GV and Walden International co-led the Stanford spinout's series A round, which was announced as it emerged out of stealth.

SambaNova Systems, a US-based computing technology spinout from Stanford University, has emerged from stealth with $56m from a series A round co-led by GV, the early-stage investment subsidiary of diversified conglomerate Alphabet.

Venture capital firm Walden International co-led the round, which also featured VC firm Redline Capital and growth equity fund Atlantic Bridge Ventures.

Founded in 2017, SambaNova has created a computing platform intended to provide the basis of next-generation data analytics and machine learning applications. The series A funds…