SambaNova

SambaNova Systems builds custom AI chips, hardware systems, and software purpose-built for inference — running trained models in production — as an alternative to NVIDIA GPU infrastructure. Its reconfigurable dataflow architecture (SN40L, and the SN50 shipping in H2 2026) keeps data close to compute across SRAM, HBM, and DRAM to cut data movement, with the company claiming a single rack can serve multi-trillion-parameter models at 10kW.

Customers access the stack via SambaNova Cloud or deploy on-premises appliances, which appeals to banks and sovereign clouds needing secure in-house inference — JPMorgan Chase selected SambaNova as an inference infrastructure partner in 2026. The company raised a $1 billion Series F in July 2026 led by General Atlantic at an $11 billion valuation, bringing total funding past $2.5 billion, and is reportedly considering a US IPO. Independent benchmark data and public revenue figures remain thin, so performance claims rest largely on vendor reporting; an earlier reported Intel acquisition discussion did not materialize.

Sign up for SambaNova Cloud for API access, or engage their sales team for on-premises SN40L/SN50 system deployment.