SambaNova (Series E)
Funding Details
Awarder
SemiNews
Date Award
February 24, 2026
Vertical
AI Infrastructure
Funding Amount
$350,000,000
Company Info
Founding Year
2017
Traction
SambaNova has record bookings and revenue as they closed out 2025, reflecting accelerating demand for production-ready AI systems across financial services, telecommunications, energy, and sovereign deployments worldwide.
Organizations Involved
SoftBank Corp.
Founders
Rodrigo Liang, Landon Downs
Market
Enterprises, Government, and Public Sector
Location
San Jose, California, United States
Coinvestors
Vista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital, Intel Capital, First Data, Battery Ventures, Assam Ventures, Gulf Development Public Company Limited, Mayfield Capital, Saudi First Data, Seligman Ventures, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, A&E, 8Square, Atlantic Bridge, BlackRock, GV, Nepenthe, Nuri Capital, Redline Capital
Company Description

SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, providing a full stack platform that powers the fastest, most efficient AI inference for enterprises, NeoClouds, AI labs and service providers, and sovereign AI initiatives worldwide.

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