Groq raises $650M for life after Ross and Nvidia

Adam Winter is taking Groq deeper into AI inference cloud after Nvidia licensed its LPU technology and hired away its founding CEO.

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Primary source: TechCrunch

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Groq is testing a new AI infrastructure template: monetize core IP with Nvidia, keep the independent company alive, then use investor capital to rebuild around cloud operations.

Stylized Groq LPU chip (infrared / thermal render)

Groq raised $650 million on June 22nd to rebuild around AI inference cloud, six months after Nvidia licensed Groq's inference technology and hired founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra and other Groq employees.…

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