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Nick Grouf | |
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| Born | Nicholas Allen Grouf New York, New York |
| Alma mater | Yale University, Harvard Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Investor, entrepreneur |
| Employer(s) | Co-founder, Alpha Edison |
| Board member of | United Dwelling, Hammer Museum, Mojo Sports, Inc., NovaSigna, Trajal Harrell Dance Company, Walther School |
| Spouse | Shana Eddy-Grouf |
Nick Grouf is an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. Described as a "pioneer of the Web 1.0 generation", Grouf is the co-founder and managing director of Alpha Edison, a venture capital fund, and the founder of Clementine Capital, LLC, a technology-focused incubator.[1][2]
Grouf co-founded Firefly, an outgrowth of the RINGO project at the MIT Media Lab. Firefly invented collaborative filtering and developed the first online collaborative recommendation software, and helped to define online privacy standards as a contributor to the Platform for Privacy Preferences. He later co-founded PeoplePC, which bundled personal computers with internet service and access to other discounted products and services, and Spot Runner, an internet-based platform to produce, buy, place, and distribute targeted cable TV ads. In 2013, he co-founded Pluto TV, which was sold to Viacom in 2019.[3][2][4][5][6]
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But Nick Grouf isn't a guy who's full of the standard startup braggadocio - though he ought to be. With two previous startups, Grouf and his partner, David Waxman, were pioneers of the Web 1.0 generation and made millions along the way.
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