Artificial Atlas

Who is betting on what in AI, and against whom.

Sanja Fidler

Researcher

Computer vision researcher who ran Nvidia's Spatial Intelligence Lab, the group behind its Cosmos world model, while a professor at the University of Toronto and a co-founder of the Vector Institute. Left Nvidia in 2026 and founded Veeda AI weeks later to build world models as training grounds for robots.

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  1. Aug 2026 – now
  2. dates not recorded
    University of Toronto, Associate professor; co-founder, Vector Institute
    Sources Sanja Fidler Wikipedia 2026-09-05
  3. 2018 – 2026
    NVIDIA, VP of AI research; led the Spatial Intelligence Lab
    Sources Sanja Fidler Wikipedia 2026-09-05 · Sanja Fidler's world model startup Veeda AI raises $90M in seed funding SiliconANGLE 2026-08-19

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Sanja Fidler Wikipedia 2026-09-05