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This is a list of companies founded by Stanford University alumni, including attendees who enrolled in degree-programs at Stanford but did not eventually graduate. This list is not exhaustive, as it only includes notable companies of which the founding and development history is well recorded by reliable sources. In particular, subsidiaries are listed with their owners in parentheses.

Stanford University is one of the most successful universities in creating companies, attracting funding, and licensing its inventions to existing companies.[1][2][3][4] It is often held up as a model for technology transfer.[5][6] Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing is responsible for commercializing developments.[7] The university is described as having a strong venture culture in which students are encouraged, and often funded, to launch their own companies.[8]

According to PitchBook, from 2006 to 2017, Stanford produced 1,127 company founders as alumni or current students, more than any other university in the world; and these founders created 957 companies, second only to UC Berkeley in the world.[9][10] In addition, according to a Stanford alumni survey conducted in 2011, some 39,900 companies founded by Stanford alumni were active, and companies founded by Stanford alumni altogether generated more than $2.7 trillion in annual revenue and had created 5.4 million jobs, roughly equivalent to the 10th-largest economy in the world (2011).[11][12][13]

In this list, founders of a company which merged with other companies to form a new company are counted as founders of the new company. However, founders of a company which later dissolved into several successor companies are not counted as founders of those successor companies; this same rule applies to spin-off companies. Finally, a defunct company is a company that stopped functioning completely (e.g., bankrupt) without dissolving, merging or being acquired.

Top companies by revenues[edit]

Fortune Global 500 (2017)[edit]

This list shows companies in Fortune Global 500 founded or co-founded by Stanford alumni. The cut-off revenue for 2017 Fortune Global 500 companies was $21,609M in 2016.[14]

CompanyRegionFortune Global 500

(2017)[14]

Revenue in US$ millions

(2016)[14]

TypeCategoryYear foundedComments
1Alphabet Inc.United States6590,272PublicConglomerate2015[Note 1]
2Cisco Systems, Inc.United States18749,247PublicHardware1984
3HP Inc.United States19448,238PublicTechnology1939
4NikeUnited States33132,376PublicAthletic equipment1964
5TSMCTaiwan36929,388PublicSemiconductor1987
6Capital OneUnited States39527,519PublicFinance1988

Fortune 1000 (2017)[edit]

This list shows companies in Fortune 1000 (only for companies within the U.S.) founded or co-founded by Stanford alumni. The cut-off revenue for 2017 Fortune 1000 companies was $1,791M in 2016.[15]

CompanyFortune 1000

(2017)[15]

Revenue in millions

(2016)[15]

TypeCategoryYear foundedComments
1Alphabet Inc.2790,272PublicConglomerate2015
2HP Inc.6148,238PublicTechnology1939
3Cisco Systems, Inc.6049,247PublicHardware1984
4Nike8832,376PublicAthletic equipment1964
5Capital One10027,519PublicFinance1988
6Gap Inc.17815,516PublicClothing/accessories1969
–Trader Joe's*20813,300PrivateGrocery1958† Equivalently[16]
7Micron Technology22612,399PublicSemiconductor1978
8PayPal**26410,842PublicFinancial services1998 (Confinity)

1999 (X.com)

9Netflix3148,831PublicEntertainment1997
10Expedia3178,774PublicTravel1996
11Charles Schwab Corporation3577,644PublicFinance1971
12Nvidia3876,910PublicTechnology1993
13NetApp4685,546PublicTechnology1992
14Yahoo!***4985,169AcquiredTechnology1994
15Intuit5274,831PublicSoftware1983
16Electronic Arts5564,396PublicVideo game1982
17Akamai Technologies8512,340PublicInternet/technology1998
–Bain & Company****8642,300PartnershipConsulting1973† Equivalently[16]
18Cypress Semiconductor9591,923PublicSemiconductor1982

*: Trader Joe's does not reveal its annual revenue. Its revenue is estimated by Supermarket News.

**: Merger of different companies, at least one of which was founded by Stanford alumni.

***: Yahoo! was acquired by Verizon in 2017 and is no longer an independent company.[17] However, it is still listed in Fortune 1000 by Fortune for 2017.

****: Bain & Company are not listed in Fortune 1000. Its revenue is provided by Forbes.

Former Fortune-listed companies[edit]

For each company, only the latest rankings (up to three years) are shown in this list.

CompanyFortune Global 500Fortune 1000TypeCategoryYear founded
1Google162 (2014)189 (2013)277 (2012)[18]46 (2014)55 (2013)73 (2012)[19]SubsidiaryTechnology1998
2Sun Microsystems---204 (2010)187 (2009)184 (2008)[20]AcquiredTechnology1982
3Atari---400 (1989)483 (1988)[21]-AcquiredVideo game1972
4Silicon Graphics---876 (2003)738 (2002)625 (2001)[22]DefunctTechnology1981
5LinkedIn---945 (2015)[23]--AcquiredSocial media2002
6Fairchild Semiconductor---984 (2008)963 (2007)886 (2005)[24]AcquiredSemiconductor1957

Timeline[edit]

Index[edit]

This index also contains companies listed in section "Notable defunct & dissolved".

YearCompanies Founded
2017Brex
2016The Boring Company
2015Alphabet, Inc.Draper JamesOpenAI
2013Robinhood
2012CourseraOmaze
2011GustoSnapchatStitch Fix
2010InstagramObihai Technology
2009Ginkgo BioworksWhatsApp
2008ClouderaYammer
2007BonobosGlassdoorSunrun
2006YoukuZillow
2005Eye-FiFounders FundLooptTechCrunchWorkday, Inc.YouTube
2004Palantir TechnologiesRedfinTrulia
2002Clarium CapitalCoverityLinkedInSpaceX
2001OkCupidTwo Sigma
2000Pandora RadioStubHub
1999SparkNotesViking Global InvestorsX.com (PayPal)
1998Akamai TechnologiesConfinity (PayPal)GoogleVMware
1997Netflix
1996Alta PartnersExpediaExtreme Networks
1995WebEx
1994CycorpYahoo!
1993Nvidia
1992NetApp
19913DOIDEO
1990iRobot
1988Capital OneD. E. Shaw & Co.
1987TSMC
1986Farallon CapitalPixar
1984Bain CapitalCisco Systems, Inc.Hellman & Friedman
1983IntuitLattice Semiconductor
1982Cypress SemiconductorElectronic ArtsSun Microsystems
1981LogitechSilicon Graphics
1978Micron Technology
1973Bain & Company
1972AtariKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
1971Charles Schwab Corporation
1969Gap Inc.
1965Dolby Laboratories
1964Nike
1958Trader Joe's
1957Fairchild Semiconductor
1948Varian Associates
1939HP Inc.

(Hewlett-Packard)

1932Draper Laboratory

Year 2000 - present[edit]

CompanyTypeStockCategoryYear foundedTotal foundersFounder/co-founder from Stanford
Alphabet, Inc.PublicNASDAQ: GOOGLConglomerate20152[25]
  1. Larry Page (M.S)[26]
  2. Sergey Brin (M.S)[27]
Bonobos(NYSE: WMT)Apparel retail20072[28]
  1. Andy Dunn (M.B.A)[29]
  2. Brian Spaly (M.B.A)[30]
Clarium CapitalPrivateFinance20022[31]
  1. Co-founder Peter Thiel (B.A, J.D)[32]
ClouderaPublicNYSE: CLDRSoftware20084[33]
  1. Co-founder Amr Awadallah (PhD)[34]
CourseraPrivateTechnology/education20122[35]
  1. Co-founder Daphne Koller (PhD)[36]
Coverity(NASDQ: SNPS)Security/technology20023[37]
  1. Co-founder Andy Chou (PhD)[38]
  2. Co-founder Seth Hallem (B.S)[39]
Draper JamesPrivateClothing20151[40]
  1. Reese Witherspoon (undergraduate attendee)[41]
Eye-FiPrivateComputer hardware20054[42]
  1. Co-founder Yuval Koren (M.S)[43]
Founders FundPrivateFinance20053[44]
  1. Co-founder Peter Thiel (B.A, J.D)[32]
Freelancer(ASX:FLN)Crowdsourcing20091[45]
  1. Matt Barrie (M.S.)[46]
Ginkgo BioworksPrivateBiotechnology20095[47]
  1. Co-founder Austin Che (B.S)[48]
GlassdoorPrivateOnline review20073[49][50]
  1. Co-founder Robert Hohman (M.S)[49]
  2. Co-founder Rich Barton (B.S)[51]
Instagram(NASDAQ: FB)Social media20102[52]
  1. Kevin Systrom (B.S)[53]
  2. Mike Krieger (B.S, M.S)[54]
LinkedIn(NASDAQ: MSFT)Social media20025[55]
  1. Co-founder Reid Hoffman (B.S)[56]
  2. Co-founder Allen Blue (B.A)[57]
  3. Co-founder Eric Ly (B.S)[58]
  4. Co-founder Konstantin Guericke (B.S, M.S)[59]
LooptPrivateMobile services20053[60]
  1. Sam Altman (undergraduate attendee)[61]
  2. Nick Sivo (on-leave)[62]
  3. Alok Deshpande (undergraduate attendee)[63]
Palantir TechnologiesPrivateTechnology20045[64][65]
  1. Co-founder Peter Thiel (B.A, J.D)[32]
  2. Co-founder Alexander C. Karp (J.D)[66]
  3. Co-founder Joe Lonsdale (B.S)[67]
  4. Co-founder Stephen Cohen (B.S)[68]
Obihai Technology(NASDAQ: PLCM)Communication20102[69]
  1. Co-founder Jan Fandrianto (M.S)[70]
OkCupid(NASDAQ: IAC)Dating service2001[71]4[72]
  1. Co-founder Sam Yagan (M.B.A)[73]
OmazePrivateFundraising20122[74][75]
  1. Ryan Cummins (B.A)[76]
  2. Matt Pohlson (B.A)[77]
OpenAINon-profitTechnology20152[78]
  1. Elon Musk (Graduate Attendee)[79]
  2. Sam Altman (undergraduate attendee)[61]
Pandora RadioPublicNYSE: PMusic streaming20003[80]
  1. Co-founder Jon Kraft (B.A)[81]
  2. Co-founder Tim Westergren (B.A)[82]
RedfinPublicNASDAQ: RDFNReal estate20043[83]
  1. Co-founder David Selinger (B.S)[84]
RobinhoodPrivateFinancial services20132[85][86]
  1. Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt (B.S, M.S)[87][88]
  2. Vlad Tenev (B.S)[89]
SnapchatPublicNYSE: SNAPSocial/technology20113[90][91]
  1. Evan Spiegel (undergraduate attendee)[92]
  2. Bobby Murphy (B.S)[93]
  3. Reggie Brown (B.A)[94]
SpaceXPrivateAerospace/technology20021[95]
  1. Elon Musk (Graduate Attendee)[79]
Stitch FixPublicNASDAQ: SFIXRetail/styling20112[96]
  1. Katrina Lake (B.S)[96]
  2. Steve Anderson (M.B.A)[96]
StubHub(NASDAQ: EBAY)Ticket exchange20002[97]
  1. Jeff Fluhr (M.B.A Attendee)[98]
  2. Eric Baker (M.B.A)[99]
SunrunPublicNASDAQ: RUNSolar energy20073[100]
  1. Co-founder Lynn Jurich (B.S, M.B.A)[101]
  2. Co-founder Edward Fenster (M.B.A)[102]
TechCrunch(Oath Inc.)Online publisher20051[103]
  1. Michael Arrington (J.D)[104]
The Boring CompanyPrivateTechnology20161[105]
  1. Elon Musk (Graduate Attendee)[79]
Trulia(NASDAQ: Z)Real estate database20042[106]
  1. Pete Flint (M.B.A)[107]
  2. Sami Inkinen (M.B.A)[108]
Two SigmaPrivateFinance20013[109]
  1. Co-founder John Overdeck (B.S, M.S)[109]
WhatsApp(NASDAQ: FB)Social media20092[110]
  1. Co-founder Brian Acton (B.S)[111]
Workday, Inc.PublicNASDAQ: WDAYSoftware20052[112]
  1. Co-founder Aneel Bhusri (M.B.A)[113]
Yammer(NASDAQ: MSFT)Social networking20083[114]
  1. Co-founder David O. Sacks (B.A)[115]
Youku

—> Youku Tudou

—> (NYSE: BABA) (merged)Online video2006 (Youku)1 (Youku)[116]
  1. Victor Koo (M.B.A)[117]
YouTube(NASDAQ: GOOGL)Video hosting services20053[118]
  1. Co-founder Jawed Karim (M.S)[119]
ZillowPublicNASDAQ: ZReal estate database20062[120]
  1. Rich Barton (B.S)[51]
  2. Lloyd Frink (B.A)[121]

Year 1980 - 1999[edit]

CompanyTypeStockCategoryYear foundedTotal foundersFounder/co-founder from Stanford
Akamai TechnologiesPublicNASDAQ: AKAMInternet/technology19984[122]
  1. Co-founder Jonathan Seelig (B.S)[123]
Alta PartnersPrivateVenture capital19964[124]
  1. Co-founder Guy P. Nohra (B.S)[125]
Bain CapitalPrivateInvestment management19843[126]
  1. Co-founder Mitt Romney (undergraduate attendee)[127]
  2. Co-founder T. Coleman Andrews III (M.B.A)[128]
Capital OnePublicNYSE: COFFinance19882[129][130]
  1. Co-founder Richard Fairbank (B.A, M.B.A)[131]
Cisco Systems, Inc.PublicNASDAQ: CSCOHardware19842[132][133]
  1. Leonard Bosack (M.S)[132]
  2. Sandy Lerner (M.S)[132]
Confinity & X.com

—> PayPal

—> Public (merged)NASDAQ: PYPLFinancial services1998 (Confinity)

1999 (X.com)

5[134]
  1. Co-founder Elon Musk (Graduate Attendee)[79]
  2. Co-founder Ken Howery (B.A)[135]
  3. Co-founder Peter Thiel (B.A, J.D)[32]
CycorpPrivateArtificial intelligence19941[136]
  1. Doug Lenat (PhD)[137]
Cypress SemiconductorPublicNASDAQ: CYSemiconductor19821[138][139]
  1. T. J. Rodgers (M.A, PhD)[139]
D. E. Shaw & Co.PrivateFinance19881[140]
  1. David E. Shaw (PhD)[140]
Electronic ArtsPublicNASDAQ: EAVideo game19821[141]
  1. Trip Hawkins (M.B.A)[142]
ExpediaPublicNASDAQ: EXPETravel19961[51][143]
  1. Rich Barton (B.S)[51]
Extreme NetworksPublicNASDAQ: EXTRNetworking/technology19963[144]
  1. Co-founder Stephen Haddock (B.S, M.S)[145]
Farallon CapitalPrivateInvestment management19861[146]
  1. Tom Steyer (M.B.A)[147]
Google(NASDAQ: GOOGL)Technology19982[148]
  1. Larry Page (M.S)[26]
  2. Sergey Brin (M.S)[27]
Hellman & FriedmanPrivatePrivate equity19842[149]
  1. Co-founder Tully Friedman (B.A)[150]
IDEOPrivateDesign19913[151]
  1. Co-founder David Kelley (M.S)[152]
ImmersionPublicNASDAQ: IMMRVirtual Reality / Haptics1993
  1. Founder Louis B. Rosenberg (B.S, M.S, Ph.D)[153]
IntuitPublicNASDAQ: INTUSoftware19832[154]
  1. Co-founder Tom Proulx (B.S)[155]
iRobotPublicNASDAQ: IRBTTechnology19903[156]
  1. Co-founder Rodney Brooks (PhD)[157]
Lattice SemiconductorPublicNASDAQ: LSCCSemiconductor19833[158]
  1. Co-founder Rahul Sud (PhD)[159]
LogitechPublicNASDAQ: LOGITechnology19813[160]
  1. Co-founder Daniel Borel (M.S)[161]
  2. Co-founder Pierluigi Zappacosta (M.S)[162]
NetAppPublicNASDAQ: NTAPTechnology19922[163][164]
  1. Co-founder James K. Lau (M.S)[165]
NetflixPublicNASDAQ: NFLXEntertainment19972[166][167]
  1. Co-founder Reed Hastings (M.S)[168]
NvidiaPublicNASDAQ: NVDATechnology19933[169]
  1. Co-founder Jensen Huang (M.S)[170]
Pixar(NYSE: DIS)Computer animation19862[171]
  1. Co-founder Alvy Ray Smith (PhD)[172]
SparkNotes(NYSE: BKS)Publisher19994[173][174]
  1. Co-founder Sam Yagan (M.B.A)[175]
Spectrum AstroPrivateSpace1988
  1. W. David Thompson
Sun Microsystems(NYSE: ORCL)Technology19824[176]
  1. Co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim (PhD)[177]
  2. Co-founder Scott McNealy (M.B.A)[178]
  3. Co-founder Vinod Khosla (M.B.A)[179]
TSMCPublicNYSE: TSMSemiconductor19871[180]
  1. Morris Chang (PhD)[180]
Viking Global InvestorsPrivateHedge fund19991[181]
  1. Ole Andreas Halvorsen (M.B.A)[182]
VMwarePublicNYSE: VMWTechnology19985[183][184]
  1. Co-founder Scott Devine (M.S, PhD)[185]
  2. Co-founder Edouard Bugnion (M.S, PhD)[185]
WebEx(NASDAQ: CSCO)Telecom19952[186]
  1. Co-founder Min Zhu (M.S)[187]
Yahoo!(NYSE: VZ)Web service19942[188]
  1. Jerry Yang (B.S, M.S)[189]
  2. David Filo (M.S)[190]

Year 1960 - 1979[edit]

CompanyTypeStockCategoryYear foundedTotal foundersFounder/co-founder from Stanford
Atari(EPA: ATA)Video game19722[191][192]
  1. Nolan Bushnell (M.B.A Attendee)[193]
Bain & CompanyPartnershipConsulting1973Unknown
  1. Co-founder Patrick F. Graham (M.B.A)[194]
Charles Schwab CorporationPublicNYSE: SCHWFinance19711[195]
  1. Charles R. Schwab (B.A, M.B.A)[195]
Dolby LaboratoriesPublicNYSE: DLBAudio electronics19651[196]
  1. Ray Dolby (B.S.E.E.)[196]
Gap Inc.PublicNYSE: GPSClothing/accessories19692[197]
  1. Co-founder Doris F. Fisher (B.A)[198]
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPrivateFinance19724[199]
  1. Co-founder Brook Byers (M.B.A)[200]
Micron TechnologyPublicNASDAQ: MUSemiconductor19784[201]
  1. Co-founder Ward Parkinson (M.S)[202]
NikePublicNYSE: NKEAthletic equipment19642[203]
  1. Co-founder Phil Knight (M.B.A)[204]

Before 1960[edit]

CompanyTypeStockCategoryYear foundedTotal foundersFounder/co-founder from Stanford
Draper LaboratoryNon-profitDefense & security19321[205]
  1. Charles Stark Draper (B.A)[205]
Fairchild Semiconductor(NASDAQ: ON)Semiconductor19578[206]
  1. Co-founder Victor Grinich (PhD)[207]
HP Inc./Hewlett-PackardPublicNYSE: HPQTechnology19392[208]
  1. William R. Hewlett (B.A, PhD)[209]
  2. David Packard (B.A, M.S)[210]
Trader Joe'sPrivateGrocery19581[211]
  1. Joe Coulombe (M.B.A)[212]

Notable defunct & dissolved[edit]

CompanyTypeStockCategoryYear foundedTotal foundersFounder/co-founder from Stanford
3DODefunct (Bankrupt)Video game19911[213]
  1. Trip Hawkins (M.B.A)[142]
Silicon GraphicsDefunct (bankrupt)Technology1981Unknown[214]
  1. Co-founder Kurt Akeley (M.S, PhD)[215]
  2. et al
Varian AssociatesDefunctTechnology19484[216]
  1. Co-founder Russell Varian (B.S, M.S)[217]
  2. Co-founder W. W. Hansen (B.A, PhD)[218]
  3. Co-founder Edward Ginzton (PhD)[219]

See also[edit]

  • List of companies founded by Harvard University alumni
  • List of companies founded by MIT alumni
  • List of companies founded by UC Berkeley alumni
  • List of companies founded by University of Pennsylvania alumni
  • List of Stanford University people

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Alphabet Inc. was created through a corporate restructuring of Google, Inc in 2015. Google, Inc. itself was founded in 1998. Google currently is an LLC subsidiary company of Alphabet.

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