Overview
Groq is an AI inference technology company founded in 2016 by former Google TPU engineer Jonathan Ross, headquartered in Mountain View, CA. It designs the Language Processing Unit (LPU), a purpose-built inference accelerator, and operates GroqCloud, a neocloud serving 5M+ developers across 13 data centers. In December 2025, Groq entered a USD 17-20B licensing deal with Nvidia, integrating the Groq 3 LPU into Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSep 2025 round post-money
Key facts
Technology
Focus
CEO
COO
Key product
Nvidia deal
Revenue
Data centers
Saudi deployment
Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Groq has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint132 total
Most recent
- Nvidia x Groq (LPU Licensing Deal)2025-12-24with NVIDIAinferred
Groq on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Jonathan Ross Founder and CEOsecondary-verified
- Simon Edwards CEOsince 2025-12-24secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Jonathan Rosscofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Sunny Madra Presidentsecondary-verified
- Krishna Rangasayee COOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Groq.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Groq on the data-center map
Every verified data center Groq operates that has a mapped coordinate (2 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
Groq data centers (2)
- Groq Dallas (Equinix)Dallas · operating
- Groq Houston (DataBank)Houston · operating
AI data centers Groq operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
Groq in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (6)
Registry pages whose text names Groq.
People (4)
Krishna Rangasayee, Jonathan Ross, Simon Edwards, Sunny Madra
Partnerships
1 total
Every company Groq has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Nvidia x Groq (LPU Licensing Deal)2025-12-24with NVIDIAinferred
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint132 total
Funding rounds (3)
Groq’s 3 disclosed rounds, $1.7B in total, oldest to newest.
- Sep 2025 round2025-09-17
$750M · $6.9B post
Investors: BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, D1 Capital Partners, Altimeter Capital, 1789 Capital
- Series D2024-08-06
$640M(reported)
- Series C2021-04-15
$300M(reported)
Investors: Tiger Global Management (co_lead), D1 Capital Partners (co_lead), Spruce House (follow), Addition (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Groq’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Samsung Electronics
2026-08-23Supply: Samsung 4nm for Groq LPU from Samsung Electronics
New supplierNew supplier: TSMC
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC foundry for Groq from TSMC
PartnershipNvidia x Groq (LPU Licensing Deal)
2025-12-24Nvidia entered a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Groq for its LPU inference technology, valued at USD 17-20B in cash payments. The Groq 3 LPU is integrated into Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform as the LPX inference accelerator. Groq founder Jonathan Ross and president Sunny Madra joined Nvidia as part of the deal.
Funding roundSeries D funding round
2024-08-05Series D
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2021-04-01Series C
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
- https://groq.com/
- https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-and-nvidia-enter-non-exclusive-inference-technology-licensing-agreement-to-accelerate-ai-inference-at-global-scale · 2025-12-24
- https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-and-nvidia-enter-non-exclusive-inference-technology-licensing-agreement-to-accelerate-ai-inference-at-global-scale · 2025-12-24
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/groq-raises-750-million-as-inference-demand-surges-302558961.html · 2025-09-17
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-31
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-31
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Groq.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Groq from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Groq Raises 50M to Scale Its AI Inference Cloud Business
Groq raised USD 650M in growth capital led by Disruptive and Infinitum to scale toward 200 MW by 2027. Now operates 13 data centers serving 5M+ developers.
Aramco Digital and Groq Announce Progress in Building World's Largest Inferencing Data Center in Saudi Arabia
Aramco Digital and Groq partnered to build the world's largest inferencing data center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, powered by 19,000 LPUs.
Groq Raises 40M To Meet Soaring Demand for Fast AI Inference
Groq secured USD 640M Series D at USD 2.8B valuation, led by BlackRock, to scale its LPU-based AI inference cloud.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/groq.md
- RSS feed: /companies/groq/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/92460767-deb2-4cdc-b22d-fc95df90198d
- Revision history: /companies/groq/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Groq draws attention at the 13th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $1.7B raised. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 3, 2026