- SF
- 96
- LA
- 6
- NYC
- 11
- AUS
- 3
- SEA
- 3
- DEN
- –
- BOS
- 1
- DC
- –
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Top networks
Alumni who went on to found BuildList companies
Network concentrationHow much each sector draws from its top three networks
AI Research144 founder links
Moderate55%
Top 3: Google · OpenAI · Meta43 sources
Construction & Housing14 founder links
Moderate50%
Top 3: SpaceX · Waymo · Atomic Industries10 sources
Compute & Semiconductors61 founder links
Moderate41%
Top 3: Google · AMD · Broadcom26 sources
Public Services13 founder links
Broad38%
Top 3: Amazon · Uber · Bloomberg11 sources
Aerospace163 founder links
Broad36%
Top 3: SpaceX · Lockheed Martin · Blue Origin55 sources
Bio & Health40 founder links
Broad35%
Top 3: Google · Neuralink · Meta20 sources
Energy & Climate153 founder links
Broad35%
Top 3: SpaceX · Tesla · Google60 sources
Agriculture21 founder links
Broad33%
Top 3: Google · Deloitte · Anduril Industries17 sources
Manufacturing75 founder links
Broad32%
Top 3: SpaceX · Amazon · Anduril Industries35 sources
Transportation50 founder links
Broad32%
Top 3: SpaceX · Boeing · Google27 sources
Fintech36 founder links
Broad31%
Top 3: Goldman Sachs · Meta · Citadel21 sources
AI App146 founder links
Broad30%
Top 3: Google · Meta · Microsoft53 sources
Defense135 founder links
Broad23%
Top 3: Anduril Industries · SpaceX · Google60 sources
Robotics85 founder links
Broad22%
Top 3: Google · Meta · Anduril Industries48 sources
Sectors with fewer than 10 observed links are excluded.
Networks to metrosWhere alumni-founded companies are headquartered.
SpaceX
105 total- SF
- 20
- LA
- 61
- NYC
- 1
- AUS
- 9
- SEA
- 6
- DEN
- 4
- BOS
- –
- DC
- –
Meta
55 total- SF
- 35
- LA
- 3
- NYC
- 4
- AUS
- 1
- SEA
- 1
- DEN
- 3
- BOS
- –
- DC
- 1
Tesla
35 total- SF
- 18
- LA
- 3
- NYC
- 1
- AUS
- –
- SEA
- –
- DEN
- 3
- BOS
- 4
- DC
- –
Apple
33 total- SF
- 21
- LA
- 2
- NYC
- 4
- AUS
- 1
- SEA
- 1
- DEN
- 1
- BOS
- 1
- DC
- –
Amazon
32 total- SF
- 16
- LA
- 3
- NYC
- 3
- AUS
- –
- SEA
- 1
- DEN
- 2
- BOS
- 2
- DC
- –
OpenAI
28 total- SF
- 26
- LA
- 1
- NYC
- –
- AUS
- –
- SEA
- –
- DEN
- –
- BOS
- –
- DC
- –
Microsoft
27 total- SF
- 18
- LA
- 3
- NYC
- 2
- AUS
- –
- SEA
- 2
- DEN
- –
- BOS
- 1
- DC
- –
Anduril Industries
26 total- SF
- 6
- LA
- 8
- NYC
- 1
- AUS
- 4
- SEA
- 1
- DEN
- 1
- BOS
- –
- DC
- 3
McKinsey & Company
26 total- SF
- 11
- LA
- 2
- NYC
- 3
- AUS
- –
- SEA
- 1
- DEN
- –
- BOS
- –
- DC
- 1
| Alumni network | All metros | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 135 | |
| SpaceX | 20 | 61 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 105 |
| Meta | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 55 |
| Tesla | 18 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | 35 |
| Apple | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 33 |
| Amazon | 16 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 32 |
| OpenAI | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 |
| Microsoft | 18 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 27 |
| Anduril Industries | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 26 |
| McKinsey & Company | 11 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 26 |
Cells show the top eight metros · all-metros totals include every location · 451 links shown
How these counts work
Counts represent observed, directed founder links from a former employer to a founded company. A founder can contribute to more than one network when their work history spans multiple qualifying organizations.