SambaNova, which says its SN50 AI chip runs 5x faster than its rivals and will be deployed by SoftBank, raised a $350M Series E led by Vista Equity and Cambium
Artificial intelligence chip startup SambaNova Systems Inc. raised $350 million in a new funding round and said that customers …
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Discussion
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@intelnews
@intelnews
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Today, Intel and SambaNova, announced plans to build a multi-year strategic collaboration to deliver high performance and cost-efficient AI inference solutions for AI native start-ups, model providers, enterprises, and government organizations worldwide, built around Intel
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@dinabass
Dina Bass
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SambaNova has gone from talks about a sale to a new fundraise and chip deal with SoftBank. Valuation still down significantly from last funding round though https://www.bloomberg.com/... by @ianmking and me
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@aidanmcgoogan
Aidan McGoogan
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SambaNova partnership is huge. Could bring Intel into relevancy in the Inference game!
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@asheaw
Annie Shea Weckesser
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Excited to see @intel and @SambaNovaAI collaborate to advance cloud-scale AI inference and enable more scalable, efficient AI infrastructure. Having spent time at both companies, it's especially meaningful to see this shared vision take shape. 🤝 Let's go! https://newsroom.intel.c…
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@squashbionic
@squashbionic
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I guess Good for Sambanova. But I don't feel like this is sustainable unless they start getting some actual momentum. The deal is good for both of them, let's intel ship bunch of their GPUs for prefill and CPU as host, and Intel helps Sambanova reach out to customers.
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@theaustinlyons
Austin Lyons
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SambaNova rack + Intel CPU Latest chip (SN50) ships 2H26 Intel also helps take SambaNova to market So much news today!
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@sambanovaai
@sambanovaai
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SN50 is here, the fastest chip built for agentic AI. Max speed of up to 5X faster; run agentic AI at a 3X lower cost than GPUs, unlocking cloud-scale inference economics. We've also planned a multi-year strategic collaboration with @intel &raised $350M+ from @Vista_Equity, [video…
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@rodrigoliang
Rodrigo Liang
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SN50 is here. ✅5X faster than competitive chips. ✅3X lower cost than GPUs. ✅Built for the agentic era, inference at true cloud scale. We're also announcing a multi-year collaboration w/ @intel to unlock the next wave of AI infra. https://sambanova.ai/... [video]
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@dylanonchips
@dylanonchips
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Intel plans to tap into its “enterprise, cloud and partner channels” for a new “multiyear strategic collaboration” it has entered with AI chip startup SambaNova Systems after acquisition talks between the two companies recently ended. https://www.crn.com/...