AI chip start-up Groq’s value rises to $2.8bn as it takes on Nvidia
- Semiconductor startup Groq has raised $640 million in Series D funding led by Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and BlackRock, increasing its valuation to $2.8 billion.
- Groq specializes in AI inference chips, enhancing speed and executing commands of pre-trained models, and was founded by a former Alphabet engineer.
- Groq aims to expand its tokens-as-a-service offering and enhance the GroqCloud with the new funding.
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AI chip startup Groq valued at $2.8 billion after latest funding round
Semiconductor startup Groq said on Monday it has raised $640 million in a Series D funding round led by Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and BlackRock Private Equity Partners, among others, bringing its valuation to $2.8 billion. The Silicon Valley firm, founded by a former Alphabet engineer, spec
AI chip startup Groq lands $640M to challenge Nvidia
Groq, a startup developing chips to run generative AI models faster than conventional processors, said on Monday that it’s raised $640 million in a new funding round led by Blackrock. Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco, KDDI and Samsung Catalyst Fund also participated. The tranche, which brings Groq’s total raised to over $1 billion and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
AI chip startup Groq raised a $640M Series D led by BlackRock at a $2.8B valuation, up from $1B after raising $300M in 2021, and adds a former Intel exec as COO
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