Alexander Wissner-Gross
InvestorFounderVenture Advisor at Link Ventures · Founder at CO2Stats
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $1 – $1M checks · typically $10K
FoundedCO2Stats · YC
About
Alexander Wissner-Gross is a physicist and computer scientist who founded Physical Superintelligence and serves as its Chief Scientist. He has advised and invested in more than 40 technology companies through 021T and Reified, and is a co-host of the podcast "Moonshots" and author of the newsletter "The Innermost Loop." His background includes a triple major in Physics, Electrical Science and Engineering, and Mathematics from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard, where his doctoral research on neuromorphic computing and machine learning received the Hertz Doctoral Thesis Prize.
Founder at CO2StatsYC S08
Intro paths
Alexander went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Alexander can intro founders to CO2Stats's investors below.
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Experience
- Physical SuperintelligenceFounder and Chief Scientistcurrent2025 — present
- Reified, LLCFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Link VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- Procurement SciencesFounding Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- SkyMirr IncAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- RAD AIFounding Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- Sen-Jam PharmaceuticalAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Gemedy, Inc.Foundercurrent2011 — presentGreater Boston
- BioReact : Bioprocess Meets AIFounding Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- MAXIMIZABLEAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- SynodicAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- NegotiatoreAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Lanica SolutionsAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Blaze PerformanceAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- SaramaAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- HYVVAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- AMERICAN BINARYAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- BidcurementAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- THERAPHAAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Xheme IncAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Vent CreativityAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- HelloSkyChief of AIcurrent2022 — present
- TripleBlindAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
- Harvard UniversityInstitute Fellow and Associatecurrent2012 — presentGreater Boston
- AngelListAngel Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MIT Alumni Angels of BostonAngel Investorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston
- MIT Alumni Angels of BostonOrganizing Committee Membercurrent2016 — present
- BRAIN PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- Founder ExchangeCreatorcurrent2016 — present
- Sky Ventures GroupAngel Investorcurrent2016 — present
- HDIAC (Homeland Defense Information Analysis Center)Subject Matter Expertcurrent2016 — presentKnoxville Metropolitan Area
- Organ Preservation AllianceAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- American Physical Society (APS Physics)Ad Hoc Editorial Board Member, PRXcurrent2015 — present
- Lifeboat FoundationScientific Advisory Board Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Reno Area
- W3C Sustainable Web Design Community GroupFounding Membercurrent2013 — present
- Harvard Innovation LabSEAS Expert In Residencecurrent2012 — presentGreater Boston
- The Fannie & John Hertz FoundationFellowship Interviewercurrent2011 — presentLivermore, CA
- Margik Inc.Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- MIT Media LabResearch Affiliate2010 — 2019Greater Boston
- Defense Science BoardTask Force Observer2016 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alexander Wissner-Gross?
- Alexander Wissner-Gross is a physicist and computer scientist who founded Physical Superintelligence and serves as its Chief Scientist. He has advised and invested in more than 40 technology companies through 021T and Reified, and is a co-host of the podcast "Moonshots" and author of the newsletter "The Innermost Loop." His background includes a triple major in Physics, Electrical Science and Engineering, and Mathematics from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard, where his doctoral research on neuromorphic computing and machine learning received the Hertz Doctoral Thesis Prize.
- Where does Alexander Wissner-Gross work?
- Alexander Wissner-Gross is Founder of CO2Stats and Venture Advisor at Link Ventures.
- What check size does Alexander Wissner-Gross write?
- Alexander Wissner-Gross typically writes checks of $1 – $1M.
- What companies did Alexander Wissner-Gross found?
- Alexander Wissner-Gross founded CO2Stats.
- Where did Alexander Wissner-Gross go to school?
- Alexander Wissner-Gross studied at Harvard University (Ph.D., Physics); Harvard University (A.M., Physics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Electrical Science and Engineering).
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Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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AngelList mafia24
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Link Ventures mafia7
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