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Overview
Groq is an American semiconductor company founded in 2016 by former Google engineers who had worked on the Tensor Processing Unit. It designs the Language Processing Unit, a deterministic single-core architecture with on-chip memory that removes the scheduling unpredictability of GPUs and delivers unusually low latency for large language model inference. Rather than selling chips alone the company runs GroqCloud, a hosted inference service where developers call open models through an API, and it has signed large capacity agreements to build data centres in the United States and the Middle East.
Technologies
Tech DNA
Python
AI/ML
Python
Ansible
CI/CD
Configuration Management
Git
HPC
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Stack modernity
76/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
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Industry adoption
Python
19%
CI/CD
15%
Git
8%
Ansible
4%
Configuration Management
2%
HPC
2%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
Python
Sep 2026
HPC
Sep 2026
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Sep 2026
Git
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Configuration Management
Sep 2026
CI/CD
Sep 2026
Ansible
Sep 2026
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Products
GroqWare
GroqWare is the compiler and runtime that maps neural networks onto the LPU architecture. It schedules execution statically rather than relying on runtime dispatch.
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GroqRack
GroqRack is the on-premise cluster product for customers who need inference capacity inside their own facilities. It packages LPU nodes with the interconnect and software stack.
groq.com
GroqCloud
GroqCloud is the hosted inference service where developers run open models through an API compatible with common client libraries. It is the company's main commercial channel.
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Groq LPU
The Language Processing Unit is Groq's inference accelerator built on a deterministic architecture with large on-chip SRAM. Removing memory hierarchy unpredictability is what gives it consistently low token latency.
groq.com
People
Stuart Pann
Chief Operating Officer
Stuart Pann leads Groq's operations and supply chain. He previously ran Intel Foundry Services and spent decades in senior operations roles at Intel and HP.
Douglas Wightman
Co-Founder
Douglas Wightman co-founded Groq with Jonathan Ross after working as an engineer at Google X. He helped establish the company's early direction.
Jonathan Ross
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Ross founded Groq in 2016 and leads it as chief executive. He started Google's Tensor Processing Unit project as a twenty per cent side effort before it became core infrastructure.
Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
1
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
DevOps
100% ▲
Jobs
≈ $86k – $197k per year (Estimated) • Remote • Full-Time • 8+ years exp
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Financials
Total raised
$1.7B
Latest round
Series E
Funding rounds
4
Investors
5
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | 2025 | $750M | $6.9B |
| Series D | 2024 | $640M | $2.8B |
| Series C | 2021 | $300M | — |
| Series A | 2018 | $52.3M | — |
Key Investors
Social Capital
Social Capital led Groq's earlier growth financing. The firm backs deep technology companies with long development cycles.
socialcapital.com
Cisco Investments
Cisco Investments joined Groq's Series D round. The arm invests in networking, infrastructure and AI companies aligned with Cisco's roadmap.
cisco.com
Samsung Catalyst Fund
Samsung's Catalyst Fund invested in Groq as a strategic semiconductor backer. The fund targets data centre and infrastructure silicon.
samsung.com
Disruptive
Disruptive led Groq's 2025 round at a valuation near seven billion dollars. The Dallas firm invests in late-stage growth companies.
disruptive.com
BlackRock
BlackRock led Groq's 2024 financing at a two and eight tenths billion dollar valuation. The asset manager has become an active investor in AI infrastructure.
blackrock.com