Alexander Wissner-Gross
FounderFounder at CO2Stats
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $1 β $1M checks Β· typically $10K
FoundedCO2Stats Β· 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) β 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 β present
- Reified, LLCFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2019 β present
- Link VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2023 β present
- Procurement SciencesFounding Advisorcurrent2023 β present
- SkyMirr IncAdvisorcurrent2023 β present
- RAD AIFounding Advisorcurrent2022 β present
- Sen-Jam PharmaceuticalAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- Gemedy, Inc.Foundercurrent2011 β presentGreater Boston
- BioReact : Bioprocess Meets AIFounding Advisorcurrent2023 β present
- MAXIMIZABLEAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- SynodicAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- NegotiatoreAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- Lanica SolutionsAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- Blaze PerformanceAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- SaramaAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- HYVVAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- AMERICAN BINARYAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- BidcurementAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- THERAPHAAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
- Xheme IncAdvisorcurrent2022 β present
Education
- Harvard UniversityPh.D., Physics2004 β 2007
- Harvard UniversityA.M., Physics2003 β 2004
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.B., Electrical Science and Engineering1999 β 2003
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.B., Physics1999 β 2003
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS.B., Mathematics1999 β 2003
- Great Neck South High SchoolValedictorian1995 β 1999
Skills & more
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ProgrammingBusiness DevelopmentComputer ScienceProduct ManagementHigh Performance ComputingCloud ComputingMobile DevicesArtificial IntelligenceInfrastructureAnalyticsData MiningUser ExperienceFrom Alexander's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,173
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Also worked at Harvard University194
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