The GitHub Mafia

khanak
October 10, 2024

GitHub was founded in 2008 by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, P. J. Hyett, and Scott Chacon as a platform for version control and collaboration. Initially focused on providing a web-based interface for Git, a popular version control system, GitHub quickly became a hub for developers to share, collaborate, and manage their code.

Over the years, GitHub expanded its offerings to include a wide range of tools and features, such as issue tracking, project management, and continuous integration, making it a comprehensive platform for software development. The platform's user base grew rapidly, attracting individual developers, open-source projects, and large enterprises alike.

Today, GitHub hosts millions of repositories and serves as the backbone of the global software development community. With a strong commitment to open-source principles and community engagement, GitHub has become the go-to platform for developers worldwide. The company emphasizes innovation, collaboration, and security, continually evolving to meet the needs of its diverse user base.

From its origins as a simple interface for Git, GitHub has grown into a pivotal player in the tech industry, renowned for its contributions to the development landscape and its role in fostering a collaborative and open-source ethos among developers.

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GitHub Co-founder and CEO Chris Wanstrath.
Chris Wanstrath

The GitHub Mafia:
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The GitHub Mafia has founded 61 companies and raised $840M.

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List of all the amazing companies covered:

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  • Poolside
  • Sentry
  • Baubap
  • Oxide Computer Company
  • Stellate
  • Superlist
  • Spice AI
  • Rewatch
  • Atomist
  • Cased
  • Anvil
  • Zed Industries
  • Nodal Power
  • Supernormal
  • AnySignal
  • Workbrew
  • DryRun Security
  • Diana AI
  • Nuanced
  • Shasta Health
  • Altair Interactive
  • Pincites
  • Multiplayer
  • Zoo
  • DX
  • Braid
  • Simple Poll
  • Vermilion Cliffs Ventures
  • Reify
  • Beer Broadcast
  • Flipt
  • Null
  • Brush Labs
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    Poolside

    Founder: Jason Warner

    GitHub Role: CTO

    Capital Raised: $526M

    Investors: Bain Capital Ventures

    Stage: Private Equity

    Poolside is an artificial intelligence platform that offers foundation concepts and infrastructure.

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    ‍Sentry

    Founder: Chris Jennings

    GitHub Role: Product Designer

    Capital Raised: $217M

    Investors: Accel

    Stage: Series E

    Sentry is a developer of an application monitoring platform that helps developers optimize the performance of their code.

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    Baubap

    Founder: Conrad Wilkinson Schwarz

    GitHub Role: Projects and Tutorials

    Capital Raised: $143.6M

    Investors: Y Combinator

    Stage: Debt Financing

    Baubap is a Mexican fintech providing instant, paperless personal loans through its mobile app. The platform aims to offer financial inclusion to underserved populations.

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    Oxide Computer Company

    Founder: Jessie Frazelle

    GitHub Role: Staff Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: $94M

    Investors: Eclipse Ventures

    Stage: Series A

    Oxide Computer Company builds high-density, efficient, and secure server racks that bring cloud-like performance to on-premises data centers.

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    Stellate

    Founder: Max Stoiber

    GitHub Role: Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: $30M

    Investors: Tiger Global Management

    Stage: Series A

    Stellate offers cloud-based solutions to optimize GraphQL APIs, improving performance, security, and cost-efficiency.

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    Superlist

    Founder: Marcel KΓ€ding

    GitHub Role: Senior Program Manager

    Capital Raised: $14.6MΒ  (€13.5M)

    Investors: Cherry Ventures

    Stage: Seed

    Superlist is a collaboration platform that combines task and project management, allowing teams to work efficiently on shared goals.

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    Spice AI

    Founder: Phillip LeBlanc

    GitHub Role: Senior Software Engineering Manager

    Capital Raised: $14.6M

    Investors: Basis Set Ventures

    Stage: Seed

    Spice AI removes the complexity of building massive data infrastructure to help developers create the next generation of AI-driven apps.

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    Rewatch

    Founder: Connor Sears, Scott Goldman

    GitHub Role: Senior Director of Product Design, Principal Engineer

    Capital Raised: $22M

    Investors: Haystack

    Stage: Series A

    Rewatch is a secure video hub for teams. It transcribes videos, making team knowledge searchable.

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    Atomist

    Founder: Ryan Day

    GitHub Role: Vice President, Business & Corporate Development

    Capital Raised: $22M

    Investors: Accel

    Stage: Series A

    Atomist was founded in 2015 to streamline software development and delivery. It uses cloud technology to streamline processes and reduce developer workload.

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    Cased

    Founder: Ben Bleikamp, Bryan Byrne, Ted Nyman

    GitHub Role: Director of Product, Product Lead, CTO / VP Engineering

    Capital Raised: $10.5M

    Investors: Founders Fund

    Stage: Venture - Series Unknown

    ased provides a modern terminal for teams and a platform for production work. The company's platform handles search, GeoIP lookups, personally identifiable information protection, and scaling.

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    Anvil

    Founder: Ben Ogle

    GitHub Role: Senior Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: $10M

    Investors: Menlo Ventures

    Stage: Series A

    Anvil is a paperwork automation platform that helps businesses simplify their paperwork processes.

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    Zed Industries

    Founder: Max Brunsfeld, Nathan Sobo

    GitHub Role: Senior Software Engineer, Staff Engineer

    Capital Raised: $12.5M

    Investors: Redpoint

    Stage: Series A

    Zed Industries is a team of developers with a decade of experience creating tools like Atom, Electron, and Tree-sitter. Their goal is to build the best possible text editor.

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    Nodal Power

    Founder: Matthew Jones

    GitHub Role: Sr Program Manager - GTM

    Capital Raised: $13M

    Investors: Spacestation Investments

    Stage: Seed

    Nodal Power's mission is to develop power plants and increase the utilization of renewable energy resources.

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    Supernormal

    Founder: Fabian Perez

    GitHub Role: Director of Product Design

    Capital Raised: $12M

    Investors: Balderton Capital

    Stage: Seed

    SuperNormal is an AI-powered tool for remote teams. It records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, saving time.

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    AnySignal

    Founder: Ricardo Medina

    GitHub Role: Senior Software Engin

    Capital Raised: $5M

    Investors: BlueYard Capital

    Stage: Seed

    AnySignal specializes in advanced RF technology for aerospace and defense applications. Their solutions address complex communication and sensing challenges.

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    Workbrew

    Founder: Mike McQuaid, John Britton

    GitHub Role: Principal Engineer, Senior Director of Developer Marketing

    Capital Raised: $5M

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: Seed

    Workbrew is a SAAS company that provides the missing features and support for companies using Homebrew.

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    DryRun Security

    Founder: Ken Johnson

    GitHub Role: Application Security Engineer

    Capital Raised: $2.3M

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: Seed

    DryRun Security provides developers with a security context, acting as a security buddy to enhance application security testing.

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    Diana AI

    Founder: Teja Nanduri

    GitHub Role: Senior Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: $1.1M

    Investors: HearstLab

    Stage: Seed

    Diana is an AI-powered platform for voice-driven data analysis. Users can extract insights from complex data using natural language, without coding.

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    Nuanced

    Founder: Ayman Nadeem

    GitHub Role: Senior Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: $500K

    Investors: Y Combinator

    Stage: Pre-Seed

    Detecting AI-generated content to ensure platform authenticity.

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    Shasta Health

    Founder: Srinjoy Majumdar

    GitHub Role: Software Engineer (Part Time)

    Capital Raised: $500K

    Investors: Y Combinator

    Stage: Pre-Seed

    Shasta Health is a physical therapy center that offers patient acquisition, billing, care plans, and other care facilities.

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    Altair Interactive

    Founder: Bryan Veloso

    GitHub Role: Super Hybrid Robot

    Capital Raised: $210K

    Investors: Bryan Veloso

    Stage: Pre-Seed

    Altair Interactive is an online platform that offers a streaming service.

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    Pincites

    Founder: Mariam Sulakian, Grey Baker

    GitHub Role: Senior Product Manager, Vice President, Product

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: Y Combinator

    Stage: Pre-Seed

    Pincites helps legal teams build contract playbooks in Microsoft Word with advanced language models.

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    Multiplayer

    Founder: Craig Hosang

    GitHub Role: Senior Product Marketing Manager

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

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    ZooΒ 

    Founder: Jessie Frazelle

    GitHub Role: Staff Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

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    DX

    Founder: Abi Noda

    GitHub Role: Research & Product

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

    DX is a platform that analyzes engineering data to boost developer productivity and ROI. By integrating tools like GitHub and Jira with developer feedback, it provides actionable insights for teams and executives.

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    Braid

    Founder: Todd Berman

    GitHub Role: VP of Product Engineering

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: Charge Ventures

    Stage: Seed

    Braid is a mobile application that creates flexible group accounts for shared spending.

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    Simple Poll

    Founder: Wilhelm Klopp

    GitHub Role: Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

    Simple Poll brings quick and easy polling to Slack. Create public or private polls and surveys in seconds. Get instant feedback from your team without leaving the platform.

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    Vermilion Cliffs Ventures

    Founder: Ashley Smith

    GitHub Role: Global Vice President of Marketing

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: Early Stage Venture

    An early stage investment fund with a focus on enterprise software and devtools.

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    Reify

    Founder: Brian Doll

    GitHub Role: Vice President, Marketing; Vice President, Strategy

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

    Reify is a boutique consultancy specializing in go-to-market strategies for software companies.

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    Beer Broadcast

    Founder: Colin Keany, John Crepezzi

    GitHub Role: Senior Systems Designer, Design Infrastructure, Principal Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

    E-commerce platform for beer releases and event tickets with automated scheduling and text message announcements.

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    Flipt

    Founder: Mark Phelps

    GitHub Role: Staff Software Engineer

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: Lunar Ventures

    Stage: Pre-Seed

    Flipt is an open-source platform for managing feature flags. It allows teams to control feature releases, track usage, and manage permissions.

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    Null

    Founder: Chris Wanstrath

    GitHub Role: Co-Founder and CEO

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

    Null is a publisher of independent video games that is favorable to developers for PC, Mac, and consoles.

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    Brush Labs

    Founder: Matt Schaar

    GitHub Role: Product/Developer Marketing Manager and Customer Success

    Capital Raised: β€”

    Investors: β€”

    Stage: β€”

    Brush Labs is a provider of all types of hair brushes and cosmetics brushes.

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