Groq
Groq is fast, low cost inference.
Mountain View, United States · Founded 2016 · $4.2B raised
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- groq.com
- Total Funding
- $4.2B
- Last Round
- $350.0M Series AAug 2026
- Rounds
- 8
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
About
Groq pioneered the LPU (Language Processing Unit) in 2016, the first chip purpose-built for AI inference. The company operates GroqCloud, a global network of LPU-based data centers delivering fast, low-latency AI model inference to over 2.5 million developers via an OpenAI-compatible API. Groq also licenses its LPU architecture to enterprise customers.
Summary
Groq is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Mountain View, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $4.2B in total across 8 rounds, most recently a $350.0M Series A round in Aug 2026. Investors include Disruptive, Social Capital and Infinitum.
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Funding History
Aug 2026
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Funding: Series A. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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