# Kam Eshghi

> Kam Eshghi is Chief Business Officer at OpenInfer, the Inference OS for the agentic era. He co-founded Lightbits Labs, where he helped pioneer NVMe/TCP storage and drove its adoption across data centers and AI clouds before the company was acquired by NVIDIA. Earlier in his career he led strategic alliances at DSSD (acquired by EMC for $1B), built the NVMe controller business at IDT, and shaped server chipset and Ethernet switch roadmaps at Intel. MIT EECS and Berkeley Haas MBA. Forbes Technology Council member.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at OpenInfer
- **Organizations:** OpenInfer, Lightbits Labs, DSSD, IDT, Intel, Forbes Technology Council, MIT StartMIT
- **Education:** M.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MBA, UC Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founder of Lightbits Labs - pioneered NVMe/TCP storage, acquired by NVIDIA, Drove DSSD acquisition by EMC for $1B, Built NVMe controller business at IDT from startup to industry leader

## Career timeline

- **Intel** — Led strategic marketing and architecture teams defining roadmaps for server chipsets and Ethernet switches.
- **IDT** — Helped build the NVMe controller business from startup to industry leader.
- **DSSD** — VP of Strategic Alliances; built EMC partnership leading to $1B acquisition.
- **2016** — Co-founded Lightbits Labs; pioneered NVMe/TCP storage.
- **2022** — Named a CRN Channel Chief.
- **2024** — Lightbits Labs acquired by NVIDIA.
- **2025** — Joined OpenInfer as Chief Business Officer; company closes $8M seed.

## Achievements

- Co-founder of Lightbits Labs - pioneered NVMe/TCP storage, acquired by NVIDIA
- Drove DSSD acquisition by EMC for $1B
- Built NVMe controller business at IDT from startup to industry leader
- Co-author of 'Inside Solid State Drives (SSDs)' published by Springer
- 2022 CRN Channel Chief
- Forbes Technology Council member
- MIT Educational Counselor and StartMIT mentor since 2015

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — OpenInfer raises $8M seed round led by Cota Capital, with backing from Jeff Dean, Eric Schmidt and Gokul Rajaram.
- **2025** — Joined OpenInfer as Chief Business Officer leading enterprise.

## Links

- Website: https://openinfer.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kameshghi

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