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Kai Gradert
Founder of Hero
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Kai Gradert
Founder of Hero
Denver Metropolitan Area
Overview
Kai Gradert is a seasoned designer and co-founder based in Denver, with a strong background in user experience, graphic design, and entrepreneurship. Notable career highlights include founding Hero, advising at Good Party, and holding design lead roles at August Health, AngelList, Adobe, Cheers, and Google, with investments in companies like Fieldbook.
Work Experience
Designer & Co-Founder
2024 - Current
Advisor
2019
GoodParty.org is a public benefit organization focused on transforming civic leadership by providing free technology that makes it possible for independent candidates to run, win, and serve. Power and money have corrupted both major U.S. political parties. It's time to put technology and talent to work on a truly Good alternative.
Founding Designer
2020 - 2024
August Health is a technology platform to support a clinically linked continuum of housing and care.
Raised $15,000,000.00 from Matrix, Arnie Whitman, Dan Baty and General Catalyst.
Design Lead
2014 - 2020
AngelList is a U.S. website for startups, angel investors, and job-seekers looking to work at startups.
Raised $170,200,000.00 from Beyond Capital, FJ Labs, Nomad Ventures, Kyle Tibbitts, Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Sprint Vc, Ride Home Fund, Palumni VC, Vishal Rao and Tiger Global Management.
Design Lead Lightroom Mobile
2013 - 2014
Adobe Fund for Design,a $10m fund that supports emerging companies to build products and services
Design Lead / Co-Founder
2010 - 2013
Pivot to Flipagram → Acquired by ByteDance
Senior Designer
2005 - 2008
Design lead on the client team. Responsible for products such as Google Desktop, Toolbar, GDrive, iGoogle among others. An active participant of the weekly company-wide design reviews, design critiques and office hours.
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.