About
Mark Stauber is an independent advisor and investor in AI and robotics with a background in engineering leadership and expertise in AI, computer vision, and robotics. He co-founded Jido, which was acquired by Roblox, where he subsequently led the Content Understanding organization and worked on integrating AI into creator workflows. Now based in Israel, he is on a sabbatical exploring new ideas in AI while advising startups and funds and making early-stage investments.
Founder/CEO at Jido MapsYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Mark went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Mark can intro founders to Jido Maps's investors below.
Jido Maps's investors · 3
Co-founders at Jido Maps
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Jaeyong SungFounder/CTO
Experience
- StealthIndependent Advisor and Investorcurrent2025 — presentIsrael
- RiversideAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- BluewhiteAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- AGANA.TECHAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Ruby RoboticsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- RobloxSenior Engineering Manager - Content Understanding2023 — 2025San Mateo, California, United States
- Jido (acq. $RBLX)Co-Founder & CEO2017 — 2023Berkeley, CA
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Doctoral Candidate2012 — 2017Stanford, CA
- Samsung Electronics AmericaResearch Design Engineer2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Collaborative Haptics and Robotics in Medicine Lab at Stanford UniversityNSF Graduate Research Fellow2012 — 2013Stanford, CA
- Yeshiva UniversitySenior Physics Researcher2009 — 2012New York, NY
- Yeshiva UniversityComputational Physics Researcher2009 — 2011New York, NY
- Feinstein Institute of Medical Research at North Shore-LIJNeuroscience Research Fellow2009Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
C++28C22Java14Matlab22Linux8Android SDKArduino3Embedded Systems1Microsoft Office3OpenCVDigital Image ProcessingMachine Learning3
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Mathematical ModelingData AnalysisWritten & Oral Presentation SkillsEntrepreneurshipOptimizationElectronicsProduct DesignSoftware DesignCAD/CAM3D ModelingRoboticsAlgorithmsFrom Mark's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Stauber?
- Mark Stauber is an independent advisor and investor in AI and robotics with a background in engineering leadership and expertise in AI, computer vision, and robotics. He co-founded Jido, which was acquired by Roblox, where he subsequently led the Content Understanding organization and worked on integrating AI into creator workflows. Now based in Israel, he is on a sabbatical exploring new ideas in AI while advising startups and funds and making early-stage investments.
- Where does Mark Stauber work?
- Mark Stauber is Founder/CEO of Jido Maps.
- What companies did Mark Stauber found?
- Mark Stauber founded Jido Maps.
- Where did Mark Stauber go to school?
- Mark Stauber studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)); Y Combinator; Stanford University (Master's degree).
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Stanford University mafia1,326
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia472
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Yeshiva University mafia9
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bluewhite7
Ran AchituvInvestor at Entree CapitalAvi EyalInvestor at Entree CapitalWesley YiuPrincipal at Alumni VenturesGil HorskyManaging Partner at FLORA VenturesDaniel AronovitzManaging Director at Insight PartnersDavid StarkInvestor at Insight Partners
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Also worked at Samsung Electronics America13
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