Luis Ceze, Angel Investor

Luis Ceze is an angel investor with a focus on AI systems and data infrastructure ventures. His portfolio includes Ridge AI, where he participated in its pre-seed round. He joined Ridge AI’s pre-seed round, which raised $2.6 million in total funding. This investment reflects his interest in supporting early-stage startups advancing machine learning and agentic coding technologies. Luis is Vice President of AI Systems Software and Compilers at NVIDIA, leading work on AI system software, kernel DSLs, and agentic coding. He is also a professor at the University of Washington, where he has taught since 2007, combining academic expertise with industry leadership and investment activities in AI-driven ventures.