About
Alexander Girau is CEO and co-founder of Group1, and founding CEO of Advano.
Founder at AdvanoYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Alexander went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alexander can intro founders to Advano's investors below.
Advano's investors · 8
Co-founders at Advano
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Shiva AdireddyFounder/CTO
Experience
- Group1CEO, Director, and Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentAustin, TX
- Energy Institute, The University of Texas at AustinEnergy Transition Fellowcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- ADVANOFounder, Special Advisor to the CEO2025 — 2026
- ADVANOFounder2013 — 2025New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- ADVANOCEO, Director and Founder2017 — 2021New Orleans, Louisiana
- Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partner2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Tulane UniversityVisiting Research Scientist2013 — 2017Greater New Orleans Area
- Keystone Engineering IncSenior Chemical Process Engineer2012 — 2013Greater New Orleans Area
- Tulane UniversityPhD Research Scholar2010 — 2012Greater New Orleans Area
- SODI-CAN (Start-Up)CEO and Founder2011 — 2012Greater New Orleans Area
- Loyola University New OrleansUndergraduate Research Assistant2006 — 2010Greater New Orleans Area
Skills & more
Change ManagementInvestor RelationsResearch and Development (R&D)FundraisingMaterialsProcess EngineeringTechnology CommercializationProduct DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)New VenturesSupply Chain ManagementLeadership
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alexander Girau?
- Alexander Girau is CEO and co-founder of Group1, and founding CEO of Advano.
- Where does Alexander Girau work?
- Alexander Girau is Founder of Advano.
- What companies did Alexander Girau found?
- Alexander Girau founded Advano.
- Where did Alexander Girau go to school?
- Alexander Girau studied at Y Combinator (S17); Tulane University (Masters of Science (passed PhD qualidiers), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering); Loyola University New Orleans (Bachelor of Science (Honors), Chemistry (American Chemical Society) and Mathematics/Computational Science).
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Shared employers
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