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

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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.

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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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Stanford University mafia1,934

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Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPal Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2 David SacksB.A.Founded Yammer Keith RaboisB.A.Founded Opendoor Garry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1 Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia748

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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1 Theresia GouwMBAFounded Early Tony XuMBAFounded DoorDash David VélezMBAFounded Nubank +1 IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3 Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3

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McGill University mafia207

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Noubar AfeyanBSFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13 Avak KahvejianB.Sc.Founded ProFound Therapeutics +5 Jeffrey KarpBENGFounded Tissium +3 Serge MesserlianMaster of Science - MScFounded Creyon +1 Natalia BakaevaArtsFounded cashew +1 Lauren GropperBachelor's degreeFounded Repurpose +1

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Andreessen Horowitz mafia68

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Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General PartnerFounded Opsware Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General PartnerFounded Opsware Chris DixonGeneral Partner; Founder of a16z cryptoFounded Founder Collective Balaji SrinivasanGeneral PartnerFounded Counsyl +1 Erik TorenbergGeneral PartnerFounded Villageglobal Surojit ChatterjeeExecutive in ResidenceFounded Ema +1

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended McGill University768

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis Ventures Mattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship Pioneering David NaultGeneral Partner at Luge Capital Laviva MazharPrincipal at Luge Capital Lisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square Ventures Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Philippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue Management Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG

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Shared employers

Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz269

Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network School Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)

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Also worked at MIT867

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Michael TruellCo-founder & CEO of Cursor Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of Waabi Colin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar Robotics Abraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio

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Also worked at Stanford University1,146

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network School Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Mike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic Andy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)

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Also worked at Agilent Technologies67

Martin ScottSenior Technical Advisor at Samsung Catalyst Fund Stuart HwangVenture Partner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Tyler AmesEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation Space Herman VerrelstFounding Partner & Senior Advisor at Heran Partners Nick RoelofsVenture Partner at Sciety Emily LeproustCEO, Twist Bioscience & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

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