Where did Jad Naous go to school?

Jad Naous studied at Stanford University (PhD, Electrical Engineering); McGill University (B.Eng., Computer Engineering); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship).

Jad Naous

Founder

CEO at Grepr

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedGrepr

About

Jad Naous is the Founder and CEO of Grepr, where he is building reliability systems that use real-time machine learning to predict, prevent, and automate operations while reducing observability costs. He previously researched distributed systems at Stanford, worked at AppDynamics, and spent time at Andreessen Horowitz.

CEO at Grepr

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Grepr's investors · 2

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025 boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks

Experience

GreprFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
ImplyChief Product Officer2021 — 2022
ImplyVP Engineering & Product2019 — 2021SF Bay Area, CA, USA
ImplyBoard Observer2018 — 2019
Andreessen HorowitzPartner2017 — 2019Menlo Park, California
AppDynamicsDirector of Architecture -- Cross Product Initiatives2016 — 2017
AppDynamicsStartup-within-startup Lead2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
AppDynamicsPrincipal Software Engineer2013 — 2014
Compass Quality Insight Inc.Co-founder / VP Product & Engineering2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
MITPostdoc2011 — 2012
Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2006 — 2011
XSeed CapitalConsultant2009 — 2010
Agilent TechnologiesGraduate Intern2007
Sun Microsystems Inc.Graduate Intern2006

Skills & more

Python6LaTeX2Embedded Systems2REST3Apache DruidJavaComputer Science17Entrepreneurship13Computer Engineering9Software Engineering13Distributed Systems12FPGA3

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Electrical EngineeringNetwork SecurityInformation SecurityComputer SecurityBig DataLeadershipResearchSoftware Architectural DesignAgile MethodologiesIntegrationSoftware DevelopmentEngineering

Languages Arabic · English · French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jad Naous?: Jad Naous is the Founder and CEO of Grepr, where he is building reliability systems that use real-time machine learning to predict, prevent, and automate operations while reducing observability costs. He previously researched distributed systems at Stanford, worked at AppDynamics, and spent time at Andreessen Horowitz.
Where does Jad Naous work?: Jad Naous is CEO of Grepr.
What companies did Jad Naous found?: Jad Naous founded Grepr.
Where did Jad Naous go to school?: Jad Naous studied at Stanford University (PhD, Electrical Engineering); McGill University (B.Eng., Computer Engineering); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship).

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