10 Adobe alumni who founded companies
These Adobe alumni who founded companies held engineering, design, product, marketing and executive roles at Adobe before starting the company each of them runs now. A reader can learn how people who worked at Adobe went on to build companies, from the founders themselves.
Professionals to explore
Abhay Parasnis
LinkedInExperience: CEO and Founder · Typeface
Abhay Parasnis was CTO & EVP at Adobe from 2015 to 2022, and has been CEO and Founder of Typeface since 2022.
Amrita Murali
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder and CEO · Shape
Amrita Murali was Head of B2B Marketing, Creative Cloud Product Group at Adobe from 2022 to 2023, and has been Co-Founder and CEO of Shape since 2025.
Andrew Thomson
LinkedInExperience: Founder · Sharepod
Andrew Thomson was Engineering Manager at Adobe from 2016 to 2024, and has been Founder of Sharepod since 2024. A profile highlight says Andrew Thomson specialized in developing AI enhanced applications for the Adobe Experience Platform.
Conor Buckley
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Co-Founder · Forte
Conor Buckley was Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe from 2014 to 2025, and has been CEO & Co-Founder of Forte since 2025. The profile describes Forte as a platform to discover athletic and wellness communities.
Francois Cottin
LinkedInExperience: Cofounder and CEO · Augura
Francois Cottin was Head of Strategy, 3D at Adobe from 2024 to 2026 and Senior Director of Marketing, 3D at Adobe from 2022 to 2024, and has been Cofounder and CEO of Augura since 2026.
Marc Leibowitz
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder · Fantastic
Marc Leibowitz was Global VP & GM - Partnerships & Strategic Growth Initiatives at Adobe from 2020 to 2026, and has been Co-Founder of Fantastic since 2026.
Mohit Garg
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder & CEO · Tapistro
Mohit Garg was Director of Product Management at Adobe from 2021 to 2024, and has been Co-Founder & CEO of Tapistro since 2024. A profile highlight says Mohit Garg led product management for Adobe RTCDP, Profile and Segmentation.
Pete Falco
LinkedInExperience: Founder and CTO · CinterForge Inc.
Pete Falco was Principal Scientist at Adobe from 2004 to 2025, and has been Founder and CTO of CinterForge Inc. since 2025.
Steve Newcomb
LinkedInExperience: Founder · JUMP//CUT
Steve Newcomb was Vice President & GM, Firefly at Adobe from 2025 to 2026, and has been Founder of JUMP//CUT since 2026.
Wenting Zhang
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder and CEO of typogram.co · Typogram
Wenting Zhang was Staff Experience Designer at Adobe from 2015 to 2021, and has been Co-Founder and CEO of typogram.co at Typogram since 2021.
Choose the right perspective
Look first at the title each person held at Adobe, because a senior leader and an individual engineer usually describe the move to founding very differently. Then weigh how long each has run the current company against the stage you are at.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you learn at Adobe about building products or serving customers that you still rely on?
- 02How did you choose between starting alone and starting with co-founders?
- 03What would you do differently if you were leaving a large employer to start a company today?
Reaching Adobe alumni who founded companies
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Typeface, Shape and Sharepod, based on profile data retrieved on October 25, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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About this directory
This is a professional research starting point based on business profile data retrieved on . Titles and companies reflect that source snapshot; roles marked former had ended by then. Check the linked profiles for current details. Inclusion does not imply Instant Expert membership or availability.