science at Brown University. Find out how many companies Figma alumni have started and how much money they have raised.

The Venmo Mafia has founded 15 companies, raising $537 million in total. Find out which spot they take on our tech mafia leaderboard, and see the top companies founded by Venmo alumni.

The Salesforce Mafia is in the top 3 on our tech mafia leaderboard. Find out who the stars of this tech group are, and the companies they have started.

Starting from a humble beginning in Jack Ma's Hangzhou apartment, Alibaba became the 2nd biggest IPO in history. This is their mafia group.

The Nokia Mafia has founded 33 companies, raising $106 million in total. Find out who they are!

The IBM Mafia has founded 1,353 companies and raised $31.3 billion in total. Learn more about the top companies founded by former alumni.

The Yammer Mafia has raised more than $3 billion in funding from top investors. Find out who, when, and how.

The Affirm Mafia is an interesting one. Let's take a look at what this alumni group is up to.

McKinsey alumni have raised $84 billion in funding so far, and started 1,392 companies, making them the second most affluent tech mafia group after Google.

The HubSpot Mafia has emerged as an influential force in the tech and business sectors, demonstrating remarkable innovation and entrepreneurial success. With a staggering 72 companies founded by its alumni, this dynamic group has collectively raised an impressive $740 million, showcasing their ability to not only envision but also actualize groundbreaking ideas.

Adobe's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 25 companies that have raised a total of $2.7 billion according to Crunchbase data. The Adobe Mafia seems to be a lot into acquiring and getting acquired, keep reading to know more!

Yelp's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 31 companies that have raised a total of $8 billion according to Crunchbase data.

Learn about the top 25 companies from the N26 Mafia!

Investing in biotech startups offers unique opportunities to be part of supporting life changing ideas, from pioneering therapies to revolutionary diagnostics. In this article, we'll take a look at how to invest in biotech startups, some challenges and risks, and a few notable biotech startups.

Orange Collective, an investment club formed by Y Combinator (YC) alumni, knows all to well the potential locked within their alumni network. PIN’s team is proud to be powering their investment club with our platform as we aim to simplify the process of setting up funds for alumni networks, companies, and communities.

In this article we list the top 34 companies, but a total of 119 companies have been founded by former employees of WeWork and $2.4 billion raised.

Learn more about the influential investors of Coinbase, and how much they made when Coinbase went public in 2021.

We highlight the top 14 companies from the Mastercard Mafia, but a total of 60 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $729 million as per Crunchbase data.

For this week's Inside the Deal series, we're taking a look at the largest tech IPO in history - Alibaba.

In the tech world, there are some special groups that have a big impact on the industry, and the Vimeo Mafia is no exception to that.

Snapchat - founded by 3 friends, the app turned into a billion-dollar fortune for its investors. Find out who the early investors were, why they invested, and how much they made.

The Palantir Mafia is one of the most well known tech groups, and is often called the "Palantir Pack". We take a look at 101 of the best companies to come out of this mafia group.

In 2011, Sequoia Capital made a game-changing move by investing $8 million in a relatively obscure messaging app called WhatsApp. This investment marked the beginning of an exclusive partnership between WhatsApp founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum and Sequoia Capital. 

This week we're highlighting the top 14 companies from the SoundCloud Mafia, but a total of 25 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $108 million as per Crunchbase data.

In the fast-paced world of tech and startups, one key asset often goes unnoticed—alumni networks.‍These networks, comprising former employees and associates of successful companies, can be treasure troves of innovation and potential.

A look at the first investors in Twitch and why they thought it was a good investment.

This week we're highlighting the top 22 companies from the Twitch Mafia, but a total of 42 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $15.4 billion as per Crunchbase data.

This week we're taking a slightly different approach for our Inside the Deal series. We're highlighting six of the top investors from the 2023 Midas List, along with their most notable deals.

For this week's tech mafia edition, we're taking a look at the popular edtech platform Udemy. It's amongst the top 10 most successful edtech platforms, along with Coursera, MasterClass, and Kahoot.

Instacart went public earlier this week at $30 a share, raising $660 million in total. These ar ethe biggest VC winners in Instacart's IPO.

NVIDIA's former employees have raised $1.4 billion in funding, and are currently operating some of the biggest companies in the world. Learn more about the top companies from this trendy tech mafia group.

An inside look at the investment memo of Twilio's first VC seed investor.

Former employees of Twilio have collectively raised $1.5 billion in funding and started 74 companies. We cover the top 23 companies and their founders.

Welcome to our new weekly series - Inside the Deal - where we dive deep into the early investors of iconic companies.Since we covered the Cruise Mafia this week, we dug up some data on the first investors who decided to take a bet on Cruise’s self-driving cars.

A chat with angel investor Mysty Rusk on how to choose winning bets and build a strong network.

For founders striving to make a lasting impression on potential investors and stakeholders, having access to the right resources is crucial. Learn about the top pitch deck resources.

Seed stage angel investor Francis Santora shares how he got into angel investing without a network or any prior knowledge on how to invest in startups.

Cruise's self-driving cars is one of the hottest topics in startup land right now, even though the company itself has been around since 2013. Learn more about the former early employees of Cruise and the startups they have founded.

The Robinhood Mafia is full of incredible founders. Check out which startup is currently doing really well, as well as our favorite rising star.

A breakdown of the rising stars and top companies from the Zillow Mafia.

A full overview of 10 of the best web3 accelerators across Europe and USA. Find out how to apply, investment details, and the perks that they offer to founders.

The Dell Mafia is gigantic, and we've selected the best of the best!

Learn more about the top 37 companies founded by former employees of the Snapchat Mafia.

This is one of the biggest mafia groups we've covered up to date, get the full stats right here.

We chat about the current investing scene, how AI will affect startups, the future of work, and how to angel invest in promising founders.

A summary of the 28 tech mafia groups we have covered in the past 6 months!

Learn about mega investor Garry Tan and how he built a name for himself.

Learn from solo GP, Amber Illig, how she moved into investing as a full time job and her angel investing community for women - The Council.

Ever wondered what former of employees of Facebook go on to do? Well, they start their own companies! Check out the best companies from the Facebook Mafia.

Learn about the eBay Mafia and it's wildly successful founders and their companies, including YouTube!

This week in tech mafia news: the Etsy Mafia and the biggest companies that former employees have founded, plus rising stars!

Learn about how this angel investor is re-inventing early stage capital, her investment strategy, and the verticals she is currently most excited about.

Y Combinator’s latest startup batch was recently announced. From 20,000 applications, 282 were funded. Below is a list of our top 10 favorite startups, what they are building, and their founders.

This week we breakdown the top 66 startups that were formed by previous employees of the Uber Mafia.

in this interview with Amanda Robson we talk about why now is a great time to invest in startups, what kind of founders are going to get funded in the next few years, and how Modern Angels has grown into amazing community of women angel investors.

Find out which are the biggest companies to come out of the YouTube Mafia.

Angel investing 101. Learn about the different angel investing options and how to be a successful angel investor.

Learn about Travis Kalanick's angel investing portfolio and what he looks for in founders.

Find out who are the top 12 female angel investors in the USA. Not only have they written plenty of checks, but they are also notable startup founders.

Check out this week's list of phenomenal startups that have come out of Stripe's Mafia gigabrains.

This week we have compiled a breakdown of the VMware Mafia. When we started researching this group, never in a million years could we have imagined that this would be the biggest tech mafia group we've covered so far, bigger than Tesla and Square! Check out the top 40 companies founded by former employees of VMware.

Tim Ferriss is the most popular podcaster and author of "The 4-Hour Work Week". He's also an active and successful angel investor. Learn more about his portfolio and what he advices angel investors to look out for.

Meet the top 14 stars of the Tinder Mafia. A full breakdown of the founders, investors, capital raised, and more.

A glimpse into the most influential and successful companies started by ex-Twitter employees in our weekly Tech Mafia Series.

This week's edition is an ode to none other than the man that is a symbol of technology and innovation - Elon Musk aka Tesla. We take a look at 25 successful companies founded by previous engineers and executives of Tesla.

The SpaceX Mafia is not playing small - more than 46 companies founded and $1 billion in funding. That's a strong group! This week we take a look at the top organizations, their founders, investors, and more.

This week we take a look at one of the biggest Mafias up to date - the one and only Square Mafia. Square, as many will know, was co-founded by Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter. The Square Mafia has raised billions of dollars, and formed over 35 successful companies.

The Babson College Mafia has founded 1,199 companies and raised $16B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Washington University Mafia has founded 2,064 companies and raised $54B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Columbia University Mafia has founded 3,232 companies and raised $93B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Gusto Mafia has founded 34 companies and raised $422M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The OLX Mafia has founded 16 companies and raised $1B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Faire Mafia has founded 12 companies and raised $52M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Upwork Mafia has founded 84 companies and raised $390M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Asana Mafia has founded 17 companies and raised $248M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Casper Mafia has founded 32 companies and raised $932M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Andruil Tech Mafia has founded 13 companies and raised $876M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The GitHub has founded 61 companies and raised $840M. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

The Bain Capital Mafia has founded 46 companies and raised $2.4B. Learn more about the top players from this tech mafia group.

Atari is one of the most iconic companies in the video game industry, credited with pioneering the arcade game, home video game console, and personal computer industries. Find out more about this tech mafia group.

The TechCrunch Mafia has founded 120 companies and raised $590M. Find out who is doing what!

The Airtable Mafia has founded 10 companies and raised $73M. Learn more about this rising tech mafia group.

The Oracle Mafia has founded 892 companies and raised $42B. Learn more about this alumni group.

The Binance Mafia has founded 11 companies and raised $130M. Check out who these rockstars are!

The Y Combinator Mafia has founded 139 companies and raised $27 billion.

The Oculus Mafia has founded 22 companies and raised $2.4 billion. Find out who they are!

The MongoDB Mafia has founded 60 companies and raised $1.6 billion, find out who the founders and startups are!

The Accenture Mafia has founded 1,090 companies and raised $17 billion. Learn more about the successful founders and startups from this tech mafia group.

Brex was founded in 2017 by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, two entrepreneurs from Brazil. The Brex alumni group of founders is one of the fastest growing tech mafias.

The Cisco Mafia has founded 735 companies and raised $19 billion. See who the top companies and founders are.

Learn about what the alumni group of this popular "buy now, pay later" company are up to.

The Shutterstock Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the this alumni group has started, and where they are at now.

The Deloitte Mafia has landed. Find out what companies the top consultants have started, and how it's going for them.

The Carta Mafia is shaking things up. Find who is building what, and the next likely unicorns.

The Intuit Mafia has founded 238 companies and raised $12 billion. Check out which are the top companies and founders.

Ready to learn about the entrepreneurial alumni from TIME Mafia? Let's dive in - this is a real power group.

Plaid is one of the most impressive fintech success stories. Learn more about this emerging tech mafia group.

Check out the entrepreneurial alumni group of one of the most popular media companies in the world.

The Atlassian Mafia has founded 46 companies & raised $742 million. Find out who the top founders are and the companies they founded.

Make space - the Zenefits Mafia has landed. Find out which are the most successful companies and founders from this tech mafia group.

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace began working on Figma in 2012 while studying computer science at Brown University. Find out how many companies Figma alumni have started and how much money they have raised.

The Venmo Mafia has founded 15 companies, raising $537 million in total. Find out which spot they take on our tech mafia leaderboard, and see the top companies founded by Venmo alumni.

The Salesforce Mafia is in the top 3 on our tech mafia leaderboard. Find out who the stars of this tech group are, and the companies they have started.

Starting from a humble beginning in Jack Ma's Hangzhou apartment, Alibaba became the 2nd biggest IPO in history. This is their mafia group.

The Nokia Mafia has founded 33 companies, raising $106 million in total. Find out who they are!

The IBM Mafia has founded 1,353 companies and raised $31.3 billion in total. Learn more about the top companies founded by former alumni.

The Yammer Mafia has raised more than $3 billion in funding from top investors. Find out who, when, and how.

The Affirm Mafia is an interesting one. Let's take a look at what this alumni group is up to.

McKinsey alumni have raised $84 billion in funding so far, and started 1,392 companies, making them the second most affluent tech mafia group after Google.

The HubSpot Mafia has emerged as an influential force in the tech and business sectors, demonstrating remarkable innovation and entrepreneurial success. With a staggering 72 companies founded by its alumni, this dynamic group has collectively raised an impressive $740 million, showcasing their ability to not only envision but also actualize groundbreaking ideas.

Adobe's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 25 companies that have raised a total of $2.7 billion according to Crunchbase data. The Adobe Mafia seems to be a lot into acquiring and getting acquired, keep reading to know more!

Yelp's alumni network has built some amazing companies. In this article we cover the top 31 companies that have raised a total of $8 billion according to Crunchbase data.

Learn about the top 25 companies from the N26 Mafia!

Investing in biotech startups offers unique opportunities to be part of supporting life changing ideas, from pioneering therapies to revolutionary diagnostics. In this article, we'll take a look at how to invest in biotech startups, some challenges and risks, and a few notable biotech startups.

Orange Collective, an investment club formed by Y Combinator (YC) alumni, knows all to well the potential locked within their alumni network. PIN’s team is proud to be powering their investment club with our platform as we aim to simplify the process of setting up funds for alumni networks, companies, and communities.

In this article we list the top 34 companies, but a total of 119 companies have been founded by former employees of WeWork and $2.4 billion raised.

Learn more about the influential investors of Coinbase, and how much they made when Coinbase went public in 2021.

We highlight the top 14 companies from the Mastercard Mafia, but a total of 60 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $729 million as per Crunchbase data.

For this week's Inside the Deal series, we're taking a look at the largest tech IPO in history - Alibaba.

In the tech world, there are some special groups that have a big impact on the industry, and the Vimeo Mafia is no exception to that.

Snapchat - founded by 3 friends, the app turned into a billion-dollar fortune for its investors. Find out who the early investors were, why they invested, and how much they made.

The Palantir Mafia is one of the most well known tech groups, and is often called the "Palantir Pack". We take a look at 101 of the best companies to come out of this mafia group.

In 2011, Sequoia Capital made a game-changing move by investing $8 million in a relatively obscure messaging app called WhatsApp. This investment marked the beginning of an exclusive partnership between WhatsApp founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum and Sequoia Capital. 

This week we're highlighting the top 14 companies from the SoundCloud Mafia, but a total of 25 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $108 million as per Crunchbase data.

In the fast-paced world of tech and startups, one key asset often goes unnoticed—alumni networks.‍These networks, comprising former employees and associates of successful companies, can be treasure troves of innovation and potential.

A look at the first investors in Twitch and why they thought it was a good investment.

This week we're highlighting the top 22 companies from the Twitch Mafia, but a total of 42 companies have been founded and the alumni group has collectively raised $15.4 billion as per Crunchbase data.

This week we're taking a slightly different approach for our Inside the Deal series. We're highlighting six of the top investors from the 2023 Midas List, along with their most notable deals.

For this week's tech mafia edition, we're taking a look at the popular edtech platform Udemy. It's amongst the top 10 most successful edtech platforms, along with Coursera, MasterClass, and Kahoot.

Instacart went public earlier this week at $30 a share, raising $660 million in total. These ar ethe biggest VC winners in Instacart's IPO.

NVIDIA's former employees have raised $1.4 billion in funding, and are currently operating some of the biggest companies in the world. Learn more about the top companies from this trendy tech mafia group.

An inside look at the investment memo of Twilio's first VC seed investor.

Former employees of Twilio have collectively raised $1.5 billion in funding and started 74 companies. We cover the top 23 companies and their founders.

Welcome to our new weekly series - Inside the Deal - where we dive deep into the early investors of iconic companies.Since we covered the Cruise Mafia this week, we dug up some data on the first investors who decided to take a bet on Cruise’s self-driving cars.

A chat with angel investor Mysty Rusk on how to choose winning bets and build a strong network.

For founders striving to make a lasting impression on potential investors and stakeholders, having access to the right resources is crucial. Learn about the top pitch deck resources.

Seed stage angel investor Francis Santora shares how he got into angel investing without a network or any prior knowledge on how to invest in startups.

Cruise's self-driving cars is one of the hottest topics in startup land right now, even though the company itself has been around since 2013. Learn more about the former early employees of Cruise and the startups they have founded.

The Robinhood Mafia is full of incredible founders. Check out which startup is currently doing really well, as well as our favorite rising star.

A breakdown of the rising stars and top companies from the Zillow Mafia.

A full overview of 10 of the best web3 accelerators across Europe and USA. Find out how to apply, investment details, and the perks that they offer to founders.

The Dell Mafia is gigantic, and we've selected the best of the best!

Learn more about the top 37 companies founded by former employees of the Snapchat Mafia.

This is one of the biggest mafia groups we've covered up to date, get the full stats right here.

We chat about the current investing scene, how AI will affect startups, the future of work, and how to angel invest in promising founders.

A summary of the 28 tech mafia groups we have covered in the past 6 months!

Learn about mega investor Garry Tan and how he built a name for himself.

Learn from solo GP, Amber Illig, how she moved into investing as a full time job and her angel investing community for women - The Council.

Ever wondered what former of employees of Facebook go on to do? Well, they start their own companies! Check out the best companies from the Facebook Mafia.

Learn about the eBay Mafia and it's wildly successful founders and their companies, including YouTube!

This week in tech mafia news: the Etsy Mafia and the biggest companies that former employees have founded, plus rising stars!

Learn about how this angel investor is re-inventing early stage capital, her investment strategy, and the verticals she is currently most excited about.

Y Combinator’s latest startup batch was recently announced. From 20,000 applications, 282 were funded. Below is a list of our top 10 favorite startups, what they are building, and their founders.

This week we breakdown the top 66 startups that were formed by previous employees of the Uber Mafia.

in this interview with Amanda Robson we talk about why now is a great time to invest in startups, what kind of founders are going to get funded in the next few years, and how Modern Angels has grown into amazing community of women angel investors.

Find out which are the biggest companies to come out of the YouTube Mafia.

Angel investing 101. Learn about the different angel investing options and how to be a successful angel investor.

Learn about Travis Kalanick's angel investing portfolio and what he looks for in founders.

Find out who are the top 12 female angel investors in the USA. Not only have they written plenty of checks, but they are also notable startup founders.

Check out this week's list of phenomenal startups that have come out of Stripe's Mafia gigabrains.

This week we have compiled a breakdown of the VMware Mafia. When we started researching this group, never in a million years could we have imagined that this would be the biggest tech mafia group we've covered so far, bigger than Tesla and Square! Check out the top 40 companies founded by former employees of VMware.

Tim Ferriss is the most popular podcaster and author of "The 4-Hour Work Week". He's also an active and successful angel investor. Learn more about his portfolio and what he advices angel investors to look out for.

Meet the top 14 stars of the Tinder Mafia. A full breakdown of the founders, investors, capital raised, and more.

A glimpse into the most influential and successful companies started by ex-Twitter employees in our weekly Tech Mafia Series.

This week's edition is an ode to none other than the man that is a symbol of technology and innovation - Elon Musk aka Tesla. We take a look at 25 successful companies founded by previous engineers and executives of Tesla.

The SpaceX Mafia is not playing small - more than 46 companies founded and $1 billion in funding. That's a strong group! This week we take a look at the top organizations, their founders, investors, and more.

This week we take a look at one of the biggest Mafias up to date - the one and only Square Mafia. Square, as many will know, was co-founded by Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter. The Square Mafia has raised billions of dollars, and formed over 35 successful companies.