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Naveen Rao

Neuroscientist-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded Nervana Systems in 2014 to build AI-optimized hardware and software. After Intel acquired Nervana for ~$408M in 2016, Rao led Intel's AI Products Group as VP & GM until 2020. He then co-founded MosaicML, a generative-AI training platform acquired by Databricks for ~$1.3B in 2023, where he served as VP of Generative AI until 2025. He now leads Unconventional AI.

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  • Nervana Systemsverified→
    Founder

    Nervana Systems was an artificial intelligence infrastructure company founded in 2014 and based in San Diego and Palo Alto, California.

    Acquisition · $408M1 model
  • Intel Corporationverified→
    Former VP & GM, AI Products Group

    Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is a semiconductor and technology company developing AI chips, autonomous driving technology via Mobileye, and manufacturing in

    1 model

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Sources (3)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervana_Systems
  2. https://techcrunch.com/author/naveen-rao/
  3. https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/top-intel-ai-exec-naveen-rao-departs-after-nervana-pivot

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