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Groq
Inference-only LPU maker at $6.9B post-money, scaling sovereign clouds via Bell, HUMAIN, Equinix
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Recent Business Signals
Sep 16, 2026
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Former Lambda, Groq alums secure $875M to build ‘memory-first’ AI inference chips - SDxCentral Former Lambda, Groq alums secure $875M to build ‘memory-first’ AI inference chips SDxCentral
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Sep 14, 2026
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Samsung backs Nvidia AI chip rival in $230 million funding round as GPU alternatives boom - cnbc.com Samsung backs Nvidia AI chip rival in $230 million funding round as GPU alternatives boom cnbc.com
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Aug 28, 2026
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OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Google Diverge in AI Chip Design for LLM Inference - KuCoin OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Google Diverge in AI Chip Design for LLM Inference KuCoin
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Aug 26, 2026
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Nvidia chip gem Groq swipes Meta network chief Ola Kasali - SDxCentral Nvidia chip gem Groq swipes Meta network chief Ola Kasali SDxCentral
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Aug 26, 2026
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Hot Chips 2026: Nvidia presents Groq 3 LPX architecture and unveils its first third-party inference benchmark — LP30-based rack already in production, company says - Tom's Hardware Hot Chips 2026: Nvidia presents Groq 3 LPX architecture and…
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Aug 25, 2026
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Nvidia Begins Mass Production of Groq 3 Inference Accelerator Produced by Samsung, Secures Clients - news.sbs.co.kr Nvidia Begins Mass Production of Groq 3 Inference Accelerator Produced by Samsung, Secures Clients news.sbs.co.kr
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Aug 25, 2026
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Samsung mass-produces Nvidia’s inference chip Groq 3 LPU, boding well for foundry turnaround - KED Global Samsung mass-produces Nvidia’s inference chip Groq 3 LPU, boding well for foundry turnaround KED Global
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Aug 24, 2026
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Best GPU Neoclouds 2026: CoreWeave, Nebius, Lambda, Crusoe, and Groq Ranked by Published Pricing and Contracted Power - MarkTechPost Best GPU Neoclouds 2026: CoreWeave, Nebius, Lambda, Crusoe, and Groq Ranked by Published Pricing and Contra…
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Aug 24, 2026
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How NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX Unlocks Ultrafast Interactivity at Long Context on NVIDIA Vera Rubin | NVIDIA Technical Blog - NVIDIA Developer How NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX Unlocks Ultrafast Interactivity at Long Context on NVIDIA Vera Rubin | NVIDIA Techni…
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Aug 24, 2026
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Nvidia says Groq racks will be online this year following $20 billion purchase - CNBC Nvidia says Groq racks will be online this year following $
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Aug 24, 2026
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NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX Now in Full Production With World-Class Speed for Agentic AI - NVIDIA Newsroom NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX Now in Full Production With World-Class Speed for Agentic AI NVIDIA Newsroom
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Aug 21, 2026
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Nvidia Dismisses Report of China-Specific LPU Chip Launch This Year as 'Groundless' - finance.biggo.com Nvidia Dismisses Report of China-Specific LPU Chip Launch This Year as 'Groundless' finance.biggo.com
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Aug 20, 2026
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NVIDIA Is Plotting Its China Comeback Via A New LPU-Based Inference Chip, As SMIC Rides US Export Controls To A Virtual China Monopoly [Update: NVIDIA Denies] - Wccftech <a href="
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Aug 18, 2026
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Groq Raised $350 Million to Become Nvidia's Landlord Instead of Its Rival - Startup Fortune Groq Raised $350 Million to Become Nvidia's Landlord Instead of Its Rival Startup Fortune
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Aug 18, 2026
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AI Infrastructure Startup Groq Announces $350M in Funding at $3.5B Valuation as It Pivots to Cloud Services - AI Insider AI Infrastructure Startup Groq Announces $350M in Funding at $3.5B Valuation as It Pivots to Cloud Services AI Insider
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Aug 18, 2026
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Groq Raises $350 Million to Trade Its Chip Ambitions for a Cloud Business - Startup Fortune Groq Raises $350 Million to Trade Its Chip Ambitions for a Cloud Business Startup Fortune
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Aug 18, 2026
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Groq Raises $350m at $3.5bn Valuation as AI Chip Startup Pivots to Nvidia-Powered Cloud - Tekedia Groq Raises $350m at $3.5bn Valuation as AI Chip Startup Pivots to Nvidia-Powered Cloud Tekedia
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Aug 17, 2026
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Down-round for Groq: AI Chip Pioneer Turns Into an Inference Cloud – Valuation Cut in Half - trendingtopics.eu Down-round for Groq: AI Chip Pioneer Turns Into an Inference Cloud – Valuation Cut in Half trendingtopics.eu
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Aug 17, 2026
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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud - techcrunch.com Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud techcrunch.com
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Aug 17, 2026
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Groq Raises Another $350 Million to Build Out Its Nvidia-Powered Neocloud - Startup Fortune Groq Raises Another $350 Million to Build Out Its Nvidia-Powered Neocloud Startup Fortune
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Funding & valuation history
Jun 22, 2026 · funding-research
Groq announced a $650 million growth capital pro-rata round led by Disruptive and Infinitum to fund its pivot to an AI inference cloud business and scale toward 200 MW by 2027.
Sep 17, 2025 · funding-research
Groq closed a $750 million Series E round at a $6.9 billion post-money valuation, led by Disruptive with participation from BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, and DTCP.
Sep 17, 2025 · ai_synthesis_sdk
Groq raised $750M at a $6.9B post-money valuation in a round led by Disruptive, with participation from BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Samsung, Cisco, D1 Capital and Altimeter.
Sep 17, 2025 · funding-research
Groq raised $750 million led by Disruptive at a $6.9 billion post-money valuation, with participation from BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, DTCP, Samsung, Cisco, D1, Altimeter, 1789 Capital, and Infinitum.
Sep 17, 2025 · funding-research
Groq raised $750 million at a $6.9 billion post-money valuation, announced September 17, 2025, led by Disruptive with participation from BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, and DTCP (Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners).
Aug 5, 2024 · funding-research
Groq closed a $640 million Series D round at a $2.8 billion valuation on August 5, 2024, led by BlackRock Private Equity Partners with participation from Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco Investments, KDDI Open Innovation Fund III, and Samsung Catalyst Fund.
Aug 5, 2024 · funding-research
Groq raised $640 million in Series D at a $2.8 billion valuation, led by BlackRock Private Equity Partners with participation from Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco Investments, KDDI Open Innovation Fund III, and Samsung Catalyst Fund.
Aug 5, 2024 · funding-research
Groq raised a $640 million Series D led by BlackRock Private Equity Partners at a $2.8 billion post-money valuation, with participation from Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco Investments, KDDI Open Innovation Fund III, and Samsung Catalyst Fund.
Mar 1, 2024 · funding-research
Groq acquired AI solutions startup Definitive Intelligence to support cloud platform growth.
Strategic Position
What they do best
Deterministic-latency, high-throughput open-model inference — evidenced by day-one OpenAI gpt-oss serving at ~500 tok/s (signal 7d8465ab) and Hugging Face provider status (signal 9edb3fe6).
Their bet
Becoming the default sovereign/non-NVIDIA inference utility — backed by Bell's 500 MW target (33060c3f), HUMAIN Dammam (bc6a227e) and the Helsinki/Equinix footprint (2fa4a708).
Top risk
Sovereign deals are MW commitments, not delivered revenue; if the next 6 months show no capacity milestone beyond Bell's first ~7 MW Kamloops site or the HUMAIN Dammam build, the announced pipeline is overstated.
Compared to peers
Direct competitor
Cerebras Systems
Cerebras also chases record-fast cloud inference but via wafer-scale single-chip; Groq's bet is many small deterministic LPUs plus a broader sovereign-deployment footprint.
Substitute
AMD
Buyers can default to AMD MI300/MI350 merchant GPUs for inference with mature ecosystem pull; Groq must win on latency/throughput-per-dollar, not optionality.
Why someone would join
- 1.Closed $750M on 2025-09-17 at $6.9B post-money with Samsung and Cisco on the cap table, and is hiring a Principal Hardware Architect (2026-02-26) plus Senior Silicon Design Engineer (2026-04-22) — funded next-gen LPU silicon work.
- 2.Commercial pull is concrete: day-one OpenAI gpt-oss partner (2025-08-05, ~500 tok/s), Hugging Face provider reaching 5M+ developers (2025-06-16), and Bell Canada's 500 MW program — capacity demand, not a research project.
Recent Hiring (60 days)
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