Charles Naut

Charles Naut has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Charles is currently a Co-Founder at Rain, a position they have held since November 2021. Prior to that, they worked as an Investment Scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners from September 2020 to August 2022. Charles also served as a Fellow at On Deck from December 2020 to February 2021.

From 2015 to 2019, Charles was a Principal Software Engineer at Intuit, where they played a key role in launching and growing Intuit Workforce. Charles was also a tech lead on the QuickBooks Self-Employed product. Before joining Intuit, they co-founded Playbook HR, an applicant tracking system for the gig economy that was later acquired by Intuit.

Charles has also worked at Microsoft as a Program Manager, focusing on the Bing core search relevance team. Charles led projects that improved search quality and revenue for Bing. Charles has held leadership positions at the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, where they were the President and oversaw programs and initiatives to promote entrepreneurship at Stanford University.

In addition, Charles has research experience as a Research Assistant at the Stanford Computer Science Department, where they worked on projects related to logical spreadsheets and a copyright management system. Early in their career, they gained experience as a Software Engineering Intern at Meebo, Inc. and as a Co-Founder of myCollegeSTAT, a social platform for college admissions data.

Overall, Charles Naut's work experience showcases their expertise in entrepreneurship, software engineering, investment scouting, and program management.

Charles Naut completed their education at Stanford University from 2008 to 2012, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Prior to that, they attended Brooklyn Technical High School from 2004 to 2008, where they studied Computer Science. In addition to their formal education, Charles obtained several certifications. In December 2013, they completed a course in Machine Learning from Coursera. Charles also earned a certification in Gamification from Coursera in May 2013. Most recently, in December 2017, they completed a course in Neural Networks and Deep Learning, also from Coursera.