(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence computing firm SambaNova Systems said on Tuesday it has raised $250 million in a funding round led by BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) to expand its customer base, reflecting investors' appetite for the market.
Investors in the Series C funding round included the venture capital arms of both Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc, Walden International, WRVI Capital and Redline Capital.
The Palo Alto, California-based company, which was launched in 2017, said it is building an advanced systems platform to run AI and data-intensive applications.