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        <filerCredentials>
          <cik>0001189229</cik>
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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001280263</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>AMBARELLA INC</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-35667</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>3001 TASMAN DRIVE</com:street1>
        <com:city>SANTA CLARA</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>95054</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>408-734-8888</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>PAISLEY CHRISTOPHER B</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>900 Salem Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>Smithfield</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>RI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>02917</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>500</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>36090.00</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>43050486</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>12/26/2025</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>12/15/2023</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>500</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>12/15/2023</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>This sale took place in the Paisley Living Trust of which Christopher B. Paisley is a trustee</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>12/29/2025</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>09/22/2025</planAdoptionDate>
      </planAdoptionDates>
      <signature>/s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Christopher B. Paisley</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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