Rodrigo Liang

He sells the case that the field needs a second supplier, and every rival exit to Nvidia is evidence both for the demand and against the independence.

Based

San Jose, CA

Company

SambaNova

Known for

Building one of the few alternative AI accelerator architectures investors still fund at $11 billion.

Mentioned in

Deals

Nvidia got Groq's founders. Regulators now want the fine print.

Nvidia disclosed $17 billion of consideration for a deal that left Groq independent. Newly reported scrutiny asks whether the licensing structure avoided merger review.

September 13, 2026 · 2 min read