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Dropbox Founder Genealogy Tree - YC Alumni Startups
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Dropbox Founders

Arash Ferdowsi
Arash Ferdowsi
Co-founder, Dropbox
 Drew Houston
Drew Houston
CEO, Dropbox

YC Companies Founded by Dropbox Alumni

44 YC-backed companies founded by former Dropbox employees

Direct - 35 companies

Haven YC W20
havenservicing.com
Dropbox → Haven
Aditya Acharya Aditya Acharya (Software Engineer)
Imbue
imbue.com
Dropbox → Imbue
Kanjun Qiu Kanjun Qiu (Business Operations)
Lendtable YC W21
bit.ly
Dropbox → Lendtable
Sheridan Clayborne Sheridan Clayborne (Machine Learning Product Manager) Mitchell Jones Mitchell Jones (Product Manager)
Meticulous YC S21
meticulous.ai
Dropbox → Meticulous
Gabriel Spencer-Harper Gabriel Spencer-Harper (Software Engineer)
Metamanagement, inc.
metamanagement.dev
Dropbox → Metamanagement, inc.
Nikhil Bhargava Nikhil Bhargava (Product Manager)
Nuanced YC W24
nuanced.dev
Dropbox → Nuanced
Ayman Nadeem Ayman Nadeem (Product Manager Intern)
Omni (acquired by Coinbase) YC S20
addomni.com
Dropbox → Omni (acquired by Coinbase)
Chetan Rane Chetan Rane (Software Engineer)
Pagedraw YC W18
pagedraw.io
Dropbox → Pagedraw
Jared Pochtar Jared Pochtar (Software Engineering Intern)
ProhostAI
prohost.ai
Dropbox → ProhostAI
Andrew Lawson Andrew Lawson (Senior Software Engineer)
PullRequest YC S17
pullrequest.com
Dropbox → PullRequest
Tyler Mann Tyler Mann (Software Engineer)
Resonance YC W24
useresonance.com
Dropbox → Resonance
Jonathan Ou Jonathan Ou (Software Engineer) Shirley Xinyi Zhang Shirley Xinyi Zhang (Product Manager)
Risotto
tryrisotto.com
Dropbox → Risotto
Aron Solberg Aron Solberg (Director of Product Management) Alex Confer Alex Confer (Engineering Lead for IT Strategy & Operations)
Salient YC W23
trysalient.com
Dropbox → Salient
Mukund Tibrewala Mukund Tibrewala (Software Engineer)
Serif Health YC W22
serifhealth.com
Dropbox → Serif Health
Matthew Robben Matthew Robben (Engineering Manager)
Slope
slopepay.com
Dropbox → Slope
Alice Deng Alice Deng (Product Manager)
Sourceress YC S17
sourceress.com
Dropbox → Sourceress
Kanjun Qiu Kanjun Qiu (Business Operations)
Vanta YC W18
vanta.com
Dropbox → Vanta
Christina Cacioppo Christina Cacioppo (Product Management)
Wattson Health YC S23
wattsonhealth.com
Dropbox → Wattson Health
Justin Spitz Justin Spitz (Business Analytics, Growth & Retention)
Wildfire (acquired by Opendoor) YC S17
getwildfire.com
Dropbox → Wildfire (acquired by Opendoor)
Jay Patel Jay Patel (Product Security Intern)
YouShift YC W25
you-shift.com
Dropbox → YouShift
Jota C. Jota C. (Software Engineer Intern)
Ambient.ai YC W17
ambient.ai
Dropbox → Ambient.ai
Vikesh Khanna Vikesh Khanna (Software Engineer)
Arc YC W22
joinarc.com
Dropbox → Arc
Raven Jiang Raven Jiang (Software Engineer Intern)
Basis Set
basisset.com
Dropbox → Basis Set
Lan Xuezhao Lan Xuezhao (Head of Corporate Development Strategy)
BioRender YC W18
biorender.com
Dropbox → BioRender
Katya Shteyn Katya Shteyn (Software Engineer)
Breaker Inc. YC W17
breaker.audio
Dropbox → Breaker Inc.
Leah Culver Leah Culver (Developer Advocate)
Cadence YC S19
linkedin.com
Dropbox → Cadence
Melissa Du Melissa Du (Product Manager)
Cococart YC S21
cococart.co
Dropbox → Cococart
Zhicong L. Zhicong L. (Software Engineer Intern)
Dev Tools (YC S22) YC S22
dev-tools.ai
Dropbox → Dev Tools (YC S22)
Chris Navrides Chris Navrides (Software Engineer)
Dover YC S19
dover.com
Dropbox → Dover
Anvisha Pai Anvisha Pai (Product Manager)
Floot (YC S25) YC S25
floot.com
Dropbox → Floot (YC S25)
Yujian Yao Yujian Yao (Software Engineer Wintern)
Flyflow (YC S24) YC S24
flyflow.ai
Dropbox → Flyflow (YC S24)
Akhil Ravidas Akhil Ravidas (Software Engineer)
Fly.io YC W20
fly.io
Dropbox → Fly.io
Michael Dwan Michael Dwan (Product Manager)
Gem YC S17
gem.com
Dropbox → Gem
Steve Bartel Steve Bartel (Engineering Manager)
Grain Technology (YC W20) YC W20
grain.credit
Dropbox → Grain Technology (YC W20)
Christian-Robert Joseph Christian-Robert Joseph (Product Manager)
Greenlite AI YC S23
greenlite.ai
Dropbox → Greenlite AI
Alex Jin Alex Jin (Product and Engineering)

Level 1 - 9 companies

F2 YC S25
f2.ai
Dropbox → Arc → F2
Don Muir Don Muir (Co-Founder & CEO) Emre Kazdagli Emre Kazdagli (CTO)
Glaze
useglaze.com
Dropbox → Gem → Glaze
Maggie Zhang Maggie Zhang (Software Engineer)
Stempad YC S24
stempad.io
Dropbox → BioRender → Stempad
Ralph Rouhana Ralph Rouhana (Software Engineer)
Inventive AI YC S23
inventive.ai
Dropbox → Ambient.ai → Inventive AI
Vishakh Hegde Vishakh Hegde (Applied Research Scientist)
Narrative YC W23
trynarrative.com
Dropbox → Ambient.ai → Narrative
Akshit Khurana Akshit Khurana (Staff Software Engineer, Platform Lead)
Lumona
lumona.ai
Dropbox → Gem → Lumona
Philena Liu Philena Liu (Software Engineer Intern)
Tesseral YC W24
tesseral.com
Dropbox → Gem → Tesseral
Ned O'Leary Ned O'Leary (BizOps)
Smobi YC S23
smobi.com
Dropbox → Dover → Smobi
Michael Ning Michael Ning (Software Engineer)
Vellum YC S19
vellum.ai
Dropbox → Dover → Vellum
Akash Sharma Akash Sharma (Business Operations Lead) Sidd Seethepalli Sidd Seethepalli (Founding Engineer) Noa Flaherty Noa Flaherty (Software Engineer)

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Who founded Dropbox?

Dropbox was founded by Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston.

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