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Andrew Konwinski

Andrew Konwinski is a computer scientist and investor who co-founded Databricks, Perplexity, Laude Institute and Laude Ventures.[1]first-party sourceAndy Konwinski // Laude VenturesLaude VenturesLaude lists Konwinski as a co-founder of Laude Ventures, Laude Institute, Databricks and Perplexity, and as a researcher and investor.CheckedOpen original source [2]first-party sourceAbout Me | Andy KonwinskiAndy KonwinskiKonwinski’s biography identifies his co-founder roles at Databricks, Perplexity and Laude, and describes his research and investing work.CheckedOpen original source

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Occupations
computer scientist · Computer scientist, researcher and investor[3]structured public data sourceAndrew Konwinski — WikidataWikidataWikidata P106 names the occupations of Andrew Konwinski.CheckedOpen original source
Official profile or website
andykonwinski.com[4]first-party sourceAndy Konwinski | Notes on AI, RL, systems, etc.andykonwinski.comCheckedOpen original source

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Who is Andrew Konwinski?[1]first-party sourceAndy Konwinski // Laude VenturesLaude VenturesLaude confirms his PhD in computer science at UC Berkeley, contributions to Hadoop, Mesos and Spark, and his Laude role.CheckedOpen original source [2]first-party sourceAbout Me | Andy KonwinskiAndy KonwinskiHis biography describes research in AI, data and systems, contributions to Hadoop, Mesos and Spark, and his Databricks and Perplexity co-founder roles.CheckedOpen original source

Konwinski’s work spans distributed computing, data infrastructure and AI research. He contributed to Apache Hadoop and co-created Apache Mesos and Apache Spark during his graduate work at UC Berkeley. He later co-founded Databricks and Perplexity; Laude Ventures lists him as a co-founder and general partner.

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History

  1. Konwinski co-founded Laude Ventures in 2024.[5]first-party sourceAndy Konwinski ’07 | Wisconsin Alumni AssociationWisconsin Alumni AssociationThe Wisconsin Alumni Association’s 2025 profile says Konwinski co-founded Laude Ventures in 2024.CheckedOpen original source

  2. Konwinski delivered the commencement address at UC Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society in April 2025.[5]first-party sourceAndy Konwinski ’07 | Wisconsin Alumni AssociationWisconsin Alumni AssociationThe Wisconsin Alumni Association reports that he delivered the UC Berkeley college commencement address in April 2025.CheckedOpen original source

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Related entities

  • developsPerplexity AI[6]structured public data sourcePerplexity AI — WikidataWikidataWikidata P178 links Perplexity AI to Andrew Konwinski.CheckedOpen original source
  • createdPerplexity AI[6]structured public data sourcePerplexity AI — WikidataWikidataWikidata P112 links Perplexity AI to Andrew Konwinski.CheckedOpen original source

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Sources

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  1. Andy Konwinski // Laude Ventures

    Laude Ventures · first-party source

  2. About Me | Andy Konwinski

    Andy Konwinski · first-party source

  3. Andrew Konwinski — Wikidata

    Wikidata · structured public data source

  4. Andy Konwinski | Notes on AI, RL, systems, etc.

    andykonwinski.com · first-party source

  5. Andy Konwinski ’07 | Wisconsin Alumni Association

    Wisconsin Alumni Association · first-party source

  6. Perplexity AI — Wikidata

    Wikidata · structured public data source

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