Aug 20, 1:00 – 3:00 AM (UTC)
CreaTV San Jose, 38 South Second Street, San Jose, 95113
Grant Lee co-founded Gamma after nearly a decade in finance as a consultant and investment banker. Under his leadership, Gamma has grown to more than 100 million users and over $100 million in ARR, profitably challenging Microsoft Office's decades-long hold on how the world presents ideas.
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Our upcoming Startup Grind San Jose fireside chat is hosting Grant Lee, CEO and co-founder of Gamma.
Grant Lee co-founded Gamma after nearly a decade in finance as a consultant and investment banker, an experience that showed him how much time gets lost to clunky slide decks. Under his leadership, Gamma has grown to more than 100 million users and over $100 million in ARR, profitably challenging Microsoft Office's decades-long hold on how the world presents ideas.
He previously served as COO at ClearBrain, acquired by Amplitude, and as CFO at Optimizely, and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford.
Founders will learn how Grant took on an entrenched incumbent, scaled to nine figures in ARR without burning cash, and made the jump from operator to founder later in his career. A must-attend for anyone building products in AI.
Read the NY Times profile of Grant here.
The fireside chat will be moderated by Mo Salah, Chapter Director of Startup Grind San Jose.
Join us in person on Wednesday, August 19, at CreaTV San Jose from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. If you are a CreaTV member, reach out to the CreaTV team for your free ticket.
Food and drinks will be served. Seats are limited, so book yours now.
A big thank you to CreaTV San Jose for hosting us and to Jumpstart for supporting our mission.
Always remember: We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving first, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself.
Gamma
CEO + Co-founder
Startup Grind San Jose
Director
Thursday, August 20, 2026
1:00 AM – 3:00 AM (UTC)
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