Nvidia's "Aqui-Hire" of Groq Eliminates a Potential Competitor and Marks Its Entrance Into the Non-GPU, AI Inference Chip Space

Nvidia's "Aqui-Hire" of Groq Eliminates a Potential Competitor and Marks Its Entrance Into the Non-GPU, AI Inference Chip Space

Key PointsNvidia is entering into a non-exclusive licensing agreement for Groq’s AI inference technology. Nvidia's reportedly paying $20 billion for this deal, about three times Groq's most recent valuation. Groq founder and CEO Jonathan Ross -- who will join Nvidia along with other Groq personnel -- is widely considered the creator of Google’s TPU.10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › On Friday, artificial intelligence (AI) chip start-up Groq …

Nvidia pays Groq $20B without technically acquiring it

Groq will merge with Nvidia, even if it is not acquired. However, $20 billion for a non-exclusive agreement is fiction.

Nvidia Inks $20B Groq Deal for AI Assets, Tech, and Key Talent

In the high-stakes world of artificial intelligence hardware, Nvidia Corp. has long reigned supreme, but a recent deal with upstart Groq Inc. signals a strategic pivot that could reshape the competitive dynamics in chip design. Announced just days before Christmas 2025, the agreement values Groq at a staggering $20 billion, marking Nvidia’s most ambitious move yet to consolidate its grip on the AI inference market. Rather than a straightforward …

Unpacking Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal

Hello and welcome to Sync #551!I thought this would be a quiet week—then the news broke that Nvidia is absorbing Groq, which is our main focus this week. Elsewhere in AI, Meta’s AI chief, Alexandr Wang, confirmed the company is working on two new AI models. Meanwhile, Yann LeCun is targeting a €3bn valuation for his AI start-up, and vibe-coding start-up Lovable has reached a $6.6bn valuation.Over in robotics, a power outage in San Francisco shut…