Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
78
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
AI chip maker
Founded
9 years ago
2017
Employees
400
Valuation
$5.0 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
SambaNova is an AI chip maker company with 23 job openings. It is currently valued at $5.0 billion as a private company. 400 people work at SambaNova. The company was founded in 2017.
Company grid
Employee happiness β
Growth β
π
π’
π
π
Jobs
Open jobs
23
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
12
(52%)
2.
Artificial Intelligence
5
(22%)
3.
Engineering (Hardware)
3
(13%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
2
(9%)
5.
Product Management
2
(9%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
πΊπΈ United States
24
(104%)
2.
πΊπΈ San Francisco Bay Area
20
(87%)
3.
πΊπΈ Austin
5
(22%)
4.
π Remote
3
(13%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
14
(61%)
2.
Kubernetes
8
(35%)
3.
LLM
8
(35%)
4.
C++
6
(26%)
5.
GPU
6
(26%)
Financials
Valuation
$5.0billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Feb 2026
Latest secondary valuation
$1.4billion
72% from last round
Estimate as of May 5, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
4 months ago ($350 million)
Total funding
$1.5 billion
Value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$3.5 billion
Lead Investor - Seed
Celesta Capital
Lead Investors - Series A
Google Ventures
Walden International
Valuation per employee
$12.5 million
TrueUp
Rank
#379
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
62%
30+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 56% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
NA
100%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Employees
400
SambaNova Org Chart

Rankings and awards
Forbes AI 50
2026
Fortune Future 50
2025
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100
2025
Forbes AI 50
2025
Fortune Future 50
2024
TIME Best Inventions
SambaNova Suite
2024
Layoffs
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
13% (3 jobs)
H1B sponsorships approved (2025)
18
TrueUp
Rank
#90