The NVIDIA Mafia — Dealroom

Alumni who left NVIDIA and founded venture-backed startups. 48 startups spanning infrastructure, AI, health. 14 unicorns, 14 countries, $939B+ combined enterprise value. Notable names include OpenAI, Moore Threads, Applied Intuition.

• 48 companies
• 14 unicorns ($1B+)
• $939B combined enterprise value
• 14 countries
• Founded 2008–2025

Companies

1. OpenAI

   Founder: Wojciech Zaremba · Valuation: $852B · Founded 2015 · Sector: AI · HQ: San Francisco, United States

2. Moore Threads

   Founder: Jams Zhang · Valuation: $38B · Founded 2020 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Beijing, China

3. Applied Intuition

   Founder: Peter Ludwig · Valuation: $15B · Founded 2017 · Sector: robotics · HQ: Sunnyvale, United States

4. Ayar Labs

   Founder: Chen Sun · Valuation: $3.8B · Founded 2015 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Santa Clara, United States

5. SiFive

   Founder: Yunsup Lee · Valuation: $3.6B · Founded 2015 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: San Mateo, United States

6. Hippocratic AI

   Founder: Saad Godil · Valuation: $3.5B · Founded 2022 · Sector: health · HQ: Palo Alto, United States

7. Niantic Labs

   Founder: Phil Keslin · Valuation: $3.5B · Founded 2011 · Sector: gaming · HQ: San Francisco, United States

8. Black Forest Labs

   Founder: Axel Sauer · Valuation: $3.2B · Founded 2024 · Sector: AI · HQ: Freiburg, Germany

9. Celestial AI

   Founder: Michelle Tomasko · Valuation: $3.2B · Founded 2020 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Sunnyvale, United States

10. Tenstorrent

    Founder: Ljubisa Bajic · Valuation: $2.6B · Founded 2016 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Toronto, Canada

11. Tachyum

    Founder: Radoslav Danilak · Valuation: $1.3B · Founded 2016 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Las Vegas, United States

12. Butterfly Network

    Founder: Nevada Sanchez · Valuation: $1.1B · Founded 2011 · Sector: health · HQ: Guilford, United States

13. Positron

    Founder: Barrett Woodside · Valuation: $1.0B · Founded 2023 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Reno, United States

14. Xreal

    Founder: Chi Xu · Valuation: $1.0B · Founded 2017 · Sector: consumer · HQ: Beijing, China

15. Auradine

    Founder: Saptadeep Pal · Valuation: $918M · Founded 2022 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Santa Clara, United States

16. General Intuition

    Founder: Eloi Alonso · Valuation: $802M · Founded 2025 · Sector: gaming · HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

17. Run:AI

    Founder: Omri Geller · Valuation: $700M · Founded 2018 · Sector: AI · HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel

18. Genesis AI

    Founder: Yi Ling Qiao · Valuation: $630M · Founded 2024 · Sector: robotics · HQ: Paris, France

19. Fortanix

    Founder: Ambuj Kumar · Valuation: $540M · Founded 2016 · Sector: security · HQ: Mountain View, United States

20. Voltron Data

    Founder: Joshua Patterson · Valuation: $528M · Founded 2021 · Sector: AI · HQ: Mountain View, United States

21. Jerry Insurance

    Founder: Musawir Shah · Valuation: $528M · Founded 2017 · Sector: fintech · HQ: Palo Alto, United States

22. Flexion Robotics

    Founder: David Hoeller · Valuation: $300M · Founded 2025 · Sector: robotics · HQ: Zurich, Switzerland

23. Five AI

    Founder: Stan Boland · Valuation: $246M · Founded 2015 · Sector: AI · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom

24. Blaize

    Founder: Satyaki Koneru · Valuation: $233M · Founded 2010 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: El Dorado Hills, United States

25. Nomagic

    Founder: Marek Cygan · Valuation: $176M · Founded 2017 · Sector: robotics · HQ: Warsaw, Poland

26. Aoteku Intelligent Technology (Nanjing)

    Founder: Yang Zhang · Valuation: $165M · Founded 2017 · Sector: AI · HQ: Nanjing City, China

27. Fair

    Founder: Khalid Parekh · Valuation: $120M · Founded 2020 · Sector: fintech · HQ: Houston, United States

28. HAAT Delivery

    Founder: Ali Ayoub · Valuation: $100M · Founded 2020 · Sector: consumer · HQ: Chicago, United States

29. Vsim

    Founder: Kier Storey · Valuation: $100M · Founded 2022 · Sector: AI · HQ: Altrincham, United Kingdom

30. MARA

    Founder: Kate Kallot · Valuation: $69M · Founded 2021 · Sector: fintech · HQ: Lagos, Nigeria

31. Enmovil

    Founder: Venkat Moganty · Valuation: $36M · Founded 2015 · Sector: consumer · HQ: Hyderabad, India

32. Exabel

    Founder: Øyvind Grotmol · Valuation: $36M · Founded 2016 · Sector: fintech · HQ: Oslo, Norway

33. Cygni Energy Private Limited

    Founder: Venkat Rajaraman · Valuation: $32M · Founded 2015 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Hyderabad, India

34. TalentSprint

    Founder: J A Chowdary · Valuation: $24M · Founded 2008 · Sector: consumer · HQ: Hyderabad, India

35. FitBudd

    Founder: Pranav Chaturvedi · Valuation: $20M · Founded 2020 · Sector: health · HQ: Lewes, United States

36. Omnevue

    Founder: Andrew Winnicki · Valuation: $18M · Founded 2021 · Sector: AI · HQ: Eastbourne, United Kingdom

37. Myko AI

    Founder: Zheng Li · Valuation: $16M · Founded 2020 · Sector: AI · HQ: Miami, United States

38. PredictionIO

    Founder: Donald Szeto · Valuation: $15M · Founded 2013 · Sector: AI · HQ: Stanford, United States

39. Quesma

    Founder: Jacek Migdał · Valuation: $13M · Founded 2023 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Warsaw, Poland

40. Haut.AI

    Founder: Konstantin Kiselev · Valuation: $13M · Founded 2018 · Sector: health · HQ: Tallinn, Estonia

41. AlgoBulls

    Founder: Pushpak Dagade · Valuation: $12M · Founded 2019 · Sector: fintech · HQ: Mumbai, India

42. TrueNorth

    Founder: Alex Lee · Valuation: $6M · Founded 2025 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Taipei, Taiwan

43. Gozio Health

    Founder: Joshua Titus · Valuation: $5M · Founded 2013 · Sector: health · HQ: Atlanta, United States

44. Edge

    Founder: Paul Puey · Valuation: $2M · Founded 2014 · Sector: fintech · HQ: San Diego, United States

45. MetaNovas Biotech

    Founder: Meijie Wang · Founded 2021 · Sector: health · HQ: Pudong, China

46. LightUp

    Founder: Tarun Pondicherry · Founded 2013 · Sector: AI · HQ: Stanford, United States

47. KiWi New Energy

    Founder: Steve Huang · Founded 2017 · Sector: infrastructure · HQ: Taipei, Taiwan

48. Gryphon Online Safety

    Founder: Arup Bhattacharya · Founded 2014 · Sector: security · HQ: Oceanside, United States

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