Weili Dai
Co-founder of Marvell Technology, one of the few women to co-found a major chip company
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Weili Dai is a Chinese-born American businesswoman who co-founded Marvell Technology in 1995 with her husband Sehat Sutardja and his brother Pantas. Marvell became a leading maker of storage, networking and data-centre chips. She is one of the few women to co-found a major semiconductor company.
Biography
Background
Dai grew up in Shanghai, played semi-professional basketball and moved to the US at 17. She studied computer science at UC Berkeley.
Marvell
In 1995 she co-founded Marvell with Sehat and Pantas Sutardja. Its chips went into hard drives, Wi-Fi devices and later cloud data centres.
Departure
She and her husband left Marvell in 2016 after an audit committee review.
Later
They founded the chip company DreamBig Semiconductor, and she has been involved in AI ventures.
Timeline
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1995
Co-founds Marvell
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2000
Marvell IPO
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2016
Leaves Marvell
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2019
Co-founds DreamBig Semiconductor
Did you know?
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She played basketball semi-professionally in China.
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She is one of America’s richest self-made women.
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Marvell chips are used in data centres worldwide.
Frequently asked
Who is Weili Dai?
Weili Dai is a Chinese-born American businesswoman who co-founded Marvell Technology in 1995 with her husband Sehat Sutardja and his brother Pantas. Marvell became a leading maker of storage, networking and data-centre chips. She is one of the few women to co-found a major semiconductor company.
Where is Weili Dai from?
Weili Dai was born in Shanghai, China.
What is Weili Dai known for?
Weili Dai is best known for Co-founding Marvell (1995); MeetKai.
References
- Weili Dai — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Weili Dai (Q7980199) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
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