About
Elliot Kroo is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI. He co-founded Getaround, a carsharing company listed on the NYSE under the ticker GETR, where he served as CTO, and was an early employee at Google, where he worked on projects including Google Street View. His work has included developing AI systems related to insurance costs and pricing optimization.
Founder at Getaround
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Getaround's investors · 16
Aster CapitalParis · $540K – $16.2M checks · since 2022Braemar Energy VenturesNew York · $1M – $25M checks · since 2022Cathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks · since 2022Evolution VC PartnersNew York · since 2022G SquaredChicago · since 2022General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2022Hinge CapitalHaddonfield · $500K – $1M checks · since 2022K2 GlobalSingapore · since 2022Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022NGP CapitalBerlin · $8M – $12M checks · since 2022Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022Reinvent CapitalNew York · since 2022SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2022SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2022Triangle Peak PartnersPalo Alto · since 2022Wind VentureParis · since 2022
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Co-founders at Getaround
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Jessica ScorpioFounder and Vice President of Marketing
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Sam ZaidFounder & CEO
Experience
- OpenAIMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HoverVP of Engineering2025San Francisco Bay Area
- GetaroundFounder and CTO2009 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- WingsForCatsFounder and CEO2008 — 2012
- AppJet Inc.Software Engineer2008 — 2009
- GoogleSoftware Engineer (Originally as an Internship)2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Inspiring TeamsCompensationSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Cloud ComputingBig DataAgile MethodologiesStrategic InitiativesBusiness Intelligence (BI)Data WarehousingData AnalysisBusiness RequirementsAnalytics
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elliot Kroo?
- Elliot Kroo is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI. He co-founded Getaround, a carsharing company listed on the NYSE under the ticker GETR, where he served as CTO, and was an early employee at Google, where he worked on projects including Google Street View. His work has included developing AI systems related to insurance costs and pricing optimization.
- Where does Elliot Kroo work?
- Elliot Kroo is Founder of Getaround.
- What companies did Elliot Kroo found?
- Elliot Kroo founded Getaround.
- Where did Elliot Kroo go to school?
- Elliot Kroo studied at Gunn High School (High School Diploma, Computer Science); UC San Diego.
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Shared employers
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