Jared Roesch
Jared Roesch is a Distinguished Engineer at Nvidia and a Committer & PMC Member at Apache TVM. He co-founded OctoAI, which was acquired, and has expertise in AI systems, compilers, programming models, and tool chains for GPU software.
Nvidia Acquires Seattle AI Startup OctoAI for Over $250 Million, Ending Its Service Offering by October 31
Nvidia has acquired Seattle-based AI startup OctoAI, which helps run generative AI models efficiently, for a price potentially exceeding $250 million including retention incentives. OctoAI is winding down its services by October 31, marking Nvidia's continued expansion in AI amid rising regulatory scrutiny.
Seattle Tech Week 2024 Draws ~75 Events, Organizers Thank JP Morgan, Ascend, Google Cloud and Sarah Studer
Seattle Tech Week 2024 featured about 75 events that brought together founders, investors, and startups, showcasing Seattle as a vibrant tech hub. Organizers thanked hosts, sponsors (including JP Morgan, Ascend, Google Cloud), community builder Sarah Studer, and noted the program expanded from last year with spillover weekend activities and large community turnout.
OctoML raises $28M Series B to speed ML deployment across phones, cars and cloud; backed by Apache TVM creators
Seattle startup OctoML, a University of Washington spinout led by CEO Luis Ceze, raised $28 million in Series B funding to help companies deploy and optimize machine-learning models across diverse hardware. The team — creators of Apache TVM — counts partners like Qualcomm, Microsoft and AMD, has ~1,000 early Octomizer sign-ups, 45 employees and plans >50% headcount growth this year.
OctoML raises $15M from Amplify and Madrona to scale TVM-based ML deployment tools
Seattle startup OctoML, spun out of the University of Washington and led by Apache TVM creators, raised $15 million from investors including Amplify and Madrona to expand its ML deployment software. The company, which launched a TVM-based SaaS called Octomizer, will use the funding to grow hiring and scale its optimizer for edge and cloud model deployment.
Organizations
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NVIDIA Distinguished Engineer 2024–present · current
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Apache TVM Committer & PMC Member 2017–present · current
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Rust Developer Committer 2015–present · current
Education
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University of Washington Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science & Engineering · 2015–2020
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UC Santa Barbara Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science · 2013–2015
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UC Santa Barbara Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Creative Studies (Computer Science Emphasis) · 2010–2014
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Newbury Park High School 2006–2010
