COMPANIES · AI CHIPS & NETWORKING
Groq
Designs LPU (language processing unit) chips optimized for fast AI inference, and operates a cloud inference service.
Designs LPU (language processing unit) chips optimized for fast AI inference, and operates a cloud inference service.
It built one of the fastest AI-inference chips on the market, enough that NVIDIA itself moved to license its technology in December 2025 rather than compete with it outright.
Sells inference cloud services and licenses its chip architecture.
United States
AI chips and networking. The companies designing the processors, accelerators and networking equipment that do the actual computing behind AI, including GPUs like NVIDIA's, and the high-speed connections that link thousands of them together.
Connections (10)
Every connection below is tied to a readable source, date, classification and statement of its limits. A company source establishes what that company stated; it does not necessarily provide independent confirmation.
Current relationships (2)
Source: 2025-05-28 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Confirms colocation at an Equinix facility; does not disclose contract value, capacity (MW) or contract duration.
Groq newsroom: sovereign, fast AI inference infrastructure ↗Source: 2025-04-29 · reviewed 2026-09-24
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Describes an experimental, request-only preview as of April 2025. It does not establish commercial terms, volumes, that the option is still offered, or that Groq runs any of Meta's own internal workloads.
Everything we announced at our first-ever LlamaCon ↗Dated or announced (6)
Source: 2025-12-26 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Announced
Limits: Reported deal structure and price come from press coverage, not a joint NVIDIA/Groq statement fetched directly in this research; does not establish that Groq ceased operating as an independent company, and closing status as of the audit review date is unconfirmed.
Nvidia to License Groq Technology in $20 Billion AI Chip Deal ↗Source: 2025-12-24 · reviewed 2026-09-17
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Licensing agreement announced
Limits: Primary source frames this as a non-exclusive licensing agreement; widely covered in the press as a roughly $20 billion 'acquisition' or 'acquihire' of Groq, a framing this record does not adopt without primary confirmation.
Groq and NVIDIA enter non-exclusive inference technology licensing agreement ↗Source: 2024-08-05 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced
Limits: Does not disclose Cisco's individual investment amount; a separate law-firm summary describes Cisco Investments as also participating in Groq's later Series E.
Groq Raises $640M to Meet Soaring Demand for Fast AI Inference ↗Source: 2024-08-05 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced
Limits: Does not disclose BlackRock's specific investment amount or resulting ownership stake; BlackRock Private Equity Partners is a private-markets unit of BlackRock, Inc.
Groq Raises $640M to Meet Soaring Demand for Fast AI Inference ↗Source: 2024-08-05 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced
Limits: Investment was made through Samsung Catalyst Fund rather than Samsung Electronics' balance sheet directly; individual amount not disclosed. This is distinct from Samsung Electronics' separate foundry/manufacturing relationship with Groq.
Groq Raises $640M to Meet Soaring Demand for Fast AI Inference ↗Source: 2023-08-15 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Manufacturing agreement announced in 2023 as a forward-looking commitment; current production status not reconfirmed by a newer joint statement
Limits: The original announcement describes a forward-looking manufacturing commitment for next-generation chips; it does not by itself confirm current wafer volumes, exclusivity, or that production is presently active.
Groq Selects Samsung Foundry to Bring Next-gen LPU to the AI Acceleration Market ↗Comparisons (2)
Source: 2025-10-21 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Ongoing market competition in the AI inference hardware/cloud segment
Limits: Reflects a category overlap in inference-chip and inference-cloud positioning; does not reflect market share, head-to-head customer wins, or financial performance.
Cerebras, Groq And SambaNova Line Up To Compete With Nvidia ↗Source: 2025-10-21 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Ongoing market competition in the AI inference hardware/cloud segment
Limits: Reflects a category overlap in inference-chip and inference-cloud positioning; does not reflect market share, head-to-head customer wins, or financial performance.
Cerebras, Groq And SambaNova Line Up To Compete With Nvidia ↗Groq newsroom ↗
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