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

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

Martin Eberhard

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

John S. Coleman

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

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

Brendan Eich

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

C.E. Woolman

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

George Halas

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

Burt Baskin

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

Jerry Sanders III

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

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

Joe Pedott

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

Andrew Ballester

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

William Wallace Grainger

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

Abe Saperstein

• Alumni (at time of founding)

Marcin Kleczynski

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

Marc Andreessen

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

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

Roger Ebert

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

Thomas Siebel

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

Nancy Brinker

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

Tomlinson Holman

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

Marc Andreessen

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

Jerry Colangelo

• Alumni (at time of founding)
• Applied Health Sciences - Physical Education

Thomas Siebel

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

George Halas

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

Peng Ong

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

Doris Kelley Christopher

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

Nate Azark

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

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

Erwin Kohler

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

Keerthan Vantakala

• Alumni (at time of founding)
• Grainger College of Engineering - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Joseph Bouch

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

Sung Chul Bae

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

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

Lynne Thieme

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

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

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

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

Bob Cowie

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

Sonny Tai

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

Justin Neway

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

Barbara Rendall Hochstadt

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

Christopher Michel

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

Max Levchin

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

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

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

Robert Hornbaker

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

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

Ali Abbas

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

Kesh Kesavadas

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

Christopher Steiner

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

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

Michael Dvorkin

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

Jake Janovetz

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

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

Martin D. Burke

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

Shaofeng Sun

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

Dan Oblinger

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

Stuart Jackson

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

Yi Lu

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

Ananya Cleetus

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

James R Stouffer

• Alumni (at time of founding)
• College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences - Animal Sciences

Mark Tebbe

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

Paul Magelli, Jr.

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

Paul Magelli, Jr.

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

Adam Glass

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

Jay Srinivasan

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

Mike Philpot

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

Ranjitha Kumar (Faculty)

Jerry Talton (Alumni)

• Faculty
• Engineering/Computer Science

Frederico Zuckermann

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

Craig Bethke

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

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

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

Rajesh Karmani

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

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

Suraj Venkat

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

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

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

Harold (Andy) Hildebrand

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

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

Shaunak Ahuja

• Student
• Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering

Ryan Coon

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

Laurence Jankelow

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

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

Harry Thakkar

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

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

Kurt H Reilly

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

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

Brian Bradtke

• Alumni (at time of founding)
• College of Applied Health Sciences - Recreation, Sports & Tourism

Jeff Badu

• Alumni (at time of founding)
• Gies College of Business - BS Accountancy, MAS Accounting Science

• Student (Dennie James founded the company one year before attending UIUC)
• Gies College of Business - Master of Science, Management (Graduation date: 2022)

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

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

Arnold O. Beckman

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

Kimi Brown Ellen

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

Sizhao Yang

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

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

Suraj Venkat

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

Marc Teer

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

Bryn Dole

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

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

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

K.R. Sridhar

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

Ashutosh Garg

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

Gino Rooney

• Alumni
• Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering

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

Ehsan Totoni

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

Kevin M. Boehm

• Alumni
• Applied Health Sciences

Ken Kruszka

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

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

Michael Bragg

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

Debra Bragg

• Faculty (at time of founding)
• College of Education - Education

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

James Wratten

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

(Previously called Mechanodontics)

Shahid Khan

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

John Patterson

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

Mischelle Frederick

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

Constantine Polychronopoulos

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

Diego Hernando

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

Gagan Hasteer (CS)

Venkat Krishnamachary

Anmol Mathur (CS)

Sumit Roy (ECE)

(Acquired by Mentor in 2015)

• Alumni
• Engineering

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

• Alumni (at time of founding)

Denise M. Brown

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

Pete Koomen

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

Stephen Umunna

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

Lance Liggett

• Staff
• Illinois Fire Service Institute

Al Goldstein

• Alumni
• Business

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

Hieu Le Khac

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

Edward M. Caulfield (Faculty and Alumni)

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

Kevin Chang

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

Richard Masel

Mark Shannon

• Faculty
• Engineering/Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Michael Krasny

(Acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners in 2007)

• Alumni
• Business

Brian Meier

• Alumni
• FAA/Architecture

Christopher Greco

• Alumni
• Business

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

John G. Charleston (LAS)

Lyle E. Orwig (ACES)

• Alumni
• LAS/Chemistry & Media, & ACES

Laxmikant Kale

• Faculty
• Engineering/Computer Science

Gene Finley IV

• Alumni (at time of founding)
• Bioinformatics

Lois A. Wacholtz

• Alumni
• LAS/Sociology and History

Brendan Finucane: Music Performance & Education

Farsheed Hamidi-Toosi: Electrical & Computer Engineering

• Alumni
• FAA/Music Performance & Education

Roger Dickey

• Alumni
• Engineering/Computer Science

Barbara Garvey Jackson

(Acquired by Classical Vocal Reprints in 2019)

• Alumni
• FAA/Music

Craig Vodnik

• Alumni
• Engineering/Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Paul W. DeClark

• Alumni
• LAS/Anthropology

Bill Cope

• Faculty
• Education

Jason Jackson

• Student
• Business

Susan (Conroy) McLeod

• Alumni
• Business

Eric Jackson

• Alumni
• ACES

Zach Tratar

• Student
• Engineering/Computer Engineering

Cody Pawlowski (CS)

William Widjaja (ECE)

• Student
• Engineering

Raj Vinjamuri

• Student
• Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering

Daniel Krause

Jeremy Mandell

• Alumni
• ACES

Keith Schacht

(Acquired by Vying Games in 2010)

• Alumni
• Engineering/Computer Science, & LAS/Psychology

Carol Craig

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

Amanda Harvey

• Alumni
• LAS/English

Gary LaPage

• Alumni
• Media/Advertising

James Lin

• Alumni
• Engineering/Computer Science

James Lin

• Alumni
• Engineering/Computer Science

Chris Lukeman (Advertising)

Anne Lukeman (History)

• Alumni
• Media & LAS

David Carroll

Michael Bragg

Victoria Coverstone

Rodney Burton

Scott White

Wayne Solomon

• Faculty
• Engineering/Aerospace Engineering

Anna Patterson

• Alumni
• Engineering/Computer Science

Guna Kakulapti

• Alumni
• Engineering/Computer Science

Roger Dickey

• Alumni
• Engineering/Computer Science

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

Robert L. Towell

• Alumni
• Engineering/Mechanical Science & Engineering

Karin L. Crocker

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

Paul R. Davis

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

Will Leitch

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

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

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

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

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

Sanjay K. Srivastava

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

Megan Wunderlich

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

Dan Maloney

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

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

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

Harlan Anderson

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

Richard Masel

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

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

Rachel Williamson

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