Illinois Startups

SUBMIT A STARTUP SUBMIT A CORRECTION

This crowdsourced list includes companies that were founded by people who were, or are, part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, whether faculty, staff, students, or alumni. Founders are categorized according to their affiliation at the time the company was founded.

This list and use of company logos is for informational purposes only and is not intended as an endorsement of, or sponsorship by, any of the companies named here.

 

Company Name
Year
Founders
Relationship
College/Department
1 YouTube
2005

Jawed Karim

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Steve Chen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
12 Line Studio
2013

Nate Azark

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Graphic Design
Alumni
FAA
2 PayPal
1998

Max Levchin

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Luke Nosek

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
3 Tesla Motors
2003

Martin Eberhard

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
3E Love, LLC
2007

Anne Hopkins

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences - Community Health

Stephen Hopkins

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance
Alumni
AHS Business
3ipe Pavement Engineering
2016

Erwin Kohler

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
4 Weather Channel
1982

John S. Coleman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Journalism
Alumni
Media
5 Yelp
2004

Russel Simmons

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Jeremy Stoppelman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
6 Mozilla Corp.
1998

Brendan Eich

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
6C Solutions
2018

Keerthan Vantakala

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
7 Delta Air Lines, Inc.
1929

C.E. Woolman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences - Agriculture
Alumni
ACES
78Madison, Inc.
1983

Joseph Bouch

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising
Alumni
Media
8 NFL
1922

George Halas

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
9 Baskin-Robbins
1953

Burt Baskin

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business -
    Business Administration & Industrial Administration
Alumni
Business
Accendo Systems
2011

Sung Chul Bae

  • Staff (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Staff
Engineering
Actif
2014

Anish Bhattacharya

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Edgar Cortez

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Alex Lee

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Naoki Tsuda

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
Student
Engineering
Action Bits for Kids!
2001

Lynne Thieme

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
    & Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
Engineering
Adrenaline Mobility
2012

Sam King

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Shuo Tang

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Haohui Mai

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
Advanced Analytics
1983

Jeff Glickman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Kenneth Taylor

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Advanced Diamond Technologies
2003

Neil Kane

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

John Carlisle

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Alumni
Engineering
Advent Corporation
2004

Bob Cowie

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Aegis AI
2018

Sonny Tai

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Political Science
Alumni
LAS
Aegis Analytical
1997

Justin Neway

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Biochemistry
Alumni
LAS
Affiliated Marketing Partners
2009

Barbara Rendall Hochstadt

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Economics
Alumni
LAS
Affinity Labs, Inc.
2006

Christopher Michel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Political Science
Alumni
LAS
Affirm
2011

Max Levchin

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
After School
2014

Cory Levy

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Michael Callahan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
AgaMatrix
2001

Sridhar Iyengar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Sonny Vu

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
Engineering LAS
AgLVT LLC
2013

Robert Hornbaker

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • ACES - Agriculture & Consumer Economics
Faculty
ACES
Agrible
2014

Chris Harbourt

  • Alumni & Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
    and Grainger College of Engineering - Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Paul Miller

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
    and Grainger College of Engineering - Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Bill Northcott

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
    and Grainger College of Engineering - Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Alumni Faculty
ACES Engineering
Ahoona
2013

Ali Abbas

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
AirV Labs
2018

Kesh Kesavadas

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Aisle50
2010

Christopher Steiner

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Akelos
2017

Godfrey Angara

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Political Science

Adam Brakhane

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Keilin Jahnke

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering

Kelsey Schreiber

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering

Matthew Tan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Akkula
2011

Michael Dvorkin

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Aligni Incorporated
2006

Jake Janovetz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Amber Agriculture
2016

Lucas Frye

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA

Joey Varikooty

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering & Bioengineering

"Howie" Wei Yang

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Tang An Yang

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Xiang Wen

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Student
Business
Ambys Medicines
2018

Martin D. Burke

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
AMD
1969

Jerry Sanders III

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
AmpUp
2018

Shaofeng Sun

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS, Electrical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Analytics Fire
2014

Dan Oblinger

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
AnalyzeDirect
1999

Stuart Jackson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Technology Management & Entrepreneurship
Alumni
Business
ANDalyze
2007

Yi Lu

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Andreessen Horowitz
2009

Marc Andreessen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Anemone
2019

Ananya Cleetus

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Engineering
Animal Ultrasound Services
1990

James R Stouffer

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences - Animal Sciences
Alumni
ACES
Answers.com
1999

Mark Tebbe

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Apertio
2002

Paul Magelli, Jr.

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
    Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Apervita
2011

Paul Magelli, Jr.

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
    Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering LAS
AppGrow
2016

Adam Glass

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising
Alumni
Media
Appurify
2012

Jay Srinivasan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Apriori
2005

Mike Philpot

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Mechanical Science & Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Apropose
2013

Ranjitha Kumar (Faculty)

Jerry Talton (Alumni)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
Aptimmune Biologics
2010

Frederico Zuckermann

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty
VetMed
Aqueous Solutions
2011

Craig Bethke

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Geology
Faculty
LAS
Arizona Diamondbacks
1998

Jerry Colangelo

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Applied Health Sciences - Physical Education
Alumni
AHS
Armored Computing
2005

Ravishankar K. Iyer

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Zbigniew Kalbarczyk

  • Staff (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Coordinated Science Laboratory
Faculty
Engineering
Ascent Integrated Tech
2020

Paul Couston

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger Engineering - Industrial Engineering

Alex Gorsuch

  • Alumni & Staff (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Psychology
  • Entrepreneur-in-Residence - Research Park
  • Lecturer & Illinois I-Corps Instructor - Technology Entrepreneur Center, Grainger College of Engineering
Alumni Staff
Engineering LAS
AskWhai
2018

Rajesh Karmani

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Philosophy
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering LAS
ASL Aspire
2021

Mona Jawad

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Bioengineering, The Grainger College of Engineering

Ayesha Kazi

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Master of Computer Science, The Grainger College of Engineering
Student
Engineering
Aten Ventures
2018

Suraj Venkat

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS Computer Engineering, MS Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Atlas5D
2012

Zeb Kimmel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Shahid Rashid

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
ATSP Innovations
2011

James Economy

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Material Science & Engineering

Andreas Polycarpou

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Auto-Tune (by Antares Audio Technologies)
1997

Harold (Andy) Hildebrand

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Autonomic Materials
2007

Paul Braun (MatSE)

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Material Science & Engineering

Jeffrey Moore (Chemistry)

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Nancy Sottos (MatSE)

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Material Science & Engineering

Scott White (Aero)

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
Faculty
Engineering LAS
AutoScout 24
2014

Shaunak Ahuja

  • Student
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
Avail
2012

Ryan Coon

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies Business - Finance & Accounting

Laurence Jankelow

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies Business - Accounting
Alumni
Business
Avant
2012

Al Goldstein

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance

John Sun

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance

Paul Zhang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering
Alumni
Business Engineering
Avatria
2014

Harry Thakkar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Avicenna Community Health Center
2009

Irfan Ahmad

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Omar Galaria

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Law
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Roveiza Irfan

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Molecular & Cellular Biology, Psychology

Hatim Rahman

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Business Administration

Imad Rahman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Zeeshan Ahmad - no affiliation with UIUC

AwardSpring
2015

Kurt H Reilly

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Communications
Alumni
LAS
Axelson Realty LLC
2003

Knute Axelson (Eng/Aero)

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Joy Nevin Axelson (LAS/French)

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College Liberal Arts & Sciences - French
Alumni
Engineering LAS
B2 Enterprises
2011

Brian Bradtke

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences - Recreation, Sports & Tourism
Alumni
AHS
Badu Tax Services
2016

Jeff Badu

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - BS Accountancy, MAS Accounting Science
Alumni
Business
BAIOTEQ
2020
Dennie James
  • Student (Dennie James founded the company one year before attending UIUC)
  • Gies College of Business - Master of Science, Management (Graduation date: 2022)
Alumni
Business
Beacons
2019
David Zeng
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
BearPaw Inc.
1995

Dick Butkus 

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences - Kinesiology & Community Health, and Physical Education

Dave Powless

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Marketing & Economics
Alumni
AHS Business
Beckman Coulter
1935

Arnold O. Beckman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical Engineering
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Alumni
Engineering
Benford Brown & Associates
1996

Kimi Brown Ellen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Business & Accountancy
Alumni
Business
BET
1979

Robert L. Johnson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Social Work- Social Work

Sheila Johnson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts- Music Education
 
Alumni
SW
Betterworks
2010

Sizhao Yang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
BioAnalytics
2012

Michael Willard

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College Liberal Arts & Sciences - Political Science

Lucas Smith

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College Liberal Arts & Sciences - Microbiology
Student
LAS
Bitbaza.io
2020

Suraj Venkat

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS Computer Engineering, MS Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Black Spectacles
2010

Marc Teer

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts- Architecture
Alumni
FAA
Blekko
2010

Bryn Dole

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • College Liberal Arts &Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
Engineering
Bloc
2012

Roshan Choxi

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dave Paola

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Blockspring
2014

Jason Tokoph

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Paul Katsen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Systems Engineering & Design
  • Gies College of Business - Finance

Jeremy Smith 

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance
Alumni
Business Engineering
Bloom Energy
2001

K.R. Sridhar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
BloomReach
2009

Ashutosh Garg

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
BlueCrew
2015

Gino Rooney

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Bluestem Financial Advisors
2011

Karen Folk

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences - Agriculture & Consumer Economics

Jacob Kuebler

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences - Agriculture & Consumer Economics
Alumni
ACES
BODO
2019

Ehsan Totoni

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Boka Restaurant Group
2002

Kevin M. Boehm

  • Alumni
  • Applied Health Sciences
Alumni
AHS
Boom Financial, Inc.
2006

Ken Kruszka

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
BorderX Lab
2014

Xuehua (Albert) Shen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Chengdu Huang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Bragg & Associates Inc.
2012

Michael Bragg

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Debra Bragg

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Education - Education
Faculty
Engineering
Brik + Clik
2020
Hemant Chavan
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Brius
2016

James Wratten

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics

(Previously called Mechanodontics)

Student
LAS
Bumper Works
1978

Shahid Khan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Business Logic Corporation
2005

John Patterson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
BUYin
2018

Mischelle Frederick

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Economics
Alumni
LAS
Bytemobile
2000

Constantine Polychronopoulos

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
C3.ai
2010

Thomas Siebel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Calimetrix
2016

Diego Hernando

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Calypto Design Systems
2003

Gagan Hasteer (CS)

Venkat Krishnamachary

Anmol Mathur (CS)

Sumit Roy (ECE)

(Acquired by Mentor in 2015)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Candi
2019
Keithan Hendrick
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Law
     
Quiante Hendrick
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
Alumni
Law
CareGiving.com
1996

Denise M. Brown

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - English Language and Literature
Alumni
LAS
CarrotSticks
2009

Pete Koomen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
CartoChrome LLC
2019

Stephen Umunna

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) -
    Molecular & Cellular Biology
Alumni
LAS
Cash WOD LLC
2018

Lance Liggett

  • Staff
  • Illinois Fire Service Institute
Staff
Other
CashNetUSA
2004

Al Goldstein

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Cast21
2016

Ashley Moy

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering

Jason Troutner

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Justin Brooks (ECE)

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Student
Engineering
caterva
2010

Hieu Le Khac

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Engineering
Caulfield Engineering LLC
2011

Edward M. Caulfield (Faculty and Alumni)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering, and Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Faculty
Engineering
Cazoodle
2007

Kevin Chang

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
Cbana Labs
2007

Richard Masel

Mark Shannon

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
CDW (Computer Discount Warehouse)
1984

Michael Krasny

(Acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners in 2007)

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Central States Tower
2006

Brian Meier

  • Alumni
  • FAA/Architecture
Alumni
FAA
CFO Anywhere
2002

Christopher Greco

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Channel 19
2021
Duane Moore
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Charleston Orwig, Inc.
1992

John G. Charleston (LAS)

Lyle E. Orwig (ACES)

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Chemistry & Media, & ACES
Alumni
LAS
Charmworks
2011

Laxmikant Kale

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
Chia Pet
1966

Joe Pedott

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Journalism
Alumni
Media
Chicago Bears
1919

George Halas

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Chocolate Chip Media
2018

Gene Finley IV

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Bioinformatics
Alumni
Other
Christopher and Co.
1978

Lois A. Wacholtz

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Sociology and History
Alumni
LAS
Chromawheel
2017

Brendan Finucane: Music Performance & Education

Farsheed Hamidi-Toosi: Electrical & Computer Engineering

  • Alumni
  • FAA/Music Performance & Education
Alumni
FAA
CityVille
2010

Roger Dickey

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
ClarNan Editions
1982

Barbara Garvey Jackson

(Acquired by Classical Vocal Reprints in 2019)

  • Alumni
  • FAA/Music
Alumni
FAA
Cleverbridge
2005

Craig Vodnik

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Command Performance Firearms & Training LLC
2014

Paul W. DeClark

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Anthropology
Alumni
LAS
Common Ground Publishing
2007

Bill Cope

  • Faculty
  • Education
Faculty
Education
CONECK
2013

Jason Jackson

  • Student
  • Business
Student
Business
Conroy Media, Ltd.
1990

Susan (Conroy) McLeod

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Conservis Corp.
2009

Eric Jackson

  • Alumni
  • ACES
Alumni
ACES
Contendable
2010

Zach Tratar

  • Student
  • Engineering/Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
Convey Software
2016

Cody Pawlowski (CS)

William Widjaja (ECE)

  • Student
  • Engineering
Student
Engineering
Corvae
2014

Raj Vinjamuri

  • Student
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
Cracked
2012

Daniel Krause

Jeremy Mandell

  • Alumni
  • ACES
Alumni
ACES
Crafted Fun
2006

Keith Schacht

(Acquired by Vying Games in 2010)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science, & LAS/Psychology
Alumni
Engineering
Craig Technologies
1999

Carol Craig

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Crane and Pelican Cafe
2009

Amanda Harvey

  • Alumni
  • LAS/English
Alumni
LAS
Crisp Media Lab
2017

Gary LaPage

  • Alumni
  • Media/Advertising
Alumni
Media
Crunchyroll
2007

James Lin

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
CSPA: Computer Science Proficiency Assessment
2017

James Lin

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
CU Adventures in Time & Space
2015

Chris Lukeman (Advertising)

Anne Lukeman (History)

  • Alumni
  • Media & LAS
Alumni
LAS Media
CU Aerospace
2003

David Carroll

Michael Bragg

Victoria Coverstone

Rodney Burton

Scott White

Wayne Solomon

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Aerospace Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Cuil
2008

Anna Patterson

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
CureSkin
2016

Guna Kakulapti

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Curiosoft
2007

Roger Dickey

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
CurlMix
2015

Kim Lewis

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Logistics & Marketing
     

Tim Lewis

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Economics & Psychology
Alumni
Business LAS
CxE Group LLC
2007

Robert L. Towell

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Davis Pet Hospital
2012

Karin L. Crocker

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Veterinary Medicine

Paul R. Davis

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
Alumni
VetMed
Deadspin
2005

Will Leitch

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media
Media
Deco Software, Inc.
2015

Spencer Liolios

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Gavin Owens

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
DeepWalk
2018

Anshul Shah

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Engineering Physics

Brandon Yates

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Student
Engineering
Definition Theatre Company
2012

Julian Parker

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Theater

Tyrone Phillips

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Theater
Alumni
FAA
Delcross Technologies
2006

Tod Courtney

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Matt Miller

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Denali Software
1995

Sanjay K. Srivastava

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
DesignDot
2011

Megan Wunderlich

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Psychology & Speech Communications
Alumni
LAS
DETech
1995

Dan Maloney

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
Diagnostic Photonics
2008

Stephen Boppart

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Scott Carney

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Digital Adventures
2015

Omowale Casselle

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Arjun Venkataswamy

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial Engineering
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Psychology
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Digital Equipment Corporation
1957

Harlan Anderson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Alumni
Engineering
Dioxide Materials
2010

Richard Masel

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Distant Focus
2003

Rick L. Morrison

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Ronald A. Stack

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Dive In Digital
2018

Rachel Williamson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - English
Alumni
LAS
Division Street Capital
2012

Brian Moore

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Architecture
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Alumni
FAA
Djangy.com
2010

Dave Paola

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Sameer Sundresh

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Dorian Solutions
2013

Jason Ziolo

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
DoveMed
2009

Krish Tangella

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Faculty
Medicine
Dowling Street, LLC
2013

Nadir Ahmad

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
    Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Draftbit
2017

Donald Hruska

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Peter Piekarczyk

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Political Science
Alumni
Engineering LAS
DreamLot
1999

Paul O'Rorke

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Driven Strategic LLC
2015

Nathan A. Schaumleffel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences - Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
Alumni
AHS
EagleRail Container Logistics, Inc.
2015
Mike Wychocki
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising
Alumni
Media
Earnest Agriculture
2018

Eddy Mejia

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
     

Gabe Price

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology
Student
Business Engineering LAS
earnJARVIS
2021

Atyab Bhatti

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS & Masters, Mechanical Engineering

Kush Maheshwari

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS, Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
EarthSense
2016

Girish Chowdhary

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Computer Science

Chinmay Soman

  • Postdoctoral Fellow (at time of founding)
Faculty Staff
Engineering
EcoTextures
2013

Jennette Moline

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Architecture
Alumni
FAA
ecoThermics
2005

Thomas S. Lewicki

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Accounting

Merle G. Rocke

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Faculty Student
Business Engineering
Eden Park Illumination
2007

Gary Eden

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Sung Ljin Park

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Eden Technology Services
2015

Kyle Wilkinson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Effimax Solar
2011

Logan Liu

Rui Cai

Yi Chen

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
eGov Strategies LLC
1999

Ken Barlow

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Eileen Fisher
1984

Eileen Fisher

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
LAS
Electroninks
2013

Jennifer Lewis

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering

Brett Walker

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Faculty Student
Engineering
Elk Grove Family Dental
2014

Brian Homann

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Physics
Alumni
LAS
Embedor Technologies
2014

Gul Agha

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Kirill Mechitov

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Bill Spencer

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
eParel
2016

Kevin Schiesz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Media Studies
Alumni
Media
EscaWheel
2012

Chris Delaney

 

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Jake How

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Anandi Naqui

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
eText
2012

Milind Basole

Marilou Landes

Yury Borukhovich

  • Staff
  • Technology Services
Staff
Other
Everypath
1998

Amitabh Sinha

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Exalt Diagnostics
2014

Brian Cunningham

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
ezhome
2015

Spiros Xanthos

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
EZOfficeInventory
2010

Ali Syed

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Fabbri Law Offices, P.C.
2015

Daniel Fabbri

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Fairwood Sustainability
2020

Jacob Wood

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences - Agricultural Engineering
Student
ACES
FarFaria
2010

Ajay Godhwani

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
FarmAfield
2014

Mitch Minarick

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioenvironmental Engineering
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences - Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Student
ACES Engineering
Fast Radius
2014

Bill King

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
    • Professor & Andersen Chair
    • Mechanical Science & Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Ferritiva
2022

Nathan Chung

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering

Jeffrey Lu

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine - MD
Student
Engineering Medicine
Fetch Robotics
2014

Melonee Wise

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
First Resonance
2018

Neal Sarraf

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Karan Talati

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
FirstIgnite
2019

Chase Bonhag

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA

Cody Pawlowski

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • General Studies
Faculty
Business Other
FlipWord
2015

Thomas Reese

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Engineering
Flying S, Inc.
2001

David Shaw

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Flytenow
2013

Andrew Mass

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
Fooda
2011

Orazio Buzza

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Accounting & Supply Chain Management
Alumni
Business
Founders Fund
2005

Luke Nosek

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Fourth and Kirby Apparel and Design
2017

Victor Cortez

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts

Eddie Diazmunoz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Graphic Design

Justin Stiebel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Graphic Design

Will Wyss

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Graphic Design
Alumni
FAA
Foxtrot Delivery Market
2013

Michael LaVitola

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Freckle Education
2013

Alexandr Kurilin

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
FreeSkies
2015

Ankur Mehta

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Jay Mulakala

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Andrew Putch

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Fulcrum Reliability Systems
2016

Andrew Bohm

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Fullstack Academy
2012

Nimit Maru

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

David Yang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Funl
2010

Tom Denison

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising
Alumni
Media
Funzio
2010

Ram Gudavalli

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
FutureAdvisor
2010

Bo Lu

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
gaatha story
2016

Amar Deshpande

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Gabriella New York Bridal Salon
2008

Gabriella Risatti

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Industrial Distribution Management
Alumni
Business
Gameday Spirit
1998

Steven Vogelsang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Economics
Alumni
LAS
Generac Power Systems
1959

Robert D. Kern

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Geni
2006

Alan Braverman

  • Alumni
  • Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Geomagical Labs
2016

Brian Totty

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Giant Pixel
2012

Alan Braverman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

John Cwikla

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
Engineering
Gibson House Press
2015

Deborah Robertson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • School of Information Sciences - Library & Information Science
Alumni
iSchool
Gift Caddie
2011

Teresa Savage

 

  • Staff & Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Staff: College of Media - Associate Dean & Lecturer
  • Alumni: College of Media - Journalism

 

Alumni Staff
Media
Gigster
2015

Roger Dickey

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Girls Who Code
2011

Reshma Saujani

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Political Science
Alumni
LAS
Global Girlfriend
2003

Stacey Edgar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • School of Social Work
Alumni
SW
Global Scaling Academy
2016

Jeffrey David Abbott

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - History
Alumni
LAS
Glow
2012

Max Levchin

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
GlucoSentient
2011

Yi Lu

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Go Global Art
2015

Andrea Dempster-Chung

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
GoFundMe
2008

Andrew Ballester

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Gotara
2020

D Sangeeta

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Materials Chemistry (PhD)
Alumni
LAS
Gradient Ventures (at Google)
2017

Anna Patterson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
graffitiGeo, Inc.
2008

Jared Tame

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • College of Media - Advertising
Student
Engineering
GRAIL
2016

Jeff Huber

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Grainger, Inc.
1927

William Wallace Grainger

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Gray Matter Experience
2016

Britney Robbins

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni
LAS
GridX, Inc.
2010

Jian Zhang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Groove Networks
2000

Ray Ozzie

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Guildery
2013

Kelly Berger

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Hackpad
2011

Igor Kofman

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Haken Audio
1999

Lippold Haken

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Halal Beauty Cosmetics
2018

Adeel Afshar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical Engineering & Engineering Physics
Alumni
Engineering
Hanauer Strategies
2018

Jim Hanauer

  • Alumni
  • Business/Business Administration
Alumni
Business
Handle
2011

Shawn Carolan

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
1954

Walter E. Hanson (Faculty)

Roland D. "Dean" Collins (Alumni)

Marcus J. Rice (Alumni)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Haptik
2013

Aakrit Vaish

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger Engineering - Industrial Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Harlem Globetrotters
1927

Abe Saperstein

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
Alumni
Haylon Technologies
2021

Raj Lulla

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering (Major), Statistics (Minor)

Tyler Revesz

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Specialized Chemistry

Namin Shah

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Student
Engineering LAS
HDF Group
2005

Mike Folk et al.

  • Staff
  • NCSA
Staff
Other
Hesai Technology
2014
Yifan "David" Li
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Robotics
Alumni
Engineering
HexNest
2017

Mark Van den Avont

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
HeyGears
2015
(Formerly called OmniEars)
 
Peiyan (Scott) Gui
  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering
Heyuan Huang
  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Mingyang Qu
  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Zhipeng Xie
  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Student
Engineering
hi5
2003

Ramu Yalamanchi

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Hireology
2010

Adam Robinson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - History
Alumni
LAS
HirexHire
2018

Mike Durec

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Communications
Alumni
LAS
Hobbico, Inc.
1985

Clint Atkins

  • Alumni (at time of founding)

Bruce Holecek

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger Engineeering - General Engineering

Jeri Holecek

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
Alumni
Engineering
Hoowaki
2008

William King

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/MechSE, ECE, & MatSE
Faculty
Engineering
Horizon Hobby
1985

Rick Stephens

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
House of Joshua
2017

Michelle Whojeong Lee

  • Alumni
  • FAA/Theater
Alumni
FAA
Human Kinetics
1974

Rainer Martens

  • Alumni
  • AHS/Kinesiology & Community Health
Alumni
AHS
HVF Labs
2012

Max Levchin

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Hyde Park Angels
2007

Jeffrey Carter

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Hyde Park Venture Partners
2011

Ira Weiss

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
HYX Biotech
2013

Xianhui Fu

  • Student
  • ACES/Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Student
ACES
Ian Fleming Foundation
1992

Michael L. VanBlaricum

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
iCan Collective
2017

Afenya Montgomery

  • Alumni (at the time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Textile Marketing
Alumni
ACES
iClicker
1997

Timothy Stelzer

Mats Selen

Gary Gladding

Benny Brown

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Physics
Faculty
Engineering
Iconiq capital
2011

Chad Boeding

  • Alumni
  • Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
ICScape
2005

Jason Xing

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
iCyt
1995

Gary Durack

(Acquired by Sony in 2010)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Bioengineering
Faculty
Engineering
II-VI EpiWorks
1997

Quesnell Hartmann (Alumni)

David Ahmari (Alumni)

Gregory Stillman (Faculty)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Illiac Software Inc
2014

Rick Taube

  • Faculty
  • Music
Faculty
FAA
Illinois Rocstar
2008

William A. Dick

Thomas L. Jackson

Fady M. Najjar

Robert Fiedler

Mark D. Brandyberry

  • Staff
  • Engineering/Applied Research Institute
Staff
Engineering
Illumia Corp
2010

Terry VonThaden

  • Faculty
  • Information Science
Faculty
iSchool
Immuven
2009

David Kranz

  • Faculty
  • LAS/Biochemistry
Faculty
LAS
Impossible Aerospace
2016

Spencer Gore

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Alumni
Engineering
INI Power Systems
2003

Larry J. Markoski

  • Faculty
  • LAS/Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Inkling Markets
2006

Nathan Kontny

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Chemical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Innovosoy
2009

Peter Goldsmith

Christopher Lanoue

  • Faculty
  • ACES/Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Faculty
ACES
InnSight Technology
2014

Dipanjan Pan

Leanne Labriola

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Bioengineering
Faculty
Engineering
Inprentus
2012

Peter Abbamonte

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Physics
Faculty
Engineering
Inscites
2014

Jason Goldman

Ben Blaiszik

  • Student
  • Engineering/Materials Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
Insieme Networks
2012

Michael Dvorkin

(Acquired by Cisco in 2013)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
InstaRecon
2005

Yoram Bresler

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Instarta
2008

Zach Tratar

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
InteCap, Inc.
1998

Stephen I. Willis (Accounting)

Catharine (Landeene) Lawton (Finance)

(Acquired by Charles River Associates, Inc. in 2004)

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
IntelinAir
2014

Naira Hovakimyan

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Intelliwheels
2010

Scott Daigle

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Marissa Siebel-Siero

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences - Community Health
Student
AHS Engineering
Interapt
2011

Ankur Gopal

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni
LAS
Interfaith Youth Core
2002

Eboo Patel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Sociology
Alumni
LAS
Intersymbol Communications, Inc
2000

Andrew Singer

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Naresh Shanbhag

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Inventables
2002

Zach Kaplan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Keith Schacht

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Psychology
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Invention Mine
2014

Robert Irvine

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
iPinYou
2011

Xuehua Shen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
IRekommend
2021

Arvind Radhakrishnen

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Student
Business
Iron Port Systems
2000

Scott Banister

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
iSense LLC
2009

Kenneth S. Suslick

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Ishimaru and Associates
1997

Mikio Ishimaru

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
It's American Press
2015

Alexander Albanese

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Alumni
Engineering
iVet Data
2018

Diana Sanjoto

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Student
Business
J. Chang Piano Studio
2005
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Music
Alumni
FAA
J4 Capital LLC
2006
Jeff Glickman
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Jiobit
2015

John Renaldi

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business

Roger Ady

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Business Engineering
JMN Associates
2002

James Neckopulos

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Jobstart
2014

Zach Tratar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Jump Trading
1999

Bill DiSomma

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - BS, Finance

Paul Gurinas

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of LIberal Arts & Sciences - BS, Economics
Alumni
Business LAS
JurorSearch
2019

Dan Johnson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Political Science, Economics
Alumni
LAS
Kaksha.ai
2020

Bharatdeep Maan

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MS in Management
Student
Business
Karma Trade
2022

Mona Fang

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger Engineering - Aerospace, Aeronautical,
    and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Student
Engineering
Katango
2010

Michael Munie

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Kathmandu Yogi
2014

Natasha Casanova

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Speech Communication & Italian
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Art History
Alumni
FAA LAS
Kaviza
2008

Kumar K. Goswami

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science (PhD)

Krishna Subramanian

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science (MS)

Michael Peercy

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering (PhD)
Alumni
Engineering
Keen IO
2012

Daniel Kador

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Kyle Wild

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - General Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Kestral Capital Group
2011

Stephen Vivian

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Kid Spa Austin
2009

Kenneth J Morrissey

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Kiwi Co
2011

Yu Pan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Kloudio
2016

Chushi Li

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Business Process Management
Student
Business
Komprise
2014

Kumar K. Goswami

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science (PhD)

Krishna Subramanian

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science (MS)

Michael Peercy

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering (PhD)
Alumni
Engineering
Kuo Diedrich Chi
2002

John (JC) Chi

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Architecture

Mark A. Diedrich

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Architecture

Howard M. Kuo

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Architecture
Alumni
FAA
LabSimply
2021

Anurup Ganguli

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Ladies of Virtue
2011

Jamila Trimuel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences - Community Health
Alumni
AHS
Lante Corporation
1984

Mark Tebbe

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Laramar Group
1989

Jeffrey Elowe

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Biology
Alumni
LAS
Larrea-Clear LLC
2019

Sandra Miarecki

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Astronomy
Alumni
LAS
Law Office of Lisa A. Coffey, P.C.
1996

Lisa A. Coffey

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Law Office of Russell D. Knight
2009

Russell Knight

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Law
Alumni
Law
LeafyQuick
2019

Rahul Easwar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
LEAMgroup
2006

Brian Deal

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Urban & Regional Planning

Varkki George Pallathucheril

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Urban & Regional Planning
Faculty
FAA
Lever Works
1998

Zach Kaplan

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Keith Schacht

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Psychology
Student
Engineering LAS
Lextech
2011

Alex Bratton

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Lightform
2014

Brett Jones

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Kevin Karsch

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Rajinder Sodhi

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Engineering
LILEE Systems
2007

Jia-Ru Li

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
LILIA
2018

Hannah Bartman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Industrial Design
Alumni
FAA
LitHit
2017

Eric Mills

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
LiveBx
2018

Stephen A. Boppart (Faculty/Alumni)

Haohua Tu (Staff, Beckman Institute)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering
Faculty
Engineering
Llama Naturals
2019

Bradley Baum

  • Alumni
  • Business/Finance
Alumni
Business
Lohia Mechatronik Private Limited
2019

Siddharth Lohia

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Loom
2015

Vinay Hiremath

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Loop Health
2017

Mayank Kale

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
     

Ryan Singh

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance & Marketing (Dual Degree)
Alumni Student
Business Engineering
LPA Search Partners
2007

Anna McCormick Kelch

(Merged with Ascend Executive Search in 2019)

  • Alumni
  • Media/Journalism
Alumni
Media
Mafia Wars
2008

Roger Dickey

(A game by Zynga)

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
MAG Optics Inc.
2018

Geeta Singh

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Majamas Earth
1999

Germaine Caprio

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Humanities
Alumni
LAS
MakerGirl
2014

Elizabeth Engele

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business

Julia Haried

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Student
Business
Malwarebytes
2008

Marcin Kleczynski

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Mammoth Water
2014

Richael Young

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Agricultural Economics

Nicholas Brozovic

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Agricultural Economics
Faculty Student
ACES
Manton Communications Corp.
1996

Jonathan Manton

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
LAS
MapTitan
2018

Ben Cheslow Kraatz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Match.com
1993

Peng Ong

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Matterport
2011

Daivd Gausebeck

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
MBA Veterans Network
2009

David Chonowski

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Masters in Electrical Engineering

Christopher Petersen

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Student
Business Engineering
MealPlot
2014

Jeanette Andrade

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Nutritional Sciences

Nathan Pratt

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Nutritional Sciences

Manabu Nakamura

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Nutritional Sciences
Faculty Student
ACES
Medical Utility Scientific Equipment (MUSEinc)
2016

Arvind Badrinarayanan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Integrative Biology
Alumni
LAS
Medivance, Inc.
1998

Robert Kline

(Acquired by C.R. Bard in 2011)

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Microbiology
Alumni
LAS
Meliora Cleaning Products
2013

Kate Jakubas

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Meraki Brands LLC
2021

Britney Turner

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Communications
Alumni
LAS
Merge.fm
2009

Adam Steele

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Will Leinweber

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering

August Knecht

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
Mesh++
2017

Danny Gardner

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
MessageMe
2012

Vivek Tatineni

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Metabolomx
2008

Sun Lim

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering

Paul Rhodes

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry

Kenneth Suslick

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty Student
Engineering LAS
MetriTech, Inc.
1982

Samuel Krug

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Psychology
Alumni
LAS
Mezli
2020

Alex Gruebele

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Microlution
2005

Andy Phillip

Andrew Honegger

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
MicroPlasma Ozone
2012

Sung-Jin Park

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

J. Gary Eden

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
midasyn
2013

Martin D. Burke (Chemistry)

Roger VanHoy (Staff/Office of Corporate Relations)

  • Faculty
  • LAS/Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Milhouse Engineering
2001

Wilbur C. Milhouse III

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS, Civil Engineering, MS, Structural Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Military.com
1999

Chris Michel

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Political Science
Alumni
LAS
Mind Pirate
2014

Mike Fu

Unni Narayanan

(Acquired by Hewlett Packard's Innovation Group in 2014)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Misfit
2011

Sonny Vu (LAS/Mathematics)

Sridhar Iyengar (Eng/ECE)

(Acquired by Fossil in 2015)

  • Alumni
  • LAS & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Miss Possible
2013

Supriya Hobbs (Chemical Engineering)

Janna Eaves (MatSE)

  • Student
  • Engineering
Student
Engineering
MLS Automotive
2013

Adam Vincens

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Moneyjar
2018

Rohan Agarwal

  • Alumni
  • LAS & Business
Alumni
Business LAS
MoonX.AI
2018

Qingxiong Yang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering (PhD)
Alumni
Engineering
Mosaic
1993

Marc Andreessen

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • Also working at NCSA at time of founding

Eric Bina

  • Staff - NCSA (at time of founding)
  • Also Alumni: Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
     

(Marc Andreessen later left NCSA and founded Netscape)

 

Alumni Staff Student
Engineering
mpressInteractive
2012

John Bonadies

  • Alumni
  • FAA/Graphic Design
Alumni
FAA
Much Shelist
1970

Morrie Much

  • Alumni
  • Business/Finance
Alumni
Business
MulticoreWare
2010

Wen-Mei Hwu

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Music Firsthand
2016

Kris Potrafka

  • Alumni
  • Labor & Employment Relations
Alumni
LER
MyMiniLife
2006

Joel Poloney

Amitt Mahajan

Luke Rajlich

Sizhao Yang

(Acquired by Zynga 2009)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Mystery Science
2013

Keith Schacht

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science, & LAS/Psychology
Alumni
Engineering
Nanosi Advanced Technologies
2006

Munir Nayfeh

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Faculty
Engineering
NASADYA
2018
Chaitanya Gulati
  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
    • Systems Engineering & Design
    • Innovation, Leadership, & Engineering Entrepreneurship
Student
Engineering
National Black Theater
1968

Barbara Teer

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences - Kinesiology & Community Health
Alumni
AHS
National Negro Network
1954

W. Leonard Evans, Jr.

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Natrion LLC
2018

Alex Kosyakov

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering (Major)
  • Gies College of Business - Business (Minor)
Student
Business Engineering
Nee Plata Law LLC
2017

Jong Sook Nee

  • Alumni
  • Law
Alumni
Law
Neocova
2016

Sultan Meghji

  • Alumni (at the time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics & Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Nephra
2021

Joshua Malinkovich

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering, Computer Science

Jonathan Politzky

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance
    • Minor in Hoeft Technology & Management (Grainger College of Engineering & Gies College of Business)

Walker Rickord

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Dual Degree
    • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering
    • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Psychology
    • Minor in Computer Science (Grainger College of Engineering)
Student
Business Engineering LAS
Netscape
1994

Marc Andreessen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
NetSpeed Systems
2011

Sundari Mitra

(Acquired by Intel in 2018)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Network Geographics
2007

Alan Carrol

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Network Perception
2014

Mouna Bamba (Staff, ECE)

Robin Berthier (Staff, ECE)

David Nicol (Faculty, ECE)

Edmond Rogers (Staff, ECE)

William H. Sanders (Faculty, ECE)

Sankalp Singh (Alumni, CS)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Neurovision Medical Products
1973

J. Lee Rea

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Neutral Design Studio
2015

Ricardo Pierre-Louis

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Newell Instruments
1996

Ty Newell (Faculty)

Ben Newell (Alumni)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Nine Four Ventures
2018

Jeffrey Elowe

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Biology
Alumni
LAS
Ning
2004

Marc Andreessen

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Nourish Net
2016

Kathleen Hu

(Formerly called Dibbs)

  • Student
  • Engineering/ISE
Student
Engineering
Nuvestan
2021
Stephen Umunna
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Molecular & Cellular Biology
Alumni
LAS
Obiter Research
2003

William Boulanger

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
OceanComm
2014

Thomas Riedl

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
     

Andrew Singer

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Ocient
2016

Joseph Jablonski

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

George Kondiles

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Octopart
2007

Harish Agarwal

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Alumni
Engineering
Offerman Woodshop
2001

Nick Offerman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Theater
Alumni
FAA
Ogloza Fortney LLP
2013

Darius Ogloza

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni
LAS
one
2011

Michael Callahan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering

Cory Levy

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni Student
Engineering
Onesoftdigm (OSD)
2016

Chang Hun Lee

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Accounting
Student
Business
Opal Kelly Incorporated
2004

Jake Janovetz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Open Prairie Ventures, Inc.
1999

Andrew Jones

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Alumni
Business
Opsware
2002

Marc Andreessen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Optimizely
2010

Pete Koomen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Optivolt
2017

Paul Couston

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering

Rohit Kalyanpur

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Daniel Kofman

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni Student
Engineering
Oracle
1977

Larry Ellison

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Pre-med

Bob Miner

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Mathematics
Alumni
LAS
Orali Health
2018

Ayush Kumar

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Mark O'Connor

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering

Aashay Patel

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering
Student
Engineering
OrangeQC
2010

Matt Gornick

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Ryan Mathews

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Engineering
Orate
2014

Veronika Eklund

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Business Administration & Entrepreneurship
Alumni
Business
Orbital
2012

Geoffrey E. Cherry

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Orchard, Inc.
2010

Indira Saladi

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering
Alumni
Engineering
Origin Ventures
1999

Bruce Barron

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Accountancy

Steve Miller

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Business Administration & Marketing
Alumni
Business
OSO Technologies
2011

Michael Clemenson

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Trevor Hutchins

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Austin Lyons

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Brad Sanders

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering

Eduardo Torrealba

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
Outfield
2015

Adam Steele

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
P.A. Semi
2003

Daniel Dobberpuhl

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Palantir
2004

Nathan Gettings

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
LAS
Pampered Chef
1980

Doris Kelley Christopher

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Alumni
ACES
Pandamonium Doughnuts
2013

James Kyung

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences - Animal Science
Alumni
ACES
Pangea Properties
2008

Al Goldstein

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance
Alumni
Business
Pansophic Systems, Inc.
1969

Joseph A. Piscopo

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
LAS
Pantheon Systems Inc
2010

Zachary Rosen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Papa Del's Pizza
1970

Robert L. Monti

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Applied Health Sciences
Alumni
AHS
Parakweet
2010

Ramesh Haridas

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Parallel Works Inc.
2015

Michael J. Wilde

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Pattern Insight
2006

Yuanyuan Zhou

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Qingbo Zhu

Spiros Xanthos

Zhenmin Li

Faculty
Engineering
Pay By Group
2011

Dan Oblinger

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Pelago, Inc.
2006

Jeff Holden

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Penrose Brewing Company
2013

Tom Korder

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Perimeter Advisors
2004

Karin O'Connor

  • Alumni
  • Business/Finance
Alumni
Business
Personify
2010

Sanjay Patel

Minh Do

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Petronics
2013

Dave Cohen

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
PhiOptics
2013

Catalin Chiritescu

Gabriel Popescu

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Materials Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Photonic Technologies
2015

Frank Shi

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
Alumni
PhotoniCare
2014

Ryan Shelton

Steve Boppart

  • Staff
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Staff
Engineering
Pick'n Run
2014

John Mueller

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Pickled Stamps
2017

Brett Smith

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • School of Information Sciences
Alumni
iSchool
Pipeline Foods LLC
2017

Eric Jackson

  • Alumni (at the time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
    - Agricultural Economics
Alumni
ACES
Pixo
1998

Lori Patterson

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Pocket Aces
2014

Ashwin Suresh

Anirudh Pandita

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
PocketPet
2020

Diana Sanjoto

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Alumni
Business
Poll Everywhere
2008

Jeff Vyduna

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Ponce Realty Group
2017

Rob Ponce

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Psychology
Alumni
LAS
Populix
2018

Eileen Kamtawijoyo

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences (ACES) - Food Science & Human Nutrition
Alumni
ACES
Postini
1999

Brian Maggi

(Acquired by Google in 2007)

  • Alumni
  • LAS/Speech Communication
Alumni
LAS
Prairiefire Consulting, Inc.
2010

Michael Lopez

Andrew Coverdill

Eric Gertner

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Prenosis
2016
Rashid Bashir
  • Faculty, Grainger Distinguished Chair, & Department Head in Bioengineering (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bobby Reddy, Jr.
  • Student, PhD Candidate (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Faculty Student
Engineering
Primary Global Research
2004

Mike Fu

Unni Narayanan

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Printavo
2016

Bruce Ackerman

  • Alumni
  • Business/Business Process Management & Management Information Systems
Alumni
Business
PrintEco
2010

Tom Patterson

Arpan Shah

  • Student
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Student
Engineering
Product Manufactory
2012

Bryan Wilcox (MechSE)

Mercedes Mane (AERO)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Proteus Digital Health
2001

Mark Zdeblick

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Architectual Studies
Alumni
Engineering
Protonex Technology Corporation
2000

Paul Osenar

(Acquired by Ballard Power Systems in 2015)

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Materials Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
PSYONIC
2014

Aadeel Akhtar

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Neuroscience

Patrick Slade

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Student
LAS
Qfpay
2011

Tim Lee

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Exchange Student - Grainger Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Qred
2015

Jason Francis

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni
LAS
QSM Diagnostics
2014

Edgar Goluch

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Quantum Marketing Communications, LLC
2014

William B. Bokunic

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni
LAS
Quicket Solutions
2013

Christiaan Burner

  • Student
  • Business
Student
Business
Quill Corporation
1956

Jack Miller

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Journalism
Alumni
Media
QuillBot
2017

Rohan Gupta

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance

Anil Jason

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Math & Computer Science

David Silin

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Business Engineering LAS
R Systems
2006

Greg Keller

Brian Kucic

  • Staff
  • NCSA
Staff
Other
Radius Health
2003

John Katzenellenbogen

  • Faculty
  • LAS/Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
RainbowPush Coalition
1996

Jesse Jackson

  • Alumni
  •  
Alumni
Rao Research and Consulting
2013

Chetana Rao

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
RATIO Architects, Inc.
1982

William A. Browne, Jr.

  • Alumni
  • FAA/Architecture
Alumni
FAA
Realmware Corporation
2006

Dan Moorehead

Aaron Pollack

  • Student
  • Business
Student
Business
Reconstruct Inc.
2015

Tim Bretl

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Mani Golparvar-Fard

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil & Environmental Engineering

Derek Hoiem

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
Recurly
2009

Isaac Hall

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Recykal
2016

Anirudha Jalan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - BS in Finance
Alumni
Business
Red Clay Digital
2009

Kevin McFall

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • LAS/Computer Science & Mathematics
Alumni
LAS
Red Cup Distillery
2015

Dustin Wenger

  • Alumni
  • Business/MBA
Alumni
Business
Redcarpet
2014

Kartik Venkataraman

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering (Transportation)
Alumni
Engineering
Relevate Health
2007

Jeffrey Spanbauer

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
REO Speedwagon
1967

Neal Doughty

Alan Gratzer

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Repairtech International, Inc.
1978

Stan Bennett

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
ReSchedule Med
2014

Taylor Fairbank

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Revery AI
2020

Kedan Li

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - BS in Computer Science, PhD Candidate in Computer Science

Jeffrey Zhang

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - PhD Candidate in Computer Vision
Student
Engineering
Revolution Medicines
2013

Martin D. Burke

  • Faculty
  • LAS/Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Rhaeos
2018

Siddharth Krishnan

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science
RingWing, LLC
2017

Benjamin Khachaturian

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • FAA/Industrial Design
Student
FAA
Rithmio
2013

Adam Tilton (Student)

Prashant Mehta (Faculty)

  • Student
  • Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
RiverGlass
2004

Michael Welge

  • Staff
  • NCSA
Staff
Other
Rivet Ventures
2012

Christina Brodbeck

  • Alumni
  • LAS/History
Alumni
LAS
RLJ Companies
2002

Robert L. Johnson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • School of Social Work
Alumni
Rocky Rococo
1974

Roger Brown

Wayne Mosley

  • Alumni
  • Law
Alumni
Law
RogerEbert.com
2003

Roger Ebert

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Journalism
Alumni
Media
Ronco Corporation
1964

Ron Popeil

  • Alumni
Alumni
Royal Properties
1979

Michael J. Henneman (Engineering & MBA)

Roderick L. Schmidt (Finance)

  • Alumni
  • Business
Alumni
Business
Runtime Verification
2010

Patrick Meredith

Grigore Rosu

  • Student
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Student
Engineering
SafeBase
2020
Stan Chang
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
    and Hoeft Technology & Management (minor)
Alumni
Engineering
Salesforce Essentials
2011

Adam Evans

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance

(Formerly RelateIQ, then SalesforceIQ, now Salesforce Essentials)

Alumni
Business
SC4
2012

Erik Joshua Sacks

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

Stephen Patrick Long

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Faculty
ACES
Scapegoat
2015

Laura Carroll

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising

Hagen Mueller

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising
Alumni
Media
Scheedule
2011

Suraj Samaranayake

Michael Barker

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Scott Morrison Consulting, LLC
2011

Scott Morrison

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Search Party LLC
2017

Brian McCarthy

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • School of Information Sciences - Library & Information Science
Alumni
iSchool
Second Spectrum
2013

Rajiv Maheswaran

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Semprius
2005

John A. Rogers

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Sense Photonics
2016

Scott Burroughs

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Sensely
2013

Adam Odessky

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Sequoia Realty Group
1993

Mark Levy

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences - Agriculture
Alumni
ACES
Serionix
2012

James Economy

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering

James Langer

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering

Will (Weihua) Zheng

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Faculty Student
Engineering
Shadow Safe
2013

Tim Deppen

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Mechanical Science & Engineering

Nishana Ismail

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Mechanical Science & Engineering

(Formerly called Servabo)

Student
Engineering
ShareThis
2007

David E. Goldberg

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering -
    Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
ShipBob
2014

Divey Gulati

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Alumni
Business Engineering
Shrimpy
2018

Michael McCarty

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering

Nishant Nayudu

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Matthew Wesly

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering,
    & Bioengineering
Alumni
Engineering
SiByte
1998

Daniel W. Dobberpuhl

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Siebel Systems
1993

Thomas Siebel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Silverscreen, Inc.
2010

Zeba Parker

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
SimBioSys, Inc.
2017

Joseph R. Peterson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry

John A. Cole, Jr.

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Simply AI Talent
2022

Arvind Radhakrishnen

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Student
Business
SimplyBe
2014

Jessica Zweig

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Acting
Alumni
FAA
Skinny Souping
2017

Alison Velazquez

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Skyqraft
2019

Umar Farooq Chughtai

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Slice Rides
2010

Alok Pradhan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Slide, Inc.
2004

Max Levchin

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Smart Dating Academy
2009

Bela Gandhi

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
SmartHealth Activator
2014

Tom Denison

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising
Alumni
Media
SnapCheck
2015

Ken Kuszka

  • Alumni
  • Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Snapshot Energy
2008

Chris Hanson

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Lance Schideman

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
    Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Yuanhui Zhang

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
    Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Alumni Faculty
Engineering
Snooz
2015

Eli Lazar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Soil Diagnostics
2014

Kaustubh Bhalerao

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Farhan Syed

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences -
    Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Faculty Student
ACES Engineering
SolarBOS
2004

Jason Schripsema

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
SolarBridge
2014

Philip Krein

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Patrick Chapman

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Solstice
2001

J Schwan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
SoMat Corporation
1982

Norman Miller

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Darrell Socie

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Someoddpilot
1999

Chris Eichenseer

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts
Alumni
FAA
Sonistic
2012

Aaron Jones

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Doug Jones

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
SoundJam MP
1998

Jeff Robbin

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business

(Early version of iTunes)

Alumni
Business
Specific Diagnostics
2009

Kenneth S. Suslick

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Spectroclick
2011

Alex Scheeline

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
Spindle
2010

Alex Lambert

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
SponsorNet New Media
1995

Scott Banister

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Max Levchin

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science

Luke Nosek

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Engineering
SpotHero, Inc.
2010

Jeremy A. Smith

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance
Alumni
Business
Stackend Solutions
2017

Connor Lake

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
Starfire Industries
2004

Brian Jurczyk

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Robert Stubbers

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
Alumni Faculty
Engineering
Sting
2016

John Ayers

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Industrial Design
Alumni
FAA
Strand Therapeutics
2017
Jacob Becraft
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Strikingly
2012

Dafeng Guo

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Studio Gang
1997

Jeanne Gang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Architecture
Alumni
FAA
StudyCloud
2012

Andrew Lee

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Ravi Pilla

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Student
Engineering
subLOGIC
1975

Bruce Artwick

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Stu Moment

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Student
Business Engineering
Sugar Monkey Cupcakes
2008

Neda Darwish-Yacouby

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni
LAS
Sugarbox Inc.
2013

Jessica Lam

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Sun Buckets
2014

Bruce Elliott-Litchfield

  • Faculty & Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Faculty: College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
    - Agricultural & Biological Engineering
  • Alumni: Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering

Matthew Alonso

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences
    - Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Joe Bradley

  • Staff & Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Staff: Grainger College of Engineering - Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
  • Alumni: Gies College of Business - MBA
Alumni Faculty Staff Student
ACES Business Engineering
Sun King
2007

T. Patrick Walsh

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Engineering Physics
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Economics

Mayank Sekhsaria

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
  • Gies College of Business - Hoeft Technology & Management Minor

Anish Thakkar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Alumni Student
Business Engineering LAS
Sunnie
2021

Sarah Spliethoff

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Marketing
Alumni
Business
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
1982

Nancy Brinker

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni
LAS
Suze Orman Financial Group
1987

Suze Orman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • School of Social Work
Alumni
SW
SwaTaleem
2018

Ananya Tiwari

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Education - Educational Psychology
Student
Education
Syapse
2008

Glenn Winokur

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Symbolic Sound Corporation
1990

Kurt J. Hebel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
     

Carla Scaletti

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • Fine and Applied Arts - Music
Alumni
Engineering FAA
Synergy Law Group, LLC
2000

Bart Loethen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Law
     

Art Mertes

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Law
Alumni
Law
Synthego
2012

Michael Dabrowski

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
     

Paul Dabrowski

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
TaniHub
2015
Pamitra Wineka
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Economics
Alumni
LAS
Tanso Biosciences, Inc.
2018

Hideaki Ogasawara

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Student
Business
TapCommerce
2012

Samir Mirza

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
TeaSquares
2016

Jordan Buckner

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
     

Adi Malik

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering
     

Alex Stomp

Alumni
Business Engineering
Teneez
2019

Raymundo Vargas

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering, and Innovation, Leadership, & Engineering Entrepreneurship

Benoit Ortalo-Magne

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Student
Engineering
Tetravitae Bioscience
2007

Hans Blaschek

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Faculty
ACES
Text-IE
2010

Dan Roth

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
The Boss Up LLC
2020

Britney Turner

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences - Communications
Alumni
LAS
Third Wave Coffee
2015
Ayush Bathwal
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
THX
1983

Tomlinson Holman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Radio & Television
Alumni
Media
TiE Angels
2010

Prashant Shah

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Tiesta Tea
2010

Dan Klein

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
     

Patrick Tannous

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Student
Business
Tiny Prints
2004

Kelly Berger

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
TipTek
2012

Gregory Girolami

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
     

Scott Lockledge

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
     

Joseph Lyding

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni Faculty
Engineering LAS
Tokarz Group Advisers LLC
2006

Michael Tokarz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
tomford Design
1998

Thomas Ford

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Communication
Alumni
LAS
Top Tier Lessons
2022

Cara Bognar

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Dual Degree in Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
    and Innovation, Leadership, and Engineering Entrepreneurship (ILEE)
Student
Engineering
Topix
2002

Bryn Dole

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Mathematics
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Toro
2012

Amitt Mahajan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
     

Joel Poloney

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Touchlight Innovations
2016

Swarnav Pujari

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Student
Engineering
Tovala
2016

Bryan Wilcox

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
TrackBill
2012

Steven Marciniak

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Trala, Inc.
2016

Vishnu Indukuri

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
     

Sam Walder

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Engineering
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Music - Violin
Alumni Student
Engineering FAA
Transocean
1974

Marvin Dennis

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Accounting
Alumni
Business
Trapeze Networks
2002

Bill Miskovetz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Traverse Science
2018

Stephen Fleming

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Neuroscience
     

Ryan Dilger (Faculty/ACES/Animal Sciences)

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Agriculture, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences - Animal Sciences
Faculty Student
ACES LAS
Trimpe Music Publishing
2007

J. R. Trimpe

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Fine & Applied Arts - Music Education
Alumni
FAA
Triptych Brewing
2013

Anthony Benjamin

  • Staff (at time of founding)
  • Grainger Engineering Web IT
Staff
Engineering
True Advantage
2017

Michele Kattke

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Biochemistry
Alumni
LAS
Turkbox
2018

Mrinaal Mittal

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering
    Computer Science, and Innovation, Leadership, & Engineering Entrepreneurship (ILEE)
Student
Engineering
Twyngo
2011

Mike Fu

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
     

Unni Narayanan

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Tyto
2015

Robert Hornbaker

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • ACES - Agricultural Economics
Faculty
ACES
Uncanny Magazine
2014

Lynne M. Thomas

  • Faculty & Alumni (at time of founding)
  • School of Information Sciences
  • Head of Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Michael Damian Thomas

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alumni Faculty
iSchool LAS
Upstart Power, Inc.
2018

Paul Osenar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Urban Brain and Body
2012

Seth Franz

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - Finance
Alumni
Business
UT Dots Inc
2007

Yuri Didenko

  • Staff (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemical Sciences
Staff
LAS
Vanquish Oncology
2011

Paul J. Hergenrother

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Chemistry
Faculty
LAS
Verde GSE
2014

Ty Newell (Faculty)

Ben Newell (Alumni)

Alex Long (Alumni)

  • Faculty
  • Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Faculty
Engineering
Verge Pets
2018

Nick Bahr

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Zayyan Faizal

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Systems Engineering & Design
Student
Engineering
Veriflow Systems
2013

Matthew Caesar

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
     

Brighten Godfrey

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Faculty
Engineering
Verplex
1996

KC Chen

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Vibe, Inc.
2014

Zach Tratar

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Vigilance AI
2021

Arvind Radhakrishnen

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Student
Business
ViroCyt, Inc.
2013

Robert Kline

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Microbiology
Alumni
LAS
Virtroid
2013

Joseph Burritt

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business - MBA
Alumni
Business
VirtualSpeech
2015

Dom Barnard

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Vitruvian Biotech
2014

Gerald J. Pijanowski

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Bioengineering
Faculty
Engineering
Vocareum
2014

Sanjay Srivastava

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Voelker Litigation Group
2010

Daniel J. Voelker

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Vonberg Valve, Inc.
1971

Joseph M. Levon

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Voxel
2013

Tim Cheng

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
VSCO (Visual Supply Co)
2011

Mike Wu

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Vuics
2018

Artem Arakcheev

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Gies Business - MBA
Student
Business
Water High Creative
2018

Brett Luce

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Fine & Applied Arts - Graphic Design
Alumni
FAA
Watson IP Group, PLC
2005

Jovan N. Jovanovic

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Law
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Science & Engineering
Alumni
Engineering Law
WayMark Systems
2013

Pat Canavan

  • Staff (at time of founding)
  • School of Labor & Employment Relations

Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • School of Labor & Employment Relations
  • School of Information Sciences

Jon Gant

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • School of Information Sciences

Mike Haberman

  • Staff (at time of founding)
  • Illinois Informatics Institute

Mark Nolan

  • Staff (at time of founding)
  • Information Technology & Economic Development
Faculty Staff
iSchool LER Other
Wentsel Wealth Management
2016

Scott Wentsel

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Economics
Alumni
LAS
WeRide
2017

Tony Han

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering (PhD)
Alumni
Engineering
Whodini
2010

Pankaj Mehra

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Williams Capital Advisors, LLC
2002

David M. Williams

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Gies College of Business
Alumni
Business
Wind River Systems
1981

Jerry Fiddler

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Music & Photography
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering LAS
Wolfram
2009

Stephen Wolfram

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Physics
Faculty
Engineering
Workr
2014

Daniel Malmer

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Workspot, Inc.
2012

Amitabh Sinha

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Xerion Advanced Battery
2011

Paul Braun

  • Faculty (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science

John Busbee

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Materials Science
Alumni Faculty
Engineering
Xoom Corp
2001

Alan Braverman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Y Ventures
2008

Jawed Karim

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Yammer
2008

Alan Braverman

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Yellow Box
2010

Nate Hartman

  • Alumni (at the time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) - Creative Writing
Alumni
LAS
YoDJ
2020

Jamal Simmonds

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering

Vik Sarang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Zayo Group, LLC
2007

Dan Caruso

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Alumni
Engineering
Zen Marketing
2012

Sizhao Yang

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Alumni
Engineering
Zero Percent
2013

Adam Carney

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • College of Media - Advertising

Rajesh Karmani

  • Student (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Computer Science
Student
Engineering Media
ZG Worldwide Consultants
2013

Lothar Soliwon

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences - Geography
Alumni
LAS
Zlevor Design LLC
2019
Zachary Zlevor
  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • College of Fine & Applied Arts - Industrial Design
Alumni
FAA
ZowPow
2013

Brian Krejcarek

  • Alumni (at time of founding)
  • Grainger College of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alumni
Engineering

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