Paweł Garbacki
Co-founder, Fireworks AI · Distributed Systems & AI Expert
Key facts
- Earned his degree in Computer Science from the University of Warsaw and holds a PhD from Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, where his research focused on the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of peer-to-peer (P2P) content-sharing systems.
- Brings extensive engineering expertise from global tech giants, having held key positions at Google, Pinterest, and Meta (Facebook).
- Co-founder of Fireworks AI, a platform enabling developers to build, fine-tune, and scale AI solutions powered by open-source models.
- Architected flagship machine learning algorithms for generative models at Fireworks AI, significantly boosting platform efficiency and creating the core technological advantage behind widespread developer adoption.
- In July 2026, the company raised $1.5 billion in funding at a $17.5 billion valuation, counting Nvidia as one of its key strategic partners and investors.
Biography
Paweł Garbacki is a Polish software engineer, researcher, and co-founder of Fireworks AI. An alumnus of the University of Warsaw and VU Amsterdam, he built his engineering career at Google, Pinterest, and Meta. At Fireworks AI, he designed the core machine learning algorithms for generative models, driving the platform to become a leading destination for open-model deployment with a $17.5 billion valuation backed by Nvidia.