# Rohan Gupta

> Rohan Gupta is the Chicago-based co-founder and CEO of Diopter AI and a co-founder and former CEO of QuillBot. He studied finance and computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, helped grow QuillBot from an early paraphrasing application into a global writing business, and led it through its 2021 acquisition by Course Hero. After moving to a chief strategist role in 2025, he co-founded Diopter AI with Jeremy Pippin in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Diopter AI
- **Organizations:** Diopter AI, QuillBot, Learneo / Course Hero, NAV Fund Services
- **Education:** BS in Finance, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, MS in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Helped bootstrap QuillBot to more than one million monthly active users before venture funding., Led QuillBot through its 2021 acquisition by Course Hero., Forbes 30 Under 30, Education, 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Co-founded QuillBot with Anil Jason and David Silin while at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; early coverage identifies Gupta as COO.
- **2020** — As CEO, announced a $4.25 million seed round led by GSV Ventures and Sierra Ventures, with Service Provider Capital participating.
- **2021** — QuillBot was acquired by Course Hero; the acquisition was publicly announced on August 19.
- **2022** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education alongside his QuillBot co-founders.
- **2025** — Moved from CEO to part-time Chief Strategist in June, handing the CEO role to Andrew Grauer; also announced a part-time leadership role at NAV Fund Services.
- **2026** — Co-founded Diopter AI with Jeremy Pippin; serves as CEO.

## Achievements

- Helped bootstrap QuillBot to more than one million monthly active users before venture funding.
- Led QuillBot through its 2021 acquisition by Course Hero.
- Forbes 30 Under 30, Education, 2022.
- Reported more than $60 million in revenue and more than 40 million monthly active users in his June 2025 CEO transition announcement; revenue period was unspecified.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Announced his transition from QuillBot CEO to part-time Chief Strategist, with Andrew Grauer succeeding him.
- **2026-03** — Publicly announced a new startup and hiring; current company materials identify him as co-founder and CEO of Diopter AI.

## Links

- Website: https://diopter.ai/company
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-gupta-57a8a2134
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rohan.gupta.12

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Last updated: 2026-10-25