# Kunle Olukotun (slim)

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

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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.

- 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.

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

Anchor Terminal lists SambaCloud from SambaNova Systems, Inc..

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

The sources our research read name General Atlantic, Seligman Ventures, T.

### 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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