10 Netflix alumni who founded companies
Before starting the companies they run now, these Netflix alumni who founded companies worked at Netflix in engineering, product, marketing or business and legal affairs roles. A reader can learn how people who worked at Netflix went on to build companies, from the founders themselves.
Professionals to explore
Casey Klebba
LinkedInExperience: Founder · Ugly Corporation
Casey Klebba was Senior Software Engineer at Netflix from 2022 to 2025, and has been Founder of Ugly Corporation since 2025.
Hunter Leath
LinkedInExperience: Founder · Archil
Hunter Leath was Engineering - Cloud Storage at Netflix from 2023 to 2024, and has been Founder of Archil since 2024.
Jon Bell
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder, CPO · Obvious
Jon Bell was Global Product Lead at Netflix from 2018 to 2022, and has been Co-Founder, CPO of Obvious since 2024.
Kamyar Mohager
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder & CEO · Gambit Labs
Kamyar Mohager was Head of Experimentation Platform at Netflix from 2023 to 2026 and Director of Engineering, Messaging Foundations at Netflix from 2017 to 2023, and has been Co-Founder & CEO of Gambit Labs since 2026.
maya watson
LinkedInExperience: cofounder + ceo · why?!
maya watson was Director of Marketing, Editorial & Publishing at Netflix from 2016 to 2021, and has been cofounder + ceo of why?! since 2023.
Mohit Vora
LinkedInExperience: CTO & Co-founder · OKhuman
Mohit Vora was Director of Engineering, CDN Control and Administration at Netflix from 2018 to 2024, and has been CTO & Co-founder of OKhuman since 2024.
Mudita S.
LinkedInExperience: Founder and CEO · Rethink Yearbooks
Mudita S. was Senior Product Manager at Netflix from 2019 to 2020, and has been Founder and CEO of Rethink Yearbooks since 2020. The profile describes the work at Rethink Yearbooks as using AI technology to make school yearbooks more relevant and inclusive.
Rob Guillermo
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder · Indus Valley Media
Rob Guillermo was Vice President Business and Legal Affairs at Netflix from 2020 to 2022, and has been Co-Founder of Indus Valley Media since 2024.
TJ Marston
LinkedInExperience: Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder · OKO Labs
TJ Marston was Director of Product Innovation, Kids & Families at Netflix from 2021 to 2022, and has been Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder of OKO Labs since 2025.
Tom Fernandez
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder, CTO · Codename
Tom Fernandez was Principal Engineer at Netflix from 2023 to 2025, and has been Co-Founder, CTO of Codename since 2025.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's role at Netflix, such as engineering, product, marketing or legal affairs, to the part of the path from employee to founder you want to understand. Check when each company was started to judge how recent the person's experience of the early stage is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What from your work at Netflix turned out to be most useful when you started your own company?
- 02How did you decide what problem your company would work on?
- 03What did you have to learn quickly that your Netflix role had not prepared you for?
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About this directory
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