# David Lazovsky

> David Lazovsky is a semiconductor entrepreneur and mechanical engineer who co-founded Celestial AI and previously founded Intermolecular, which he led through its 2011 Nasdaq listing. Following Marvell’s February 2026 acquisition of Celestial AI, he became Executive Vice President and General Manager of Marvell’s Data Center Networking Business Group. His career spans semiconductor equipment, materials research, venture capital and optical connectivity for AI systems.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Center Networking Business Group at Marvell
- **Organizations:** Marvell, Celestial AI, Intermolecular, Applied Materials, Khosla Ventures, POET Technologies, ESS
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University
- **Known for:** Founded Intermolecular and led it through a Nasdaq IPO in 2011., Co-founded and led Celestial AI through its acquisition by Marvell., More than 80 issued and pending U.S. patents, according to Marvell’s executive biography.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Completed mechanical engineering studies at Ohio University.
- **1995-2004** — Held business and technology management roles at Applied Materials; a POET filing lists an account product management role beginning in 1995.
- **2000-2002** — Based in Grenoble, France, as Director of Business Management for Europe in Applied Materials’ Metal Deposition Product Business Group.
- **2002-2003** — Technology Program Manager for Applied Materials’ Endura 2 metal deposition platform.
- **2004-2014** — Founded Intermolecular in September 2004; served as president, CEO and director through October 2014.
- **2011** — Led Intermolecular through its Nasdaq initial public offering.
- **2017-2018** — Served as chairman of ESS.
- **2017-2019** — Executive chairman of POET Technologies; stepped down from that position in November 2019 while continuing as a director.
- **Before April 2020** — Served as a venture partner at Khosla Ventures.
- **2020** — Co-founded Celestial AI in April; the venture was initially called Inorganic Intelligence.
- **2024** — Celestial AI announced a $175 million Series C and won the GSA Start-Up to Watch award.
- **2025** — Celestial AI’s final Series C1 close reached $255 million, taking total funding to $520 million; Marvell announced an acquisition agreement in December.
- **2026** — Marvell completed the acquisition on February 2; Lazovsky became EVP and General Manager of its Data Center Networking Business Group.

## Achievements

- Founded Intermolecular and led it through a Nasdaq IPO in 2011.
- Co-founded and led Celestial AI through its acquisition by Marvell.
- More than 80 issued and pending U.S. patents, according to Marvell’s executive biography.
- Led Celestial AI when it received the Global Semiconductor Alliance’s 2024 Start-Up to Watch award.
- Named a 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Northern California finalist.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Presented as EVP and GM of Data Center Networking at Marvell’s October 6 Investor Day.
- **2026-03** — An imec case study with Preet Virk and Subal Sahni described Celestial AI’s technology development and manufacturing work following its acquisition.
- **2026-02** — Marvell completed its Celestial AI acquisition on February 2; Lazovsky publicly announced that he was leading the new Data Center Networking Business Group.
- **2025-12** — Marvell announced an acquisition agreement with upfront consideration valued at approximately $3.25 billion and up to $2.25 billion in additional contingent consideration.
- **2025-08** — Celestial AI announced the final close of its $255 million Series C1, bringing cumulative funding to $520 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.marvell.com/company/leadership/dave-lazovsky.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lazovsky-734058a/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23