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SambaNova

DeepSeries D+

Generative AI at scale with dramatically lower latency, cost, and power consumption

🌐 www.sambanova.aiLinkedInX / Twitter📍 CAEst. 2017👥 201-500 employees
1Rounds
2Articles
General InformationSambaNova is an AI infrastructure company based in Palo Alto, California with approximately 300+ employees, founded in 2017 to build specialized processors for generative AI workloads.
Funding & FinancialsThe company has raised over $250 million across multiple rounds including Series D funding led by major institutional investors like Walleye Capital and existing backers Andreessen Horowitz and Intel Capital.
Leadership & TeamCEO Rodrigo Liang co-founded the company alongside chief scientist Kunle Olukotun, a Stanford professor specializing in computer architecture and dataflow systems.
Recent ActivitySambaNova recently launched production availability of its Cardinal chip and announced enterprise partnerships focused on deploying optimized LLM inference in regulated industries including financial services and healthcare.

Highlights

Total Raised
1 rounds
Latest Round
$1
Jul 19, 2026
Stage
Series D+
deep-tech
Employees
201-500
Founded 2017
Headquarters
CA
News Coverage
2 articles
Last: 1mo ago
Talent Signals
1 moves
SEC Filings

Funding History

$1
2026
Series F (First Close)
SEC Form D   Editorial
Jul 19, 2026
$1 billionSeries F (First Close) · Editorial

AI chip maker for enterprise inference raised Series F funding at $11 billion valuation to scale production of next-generation processors.

News Coverage 2

Talent 1

Rodrigo Liang
appointmentNot specifiedApr 8, 2026
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