About
Co-founder of Databricks who spoke at a Foundation Capital dinner about enterprise AI adoption cycles and deployment patterns across hundreds of enterprise implementations.
Experience
- DatabricksSVP of Field Engineeringcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Partner2010 — 2014
- MicrosoftResearch Intern2007
- International Computer Science Institute (ICSI)Research Intern2006
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2004
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyPhD, Computer Science2005 — 2009
- University of VirginiaB.S., Computer Science & Economics2001 — 2005
Colleagues at Foundation Capital
Alejandra Martinez
Partner at Foundation Capital
Angus Davis
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Ashu Garg
Investor at Foundation Capital
Charles Moldow
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Gracie Zaro
Partner at Foundation Capital
Jaya
Investor at Foundation Capital
Jaya Gupta
Investor at Foundation Capital
Joanne Chen
Investor at Foundation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arsalan Tavakoli?
- Co-founder of Databricks who spoke at a Foundation Capital dinner about enterprise AI adoption cycles and deployment patterns across hundreds of enterprise implementations.
- Where does Arsalan Tavakoli work?
- Arsalan Tavakoli is at Foundation Capital.
- Where did Arsalan Tavakoli go to school?
- Arsalan Tavakoli studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Computer Science); University of Virginia (B.S., Computer Science & Economics).
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