Sebastian Thrun
InvestorUnicorn founderCo-founder at Cresta · Adjunct Professor at Stanford University · Founder (Stanford instructor who started Udacity) at Udacity
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCresta$1.6BUdacity
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About
An adjunct professor at Stanford University since 2003, he founded Google X and led self-driving car work at Google, where he served as VP and Google Fellow, after founding VuTool, the mapping company acquired by Google and rebranded as Street View. He also founded Kitty Hawk's Cora aircraft program, sold to Boeing, and now serves as CEO of Sage AI Labs.
Co-founder at Cresta
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Cresta's investors · 17
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Ballistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Brilliant Phoenix CapitalVancouver · since 2024Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2024Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2024LG Technology VenturesSanta Clara · since 2024Original CapitalMiami · since 2024Porsche VenturesLuxembourg · since 2024Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2024Roosh VenturesKiev · since 2024SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2024Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024Vivi Nevosince 2024Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024World Innovation LabPalo Alto · since 2024World Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Cresta
Founder (Stanford instructor who started Udacity) at Udacity
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Udacity's investors · 8
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksCrimson Investment FundDelawareCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDrive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checksInvestXVancouverValor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checksVCFA GroupNew York · $150K – $2.5M checksVershina CapitalNicosia
Co-founders at Udacity
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Peter NorvigFounder (Stanford instructor who started Udacity)
Experience
- Sage AI LabsChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2003 — presentStanford, California, United States
- Udacity (sold to Accenture)Founder2011 — 2024Mountain View, CA
- Kitty Hawk Corporation Cora (Sold to Boeing)Founder2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleVP, Google Fellow, Founder Google X2007 — 2014Mountain View, CA
- VuTool (sold to Google) now known as StreetviewFounder2007 — 2009Stanford and Mountain View,
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence99Robotics99Online education51Machine Learning99Programming99Algorithms99Computer Science99Statistics76Human Computer Interaction24Python99Mathematical Modeling28Research99
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University TeachingMatlabImage ProcessingScienceSimulationsSignal ProcessingE-LearningMobile RoboticsLanguages German
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Colleagues at Stanford University
Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Gould
General Partner at The Valley Fund
Aman Verjee
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Amit Etkin
Founder at Alto Neuroscience
Amy Chang
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Anand Lalwani
Angel at Wispr AI
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anjney Midha
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sebastian Thrun?
- An adjunct professor at Stanford University since 2003, he founded Google X and led self-driving car work at Google, where he served as VP and Google Fellow, after founding VuTool, the mapping company acquired by Google and rebranded as Street View. He also founded Kitty Hawk's Cora aircraft program, sold to Boeing, and now serves as CEO of Sage AI Labs.
- Where does Sebastian Thrun work?
- Sebastian Thrun is Co-founder of Cresta and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and Founder (Stanford instructor who started Udacity) at Udacity.
- What companies did Sebastian Thrun found?
- Sebastian Thrun founded Cresta, Udacity.
- Where did Sebastian Thrun go to school?
- Sebastian Thrun studied at University of Bonn, Germany (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science and Statistics); Georgia Institute of Technology (Honorary Doctorate, Computer Science); University of Hildesheim (Honorary Doctorate).
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