Daniel Gross
Co-founder of Pioneer Labs, who is credited with the idea of building a GPU cluster for AI startups, a model that Andreessen Horowitz later emulated.
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Summary
Daniel Gross is a prominent Israeli-American businessperson and technology investor, recognized for his significant contributions to the artificial intelligence sector. He co-founded Cue, a search engine acquired by Apple, where he subsequently led AI initiatives. Gross also served as a partner at Y Combinator, an influential startup incubator. His extensive investment portfolio includes notable companies such as Uber, Instacart, Figma, GitHub, Airtable, Rippling, CoreWeave, Character.ai, and Perplexity AI. In June 2024, he co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc., further solidifying his commitment to advanced AI development. Gross is also a co-founder of Pioneer Labs, which, alongside his investments in companies like CoreWeave, exemplifies a venture capital strategy focused on substantial GPU infrastructure in the AI arms race. His influence in the field has earned him a spot on Time 100's 'Most Influential People in AI' list.
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Extracted Attributes
Age
33-34 (as of 2024)
Born
1991, Jerusalem, Israel
Website
dcgross.com
Known For
Cue (search engine), AI Grant, Andromeda
Occupation
Businessperson, Technology Investor
Nationality
Israeli-American
Recognition
Time 100 'Most Influential People in AI'
Religious Background
Orthodox Jew
Timeline
- Started angel investing. (Source: Web Search)
2011
- Cue (formerly Greplin) was acquired by Apple for $40 million, leading Gross to become a director at Apple. (Source: Web Search)
2013
- Began serving as a partner at Y Combinator. (Source: Web Search)
2017
- Concluded his role as a partner at Y Combinator. (Source: Web Search)
2018
- Co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-06
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View on WikipediaDaniel Gross (businessman)
Daniel Gross (Hebrew: דניאל גרוס) is an Israeli-American businessperson who co-founded Cue, led artificial intelligence efforts at Apple, served as a partner at Y Combinator, and is a notable technology investor in companies such as Uber, Instacart, Figma, GitHub, Airtable, Rippling, CoreWeave, Character.ai, Perplexity AI, and others. In June 2024, he co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc. Time 100 has listed Gross as one of the "Most Influential People in AI".
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- Daniel Gross (businessman) - Wikipedia
Daniel Gross (Hebrew: דניאל גרוס) is an Israeli-American businessperson who co-founded Cue "Cue (search engine)"), led artificial intelligence efforts at Apple, served as a partner at Y Combinator, and is a notable technology investor in companies such as Uber, Instacart, Figma, GitHub, Airtable, Rippling, CoreWeave, Character.ai, Perplexity AI, and others. In June 2024, he co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc. Time 100 has listed Gross as one of the "Most Influential People in AI". [...] Gross was born in Jerusalem in 1991. Raised as what he describes as an Orthodox Jew, he expected to lead a traditional religious life somewhere in Israel. While attending a mechina before his IDF enlistment, he applied to Y Combinator on a whim, not realizing it would change the course of his life. At the time, he was the youngest founder ever accepted. He started angel investing in 2011. [...] Download as PDF Printable version&printable=yes "Printable version of this page [p]") In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American entrepreneur | Daniel Gross | | דניאל גרוס | | Gross in 2018 | | Born | 1991 (age 33–34) Jerusalem | | Occupation | Businessperson | | Known for | Cue (search engine) "Cue (search engine)"), AI Grant, Andromeda | | Website | dcgross.com |
- Daniel Gross (journalist) - Wikipedia
Daniel Gross (born August 4, 1967) is an American financial and economic journalist. He was the executive editor of strategy+business magazine from 2015 to January 2020 and was named editor-in-chief in February 2020. [...] Prior to joining strategy+business, Gross was a columnist and the global business editor at the Daily Beast (2012–2014). Previously, he was the economics editor and cohost of The Daily Ticker at Yahoo Finance (2010–2012), a columnist and a senior editor at Newsweek (2007–2010), a columnist at Slate "Slate (magazine)") (2002–2010), a columnist at The New York Times, and a reporter for the New Republic and Bloomberg News. [...] [edit&action=edit§ion=4 "Edit section: Early life and family")] A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Gross has Syrian-Jewish ancestry from his mother's side. He graduated from East Lansing High School (1985). He received his bachelor's degree in American history and government from Cornell University (1989), his master's degree in American history from Harvard University (1991), and an honorary PhD in humane letters from Lake Forest College.
- Daniel Gross | Duke's Fuqua School of Business
Skip to main content # Daniel Gross #### Associate Professor ##### Academic Area: Strategy CV Website Phone Number: ### Mailing Information Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business 100 Fuqua Drive Durham, NC 27708 ## Bio Daniel P. Gross is an associate professor in the Strategy area at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Prior to joining Fuqua, he was on the faculty at Harvard Business School. [...] Professor Gross received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a graduate fellow of the National Science Foundation. Prior to graduate school, he worked in management consulting, policy research, and at a high-growth startup that went on to achieve a successful exit. [...] His research studies the causes and consequences of technological change. His work has examined this topic through multiple lenses, including: crisis innovation and innovation policy; the impacts of automation on firms, workers, and labor markets; links between innovation and entrepreneurial activity; and the use of incentives and other tools in managing creative workers within organizations. He frequently uses historical examples of industries undergoing significant change to study recurrent
- Daniel Gross (entrepreneur) | Golden
Daniel Gross was born in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel to American parents. He is the founder of Pioneer.app and cofounder and CEO at Cue. In addition, he serves as a board member at Cooks Venture and served as a partner at Y Combinator from 2017 to 2018. He became a director at Apple after Cue (formally called Greplin) was acquired by the company for $40 million in 2013 for the platform's predictive search features. During his time at Apple, he was present for the project of [...] Daniel Gross is an investor specializing in technology start-ups. Overview-63AKG86)Structured Data-63AKG86/structured_data)Issues-63AKG86/issues)Contributors-63AKG86/contributors) ### Contents [...] Y Combinator After Apple, Daniel served as a partner and founder at Y Combinator, an esteemed Silicon Valley startup incubator with a total market cap of over $100 million. At Y Combinator, Gross helped create and subsequently institutionalize a systematic approach to venture capital and talent search that has since become highly influential in the sector. He also became an angel investor, seeking out companies and creators with high potential in their very early stages. Pioneer
- Meta Adds Startup Founder Gross to New AI Superintelligence Lab
Daniel Gross, the former chief executive officer and co-founder of artificial intelligence startup Safe Superintelligence Inc., is joining Meta Platforms Inc.’s new superintelligence lab focused on AI.
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12/16/1966Place Of Birth
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Daniel, 268, Old Brompton Road, The Boltons, Earl's Court, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Greater London, England, SW10 9BP, United Kingdom
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