Andy Konwinski — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder, GP at Laude Ventures
Co-founder of Laude, Databricks, and Perplexity
Co-created Apache Mesos and Apache Spark, and contributed to Apache Hadoop
Earned a PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley
Co-teaches the PhD seminar on "Research to Startups" at Berkeley

Biography

Andy Konwinski is an American computer scientist and businessman known for co-founding multiple technology companies, including Laude, Databricks, and Perplexity. His professional journey includes significant contributions to the fields of artificial intelligence, data, and software infrastructure.

Konwinski earned his PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley.