General InformationGroq is an AI infrastructure company based in California that designs specialized LPU (Language Processing Unit) chips for ultra-fast AI inference, founded in 2016 with 201-500 employees.
Funding & FinancialsGroq has raised over $800 million in total funding across multiple rounds including Series D, with backing from prominent investors such as Tiger Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and others as of 2024.
Leadership & TeamGroq was founded by Jonathan Ross, who previously worked on specialized processors at Google TPU team; the company is led by CEO Jonathan Ross with additional leadership in hardware and software engineering domains.
Recent ActivityGroq launched public API access to its GroqCloud inference service in 2023-2024, enabling developers to run open-source and proprietary LLMs at record-breaking speeds, positioning itself as a leading alternative to GPU-based inference platforms.