Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2008

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 4,311

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Investors
  • 18

Sama (Business/Productivity Software) General Information

Description

Developer of a data annotation platform designed to help enterprises discover the potential of artificial intelligence models. The company's platform facilitates image, video, and sensor data validation for machine-learning algorithms in automotive, navigation, biotech, agriculture, manufacturing, and e-commerce, enabling clients to quickly train and validate their machine-learning model and expand opportunities for low-income people.

Contact Information

Website
www.sama.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2017 Mission Street
  • Suite 301
  • San Francisco, CA 94110
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Vertical(s)
Advanced Manufacturing, Big Data, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • 2017 Mission Street
  • Suite 301
  • San Francisco, CA 94110
  • United States
+1 (800)

Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Timeline

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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
14. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Later Stage VC 01-Aug-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC (Series B) 01-Oct-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Later Stage VC (Series A) 20-Nov-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Seed Round 20-Feb-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Secondary Transaction - Private 08-Oct-2015 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Grant 13-Dec-2013 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Grant 01-Mar-2013 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Grant 01-Mar-2012 $100K $927K Completed Generating Revenue
5. Grant 01-Mar-2011 $100K $927K Completed Generating Revenue
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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series B-2
Series B-1
Series A-3
Series A-2 767,202 $0.000010 8% $2.18 $2.18 1x $2.18 2.91%
Series A-1 2,697,389 $0.000010 8% $2.6 $2.6 1x $2.6 10.01%
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Developer of a data annotation platform designed to help enterprises discover the potential of artificial intelligence m
Business/Productivity Software
San Francisco, CA
4,311 As of 2024

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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Competitors (99)

One of Sama (Business/Productivity Software)’s 99 competitors is Scale AI, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in San Francisco, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Scale AI Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
MFour Mobile Research Venture Capital-Backed Irvine, CA
BeMyEye Venture Capital-Backed Milan, Italy
Smartling Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Defined.ai Venture Capital-Backed Seattle, WA
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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Patents

  • 6

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 4

    Granted

  • 2

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20230215033-A1 Convex geometry image capture Pending 30-Dec-2021
US-20210390342-A1 Machine learning (ml) quality assurance for data curation Active 12-Jun-2020
US-11481577-B2 Machine learning (ml) quality assurance for data curation Active 12-Jun-2020
US-20210390702-A1 System and method for triggering machine learning (ml) annotation model retraining Active 12-Jun-2020
US-11270438-B2 System and method for triggering machine learning (ml) annotation model retraining Active 12-Jun-2020 G06T7/11
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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Signals

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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Investors (18)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Fujitsu Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
AccelerAsia Venture Capital Minority
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Asset Manager Minority
First Ascent Ventures Venture Capital Minority
John Templeton Foundation Limited Partner Minority
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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) Acquisitions (1)

Sama (Business/Productivity Software)’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Galladé. The deal was made on 28-Dec-2007.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Galladé 28-Dec-2007 Merger/Acquisition Industrial Supplies and Parts
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Sama (Business/Productivity Software) FAQs

  • When was Sama (Business/Productivity Software) founded?

    Sama (Business/Productivity Software) was founded in 2008.

  • Where is Sama (Business/Productivity Software) headquartered?

    Sama (Business/Productivity Software) is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of Sama (Business/Productivity Software)?

    Sama (Business/Productivity Software) has 4,311 total employees.

  • What industry is Sama (Business/Productivity Software) in?

    Sama (Business/Productivity Software)’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is Sama (Business/Productivity Software) a private or public company?

    Sama (Business/Productivity Software) is a Private company.

  • What is Sama (Business/Productivity Software)’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Sama (Business/Productivity Software) is .

  • How much funding has Sama (Business/Productivity Software) raised over time?

    Sama (Business/Productivity Software) has raised $88.4M.

  • Who are Sama (Business/Productivity Software)’s investors?

    Fujitsu Ventures, AccelerAsia, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, First Ascent Ventures, and John Templeton Foundation are 5 of 18 investors who have invested in Sama (Business/Productivity Software).

  • Who are Sama (Business/Productivity Software)’s competitors?

    Scale AI, MFour Mobile Research, BeMyEye, Smartling, and Defined.ai are some of the 99 competitors of Sama (Business/Productivity Software).

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