Kenneth Safar is a Managing Director at Maverick Capital, leading investments for its Maverick Silicon division. He focuses on transformative semiconductor, AI infrastructure, and software companies. An alumnus of NYU Stern and Harvard Business School, he holds multiple board member and observer roles, actively guiding portfolio companies like Infinitesima, Ethernovia, and Celera.
His undergraduate thesis at NYU Stern was titled, "The Securitization of Human Capital Contracts. "
Kenneth Safar
Board Chair at Infinitesima Limited
New York, New York, United States
Overview
Topics They Care About
Autonomous Systems Networking
He led a recent investment in Ethernovia, emphasizing the need for low-latency, power-efficient networking to solve bottlenecks in automotive, robotics, and industrial AI.
Semiconductor Innovation
Invests in companies addressing critical challenges in next-generation chip manufacturing, such as Infinitesima's 3D atomic-scale metrology and Celera's AI-driven analog chip design.
AI Compute Infrastructure
He backs companies like TensorWave, which he notes is bringing a "new class of compute to a capacity-constrained market" to support the entire AI ecosystem.
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Work History
12-2025
Board Chair at Infinitesima Limited
12-2025
Board Member at Infinitesima
10-2025
Board Member at Ethernovia
6-2025
Board Member at Celera Technologies
12-2024
Board Observer at Infleqtion
4-2024
Board Member at Thintronics®
3-2024
Board Observer at Axiado Corporation
1-2024
Board Observer at SiMa.ai
1-2024
Board Observer at TensorWave
6-2020
Managing Director at Maverick Capital
7-2017 - 7-2019
Private Equity Investor at Thomas H Lee Partners
7-2014 - 6-2017
Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs
Education
Education details unavailable from Harvard Business School
Finance and Information Systems from NYU Stern School of Business
Education details unavailable from NYU Stern School of Business
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Location : New York, New York, United States
Job Level : Mid-senior
Designation : Board Chair at Infinitesima Limited
