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Gaurav Sant

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Advisor, Director, UCLA Institute for Carbon Management at Overture Climate · Advisory Board Member at Foundamental · Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Equatic · Founder at CarbonBuilt

Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedCarbonBuiltEquatic

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Frank ZhouunlockedGaurav: together at University of California, Los Angeles (2013–2017)
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Gaurav: together at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Gaurav: together at Specifx

About

Advisor; Director of the UCLA Institute for Carbon Management.

Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Equatic

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Equatic's investors · 1

Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Equatic

ELErika La Plante
Erika La PlanteCo-Founder, Head of MRV & Environmental Strategy
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David JassbyCo-Founder, Head of Electrode Materials and Systems
XCXin Chen
Xin ChenCo-Founder, Senior Scientist

Founder at CarbonBuilt

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CarbonBuilt's investors · 3

Autodesk FoundationSan FranciscoConnecticut InnovationsNew Haven · $500K – $2M checksFoundamentalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks

Experience

  1. University of California, Los AngelesDirector: Institute for Carbon Managementcurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California
  2. University of California, Los AngelesProfessor and Pritzker Endowed Chair in Sustainabilitycurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  3. University of California, Los AngelesProfessor and Henry Samueli Fellow2019 — 2021Los Angeles, California
  4. University of California, Los AngelesAssociate Professor and Henry Samueli Fellow2015 — 2019
  5. University of California, Los AngelesAssistant Professor and Rice Endowed Chair in Materials Science2010 — 2015
  6. Institute for Carbon ManagementInstitute Directorcurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  7. Equatic.techCo-Founder, Directorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  8. SpecifXCo-Founder, Directorcurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  9. CarbonBuiltFounder, Directorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California
  10. CONCRETE-AICo-Founder, Directorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  11. Overture VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  12. FoundamentalAdvisory Board Membercurrent2020 — presentBerlin, Germany
  13. AlphaCon Engineering (Goa) Private LimitedDirector2008 — 2017
  14. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneResearch Scientist2010
  15. Purdue UniversityUndergraduate and Graduate Student2002 — 2009West Lafayette, IN

Skills & more

R2Concrete63Finite Element Analysis32Materials30Modeling20Materials Science72Sustainability6Simulations7Characterization13Mathematical Modeling8Nanotechnology7Environmental Engineering4
+6 moreScienceResearchStatisticsData AnalysisR&DResearch and Development (R&D)

Languages English · Hindi · Marathi

From Gaurav's professional profile.

Colleagues at Overture Climate

Allison Hinckley
Senior Principal at Overture Climate
Ben Rhodes
Advisor, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama at Overture Climate
Brandon Hurlbut
Co-Founder at Overture Climate
Dan Brunner
Advisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture Climate
Emma McDonagh
Partner & COO at Overture Climate
Julius Genachowski
Venture Partner at Overture Climate
Karen Skelton
Advisor, Visiting Scholar At Stanford's Doerr School Of Sustainability; Former Senior Policy Advisor, US Department Of Energy at Overture Climate
Kate Brandt
Fund II Chair, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google at Overture Climate

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gaurav Sant?
Advisor; Director of the UCLA Institute for Carbon Management.
Where does Gaurav Sant work?
Gaurav Sant is Founder of CarbonBuilt and Advisor, Director, UCLA Institute for Carbon Management at Overture Climate and Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Equatic.
What companies did Gaurav Sant found?
Gaurav Sant founded CarbonBuilt, Equatic.
Where did Gaurav Sant go to school?
Gaurav Sant studied at Purdue University (PhD, Civil Engineering); Purdue University (MSCE, Civil Engineering); Purdue University (BSCE, Civil Engineering).

Founder mafias

Sharada Mandir School mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tahir D'MelloSchool (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education)Founded Zeon Systems

Specifx mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan MartineauFounder, Chief Executive OfficerFounded Redaptive

Same school

Also attended Sharada Mandir School1

Tahir D'MelloFounder at Zeon Systems

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