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Groq

The fastest inference on the planet

AISeries DEst. 2016200–500 employeesMountain View

Groq builds the Language Processing Unit (LPU), a custom chip delivering inference speeds 10x faster than GPUs. Their cloud API serves open-source models like Llama and Mixtral at speeds that feel instantaneous — enabling real-time AI applications previously impossible on GPU infrastructure. Groq is the infrastructure layer for latency-sensitive AI products.

Total Raised$640M
BlackRockCisco InvestmentsSamsung Catalyst

Founders

J
Jonathan Ross
D
Douglas Wightman

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