US EditionNvidia Licenses Groq's Inference Tech and Hires Founder as Groq Stays Independent
Nvidia's $20 billion deal licenses Groq's AI inference tech and acquires key executives to enhance low-latency processors amid rising competition, while Groq stays independent.
- On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, Groq announced a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia, with founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra, and others joining Nvidia while Simon Edwards becomes Groq CEO.
- Amid a shift to inference-focused hardware, Nvidia Corp. licenses Groq's technology and hires key talent, reflecting the acqui-hire trend as AI firms seek specialized inference capabilities.
- On Wednesday, reports said Nvidia would pay $20 billion, with Alex Davis telling CNBC it involved buying Groq's assets, while Groq described it as a non-exclusive licence and not a full acquisition.
- The company emphasised it is licensing Groq's IP and adding staff while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrote, `We plan to integrate Groq’s low-latency processors into the NVIDIA AI factory architecture,` marking Nvidia Corp.'s largest technology purchase so far.
- Groq claims its LPU's SRAM-centric design enables 5–10x speed and ~90% cost cuts, powering AI apps for more than two million developers after $750 million funding months ago.
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Technology Nvidia has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with the artificial intelligence startup (IA) Groq, founded by former Google engineers, although the transaction price was not disclosed.
Nvidia Strikes Tech-and-Talent Deal With AI Startup Groq to Run AI at Scale
Nvidia has struck a non-exclusive technology licensing and talent deal with artificial intelligence (AI) startup Groq, a move aimed at strengthening its position as competition intensifies in the market for running AI systems at scale. Under the agreement, announced by Groq on Dec. 24, Nvidia will license Groq’s AI technology and hire several of the startup’s top leaders and engineers. Groq founder Jonathan Ross, President Sunny Madra, and other…
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