David Grauer
Unicorn founderCo-Founder at Course Hero
Redwood City, California, United States
FoundedCourse Hero$3.6B
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About
David Grauer is a chemist serving as Head of Hardware at Aeolus. His work spans materials discovery, process development, and operations related to bringing new technologies to market.
Co-Founder at Course Hero
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Course Hero's investors · 8
137 VenturesSan Francisco · since 2014GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2014Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checks · since 2014MaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checks · since 2014Plug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checks · since 2014Scale-Up CapitalPalo Alto · since 2014Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checks · since 2014SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2014
Co-founders at Course Hero
Experience
- AeolusHead of Hardwarecurrent2025 — present
- AetherDirector of Metals Technology2024
- Lilac Solutions, Inc.Principal Engineer2023 — 2024
- NanosysProduct Development Manager2022 — 2023
- NanosysSenior Scientist2021 — 2022
- SeerSenior Manager - Technical Development and Manufacturing2020 — 2021
- Intrexon CorporationSenior Process Engineer2019 — 2020
- Siluria Technologies, Inc.Staff Chemical Engineer2015 — 2019
- UC BerkeleyGraduate Research Assistant2009 — 2014
- Princeton UniversityUndergraduate Researcher2008 — 2009
- The Scripps Research InstituteImmunology and Virology Fellow2007
- ENVIRONIntern2006
- Barclays BankIntern - Asset Management2005
Skills & more
Analysis1Research6Chemistry10Science3SpanishAnalytical Chemistry1Teaching1
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- Who is David Grauer?
- David Grauer is a chemist serving as Head of Hardware at Aeolus. His work spans materials discovery, process development, and operations related to bringing new technologies to market.
- Where does David Grauer work?
- David Grauer is Co-Founder of Course Hero.
- What companies did David Grauer found?
- David Grauer founded Course Hero.
- Where did David Grauer go to school?
- David Grauer studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD., Chemistry); Princeton University (AB, Chemistry); The Lawrenceville School.
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The Lawrenceville School mafia32
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Nanosys mafia3
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Also attended Princeton University922
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also attended The Lawrenceville School87
Zoe van den BolInvestor at Alpha PartnersCorey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersAnnaliesa RouthInvestor at Spectrum EquityLuke ArmourInvestor at Chaac VenturesJason MrazCo-Founder and President at Ospraie Ag ScienceClaire ZauPartner at GSV Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aeolus1
Also worked at Lilac Solutions, Inc.8
Kasper SageManaging Partner at BMW i VenturesScott WalbrunPrincipal at BMW i VenturesMatthew NordanCo-Founder and General Partner at Azolla VenturesJohanna WolfsonCo-Founder and General Partner at Azolla VenturesDr. Johanna WolfsonManaging Director at Prime Impact FundMatt LoganGeneral Partner at Earthshot Ventures
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Also worked at Nanosys6
Todd MiharaInvestment Director at TEL Venture CapitalWes GoldsteinGeneral Partner at Kilonova CapitalMark WattGeneral Partner at Kilonova CapitalSteve EmpedoclesAdvisor at Kilonova CapitalMatthew MurphyExecutive Officer at Nautilus BiotechnologyNarbeh DerhacobianExecutive Officer, Director at Adesto Technologies
Also worked at Princeton University155
Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordRyan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechBrad FloraBacking expeditions into the futureManny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersBrannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorp
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