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Ross Gruber

Founder

Founder at Glow Energy

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedGlow Energy · YC

About

Ross Gruber is co-founder and CTO of Glow Energy. He previously served as a lead data engineer and engineering manager at YC-backed startups including Dia&Co and Upkeep, where he led team scaling efforts.

Founder at Glow EnergyYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Ross went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Glow Energy's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ross can intro founders to Glow Energy's investors below.

Glow Energy's investors · 2

Climate CapitalMenlo Park · $25K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Glow Energy

GSGreg Sirotek
Greg SirotekFounder

Experience

  1. Glow EnergyIvy Energy: VP of Data Engineering2024 — 2025
  2. Glow EnergyGlow Energy: Cofounder and CTO2021 — 2025Los Angeles, CA
  3. UpKeepSenior Software Engineer2020Los Angeles, California, United States
  4. Dia&CoSoftware Engineering Manager2019 — 2020
  5. Dia&CoLead Software Engineer2017 — 2019
  6. Bottlenose (successor entity Blazent)Software Engineer2015 — 2017Los Angeles
  7. Kobre & Kim LLPAnalyst2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

ResearchData Analysis1GolangRedisAnalysisWritingJava3Python3Ruby on Rails2ElasticsearchMongoDbNodeJs

Languages French (proficient)

From Ross's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ross Gruber?
Ross Gruber is co-founder and CTO of Glow Energy. He previously served as a lead data engineer and engineering manager at YC-backed startups including Dia&Co and Upkeep, where he led team scaling efforts.
Where does Ross Gruber work?
Ross Gruber is Founder of Glow Energy.
What companies did Ross Gruber found?
Ross Gruber founded Glow Energy.
Where did Ross Gruber go to school?
Ross Gruber studied at The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts (BA) with honors, International Studies); Columbia University (Post baccalaureate program, Computer Science).

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Shared employers

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Greg SirotekFounder at Glow Energy

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