# Dan Tocchini IV

> Dan Tocchini IV is a San Francisco-based founder and engineer known as The Grid’s technical co-founder and CEO and for his work on Grid Style Sheets, an open-source approach to constraint-based browser layout. His career moved from diamond sales into web development and automated design. His current LinkedIn profile also lists Ncarnate Labs.

- **Role:** Technical co-founder and CEO at The Grid
- **Organizations:** The Grid, Ncarnate Labs
- **Education:** University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Created Grid Style Sheets, an open-source constraint-based browser layout project., Credited with Leigh Taylor and Henri Bergius for The Grid, a 2015 Innovation by Design web design finalist., Reported over 16,000 pre-orders for The Grid by January 2015.

## Career timeline

- **mid-2000s** — Sold European diamonds to Bay Area jewelers before moving into website development.
- **2010** — The Grid founded; its later press materials identify Tocchini IV as CEO.
- **2014** — Presented GSS at Fluent in March; The Grid began its public pre-sale campaign in October.
- **2015** — Reported over 16,000 pre-orders in January; The Grid became an Innovation by Design web design finalist in September.
- **2017** — In January, reported general availability and described Molly’s broader online-services role.

## Achievements

- Created Grid Style Sheets, an open-source constraint-based browser layout project.
- Credited with Leigh Taylor and Henri Bergius for The Grid, a 2015 Innovation by Design web design finalist.
- Reported over 16,000 pre-orders for The Grid by January 2015.
- His LinkedIn lists third place in the 2012 trampoline dodgeball world championships.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: The Grid’s live website still displays a V2 archive notice and promises V3 registration without a public release date.
- **2026-10** — Research check: his LinkedIn profile lists Ncarnate Labs; the organization describes work on AI agents inside existing tools and channels.

## Links

- Website: https://thegrid.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-tocchini
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/d4tocchini
- GitHub: https://github.com/d4tocchini

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Last updated: 2026-10-25