The success of the fund raising for rivals Groq and Cerebras, and the winning of several sovereign AI contracts have transformed SambaNova’s prospects, says SambaNova CEO Rodrigo Liang.
Liang told staff that “additional large investors” were interested.
Among those said to be interested in putting more money into SambaNova is Intel.
The lead investor in SambaNova’s Series A round was Walden International whose chairman is Lip-Bu Tan.
The lead investor in SambaNova’s $150 million Series B was Intel.
Softbank’s Vision Fund was the lead investor in SambaNova’s 2021 Series Dwhich valued SambaNova at $5 billion.
