Sam Naghshineh
Login to view DISC.Sam is a General Manager at Microsoft with deep expertise in AI systems, leveraging his background as a multi-time founder of companies like NinjaTech AI. Educated at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Toronto, he has a strong history of advising and investing in successful tech startups.
His career shows a consistent passion for building foundational technology, from AI infrastructure and agentic systems to robotics and file systems. He is an active investor and advisor, celebrating the successful acquisitions of his portfolio companies, indicating a commitment to fostering innovation in the startup ecosystem.
Unique fact: Sam co-authored the specifications for the Ext4 filesystem, a journaling file system that became a standard for the Linux operating system.
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