# SambaNova Systems

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/sambanova-systems

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Jose, US
- Website: www.sambanova.ai/
- Total disclosed funding: $2.4B
- Latest round: Series F (Jul 8, 2026)
- Investors on record: 27

## About

Based in California, US, SambaNova Systems, Inc. was founded in 2017 by co-founders Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang (CEO), and Christopher Re. The company develops hardware and software platforms for a variety of applications and creates AI (Artificial Intelligence) architecture in the form of algorithms that can be implemented on silicon. In July 2026, SambaNova Systems, Inc. raised USD 1 billion in series F funding led by General Atlantic, with participation from Capital Group, Kabila Capital Volantis, QFO Capital, A&E Investment, Assam Ventures, Battery Ventures, BlackRock Cambium Capital, Intel Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Seligman Investments, T Rowe Price, and Vista Equity Partners.
 
The company offers a suite of AI products and services designed for enterprise and government applications. Its core offerings include SambaStudio®, a software for deploying and managing AI models; SambaStack, a full-stack AI infrastructure for on-premises or cloud deployment; and SambaManaged, a turnkey AI inference service for data centers. These are powered by the proprietary SN40L RDU chip, enabling lightning-fast inference and efficient energy use. The platform supports open-source models like Llama and DeepSeek, and provides secure, private deployments with full model ownership, fine-tuning capabilities, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for continuous learning.

SambaNova generates revenue by offering a full-stack enterprise AI platform through a B2B SaaS model. Its revenue streams include subscriptions to its AI software suite (SambaStudio), hardware systems (DataScale), and managed services (SambaManaged). It also earns from custom model deployments, fine-tuning services, and licensing its Composition of Experts architecture for generative AI workloads. The company plans to utilize the July 2026 funding to expand its artificial intelligence chip manufacturing capacity, scale its cloud infrastructure, accelerate deployment of inference solutions, strengthen enterprise integrations, and meet growing demand for advanced computing services.

## Funding rounds

- Series F, Jul 8, 2026, $1B — Battery Ventures, T Rowe Price, Intel Capital, General Atlantic, Seligman Investments, Vista Equity Partners, BlackRock, A&E Investment, Cambium Capital, Assam Ventures, Capital Group, Qatar Investment Authority, Volantis Capital Management
- Series E, Feb 6, 2026, $345M — Battery Ventures, Mayfield Fund, T Rowe Price, Intel Capital, Seligman Investments, Atlantic Bridge, Vista Equity Partners, GV, BlackRock, Redline Capital Management, First Data Ventures, A&E Investment, Nepenthe Capital, Cambium Capital, Assam Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Nuri Venture Partners, Gulf Development Public Company, Eight Square Capital
- Series D, Apr 13, 2021, $678M — Walden Catalyst, Temasek Holdings, Intel Capital, GIC, GV, BlackRock, Celesta Capital, SB Investment Advisers
- Series C, Feb 20, 2020, $158M — Walden Catalyst, Intel Capital, Atlantic Bridge, GV, BlackRock, Redline Capital Management, Celesta Capital
- Series B, Mar 29, 2019, $142M — Walden Catalyst, Intel Capital, Atlantic Bridge, GV, Redline Capital Management
- Series A, Mar 2, 2018, $57M — Walden Catalyst, Atlantic Bridge, GV, Redline Capital Management
- Seed, Nov 8, 2017, $2M — Celesta Capital

## Investors

- Celesta Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/celesta-capital) — Seed, Series C, Series D
- Walden Catalyst (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/walden-catalyst) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- Atlantic Bridge (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/atlantic-bridge) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series E
- GV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gv) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- Redline Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/redline-capital-management) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series E
- Intel Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/intel-capital) — Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- BlackRock (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blackrock) — Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- Temasek Holdings — Series D
- GIC — Series D
- SB Investment Advisers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sb-investment-advisers) — Series D
- Battery Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/battery-ventures) — Series E, Series F
- Mayfield Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mayfield-fund) — Series E
- T Rowe Price (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/t-rowe-price) — Series E, Series F
- Seligman Investments (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/seligman-investments) — Series E, Series F
- Vista Equity Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vista-equity-partners) — Series E, Series F
- First Data Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/first-data-ventures) — Series E
- A&E Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/a-e-investment) — Series E, Series F
- Nepenthe Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nepenthe-capital) — Series E
- Cambium Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cambium-capital) — Series E, Series F
- Assam Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/assam-ventures) — Series E, Series F
- Qatar Investment Authority (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/qatar-investment-authority) — Series E, Series F
- Nuri Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nuri-venture-partners) — Series E
- Gulf Development Public Company — Series E
- Eight Square Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/eight-square-capital) — Series E
- General Atlantic (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/general-atlantic) — Series F
- Capital Group — Series F
- Volantis Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/volantis-capital-management) — Series F