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title: "AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/ai-chip-maker-sambanova-raises-1b-at-11b-valuation-7fe2c2
source_name: "TechCrunch Startups"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/sambanova-draws-1b-at-11b-valuation-in-series-f-first-close/
published: 2026-07-08T07:16:00.000Z
topics: ["chips", "business"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
---

# AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation

*2026-07-08 · Source: [TechCrunch Startups](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/sambanova-draws-1b-at-11b-valuation-in-series-f-first-close/)*

SambaNova raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, just five months after its last mega-round. The raise follows reports that Intel had been interested in acquiring the AI chip maker for around $1.6 billion.

**Why it matters:** It shows continued heavy investor appetite for AI chip alternatives to Nvidia.

**Topics:** chips, business

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