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The companies whose alumni made the biggest impact as founders in 2026
10OpenAI
Frontier AI that helps a billion weekly users think, create, code, and get work done.
10Stripe
Economic infrastructure for internet businesses, powering $1.9T in payments in 2025.
9Palantir
AI grounded in an operational model of your business, connecting decisions to action.
9Anthropic
AI research and Claude models for coding and knowledge work, with safety at the core.
8GitHub
Home for developers and AI agents to build, collaborate, and ship software safely.
8Asana
One plan for humans and AI agents to run critical work.
7Meta
Connecting billions through social platforms, with personal AI that can act for you.
7Lyft
Rides, bikes, and scooters—built to keep cities moving.
7Ramp
A finance platform with AI agents that cut busywork and help businesses save money.
6Anduril
Autonomous defense systems for air, land, and sea, connected by Lattice software.
6Instacart
Groceries, personalized by real-time data and local inventory.
6Skype
Former voice, video calling and messaging service, retired in 2025
5Brex
Corporate cards, banking, and AI-powered spend management in one finance platform.
SpaceX
Reusable rockets, Starlink, and AI infrastructure to make human life multiplanetary.
4Coinbase
The Everything Exchange: crypto, stocks, and more, building a new financial system.
4Okta
Identity for humans, machines, and the AI agents between.
3Plaid
The data network behind healthier financial lives everywhere.
2Slack
Where work gets done, with all your people and tools.
1Airbnb
Stays, experiences, and services that help people feel at home across the world.
1Oculus VR
Developed virtual reality hardware and software; its consumer platform now operates under Meta Quest.
1HubSpot
Customer data, teams and AI working together to turn every interaction into growth.
1Fin
Human and AI customer service in one system.
0Figma
A shared canvas where teams and AI agents turn ideas into products, from WIP to ship.
0Communities sharing knowledge, stories, and opinions at the heart of the internet.
0Discover, save, and shop visual ideas that turn inspiration into plans for real life.
0Box
Your enterprise content, ready for governed AI work.
0Making information useful and accessible through Search, Gemini, and everyday tools.