SambaNova Systems
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SambaNova Systems is a Palo Alto-based AI chip and systems company building purpose-built inference infrastructure for enterprise deployment of large-scale AI models 1. Its SN40L accelerator and next-generation SN50 (announced February 2026) are designed for on-premises AI inference at institutional scale 12. The company was co-founded in 2017 by CEO Rodrigo Liang together with Stanford professors Kunle Olukotun and Christopher Ré 2.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-07-08 | Series F (first close) | $1B | General Atlantic | Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates, Capital Group, A&E Investment, Assam Ventures, Battery Ventures, Cambium Capital, BlackRock, Kabila Capital, QFO Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Vista Equity Partners, Volantis, Intel 1 |
The Series F values SambaNova at $11 billion post-money and represents a first close, with additional investors expected to participate in a second close 1. Intel has backed the company since its Series C and now co-develops products with SambaNova 1. JPMorgan Chase was named alongside the round as an inference-infrastructure partner deploying SambaNova’s SN40L and SN50 systems for on-premises AI inference 1.
What Investors Say
No independently sourced investor quotes from this round found at time of profile creation.
What Founders Say
“Having JPMorgan Chase decide they’re going to use SambaNova for their inference solution is a big deal.” — Rodrigo Liang, Co-Founder & CEO, SambaNova, quoted by TechCrunch, July 8, 2026 1
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TechCrunch, “AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round,” July 8, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/sambanova-draws-1b-at-11b-valuation-in-series-f-first-close/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Intel Capital, “SambaNova Unveils Fastest Chip for Agentic AI, Collaborates with Intel, and Raises $350M+,” February 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.intelcapital.com/sambanova-unveils-fastest-chip-for-agentic-ai-collaborates-with-intel-and-raises-350m/↩↩