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GROQ

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Groq makes inference work at scale.

Also known as Groq LLC

  • AI models & AI infrastructure
  • Cloud & networking
  • Semiconductors & computing hardware
  • AI native
  • Hardware
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
Business model
B2B
Customers
six million developers, Fortune 500 enterprises and thousands of AI-native companies
Legal name
Groq LLC
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Record updated 8 October 2026

About

Groq is a leading global AI infrastructure platform. The company deploys and operates high-performance AI compute across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, combining infrastructure, inference and cloud services into a single globally distributed platform.

Funding snapshot

Total raised
$2BSum of rounds, as of 2026-10-08Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round
Series A, $350M2026-08-17

Funding rounds

Series A
$350M2026-08-17, Company stated, post-money $3.5B
Round, 2026
$672M2026-06-29, SEC form D sold, 144 investors
Series D+
$640M2024-08, Announced, post-money $2.8B
Series C
$300M2021-04, Announced
Round, 2018
$52.3M2018-08-28, SEC form D sold, 16 investors
Seed
$10M2017, Announced
Round, 2016
$10.3M2016-10-06, SEC form D sold, 6 investors

About the company

Status notes
LPU custom inference silicon — acquired by Nvidia.

Products

Web
Groq inference cloud
Web
LPU
Web
LPX
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