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
Bloomberg
Related Coverage
- Intel, SambaNova Planning Multi-Year Collaboration for Xeon-Based AI Inference Intel
- AI chip startup SambaNova raises $350 million in Vista-led round, signs Intel partnership Reuters · Juby Babu
- Intel Strikes Deal With a Chip Startup Its CEO Invested In Kansas City Star · Don Clark
- Intel taps SambaNova for AI inference push via partnership and minority stake DigiTimes
- Intel-backed AI chip startup SambaNova raises $350m Tech in Asia · Diya Lal
- Intel, SambaNova link up to support AI compute CIO Dive · Makenzie Holland
- AI chip startup SambaNova raises $350 million and partners with Intel instead of selling San Francisco Business Times · Stan Olszewski
- Intel Misses Another ‘AI Opportunity’ With SambaNova as Acquisition Talks Die Down, Settling for Xeon CPU Collaboration Instead Wccftech · Muhammad Zuhair
- SambaNova raises $350M as more upstarts take on Nvidia's dominance PitchBook · Jacob Robbins
- Intel Inks ‘Multiyear’ AI Inference Deal With SambaNova After Acquisition Talks End CRN · Dylan Martin
- Today, we announced that SambaNova and Intel Corporation are planning a multi-year collaboration to deliver high-performance … Kevork Kechichian
- The future of AI inference data centers will be heterogenous as AI agents and workloads become more diverse and complex. … Anil Nanduri
- Today marks a meaningful moment for me — both professionally and personally. Intel Corporation and SambaNova are entering a multi-year strategic collaboration … Annie Shea Weckesser
- AI is shifting from large-scale training to real-time, everywhere inference - driven by agentic AI and reasoning systems - which demand more efficient, heterogeneous data center infrastructure. … Jeff McVeigh
- SambaNova introduces SN50 chip, secures $350m for expansion Verdict · BV Swagath
- SambaNova Raises $350M in Series E Financing FinSMEs
Discussion
-
@intelnews
@intelnews
on x
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
-
@aidanmcgoogan
Aidan McGoogan
on x
SambaNova partnership is huge. Could bring Intel into relevancy in the Inference game!
-
@dinabass
Dina Bass
on x
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
-
@asheaw
Annie Shea Weckesser
on x
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…
-
@squashbionic
@squashbionic
on x
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.
-
@theaustinlyons
Austin Lyons
on x
SambaNova rack + Intel CPU Latest chip (SN50) ships 2H26 Intel also helps take SambaNova to market So much news today!
-
@rodrigoliang
Rodrigo Liang
on x
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]
-
@dylanonchips
@dylanonchips
on x
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/...
-
@sambanovaai
@sambanovaai
on x
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…