David Grauer
Unicorn founderCo-Founder at Course Hero
Redwood City, California, United States
FoundedCourse Hero$3.6B
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
Intro paths
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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
GC
Gregor CarriganFounder
JG
Jared GrauerCo-Founder
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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Frequently asked questions
- 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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Shared employers
Also worked at Aeolus1
Also worked at Aether3
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