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List of companies founded by Brown University alumni

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This is a list of companies founded by Brown University alumni, including attendees who enrolled in degree-programs at Brown 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.

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Company Type

(Parent company)

Stock Category Year founded Founder/co-founder from Brown
FM Global Insurance 1835
  1. Zachariah Allen (A.B. 1813)
Brown & Sharpe Technology 1853
  1. Lucian Sharpe (1893)
The Wall Street Journal Media 1889
  1. Edward Davis Jones (Class of 1874)[1]
McKinsey & Company Private Consulting 1939
  1. Marvin Bower (A.B. 1925)[2]
Diners Club International 1950
  1. Alfred S. Bloomingdale (1938)
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv Design 1957
  1. Tom Geismar (1958)
Turner Broadcasting System (WarnerMedia) Media 1965
  1. Ted Turner (Class of 1960)[3]
Greenpeace Non-governmental organization 1969
  1. Irving Stowe (1936)
Concept2 Athletic equipment 1976
  1. Dick Dreissigacker (1969)[4]
Compass Lexecon Consulting 1977
  1. Daniel R. Fischel (M.A. 1974)
Arquitectonica Architecture 1977
  1. Laurinda Hope Spear (1972)
Abaqus (Dassault Systèmes) Technology 1978
  1. David Hibbitt (Ph.D. 1972)
  2. Paul Sorensen (1971, Sc.M. 1975, Ph.D. 1977)
CNN (WarnerMedia) Media 1980
  1. Ted Turner (Class of 1960)[3]
1100 Architect Architecture 1983
  1. David Piscuskas (1979)
Z Corporation Technology 1986
  1. Marina Hatsopoulos (1987)
Radius Technology 1986
  1. Andy Hertzfeld (Sc.B. 1975)
Claris Technology 1987
  1. Randy Komisar (A.B. 1976)
Vestar Capital Partners Investment firm 1988
  1. Daniel S. O’Connell (1976)[5]
Providence Equity Partners Private Investment firm 1989
  1. Jonathan M. Nelson (A.B. 1977)[6][7]
  2. Glenn Creamer (A.B. 1984)
  3. Paul J. Salem (A.B. 1985)
Nantucket Nectars (Keurig Dr Pepper) Beverage 1989
  1. Tom Scott (A.B. 1989)[8]
  2. Tom First (A.B. 1989)
Valiant Comics Media 1989
  1. Steven Massarsky (A.B.)
Apollo Global Management Investment firm 1990
  1. Craig Cogut (1975)
General Magic Technology 1990
  1. Andy Hertzfeld (Sc.B. 1975)
Starwood Capital Group Private Investment firm 1991
  1. Barry Sternlicht (A.B. 1982)[9]
Crescent Capital Group Private Investment firm 1991
  1. Mark Attanasio (1979)[10]
Madison Dearborn Partners Private Investment firm 1992
  1. Samuel M. Mencoff[11]
Alexion Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: ALXN Pharmaceuticals 1992
  1. Leonard Bell (A.B. 1980)[12]
The Motley Fool Media 1993
  1. Tom Gardner (A.B. 1990)
Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners 1993
  1. Greg Stern (1982)
Townsquare Media NYSE: TSQ Media 1994
  1. Steven Price (A.B. 1984)
CDNow E-commerce 1994
  1. Jason Olim (1991)
Bracebridge Capital Private Investment firm 1994
  1. Nancy Zimmerman (1985)
Searchlight Pictures (The Walt Disney Company) Media 1994
  1. Tom Rothman (A.B. 1976)[13]
Rawkus Records 1995
  1. Jarret Myer (1995)
Netgear Public NASDAQ: NTGR Technology 1996
  1. Patrick Lo (Sc.B.. 1979)[14]
Sapphire Ventures Private Investment firm 1996
  1. Jai Das
DCM Ventures Private Investment firm 1996
  1. David Chao[15]
Grey Goose (Bacardi) Beverage 1997
  1. Sidney Frank[16]
United Rentals NASDAQ: URI 1997
  1. Brad Jacobs[17]
Dress For Success Non-profit 1997
  1. Nancy Lublin (1993)[18]
W Hotels (Marriott International) Hospitality 1998
  1. Barry Sternlicht (A.B. 1982)[9]
Evite Liberty Media Social media 1998
  1. Josh Silverman[19]
IvyWise 1998
  1. Katherine Cohen
Shutterfly Private Photography 1999
  1. Eva Manolis (B.Sc., M.Sc.)[20]
Eazel Technology 1999
  1. Andy Hertzfeld (Sc.B. 1975)
Grist Media 1999
  1. Chip Giller[21]
Simpli Search engine 1999
  1. Jeff Stibel[22]
  2. James A. Anderson
Quadrangle Group Private Investment firm 2000
  1. Steven Rattner (A.B. 1974)[23]
Loudmouth Golf Apparel 2000
  1. Scott Woodworth (1982)[24]
Recommind 2000
  1. Derek Schueren (1998)
Talking Points Memo Media 2000
  1. Josh Marshall (Ph.D. 2003)
Clinton Health Access Initiative Nonprofit Non-governmental organization 2002
  1. Ira Magaziner (1969)
Tribeca Enterprises Private Media 2003
  1. Jane Rosenthal
Optoro Private Technology 2004
  1. Tobin "Toby" Moore (A.B. 2004)
  2. Adam Vitarello (2005)
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Investment firm 2004
  1. Alexandra Pruner (A.B. 1983)
Workday Public NASDAQ: WDAY Financial management 2005
  1. Aneel Bhusri (Sc.B.. 1988)[25]
One Laptop per Child Nonprofit 2005
  1. Mary Lou Jepsen (Sc.B.. 1987; Ph.D. 2005)
Instructables (Autodesk) 2005
  1. Dan Goldwater (Sc.B.. 1996; M.Sc. 1997)
MapLight Nonprofit 2005
  1. Daniel Newman (A.B.)[26]
Curbed (Vox Media) Media 2006
  1. Lockhart Steele
Amie Street 2006
  1. Elliott Breece (2006)[27]
  2. Elias Roman (2006)
  3. Joshua Boltuch (2006)
RXi Pharmaceuticals Public NASDAQ: PHIO Pharmaceuticals 2006
  1. Craig Mello (Sc.B., 1982)
SlideShare (Scribd) Technology 2006
  1. Jonathan Boutelle (1998)[28]
  2. Rashmi Sinha (Ph.D. 1998)
RealSelf Private 2006
  1. Andrew Hunt (A.B. 2004)
Adverum Biotechnologies Public NASDAQ: ADVM Biotechnology 2006
  1. Mark S. Blumenkranz (A.B., M.D., M.M.Sc.)[29]
MongoDB Inc. Public NASDAQ: MDB Technology 2007
  1. Eliot Horowitz (Sc.B.. 2003)
Quizlet 2007
  1. Dave Margulius (A.B. 1986)[30]
Zeta Global Private Marketing 2007
  1. John Sculley (A.B. 1961)[31]
Color Force Film 2007
  1. Nina Jacobson (1987)
Remodelista (Ørsted) Media 2007
  1. Julie Carlson (A.B. 1984)[32]
Deepwater Wind 2007
  1. Chris Wissemann (1983)[33]
Songza Technology 2007
  1. Elliott Breece (A.B. 2006)[34]
  2. Peter Asbill (A.B. 2006)
  3. Elias Roman (A.B. 2006)
Thoma Bravo Private Investment firm 2008
  1. Orlando Bravo (A.B. 1992)[35]
Betterment Private Financial technology 2008
  1. Eli Broverman[36]
Gengo 2008
  1. Matthew Romaine (2001)
Runa Private Beverage 2008
  1. Daniel MacCombie (2009)[37]
  2. Tyler Gage (2009)
Uproxx 2008
  1. Jarret Myer (1995)
Betterment Private 2008
  1. Eli Broverman (A.B. 2001)
Aerospike Private Technology 2009
  1. Brian Bulkowski
Food52 2009
  1. Merrill Stubbs (1999)
Searchlight Capital Private Investment firm 2010
  1. Oliver Haarmann (A.B. 1990)
Yesware Private 2010
  1. Matthew Bellows[38]
Gojek Private Technology 2010
  1. Nadiem Makarim (2006)[39]
Warby Parker Private Eyewear 2010
  1. Andrew Hunt (A.B. 2004)[40]
Rip Van Wafels Private Food 2010
  1. Abhishek "Rip" Pruisken (2010)[41][42]
  2. Marco De Leon (2012)[43]
Sir Kensington's (Unilever) Food 2010
  1. Scott Norton (2008)[44]
Cards Against Humanity Entertainment 2010
  1. Ben Hantoot (2009)[45]
  2. Eli Halpern (2009)
Funding Circle Public LSE: FCH 2010
  1. Sam Hodges[46]
ZipRecruiter Public NYSE: ZIP Employment marketplace 2010
  1. Joe Edmonds (1992)
Scopely Private Entertainment 2011
  1. Walter Driver (A.B. 2004)
XPO Logistics Public NYSE: XPO Logistics 2011
  1. Brad Jacobs[17]
Teespring Private Clothing 2011
  1. Walker Williams (2011)[47]
  2. Evan Stites-Clayton (2011)
Venture for America Non-profit 2011
  1. Andrew Yang (1996)[48]
CommonBond Private 2011
  1. Jessup Shean
Figma (Adobe) Technology 2012
  1. Evan Wallace (2012)[49]
  2. Dylan Field (Class of 2013½)
Crisis Text Line Non-profit Crisis intervention 2013
  1. Nancy Lublin (1993)[50]
WalletHub Private 2013
  1. Odysseas Papadimitriou[51]
Body Labs (Amazon) Technology 2013
  1. William O'Farrell (1984)
  2. Alex Weiss (Sc.B.. 2008)
  3. Eric Rachlin (Sc.B.. 2003; M.Sc. 2006; Ph.D. 2010)
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Public NASDAQ: AMLX Pharmaceuticals
  1. Joshua Cohen (2014)
  2. Justin Klee (2013)
Ellevest Private Financial technology 2014
  1. Charlie Kroll (2001)
Science 37 Private Medical 2014
  1. Noah Craft
Obi Worldphone Private Technology 2014
  1. John Sculley (A.B. 1961)[31]
Casper Private Sleep products 2014
  1. Neil Parikh (2011)[52][53]
  2. T. Luke Sherwin (2012)
  3. Gabe Flateman (2012)
Blockstream Private Technology 2014
  1. Alex Fowler
Northvolt Private Technology 2015
  1. Harald Mix [sv] (1983)[54]
Stash Private Financial technology 2015
  1. David Ronick (A.B.)[55]
Away Private Lifestyle 2015
  1. Steph Korey (A.B. 2009)[56]
Fatherly (Some Spider Studios)[57] Lifestyle 2015
  1. Michael Rothman
Bowery Farming Private Farming 2015
  1. Irving Fain (2002)
Lyra Health Private Healthcare 2015
  1. David Ebersman (A.B. 1991)
Ritual Private Health 2016
  1. Katerina Schneider (Sc.B.. 2007)[58]
Wyze Private Technology 2017
  1. Elana Fishman (2005)[59]
Speechify Private Technology 2017
  1. Cliff Weitzman (2016)[60]
OpenSea Private Technology 2017
  1. Devin Finzer (2013)[61]
Kumu Private Technology 2018
  1. Rexy Josh Dorado (2014)[62]
Ethos Capital Private Investment firm 2019
  1. Erik Brooks (1989)[63]
Neeva Private Technology 2019
  1. Sridhar Ramaswamy (M.Sc., Ph.D.)[64]
Ocean Biomedical Pharmaceuticals 2019
  1. Chirinjeev Kathuria (B.Sc. 1988, M.D. 1993)[65]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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