Companies · Computers

SambaNova Systems, Inc.

PALO ALTO · Computers · https://sambanova.ai/company/about

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on SambaNova Systems, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$1.0B
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
4.3×
Latest step-up
Top 1%
Sector rank · raised
Growth/Late
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Apr 13 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

SambaNova Systems, Inc. has raised $1.0B over 4 rounds; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the software/compute sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Dormant
  • Last raise 5.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Computers

SambaNova Systems, Inc. is one of 1371 Computers companies tracked from PALO ALTO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 100% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

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Learn about SambaNova - our mission, leadership, and how we’re advancing AI with cutting-edge technology and enterprise solutions.

Learn about SambaNova - our mission, leadership, and how we’re advancing AI with cutting-edge technology and enterprise solutions. SambaNova strives to be the most efficient and adaptable AI platform on the planet. Our AI solution is designed to empower enterprises to control the trajectory of their data and AI future. SambaNova was founded in 2017 in Palo Alto, California, by a group of industry luminaries, business leaders, and world-class innovators who understand AI. Today, we’ve built a smart and motivated team dedicated to making a lasting impact on the industry and equipping our customers to thrive in the new era of AI.

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Trades publicly as About Us.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
19
Investors (latest)
2017
Year incorporated
2021-04-13
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$12.5B$25.0B$37.5B$50.0BSeries C · 2018-03-02 Raised $57M (real) Modeled valuation $2.1B (est)$57M$2.1BSeries C2018Series D+ · 2019-03-29 Raised $142M (real) Modeled valuation $5.4B (est)$142M$5.4BSeries D+2019Series D+ · 2020-02-20 Raised $158M (real) Modeled valuation $6.0B (est)$158M$6.0BSeries D+2020Growth/Late · 2021-04-13 Raised $678M (real) Modeled valuation $21.8B (est)$678M$21.8BGrowth/Late2021+$142M+$158M+$678MCumulative $1.0B

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series C$56.6M · 2018
Series D+$141.6M · 2019
Series D+ extension$158.1M · 2020
Growth/Late$678.0M · 2021

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 43%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$21.8B
Base estimate est.
$5.3B
Conservative case
$36.8B
Upside case
$6.8B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Growth/Latea round over $400M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the software/compute sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series C · modeled $2.1B · 2018-03-022018Series D+ · modeled $5.4B · 2019-03-29Series D+ · modeled $6.0B · 2020-02-20Growth/Late · modeled $21.8B · 2021-04-132021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
10%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
90%
Survival probability
78% low · 97% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.39×/yr upside case
5.2 yr
Elapsed time used
5.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
software/compute
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
12 mo
Avg between rounds
$332.0M/yr
Capital velocity
8.3 yr
On record since
2018
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1371 companies in Computers. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 544× above median
This company$1.0B
Sector median$1.9M
Latest round — vs other Growth/Late rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.1× above median
This company$678.0M
Sector median$600.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 662× above median
This company$21.8B
Sector median$33.0M

Raised more than 100% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 100% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Growth/Late) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$100.0B$100.0M$1.0B$10.0BCapital raised (log)Lacework, Inc. · Growth/Late Raised $1.7B · modeled $33.6B (est)Electropremium · Growth/Late Raised $600.5M · modeled $19.2M (est)SambaNova Systems, Inc. (this company) Raised $1.0B · modeled $21.8B (est)SambaNova Systems, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Lacework, Inc.Growth/Late$1.7B$33.6B1.54×
SambaNova Systems, Inc. this companyGrowth/Late$1.0B$21.8B1.00×
ElectropremiumGrowth/Late$600.5M$19.2M0.00×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series C$56.6M2018-03-02$377.3M$2.1B90%
Series D+$141.6M2019-03-29$1.2B$5.4B90%
Series D+$158.1M2020-02-20$1.3B$6.0B90%
Growth/Late$678.0M2021-04-13$6.8B$21.8B90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series C$56.6M2018-03-02
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series C.
    • 11 investors on this round.
  2. Series D+$141.6M2019-03-29
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 12 investors on this round.
  3. Series D+$158.1M2020-02-20
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  4. Growth/Late$678.0M2021-04-13
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 4.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 19 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~12mo cadence
$2.0B
Modeled next size est.range $1.3B$3.3B
4.3×
Last step-up
$332.0M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Lip Bu Tan17 other2018-03
Dave Munichiello3 other2019-03
AMY CHANG2 other2021-04
Oyekunle Olukotun1 other2018-03
Anthony Lin2021-04
Christopher Re2019-03
Rodrigo Liang2018-03
Wendell Brooks2019-03
Registry & provenance

SambaNova Systems, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1733073
SEC CIK
2017
Incorporated
Recent activityActive

Discovered from sambanova — the partnerships, launches, hiring and press it publishes about itself. Evidence the company is alive and what it is doing now, not financial data.

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Frequently asked
How much funding has SambaNova Systems, Inc. raised?
SambaNova Systems, Inc. has raised approximately $1.0B in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is SambaNova Systems, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for SambaNova Systems, Inc. is approximately $21.8B (modeled range $5.3B–$36.8B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is SambaNova Systems, Inc. at?
SambaNova Systems, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Growth/Late. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Apr 13.
What does SambaNova Systems, Inc. do and where is it based?
SambaNova Systems, Inc. operates in the Computers sector, based in PALO ALTO. Learn about SambaNova - our mission, leadership, and how we’re advancing AI with cutting-edge technology and enterprise solutions.
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