About
Alex Gruebele holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a PhD in robotics from Stanford. He is developing Mezli, a hardware and robotics venture focused on food technology.
Founder at MezliYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Mezli's investors below.
Mezli's investors · 2
Co-founders at Mezli
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Alex KolchinskiFounder
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Maxwell PerhamFounder
Experience
- Tau9 LabsPresidentcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MezliCo-founder, CTO2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityGraduate Student Researcher2015 — 2021Stanford, CA
- Stanford UniversityCourse Assistant - ME112 Mechanical Systems Design2019
- ExxonMobilFixed Equipment Intern2015Baytown, TX
- Professor John Rogers Group, University of IllinoisUndergraduate Research Assistant2014 — 2015Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
- Caterpillar Inc.College Student Practicum Intern2013 — 2015
- Professor Elif Ertekin Group, University of IllinoisResearch Assistant2012 — 2015
Skills & more
Teamwork7Leadership6Public Speaking9SolidWorks8Rapid Prototyping8Arduino6PTC Pro/Engineer3Mechanical Engineering11Product Design7Matlab4Project Management7Pro/Mechanica1
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Microsoft OfficeMechatronicsC++MachiningCircuitMaker PCBLanguages English · German · Greek
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Gruebele?
- Alex Gruebele holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a PhD in robotics from Stanford. He is developing Mezli, a hardware and robotics venture focused on food technology.
- Where does Alex Gruebele work?
- Alex Gruebele is Founder of Mezli.
- What companies did Alex Gruebele found?
- Alex Gruebele founded Mezli.
- Where did Alex Gruebele go to school?
- Alex Gruebele studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator (W21, Mezli); Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering).
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