SambaNova
Updated: November 25, 2025
Founders: Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang, Christopher Ré
Country: USA | Funding: $1.1B (+)
Founded: 2017
Website: https://sambanova.ai/
SambaNova Systems produces chips based on the Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit architecture, which allows more flexible distribution of computations and memory, adaptation to different types of models. This architecture supports the "composition of experts" mechanism - when several specialized models work on certain parts of the data/tasks. The chip has multi-level memory and is optimized for large open models - Llama, DeepSeek, etc. It uses low-precision formats to accelerate computations and strives to achieve an optimal ratio of performance / throughput per watt, that's why RDU is very energy efficient and enables more compact hardware infrastructure. The company offers a full-featured stack: not just hardware, but also a software platform, a cloud service and the ability to deploy an on-premises system. SambaNova Systems is focused on open technologies and standards.
Founded: 2017
Website: https://sambanova.ai/
SambaNova Systems produces chips based on the Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit architecture, which allows more flexible distribution of computations and memory, adaptation to different types of models. This architecture supports the "composition of experts" mechanism - when several specialized models work on certain parts of the data/tasks. The chip has multi-level memory and is optimized for large open models - Llama, DeepSeek, etc. It uses low-precision formats to accelerate computations and strives to achieve an optimal ratio of performance / throughput per watt, that's why RDU is very energy efficient and enables more compact hardware infrastructure. The company offers a full-featured stack: not just hardware, but also a software platform, a cloud service and the ability to deploy an on-premises system. SambaNova Systems is focused on open technologies and standards.
