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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 Systems CEO & Co-founder? to 2016-08-09Secondary-verified
- Nervana Systems Co-founder? to 2016-08-09Secondary-verified
- Intel Corporation VP & GM, AI Products Group? to 2020-02-01Secondary-verified
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