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
Key facts
Technology
Focus
CEO
COO
Key product
Nvidia deal
Revenue
Data centers
Saudi deployment
Data & sources
Web sources
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Groq on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Jonathan Ross Founder and CEOsecondary-verified
- Jonathan Ross Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Groq.
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Recent coverage
Groq in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
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Partnerships (1)
- Nvidia x Groq (LPU Licensing Deal) with NVIDIAlicensing
Funding rounds (2)
- Series D2024-08-05
- Series C2021-04-01
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 20, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-04
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-04
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Groq.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Groq from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal
What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.
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
Reality vs attention
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6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 4, 2026