Founder lineage
The Google diaspora
11 robotics companies were founded by people who came from Google. Every branch is a verified role plus a verified founding.
SourceGoogle
- Generalist AI2024
Founded by Pete Florence, Andy Zeng · ex-Google
- Stack AV2022
Founded by Bryan Salesky · ex-Google
- Cartken2020
Founded by Christian Bersch, Jonas Witt, Jake Stelman, Anjali Jindal Naik · ex-Google
- Kodiak AI2018
Founded by Don Burnette · ex-Google
- Built Robotics2016
Founded by Noah Ready-Campbell · ex-Google
Founded by Josh Merel · ex-Google
Founded by Don Burnette · ex-Google
Founded by Mehul Nariyawala · ex-Google
Founded by Eric Schmidt · ex-Google
Founded by Anthony Levandowski · ex-Google
Founded by Arshan Poursohi · ex-Google
Common questions
How many robotics companies came out of Google?
11 verified robotics companies were founded by people who previously worked at Google, according to the DEPLOY registry. They include Generalist AI, Stack AV, Cartken, Kodiak AI, Built Robotics, Fauna Robotics, Kodiak Robotics, Matician, and more.
What is a founder-lineage or "diaspora" tree?
It traces where a company's people go next: everyone who held a role at Google and then founded their own robotics company. It is built only from verified role and founding records in the DEPLOY registry, so every branch links to the person and the company.
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