Rodrigo Liang

Co-founder & CEO, SambaNova

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.

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Known for

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

Based: San Jose, CA
Primary role: Co-Founder and CEO, SambaNova

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