# Jeremy Gelbart

> Jeremy Gelbart is the co-founder and CEO of Autobrain, a Boca Raton company that turns any ordinary car into a connected 'smart car' through a plug-and-play device offering GPS tracking, diagnostics, automatic crash response, and family-safety alerts. A serial entrepreneur who has been building since college, he first drew national attention as co-founder of Ultrinsic, a platform that let students legally wager cash on their own grades, and later founded the medical-notification startup BeeperMD. His through-line is a simple bet: that the right incentive, or the right piece of hardware, can change everyday behavior.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Autobrain
- **Organizations:** Autobrain, Ultrinsic, BeeperMD, Old City Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Economics (coursework), University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Economics, Queens College, City University of New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ultrinsic, which drew national press (NPR, Fast Company, Inside Higher Ed) for letting students bet on their grades., Named inventor on a U.S. patent (issued Feb 14, 2012) for a system to motivate students to improve their GPA., Grew Ultrinsic from a two-campus soft launch to more than 30 universities.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Begins working across technology and consumer product/service industries.
- **2010** — Co-founds and serves as Co-CEO of Ultrinsic, a platform letting college students legally wager on their own academic performance; expands to 30+ campuses including Harvard, Princeton and USC.
- **2012** — Awarded a U.S. patent for an online system and method for motivating students to improve their grade point average.
- **2012** — Founds Autobrain and joins Old City Partners as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
- **2014** — Founds BeeperMD, a patient-notification software for medical centers.
- **2020** — Autobrain raises a seed round (last reported raise, April 2020).
- **present** — Continues as co-founder and CEO of Autobrain, based in Boca Raton, Florida.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ultrinsic, which drew national press (NPR, Fast Company, Inside Higher Ed) for letting students bet on their grades.
- Named inventor on a U.S. patent (issued Feb 14, 2012) for a system to motivate students to improve their GPA.
- Grew Ultrinsic from a two-campus soft launch to more than 30 universities.
- Founded Autobrain, a connected-car / telematics company offering plug-and-play vehicle safety.
- Founded BeeperMD, a medical patient-notification software company.
- Serial founder across three distinct industries: education, healthcare, and automotive.

## Latest updates

- **2020-04** — Autobrain's most recently reported funding event, a seed round.
- **2026-07** — Continues to lead Autobrain as co-founder and CEO from Boca Raton, Florida.

## Links

- Website: https://autobrain.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremygelbart

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Last updated: 2026-07-01