# SambaNova Systems founder

entity: /record/sambanova.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/sambanova/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-08  

As of November 8, 2026, SambaNova Systems's founders on the AsOf record are Kunle Olukotun and Rodrigo Liang, each a claim of its own with its date, from 4 sources in all. The record holds 2 claims on SambaNova Systems's founder, 2 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-08.

- [SambaNova Systems](/record/sambanova.md) | founder | Kunle Olukotun | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_4B8132226A38](/claim/clm_4B8132226A38.md)
  sources: https://cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/cse-alum-startup-sambanova-collects-56m-in-funding-for-ai-chip-research, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127693035, https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/sambanova-systems--inc-/268655
- [SambaNova Systems](/record/sambanova.md) | founder | Rodrigo Liang | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_8FD9578C23A9](/claim/clm_8FD9578C23A9.md)
  sources: https://cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/cse-alum-startup-sambanova-collects-56m-in-funding-for-ai-chip-research, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127693035, https://sambanova.ai/company/team

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [SambaNova Systems](/record/sambanova.md) | founder | Kunle Olukotun | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_4B8132226A38](/claim/clm_4B8132226A38.md)
  sources: https://cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/cse-alum-startup-sambanova-collects-56m-in-funding-for-ai-chip-research, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127693035, https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/sambanova-systems--inc-/268655
- [SambaNova Systems](/record/sambanova.md) | founder | Rodrigo Liang | valid undated to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_8FD9578C23A9](/claim/clm_8FD9578C23A9.md)
  sources: https://cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/cse-alum-startup-sambanova-collects-56m-in-funding-for-ai-chip-research, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127693035, https://sambanova.ai/company/team

## Questions this record answers

### Who are SambaNova Systems's founders?

Kunle Olukotun (undated) and Rodrigo Liang (undated), as the record asserts them on November 8, 2026.


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