Time 100 has listed Gross as one of the "Most Influential People in AI".[8]
Career
Gross was born in Jerusalem in 1991.[9] In 2010, Gross was accepted into the Y Combinator program. At the time, he was the youngest founder ever accepted. Gross launched Greplin (later renamed Cue).[10]
In 2011, Forbes named Gross one of "30 Under 30" in the "Pioneers in Technology" category.[11] In 2011, Business Insider named Gross one of the "25 under 25" in Silicon Valley,[12] and in 2014, the site named him one of "30 under 30 Influential Young People in Tech".[13]
In 2010, Gross launched Greplin, a search engine designed to allow users to search online accounts (such as social media, email, and cloud storage) from one location without checking each individually. In 2011, Greplin raised $4 million from venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. At 19, Gross was one of Sequoia's youngest founders.[citation needed]
In 2012 the company renamed itself to "Cue" and launched additional predictive search features.[14] In 2013, Apple acquired Cue for an undisclosed amount reported to be between $40 million and $60 million.[15]
Y Combinator
In 2017, Gross joined Y Combinator as a partner, where he focused on artificial intelligence, creating a dedicated "YC AI" program.[16]
Pioneer
In August 2018, Gross created Pioneer, an early-stage, remote startup accelerator and fund, focused on finding talented and ambitious people around the world.[17]
AI Grant & Andromeda
In 2021, Gross and Nat Friedman started making significant investments in the AI space,[18] as well as running a program that gives $250,000 in funding to AI-native companies called AI Grant.[3] In 2023, they deployed the Andromeda Cluster, a supercomputer cluster consisting of 2,512 H100s GPUs for use by startups in their portfolio.[19][20]
