Founder · SambaNova Systems

Rodrigo Liang

Co-founder & CEO of SambaNova Systems, an ai chips company based in Palo Alto.

Co-founder · CEOPalo AltoAI Chips
Founded
2017
Palo Alto, United States
Raised to date
$1.4B
2 rounds on record
Latest round
Series F (first close)
$1B · Jul 2026

About

Rodrigo Liang is Co-founder & CEO of SambaNova Systems, an ai chips company based in Palo Alto, founded in 2017. SambaNova Systems's most recent disclosed round was a funding round of $1B in Jul 2026.

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Company

Est. 2017
SambaNova Systems
AI Chips · Palo Alto · Active

SambaNova Systems builds AI chips and full-stack inference infrastructure based on a reconfigurable dataflow architecture, positioned as an alternative to GPU-based systems. Its SN40L and SN50 systems are sold to enterprises, neoclouds and sovereign AI programmes for on-premises and cloud inference.

Funding
Jul 2026Series F (first close)$1BGeneral Atlantic, Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates, Capital Group, BlackRock, Intel Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Battery Ventures, Vista Equity Partners, Volantis
Feb 2026Series E$350MVista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital
Company profile →2 rounds on record

Journey with SambaNova Systems

5 milestones
  1. 2017Founded

    SambaNova Systems founded in Palo Alto, California, building processors on a reconfigurable dataflow architecture.

  2. Sep 2023Milestone

    SN40L chip launched, available in the cloud from September 2023 and on-premises from November 2023.

  3. Dec 2025Milestone

    Intel reported to be nearing an acquisition of SambaNova at roughly $1.6 billion. The talks subsequently stalled.

  4. Feb 2026Milestone

    SN50 processor unveiled, built for agentic inference, with shipping due in the second half of 2026 and SoftBank as first deployment partner.

  5. Jul 2026Milestone

    JPMorganChase selects SambaNova as an inference-infrastructure partner, deploying SN40L and SN50 systems for on-premises inference.

Coverage

1 story
Funding · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
SambaNova Raises $1 Billion at $11 Billion Valuation in First Close of Series F Round