Find your path to Adam
588 people in our graph share verified history with Adam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Javier SolterounlockedAdam: together at Carnegie Mellon University (1992–1994)
×5Adam: together at Salesforce
Adam: together at Buildkite
Adam: together at Carnegie Mellon University
About
Advisor focused on product-led go-to-market.
Experience
- BuildkiteBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Investor / AdvisorInvestor / Advisorcurrent2011 — present
- VimeoBoard Member2021 — 2025
- VimeoInterim CEO2023 — 2024
- Democracy WorksChair Of The Board Of Directors2020 — 2022
- SalesforceCEO, Heroku2013 — 2018
- cloudconnect.comCo-founder, CEO2012 — 2013
- DropboxSVP, Marketing and Sales2010 — 2011
- salesforce.comVP, Platform and Developer Marketing2003 — 2009
- Grand Central CommunicationsVP, Product Marketing2000 — 2002
- personifyCo-founder1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Python13Java21PostgreSQL11Public Speaking14Force.com18Heroku8
From Adam's professional profile.
Colleagues at Zenda
Network10
Evan WilliamsScout
Co-founder of Twitter, Blogger and Medium
Guillermo RauchScout
Founder & CEO of Vercel
Eynat GuezScout
Co-founder & CEO of Papaya Global
Austin OgilvieScout
Angel investor
Charles ZedlewskiScout
Venture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures
Scott BelskyScout
Investor at capitalB
David Sacks
Co-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar
Jay Simons
General Partner at Bond Capital Management
Sean Whitney
Principal at Craft Ventures
Steve Vassallo
Investor at Foundation Capital
Investors connected to Adam in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adam Gross?
- Advisor focused on product-led go-to-market.
- Where does Adam Gross work?
- Adam Gross is at Zenda.
- What check size does Adam Gross write?
- Adam Gross typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Adam Gross go to school?
- Adam Gross studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BS New Media Systems and Policy, Computer Science, Telecommunications).
Founder mafias
Carnegie Mellon University mafia481
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenJonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3
+ 474 more
Salesforce mafia175
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ ContentfulFounded Contentful +6Andre Esteva, PhDHead of Medical AIFounded Cresta +2Eric TobiasVice President, ProductFounded Opendate +1John DillonCEOFounded Hyperion Solutions +1Tal BrownSenior Director, Product ManagementFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1Richard SocherChief Scientist, EVPFounded Aixventures +1
+ 168 more
Dropbox mafia107
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Drew HoustonCo-Founder and Co-CEOFounded AccoladeKanjun QiuBusiness OperationsFounded Kanjun +2Gautam JayaramanEngineerFounded Onsite Pro +2Anatoly YakovenkoSoftware EngineerFounded Solana +2Ivan KiriginProduct ManagerFounded YesGraph +1Michael AndersonBusiness Strategy & OperationsFounded Framework Labs +1
+ 100 more
Zenda mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Buildkite mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University730
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
+ 724 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Buildkite8
Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystAshley SmithFounder, General Partner at Vermilion Cliffs VenturesMichelle DeakerFounding Partner and Managing Director at OneVenturesTom HolahanGeneral Partner at York IEMatt AllenCo-Founder - Head of Capital & New Markets at Tractor VenturesMackey CravenPartner at OpenView Venture Partners
+ 2 more
Also worked at Vimeo22
JJ AghaChief Information Security Officer & SVP, IT at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMo KoyfmanFounder and General Partner at Shine CapitalHilary KayOperating Expert, Marketing at Level EquityLily BrownAssociate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen AmericaGillian MunsonChief Financial Officer Vimeo at Lytical VenturesGarrett BugbeePrincipal at Radian Capital
+ 16 more
Also worked at Dropbox192
Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxArash FerdowsiCo-founder of DropboxQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesRachel HansenInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 186 more
