SambaNova, based in Palo Alto, California, designs Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit chips and sells SN40 and SN50 systems for running large AI models. In July 2026 it announced a $1 billion first close of its Series F at an $11 billion valuation, led by General Atlantic.
At a glance
| Price from | Custom |
| Best for | Enterprises running AI inference on their own premises |
From SambaNova Systems's own website.
What stands out
- Named enterprise customer in banking
- Large recent funding round
Worth knowing
- Price not published
- Competes directly with Nvidia systems
How it ranks
SambaNova Systems is ranked 1st of 10 in Best AI Chip Startups (Lister Score 96.8).
#1 in Best AI Chip Startups · Lister Score 96.8
SambaNova says JPMorganChase selected it as an inference infrastructure partner and plans to deploy SN40 and SN50 systems..
| Rank | Best AI Chip Startups | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SambaNova Systems | 96.8 |
| 2 | Etched | 95.6 |
| 3 | Tenstorrent | 94.4 |
| 4 | Positron AI | 93.1 |
| 5 | MatX | 91.9 |
| 6 | Rebellions | 90.6 |
| 7 | Lightmatter | 89.3 |
| 8 | d-Matrix | 88.0 |
| 9 | FuriosaAI | 86.7 |
| 10 | Axelera AI | 85.4 |
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SambaNova Systems is ranked 1st of 10 in Best AI Chip Startups (Lister Score 96.8).
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