Pieter Abbeel
Founder at Gradescope, Inc.
Profile
Pieter Abbeel is the founder of Gradescope, Inc. (founded in 2014) and Covariant, Inc. (founded in 2017), where he holds the title of President & Chief Scientist.
Currently, Dr. Abbeel is an Investment Partner at AIX Ventures LLC (since 2021).
Dr. Abbeel's education includes an undergraduate degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (conferred in 2000) and multiple graduate degrees, including a doctorate, from Stanford University (conferred in 2008 and 2002 respectively).
Pieter Abbeel active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Gradescope, Inc.
 Gradescope, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gradescope, Inc. develops software that enables instructors to grade paper-based assignments and exams online and to provide feedback. It offers Gradescope, an application that helps instructors save time on grading. The company was founded by Sergey Karayev, Pieter Abbeel, Ibrahim Awwal, and Arjun Singh in 2014 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Founder | 2013-12-31 |
Covariant, Inc.
 Covariant, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Covariant, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software that makes it easy to teach robots. The company was founded by Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan and Tianhao Zhang on September 8, 2017 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Founder | 2016-12-31 |
AIX Ventures LLC
 AIX Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance AIX Ventures LLC (AIX Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Richard Socher and Shaun Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Newark, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-07-31 |
Training of Pieter Abbeel
| Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 3 |
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Gradescope, Inc.
Gradescope, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gradescope, Inc. develops software that enables instructors to grade paper-based assignments and exams online and to provide feedback. It offers Gradescope, an application that helps instructors save time on grading. The company was founded by Sergey Karayev, Pieter Abbeel, Ibrahim Awwal, and Arjun Singh in 2014 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Technology Services |
Covariant, Inc.
Covariant, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Covariant, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software that makes it easy to teach robots. The company was founded by Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan and Tianhao Zhang on September 8, 2017 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
AIX Ventures LLC
AIX Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance AIX Ventures LLC (AIX Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Richard Socher and Shaun Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Newark, California. | Finance |
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