# Kunle Olukotun

> Kunle Olukotun is co-founder and Chief Technologist. SambaCloud on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and Chief Technologist.

Kunle Olukotun is co-founder and chief technologist of SambaNova and Cadence Design Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. Known for early work on chip multiprocessor designs, he directs the Stanford Pervasive Parallelism Lab and earlier founded Afara Websystems, which Sun acquired in 2002.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunle-olukotun-80a2735

## What Kunle builds

- [SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova.md), graded B, 66.5/100, in Model APIs & inference. SambaCloud is SambaNova's hosted inference API for open-weight models running on its own RDU processors. It answers OpenAI-style chat, completions and Responses calls and Anthropic-style Messages calls, with Python and TypeScript SDKs. Co-founder and Chief Technologist, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Christopher Ré](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/christopher-re/), Co-founder, SambaNova Systems, Inc.
- [Rodrigo Liang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rodrigo-liang/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [General Atlantic](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-atlantic/)
- [Seligman Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/seligman-ventures/)
- [T. Rowe Price Associates](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/t-rowe-price-associates/)
- [Vista Equity Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vista-equity-partners/)
- [Cambium Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cambium-capital/)
- [Intel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/intel/)
- [Battery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/)
- [Assam Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/assam-ventures/)
- [First Data](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/first-data/)
- [Saudi First Data](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/saudi-first-data/)
- [Gulf Development Public Company Limited](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gulf-development-public-company-limited/)
- [Mayfield](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mayfield/)
- [BlackRock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackrock/)
- [A&E Investment](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/a-e-investment/)
- [Kabila Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kabila-capital/)
- [QFO Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qfo-capital/)
- [Qatar Investment Authority](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qatar-investment-authority/)
- [Volantis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/volantis/)
- [SoftBank](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/softbank/)
- [GV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gv/)
- [Temasek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/temasek/)
- [GIC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gic/)
- [Walden International](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/walden-international/)
- [Atlantic Bridge](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/atlantic-bridge/)
- [Celesta Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/celesta-capital/)
- [Samsung Catalyst Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/samsung-catalyst-fund/)
- [SK Telecom](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sk-telecom/)
- [Micron](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/micron/)
- [Redline Capital Management](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/redline-capital-management/)

## Questions

### Who is Kunle Olukotun?

Kunle Olukotun is co-founder and chief technologist of SambaNova and Cadence Design Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. Known for early work on chip multiprocessor designs, he directs the Stanford Pervasive Parallelism Lab and earlier founded Afara Websystems, which Sun acquired in 2002.

### What does SambaNova Systems, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists SambaCloud from SambaNova Systems, Inc.. SambaCloud is SambaNova's hosted inference API for open-weight models running on its own RDU processors. It answers OpenAI-style chat, completions and Responses calls and Anthropic-style Messages calls, with Python and TypeScript SDKs.

### Who has invested in SambaNova Systems, Inc.?

The sources our research read name General Atlantic, Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates, Vista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital, Intel, Battery Ventures, Assam Ventures, First Data, Saudi First Data, Gulf Development Public Company Limited, Mayfield, BlackRock, A&E Investment, Kabila Capital, QFO Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Volantis, SoftBank, GV, Temasek, GIC, Walden International, Atlantic Bridge, Celesta Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund, SK Telecom, Micron and Redline Capital Management.

### How are Kunle's tools graded?

SambaCloud is graded B, 66.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://sambanova.ai/company/team
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-liang/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-liang
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunle-olukotun-80a2735/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunle-olukotun-80a2735
- https://sambanova.ai/
- https://sambanova.ai/support
- https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/get-started/overview
- https://community.sambanova.ai

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