Consumer Internet · Menlo Park, United States · #216 globally
0.15%
Spawner rate
325
Funded founders
223,122
Alumni tracked
$19.3B
Capital raised by spawns
Founder DNA
Sectors spawned founders go on to build in
Over-indexed on Media / Entertainment. Founders spawned from Facebook pick it 1.6× more often than the global founder population.
Media / Entertainment
1.6×
AI / Machine Learning
1.4×
Gaming
1.4×
Enterprise Software
1.3×
Biotech / Pharma
1.1×
Health Tech
0.9×
Consumer Internet
0.8×
Fintech
0.7×
← under · 1× market average · over →
The Facebook network
Where the founders came from, when spawns were founded, and how much they have raised since
Spawned companies
| Company | Founders from Facebook | Role at Facebook | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Skild AIEnterprise Software | Abhinav Gupta(2022) | Research Manager and Lead | 2023 | $2.2B |
Fireworks AIEnterprise Software | Dmytro Dzhulgakov(2022)Dmytro Ivchenko(2023)James Reed(2022)Lin Qiao(2022)Pawel Garbacki(2022) | Tech ExecutivePrincipal Software EngineerStaff Software EngineerSenior Director of EngineeringPrincipal Engineer | 2022 | $1.8B |
World LabsAI / Machine Learning | Justin Johnson(2023) | Research Scientist | 2023 | $1.5B |
Rhoda AIAI / Machine Learning | Changan Chen(2022) | Researcher at Facebook AI Research (FAIR) | 2024 | $1.1B |
AMI - Advanced Machine IntelligenceBiotech / Pharma | Alex LeBrun(2018)Laurent Solly(2025)Michael Rabbat(2025)Pascale Fung(2026) | Engineering, Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR)Vice President, Europe, S.A.Director, Research ScienceSenior Director | 2026 | $1.0B |
Xaira TherapeuticsBiotech / Pharma | Hetu K(2023) | Engineering Leader | 2023 | $1.0B |
GleanEnterprise Software | T.R. Vishwanath(2019) | Principal Software Engineer | 2019 | $768M |
RecursiveAI / Machine Learning | Yuandong Tian(2025) | Research Director | 2025 | $650M |
SesameHardware / Semiconductors | Ryan Brown(2023) | Director, Reality Labs Research Engineering | 2023 | $572M |
FacilyOther | Diego Dzodan(2018)杰哥 Diego Dzodan(2018) | Vice President Latin AmericaVice President Latin America | 2017 | $503M |
FlourishAI / Machine Learning | Vish Sivakumar(2025) | Research Scientist & Lead, Neural Interfaces | 2025 | $500M |
Eightfold AIEnterprise Software | Varun Kacholia(2016) | Engineering Director, News Feed | 2016 | $397M |
Aptos LabsEnterprise Software | Mo Shaikh(2021) | Strategic Partnerships @ Novi / Meta | 2021 | $350M |
Mysten LabsFintech | Adeniyi Abiodun(2021)Kostas Kryptos Chalkias(2022)Sam Blackshear(2021) | Product Lead, Novi (Crypto)Lead CryptographerPrincipal Engineer | 2021 | $336M |
VidMobEnterprise Software | Craig Coblenz(2010) | Director, Media Sales | 2014 | $240M |
Snorkel AIAI / Machine Learning | Henry Kiss Ehrenberg(2019) | Senior Applied Research Scientist | 2019 | $239M |
Seesaw LearningAI / Machine Learning | Adrian Graham(2012)Carl Sjogreen(2012) | Product ManagerDirector of Product Management, Platform & Mobile | 2013 | $188M |
Reka AIAI / Machine Learning | Mikel Artetxe(2023) | Research Scientist | 2022 | $177M |
LightsparkFintech | David Marcus(2021) | Head of Novi | 2022 | $175M |
ModRetroHardware / Semiconductors | John Robertson(2023) | Principal Hardware Engineer (Facebook (Oculus)) | 2024 | $164M |
HoneycombEnterprise Software | Charity Majors(2015)Christine Yen(2015) | Production Engineering ManagerSenior Software Engineer | 2016 | $147M |
XDOFAI / Machine Learning | Philipp Wu(2024) | Visiting Researcher | 2024 | $142M |
EvolutionaryScaleAI / Machine Learning | Halil Akın(2023) | Technical Lead / Researcher | 2023 | $142M |
Sprinter HealthHealth Tech | Cameron Behar(2020) | Engineering Manager, AR/VR Ecosystem Growth | 2021 | $128M |
NablaHealth Tech | Alex LeBrun(2018)Martin Raison(2018) | Engineering, Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR)Research Engineer | 2018 | $117M |