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SambaNova

Hardware

AI chipmaker building integrated AI hardware and software systems.

Supplied by: TSMC

Total funding$2.4B

Valuation$11B

Employees425

Founded2017

HeadquartersSan Jose, USA

StatusPrivate

Products

Selected offerings — the AI products recorded here, not the vendor's full catalogue.

• SambaCloud Model API Sold on its own

  Hosted inference service serving open-weight models on SambaNova's own RDU hardware, billed per token.

• SambaNova RDU Hardware

  Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit accelerators designed to run large models at low latency.

• SambaStack Infrastructure service

  Full-stack AI system pairing SambaNova's RDU hardware with its serving software, deployed in a customer's own data centre.

• SambaRack Hardware

  Air-cooled, rack-scale AI inference hardware system integrating 16 SN50 RDU chips per rack (scalable across multiple racks); accessed via on-premises deployment, SambaCloud, or contact-sales for enterprise/government deployments.

Closest alternatives 4

GGroqPrivate · $3.5BSacra's SambaNova competitive analysis names Groq directly as a rival inference-cloud provider. SambaCloud and GroqCloud are both hosted-inference offerings and share the serve-a-model need.2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSmaller scaleSourced competitorServe a model in productionCompareCSCerebras SystemsPublic · $44.4BSacra names Cerebras as a specialized-silicon rival to SambaNova in AI accelerator hardware. SambaNova's RDU chip and Cerebras's WSE chip both carry buy-ai-compute.2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleSourced competitorBuy data-centre AI computeCompareAAMDPublic · $785.1BSacra names AMD's chip line as a major-player rival in the same AI accelerator hardware market SambaNova competes in. SambaStack and AMD Instinct both carry buy-ai-compute.4 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleSourced competitorBuy data-centre AI computeCompareNNVIDIAPublic · $5.1TSacra frames NVIDIA as the dominant incumbent SambaNova's custom silicon competes against for AI accelerator purchases. Both SambaNova RDU and NVIDIA Blackwell carry buy-ai-compute.4 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleSourced competitorBuy data-centre AI computeCompare

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AAAxelera AIPrivate · $450M raisedSambaNova RDU and Axelera Metis AIPU do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; similar scale (private).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareTTenstorrentPrivate · $2.6BSambaNova RDU and Blackhole do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; smaller scale (private).4 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSmaller scaleCompareIIntelPublic · $463.7BSambaNova RDU and Intel Gaudi AI Accelerator do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareQQualcommPublic · $174.9BSambaNova RDU and Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareDTDell TechnologiesPublic · $360.7BSambaRack and Dell PowerEdge XE7745 do comparable work on AI compute hardware; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareKKioxiaPublic · $177.9BSambaRack and KIOXIA CM9-V Series do comparable work on AI compute hardware; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareHHuaweiPrivateSambaNova RDU and Atlas do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (private).4 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareBBroadcomPublic · $1.7TSambaNova RDU and Broadcom custom silicon do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareHTHailo TechnologiesAcquired ($340M deal)SambaNova RDU and Hailo AI accelerators do comparable work on accelerator silicon; Hailo Technologies is acquired, with no independent scale.3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSESamsung ElectronicsPublic · $1.2TSambaRack and Samsung Datacenter SSD do comparable work on AI compute hardware; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareHRHorizon RoboticsPublic · $8.8BSambaRack and Journey 6 Series do comparable work on AI compute hardware and accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; similar scale (public).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCCiscoPublic · $433.3BSambaRack and Cisco AI PODs do comparable work on AI compute hardware; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).4 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareGGraphcorePrivateSambaNova RDU and IPU (Intelligence Processing Unit) do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; Graphcore's scale not recorded.2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareANArista NetworksPublic · $246.4BSambaRack and 7060X5 Series do comparable work on AI compute hardware; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareSHSK HynixPublic · $874.5BSambaRack and PEB000 Series do comparable work on AI compute hardware; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareLLambdaPrivate · $1.5B raisedSambaCloud and Lambda Inference both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; same layer and the same scale band (late-stage private).2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSame scale bandCompareMTMarvell TechnologyPublic · $214.9BSambaRack and Marvell custom AI silicon do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareCCrusoePrivate · $10BSambaRack and Crusoe Spark do comparable work on AI compute hardware; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; same layer and the same scale band (late-stage private).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSame scale bandCompareAHArm HoldingsPublic · $282.8BSambaRack and Arm CSS for Mobile 2 do comparable work on accelerator silicon; larger scale (public).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareAAmazonPublic · $2.8TSambaNova RDU and AWS Inferentia do comparable work on accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareHCHuawei CloudPrivateSambaCloud and MaaS both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; Huawei Cloud's scale not recorded.2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAlphabet (Google)Public · $4.2TSambaRack and Google Cloud TPU do comparable work on AI compute hardware and accelerator silicon; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).3 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareCCore42PrivateSambaCloud and Core42 Compass both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API; Core42's scale not recorded.2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSenseTimePublic · $7.7BSambaStack and SenseCore both serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute and serve a model in production; similar scale (public).2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompare44ParadigmPublic · $2BSambaStack and 4Paradigm SageOne do comparable work on server systems; both also serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; smaller scale (public).2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSmaller scaleCompareHFHugging FacePrivate · $4.5BSambaCloud and Inference Providers both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API; smaller scale (private).2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSmaller scaleCompareOOraclePublic · $454.4BSambaCloud and Generative AI Capabilities both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; larger scale (public).2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareAASMLPublic · $670.1BSambaNova RDU and ASML DUV lithography systems both serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).Shared product typeLarger scaleCompareNGNebius GroupPublic · $61.6BSambaCloud and Nebius Token Factory both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; larger scale (public).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareTATogether AIPrivate · $8.3BSambaCloud and Together Inference both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; similar scale (private).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareOOllamaPrivate · $88M raisedSambaCloud and Ollama Cloud both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; similar scale (private).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSESchneider ElectricPublic · $200.4BSambaRack and NetShelter Power Rack 800VDC do comparable work on AI compute hardware; larger scale (public).2 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeLarger scaleCompareRRunPodPrivateSambaStack and Serverless both serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute and serve a model in production; RunPod's scale not recorded.1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareBBasetenPrivate · $13BSambaCloud and Baseten Model APIs both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; same layer and the same scale band (late-stage private).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSame scale bandCompareFAFireworks AIPrivate · $17.5BSambaCloud and Fireworks Nexus both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; same layer and the same scale band (late-stage private).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSame scale bandCompareAMApplied MaterialsPublic · $380.7BSambaNova RDU and Enlight 3 Optical Inspection both serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute; larger scale (public).Shared product typeLarger scaleCompareOOpenRouterPrivate · $1.3BSambaCloud and OpenRouter both serve buyers who need to build on a hosted model API and serve a model in production; smaller scale (private).1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeSmaller scaleCompareFFalPrivateSambaStack and fal Serverless both serve buyers who need to buy data-centre AI compute and serve a model in production; Fal's scale not recorded.1 of 4 capabilitiesShared product typeCompare

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Sources

Total funding

Third-party database · 8 Jul 2026

Invest and Sell SambaNova Systems Stock, Forge Global, July 8, 2026. Read via stockanalysis.com's citation for this figure on 2026-08-27.

Valuation

Press release · 8 Jul 2026

SambaNova Completes First Close of $1B Financing at $11B Valuation, SambaNova, 2026-07-08. post-money valuation of the round dated 2026-07-08. Read via stockanalysis.com's citation for this figure on 2026-08-27.

Employees

News reporting · Apr 2026

Forbes company profile for SambaNova, "Employees" stated as of April 2026. Read 2026-08-27.

Founded

Wikipedia · 27 Aug 2026

Wikipedia infobox "founded" field, read 2026-08-27.

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