- SF
- 90
- LA
- 7
- NYC
- 10
- AUS
- 3
- DEN
- –
- SEA
- 3
- 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 Research124 founder links
Concentrated60%
Top 3: Google · OpenAI · Meta33 sources
Construction & Housing13 founder links
Moderate54%
Top 3: SpaceX · Waymo · Atomic Industries9 sources
Public Services15 founder links
Moderate47%
Top 3: Palantir · Amazon · Uber11 sources
Compute & Semiconductors65 founder links
Moderate42%
Top 3: Google · AMD · SpaceX27 sources
Energy & Climate149 founder links
Moderate40%
Top 3: SpaceX · Tesla · Google55 sources
AI App119 founder links
Broad39%
Top 3: Google · Meta · Palantir39 sources
Agriculture19 founder links
Broad37%
Top 3: Google · Deloitte · Anduril Industries15 sources
Aerospace163 founder links
Broad36%
Top 3: SpaceX · Lockheed Martin · Blue Origin53 sources
Bio & Health39 founder links
Broad36%
Top 3: Google · Neuralink · Meta19 sources
Fintech28 founder links
Broad36%
Top 3: Goldman Sachs · Meta · Revolut17 sources
Transportation47 founder links
Broad34%
Top 3: SpaceX · Boeing · Google24 sources
Manufacturing82 founder links
Broad32%
Top 3: SpaceX · Tesla · Amazon36 sources
Defense139 founder links
Broad27%
Top 3: Palantir · SpaceX · Anduril Industries56 sources
Robotics82 founder links
Broad24%
Top 3: Google · Meta · Tesla45 sources
Sectors with fewer than 10 observed links are excluded.
Networks to metrosWhere alumni-founded companies are headquartered.
SpaceX
109 total- SF
- 20
- LA
- 64
- NYC
- 1
- AUS
- 10
- DEN
- 4
- SEA
- 6
- BOS
- –
- DC
- –
Meta
52 total- SF
- 32
- LA
- 3
- NYC
- 4
- AUS
- 1
- DEN
- 3
- SEA
- 1
- BOS
- –
- DC
- 1
Tesla
48 total- SF
- 26
- LA
- 3
- NYC
- 2
- AUS
- 1
- DEN
- 4
- SEA
- 1
- BOS
- 4
- DC
- –
Palantir
44 total- SF
- 8
- LA
- 9
- NYC
- 13
- AUS
- 3
- DEN
- –
- SEA
- –
- BOS
- 1
- DC
- 4
Apple
28 total- SF
- 17
- LA
- 2
- NYC
- 3
- AUS
- 1
- DEN
- 1
- SEA
- 1
- BOS
- 1
- DC
- –
OpenAI
28 total- SF
- 26
- LA
- 1
- NYC
- –
- AUS
- –
- DEN
- –
- SEA
- –
- BOS
- –
- DC
- –
Amazon
27 total- SF
- 13
- LA
- 2
- NYC
- 3
- AUS
- –
- DEN
- 2
- SEA
- –
- BOS
- 2
- DC
- –
Microsoft
27 total- SF
- 18
- LA
- 4
- NYC
- 2
- AUS
- –
- DEN
- –
- SEA
- 1
- BOS
- 1
- DC
- –
Anduril Industries
25 total- SF
- 6
- LA
- 7
- NYC
- 1
- AUS
- 4
- DEN
- 1
- SEA
- 1
- BOS
- –
- DC
- 3
| Alumni network | All metros | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 7 | 10 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 129 | |
| SpaceX | 20 | 64 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 109 |
| Meta | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 52 |
| Tesla | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | 48 |
| Palantir | 8 | 9 | 13 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 44 |
| Apple | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 28 |
| OpenAI | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 |
| Amazon | 13 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 27 |
| Microsoft | 18 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 27 |
| Anduril Industries | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 25 |
Cells show the top eight metros · all-metros totals include every location · 467 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.