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Alex Rodrigues of Calgary, Alberta / Mountain View, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2016, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were an executive at Varden Labs.
Experience
- AnthropicAI Alignment Researchcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Embark Trucks (acquired by Applied Intuition)CEO and Co-Founder2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2016
- Y CombinatorW16 Batch2016
- First Robotics Team 4334Founder2011 — 2013Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Rodrigues?
- Alex Rodrigues of Calgary, Alberta / Mountain View, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2016, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were an executive at Varden Labs.
- Where did Alex Rodrigues go to school?
- Alex Rodrigues studied at University of Waterloo (Mechatronics Engineering).
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