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AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round; plus, popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M artwork
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AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round; plus, popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M

TechCrunch Startup News by SpokenLayer

Jul 10, 202610:37News & Politics

AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11 billion valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion. Plus, Benchmark-backed Ollama has amassed 176,000 stars, and nearly 17,000 fork...

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AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round; plus, popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M is an episode from TechCrunch Startup News by SpokenLayer. AI chip maker SambaNova has rais...

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Published Jul 10, 2026, 10:37 long, audio available.