Groq

United States
Bethlehem, West Virginia, United States, 95134

Company profile

Groq company profile

Groq is a technology company that designs and provides specialized artificial intelligence compute solutions focused on accelerating AI inference workloads using its custom-built Language Processing Unit (LPU) hardware and associated software stack. The company’s core products include purpose-designed silicon and cloud-accessible platforms that support real-time execution of large language models and other AI tasks with low latency and high throughput, enabling developers and enterprises to integrate AI services into production environments efficiently. Groq also delivers cloud-based services that allow customers to access inference capabilities via APIs compatible with popular development tools, supporting seamless integration into existing AI workflows. Its engineering efforts emphasise deterministic performance and streamlined deployment, targeting use cases where speed and cost predictability are critical. Groq engages with partners and customers across sectors that require rapid AI inferencing, and the company’s technology has attracted significant strategic interest and investment within the broader AI infrastructure ecosystem.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
+1 650 880 8283
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
251-500 employees
Founded
2016-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Postal code
95134
Country code
US
Continent
North America

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
Late Stage Venture
Funding rounds
8
Total equity funding
$1.8B
Last funding
Series E / $750M / 2025-09-17
Last equity funding
Series E / $750M
Investors
58
Lead investors
7
Founders
1
Articles
581

Founders and investors

Founders

Jonathan Ross

Lead investors

Alumni VenturesBlackRockD1 Capital PartnersDisruptiveInfinitumSocial CapitalTiger Global Management

Investors

Alumni VenturesBlackRockCisco InvestmentsPlug and PlayTiger Global Management