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Kate Kallot-Bucken

Founder

Founder at Amini

Nairobi County, Kenya

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About

Kate Kallot-Bucken is the Founder and CEO of Amini, a data infrastructure company developing sovereign data and compute systems for Africa and the Global South. She previously held senior roles at NVIDIA, leading global developer relations and ecosystem expansion, at Arm, where she worked on scaling the TinyML movement for machine learning on low-power edge devices, and at Intel, where she led development of the Neural Compute Stick, a USB-based AI development kit. Her recognitions include the 2025 TIME100 Impact Award, TIME100 Most Influential People in AI, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, and One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year 2024, and she serves as Vice Chair of the ICC Global Environmental and Energy Commission and a member of EY's Global AI Advisory Council.

Founder at Amini

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Experience

  1. AminiFounder & Chief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentKenya
  2. NVIDIADirector, Head of Global Developer Relations & Emerging Areas2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. tinyML FoundationChair, tinyML for Good2021 — 2022
  4. ArmDirector, Machine Learning Ecosystem & Developer Relations Group2019 — 2020United Kingdom
  5. Intel CorporationDirector, Edge AI Ecosystem2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Intel CorporationSenior Global Manager AI - Product Line Management2016 — 2018Portland, Oregon Area
  7. Intel CorporationBusiness Development Manager2013 — 2016Swindon, England, United Kingdom

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Languages English · French · Japanese · Korean · Sango · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kate Kallot-Bucken?
Kate Kallot-Bucken is the Founder and CEO of Amini, a data infrastructure company developing sovereign data and compute systems for Africa and the Global South. She previously held senior roles at NVIDIA, leading global developer relations and ecosystem expansion, at Arm, where she worked on scaling the TinyML movement for machine learning on low-power edge devices, and at Intel, where she led development of the Neural Compute Stick, a USB-based AI development kit. Her recognitions include the 2025 TIME100 Impact Award, TIME100 Most Influential People in AI, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, and One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year 2024, and she serves as Vice Chair of the ICC Global Environmental and Energy Commission and a member of EY's Global AI Advisory Council.
Where does Kate Kallot-Bucken work?
Kate Kallot-Bucken is Founder of Amini.
What companies did Kate Kallot-Bucken found?
Kate Kallot-Bucken founded Amini.

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