OctoAI In 2019, Ceze founded OctoML, a startup aimed at optimizing
machine learning deployments. OctoML launched OctoAI, a generative AI product, in June 2023. The company itself changed its name to OctoAI by January 2024, with Ceze explaining that it was renamed to "eliminate potential confusion between our product and corporate name". He stated that OctoAI had thousands of users in a January 2024 statement. In September 2024,
The Information reported that
Nvidia has considered an acquisition of OctoAI for $165 million. Nvidia went on to acquire OctoAI on September 25. In 2018, he joined
Madrona Venture Group as a venture partner. == Awards ==