Daniel Gross — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named one of Time 100's 'Most Influential People in AI' (2023)
Co-founder of Safe Superintelligence Inc. (June 2024)
Co-founded Cue, a search engine acquired by Apple in 2013 for an undisclosed amount reported between $40 million and $60 million
Led artificial intelligence efforts at Apple as a director
Partner at Y Combinator, where he created the YC AI program (2017)
Co-founded AI Grant, providing $250,000 in funding to AI-native companies
Notable technology investor in companies such as Uber, Instacart, Figma, GitHub, Airtable, Rippling, CoreWeave, Character.ai, and Perplexity AI

Biography

Daniel Gross is an Israeli-American businessperson and serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Safe Superintelligence Inc., established in June 2024. Gross previously led artificial intelligence efforts at Apple and served as a partner at Y Combinator. He is also recognized as a notable technology investor, with Time 100 listing him as one of the "Most Influential People in AI."

Born in Jerusalem in 1991, Gross launched Greplin, a search engine, in 2010 with Robby Walker.