Lauren Dunford
InvestorFounderUnreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable · CEO at Guidewheel
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedGuidewheel
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About
Lauren Dunford is the CEO and Co-Founder of Guidewheel, a company recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer. She serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Dunford studied at Stanford, held a Fulbright Scholarship focused on supply chain, and previously worked out of Revolution Foods' Oakland facility.
CEO at Guidewheel
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Guidewheel's investors · 9
BlackRockWilmington · since 2024Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checksEnza Capital$250K – $5M checksGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021January VenturesWellesley Hills · $250K – $750K checksMerus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checksMusha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checksRethink ImpactWashington · $2M – $10M checksTemasekSingapore
Co-founders at Guidewheel
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Weston McBrideCTO
Experience
- GuidewheelCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UnreasonableUnreasonable Fellowcurrent2024 — present
- US Center for Advanced ManufacturingExecutive Committee2024 — 2025
- Revolution FoodsChief of Staff2016Oakland, CA
- Revolution FoodsRegional Partnership Director - West Coast2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Revolution FoodsRegional Partnerships Manager2013 — 2014Oakland, CA
- Revolution FoodsPartnership Executive2012 — 2013Oakland, CA
- Revolution FoodsSchool Account Manager2011 — 2012Oakland, CA
- United States India Educational FoundationFulbright Scholar2010 — 2011New Delhi
- The William and Flora Hewlett FoundationFellow - Climate Change and Global Development2008 — 2010Menlo Park, CA
- The World BankTruman Scholar - Truman Summer Institute2009Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Skills & more
Program Evaluation9Community Outreach36Research20Account Management3Business Development6International Development17Sustainability10Program Management5Public Health5Public Speaking9Fundraising6Data Analysis3
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Grace Sai
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lauren Dunford?
- Lauren Dunford is the CEO and Co-Founder of Guidewheel, a company recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer. She serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Center for Advanced Manufacturing. Dunford studied at Stanford, held a Fulbright Scholarship focused on supply chain, and previously worked out of Revolution Foods' Oakland facility.
- Where does Lauren Dunford work?
- Lauren Dunford is CEO of Guidewheel and Unreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable.
- What companies did Lauren Dunford found?
- Lauren Dunford founded Guidewheel.
- Where did Lauren Dunford go to school?
- Lauren Dunford studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University (BA, Human Biology: Sustainability in Global Environment and Health); Miramonte High School.
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