Manny

[SambaNova @SambaNovaAI]

"VC2 is the largest commercial deployment of SambaNova technology in our history, and we're proud to partner with the industry's strongest leaders." - @LipBuTan1

Excited to see @vectorcorecomp launch live w/ our RDUs powering decode alongside GPUs & CPUs.

https://t.co/iRs6Sj8axa

[SambaNova @SambaNovaAI]

When the team from @Forbes came to our San Jose headquarters, the conversation quickly became about more than just chips.

It became a discussion about the future of AI and what it actually takes to run it at scale.

As AI adoption accelerates, the challenge is no longer training models, it’s inference: running models efficiently, reliably, and fast enough to power the next generation of agentic applications.

As our CEO and Founder @RodrigoLiang put it:
“It's much lower power, much smaller footprint, and it's faster than anybody else. What's not to like?”

And as @Dthakker02 General Partner of @BatteryVentures explained:
"The technology that SambaNova has is very complimentary to what @intel has because most AI data centers need a combination of CPUs and GPUs."

A big thank you to @aton2006 and @v_mohan_ for helping bring this story to life and for the thoughtful conversations throughout the day.

We’re excited about what this shift means in practice, from premium inference and agentic AI to more efficient, sustainable data center infrastructure that lets enterprises deploy AI at scale, not just experiment with it.

And thank you to Kirsten Taggart and the team at @Forbes for spending the time with us and taking a deeper look at what we’re building.

🎥 Watch the full feature below.

[Traded: Venture Capital @TradedVC]

SambaNova Systems has secured an oversubscribed Series E funding round exceeding $350 million, led by Vista Equity Partners alongside Cambium Capital, with existing backer Intel planning to invest about $100 million and potentially up to $150 million. The Palo Alto–based AI chipmaker is raising the capital to scale its AI inference chips and cloud services as it competes with Nvidia, marking a strategic shift for Vista, which has historically focused on enterprise software, and coming after stalled acquisition talks with Intel and a period of restructuring for SambaNova.

FOUNDERS: Rodrigo Liang, Kunle Olukotun & Chris Ré

INVESTORS: Vista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital, Intel & SoftBank Vision Fund 2

ROUND: Series E
AMOUNT: $350,000,000

HQ: Palo Alto, California

#VentureCapital #RodrigoLiang #KunleOlukotun #ChrisRé #TradedVC

[Dionysis Zindros @dionyziz]

The Purge will see the MAJORITY of @axelar connections severed. We're moving away from "thousands of chains" into something new: A strong hub with few, meaningful connections that carry value, have huge potential, and can bridge TradFi <> web3.

[Manny @Manny2billi]

@bfarmer I disagree. They could have used Axelar, increased their TVL and subsequently reward initial investors. For example, Ripple integrated AXL into XRPL to bridge ETH. This behavior reinforces investor/network confidence instead of gutting the project. What’s the point of a token?

[Sergey Gorbunov @sergey_nog]

.@axelar is the only interoperability network with an ecosystem of developers and partners where anyone can run a node, integrate a new chain, or submit a cross-chain transaction. decentralized interop is what stands. excited to see new developments in the ecosystem and continue supporting it.

[Manny @Manny2billi]

@patrickschweik1 @JohnDLaneIV @CoinDesk They sold their subsidiaries (e.g., Standard Custody and MG Stover) their IPs under Atomic Net are still with PolySign.

[SambaNova @SambaNovaAI]

Our CEO @RodrigoLiang’s sitting down with Kunjan Sobhani to speak about how accelerator chips are changing the game for AI, data centers, and beyond.

Think faster, smarter, more powerful tech, straight from the minds driving innovation. 🚀

Details here: https://t.co/8HOzRC8YKb

[Laurence Hunt 🍌🦍🐋🇺🇦 🇨🇦🕯️ @LaurenceRHunt]

@RetirementRight Hey, @nvidia!

https://t.co/zpTsy9XvNg

[Manny @Manny2billi]

@dens_club @Liqiaz669 @EdgenTech AXL.

[Manny @Manny2billi]

@realforestpark @mzuhair123 That’s not true.. performs competitively at a fraction of the energy expenditure.

[Manny @Manny2billi]

@christophauto @Alex_Intel_ At what valuation would SN be acquired at?

[SMQKE @SMQKEDQG]

‼️FOR THE FIRST TIME, XRP IS IN GOOD REGULATORY STANDING IN THE U.S. —> LARGE-SCALE ADOPTION IS NEXT‼️

Listen.📝👇

[SambaNova @SambaNovaAI]

SambaNova is the best in AI, pass it on.

[Sentosa Exponential Asset Management @Sentosaexp]

The AI chip market will jump from $73.27B to $927.76B in 10 years. A CAGR of 28.9%. Nvidia leads today, but Groq, Cerebras, and SambaNova are redefining the architecture. The advantage goes to those who optimize their CAPEX/OPEX now. #AI #Infra

[Mickey_B_Fresh☀️🪝 @MrFreshTime]

This is referring to their private payments network (RippleNet which has morphed into a private version of XRPL w/custom features)
What's the date of the first document you referenced from?
It's outdated and there's very little info on the current design. Look into it 😉🧐

Community would instantly consider this negative but imho it's not at all bc it will ultimately plug right into XRPL public network once it's been enhanced with the necessary amendments. People just need to be patient and look beyond simply number go up. We are involved in a rapidly evolving transformation of the entire financial markets and nothing is planned as it's impossible with the pace of technology and open source permission less blockchain networks and DeFi disrupting whatever plan or plans BIS/IMF might have had.
Stablecoins are also a massive disruption setting up US monetary policy in a very different direction than the legacy banking two tier system that the central banks so desperately want to maintain the status quo in digital form.

[Merlijn The Trader @MerlijnTrader]

INSTITUTIONS ARE COMING.

They don’t want bridges that break.

They want secure, non-custodial rails.
That’s where @axelar steps in.

From JPMorgan pilots to MAS experiments:
The future isn’t a single chain.
It’s a network of networks.

The future isn’t BTC vs ETH vs SOL.
It’s all of them… together.

Altseasons come and go. Infrastructure stays.

$AXL isn’t just a token. It’s the backbone of trillion-dollar infrastructure.

[Manny @Manny2billi]

@jerry_tian Last I heard @Cerebras was cleared by CFIUS, which should slate them for IPO by end of 2025. But there’s also been recent whispers of another $1B funding round led by @Fidelity.. Perhaps the possible pivot was motivated by Groq’s recent funding round?

[Manny @Manny2billi]

@byul_finance Is there anything to support this claim?

[SambaNova @SambaNovaAI]

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