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Ray Grieselhuber

Founder

Founder/CEO at DemandSphere

Columbus, Ohio, United States

FoundedDemandSphere · YC

About

Ray Grieselhuber is founder and CEO of DemandSphere, a platform providing analytics and automation tools for ecommerce and programmatic SEO teams.

Founder/CEO at DemandSphereYC S10

Intro paths

YC

Ray went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ray can intro founders to DemandSphere's investors below.

DemandSphere's investors · 3

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2010Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010

Experience

  1. DemandSphereChief Executive Officercurrent2010 — presentColumbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
  2. FOUND ConfCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentTokyo, Japan
  3. DemandMarkets株式会社代表取締役会長 (CEO)current2009 — presentTokyo, Japan
  4. FunctionizeCo-Founder & COO2015 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
  5. iProspectChief Technical Architect2006 — 2008San Diego, California, United States
  6. Planet EarthBackpacker2005
  7. EMCSolution Consultant2003 — 2005San Diego, California, United States

Skills & more

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)16Python (Programming Language)2Software as a Service (SaaS)Strategy1Deep Learning1AEOEarly Stage Investment14Management Professional9Corporate Management6Prompt Engineering22Data Warehousing9Content Strategy4
+12 moreContent MarketingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data ScienceMachine LearningSystems EngineeringData EngineeringSalesDigital StrategyProduct ManagementTechnical LeadershipBig DataSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)

Languages Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ray Grieselhuber?
Ray Grieselhuber is founder and CEO of DemandSphere, a platform providing analytics and automation tools for ecommerce and programmatic SEO teams.
Where does Ray Grieselhuber work?
Ray Grieselhuber is Founder/CEO of DemandSphere.
What companies did Ray Grieselhuber found?
Ray Grieselhuber founded DemandSphere.
Where did Ray Grieselhuber go to school?
Ray Grieselhuber studied at Y Combinator (Accelerator, Startup Accelerator); Franklin University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); The Ohio State University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Japanese Language and Literature).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Y Combinator mafia4,716

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500 Global mafia67

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The Ohio State University mafia29

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andy SparksB.A.Founded LaunchGram +1Kevin UnkrichBachelor’s DegreeFounded Superpower +1John RiceBSFounded Akebia Therapeutics +1Jason KaliraBSBAFounded ParsableJustin ZeefeB.A. (Honors College of Arts & Sciences)Founded NisosVibhu MittalMSFounded Edmodo

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Functionize mafia3

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Gary LittleBoard MemberFounded FoursquareMark WattInvestorFounded Firefly Aerospace

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital

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Also attended Franklin University2

Geyssel GonzalezChief Financial and Technology Officer at Maryland TEDCOGraham PeckVenture Partner at Cultivation Capital

Also attended The Ohio State University117

Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm VenturesJohn D. SimonExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Functionize5

Gary LittleOperating Partner at Canvas VenturesNeil AhlstenManaging Partner at 1Flourish CapitalTom TognoliPartner at 1Flourish CapitalDavid LaneFounding Partner at 1Flourish CapitalMark WattGeneral Partner at Kilonova Capital

Also worked at iProspect5

Fabio ZecchiniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesMichael HorejsiController at Burda Principal InvestmentsTR HarringtonPartner & Director of Growth at Orbit StartupsMagne UppmanFounding Partner at SNÖ VenturesPiotr WawrysiukVenture Partner at Kogito Ventures

Also worked at EMC6

Whitney BouckA foodie who works at a venture capital firm and blogs about culinary adventuresSharon Barzik CohenPartner & Chief Financial Officer at Qumra CapitalChris HillockVP, Portfolio Development at Dell Technologies CapitalChris FalloonPortfolio Development at Dell Technologies CapitalReeny SondhiChief Digital Officer, Twilio at Venture Guides Management, L.P.Yunfeng YangFounder at Savant Labs