SambaNova Drawing More Large Investors, Intel Interest, CEO Says

SambaNova Systems Inc., which sells chips and infrastructure for artificial intelligence tasks, has attracted the attention of “additional large investors” along with continued interest from Intel Corp. in the startup’s pursuit of new funding, according to an email its chief executive officer sent to staff.

“The conversation around us has shifted,” Rodrigo Liang wrote to employees Wednesday in an email viewed by Bloomberg. The company topped sales plans for fiscal 2026, which ends this month, and has won sovereign AI contracts, Liang said.

Rodrigo Liang

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SambaNova had been in talks with Intel about an acquisition, but those discussions stalled, and ...