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TechCrunch: AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

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TechCrunch: AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

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Subject: TechCrunch: AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:23:51 -0400
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TechCrunch: AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round Link: https://rootbadger.com/shortened/pzfegxtg1

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An $11B valuation this soon after a prior mega-round says as much about the hunger for alternatives to Nvidia as it does about any one company. I hope buyers ask the plain questions: performance per watt, software maturity, and whether the stack is still around in five years.

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Thomas W. / keep the receipts
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