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Groq
Designs inference chips (LPUs) and runs a cloud for fast model serving.
Company profile
Groq builds AI accelerator chips called Language Processing Units and develops related hardware and software to accelerate AI inference. Wikipedia
Its cloud platform combines infrastructure, inference and control for developers. Groq website
- Founded
- 2016
- Founders
- Jonathan Ross
- Headquarters
- Mountain View
- Chief executive
- Not publicly reported
- Employees
- Approximately 200-500
- Ownership
- Not publicly reported
- Total funding
- Not publicly reported
- Latest funding round
- Not publicly reported
- Valuation
- Not publicly reported
- Revenue
- Not publicly reported
Drawn from Wikidata, Wikipedia, the company's own site and news and web sources; each figure links to its source. Researched Oct 19, 2026.
Latest news
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 10, 2026 — Tencent grabs bargain chips, Qualcomm Huawei IP deal, Groq lawsuit, and more
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Groq - 2026 Funding Rounds & List of Investors
Former Groq engineers sue board over $20 billion Nvidia deal, saying it handed Nvidia the LPU and the team that built it — plaintiffs allege the board kept billions from other shareholders
Nvidia (NVDA)’s $20 Billion Groq Deal Faces a Legal Test. Does It Matter for NVDA’s Valuation?
Nvidia stock holds near $236.99 support as Groq acquisition faces investigations
Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal was called a licensing deal; a lawsuit now says it also took most of Groq'
Nvidia-Groq’s “It’s Really Not a Merger” Business Deal Draws Delaware Fiduciary-Duty Suit
Dallas VC firm Disruptive is targeting a $10 billion megafund after Groq bets pay off
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Nvidia Groq lawsuit challenges licensing deal
Groq Investors Sue Over Nvidia's $20B 'Reverse Acqui-Hire'
Groq Stockholders Sue Directors Over the Nvidia $17B License
Nvidia's $20bn deal with Groq challenged in court
Groq-Nvidia $20B deal faces suit alleging stockholders were shortchanged: report (NVDA:NASDAQ)
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