Intel → SambaNova: $1.6B acquisition

Intel in talks to buy SambaNova. Intel signs a non-binding term sheet to buy AI chip startup SambaNova (chaired by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan) for about $1.6 billion.

Date

Dec 12, 2025

Paid by

Intel

Received by

SambaNova

Type

Acquisition

Amount

$1.6B

Status

in talks

Note

~$1.6 billion including debt, non-binding term sheet

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