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The 80-Year Bet: Why Naveen Rao Is Rebuilding the Computer from Scratch

2025-12-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·30m 11s ·by Andreessen Horowitz
The 80-Year Bet: Why Naveen Rao Is Rebuilding the Computer …
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About this episode

Naveen Rao is cofounder and CEO of Unconventional AI, an AI chip startup building analog computing systems designed specifically for intelligence. Previously, Naveen led AI at Databricks and founded two successful companies: Mosaic (cloud computing) and Nervana (AI accelerators, acquired by Intel).