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Nadia Carlsten

ROLE CEOAT SMARTBIRDMENTIONS 3LAST SEEN JUNE 20, 2026
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Nadia Carlsten is a technology executive who serves as president and CEO of Smartbird, Inc., an AI infrastructure provider formerly known as Allbirds. She previously served as CEO of the Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI), where she oversaw the launch of Denmark's Gefion AI supercomputer in partnership with NVIDIA. Her career also includes roles as vice president of product at SandboxAQ and leadership positions at Amazon Web Services, where she launched the Amazon Braket quantum computing service.

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hire·StrictlyVC·JUNE 20, 2026

Nadia Carlsten, the CEO of Allbirds' new AI business, has a plan but no team.

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product·StrictlyVC·JUNE 18, 2026

Renamed itself Smartbird...cementing the former footwear company's pivot into an AI infrastructure provider that offers managed cloud computing capacity and AI services. Shares jumped more than 30% after the announcement.

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hire·StrictlyVC·JUNE 18, 2026

Hired former AWS executive Nadia Carlsten as CEO, cementing the former footwear company's pivot into an AI infrastructure provider.

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