Groq | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
Groq is the creator of the LPU™ AI Inference Technology for fast, affordable, and energy efficient AI. Headquartered in Silicon Valley,...
Groq is the creator of the LPU™ AI Inference Technology for fast, affordable, and energy efficient AI. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Groq provides cloud and on-prem solutions at scale for AI applications. The LPU and related systems are designed, fabricated, and assembled in North America.
Website
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Size
51-200 employees
Industry
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Specialities
ai, ml, artificial intelligence, machine learning, engineering, hiring, compute, innovation, semiconductor, llm, large language model, gen ai, systems solution, generative ai, inference, LPU, Language Processing Unit
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🛍️ Groq Product and Pricing News
- Groq has introduced LLAMA 3.3 70B speculative decoding on GroqCloud™, replacing the previous LLAMA 3.1 70B version.
- Groq powers the Infinite Bookshelf project using the new Llama-3.3-70b-specdec model to create books in seconds with improved quality and speed.
- Groq delivered hundreds of racks with tens of thousands of LPUs to Saudi Arabia and is starting research into immersion cooling in North America, according to Chief Architect & Fellow Igor Arsovski.
- Groq has developed an open-source app that builds UI from sketches and voice commands.
- Groq has introduced Shell-AI, a CLI tool that uses natural language understanding to suggest command line actions, as part of their GroqCloud Applications Showcase.
- Groq released an open-source Chrome extension that summarizes websites and allows follow-up questions, developed by Software Engineer Jose M.
- Groq has introduced a feature that uses LangChainAI to convert natural language inputs into single-line commands for their interactive CLI.
- Groq announced the return of LLM Colosseum with advanced models and simpler setup on December 18, 2024.
👔 Groq CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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⚔️ Groq Alternatives and Competitors
- DeGirum |
- Graphcore |
- Tenstorrent |
- Blaize |
- Lambda |
- NeuReality |
- Ampere |
- Arm |
- Zero ASIC |
- Cerebras Systems |
- GrAI Matter Labs |
- Habana Labs |
- Rambus |
- Ambarella |
- SambaNova Systems |
- MediaTek |
- Tachyum |
- Navikenz |
- NEUCHIPS |
- d-Matrix |
- Kore.ai |
- Cambricon Technologies
💼 Groq Hiring and Layoffs
- Sunny Madra has been promoted to COO at Groq while continuing his role as President of GTM, Operations & Supply Chain.
- Sunny Madra has been promoted to President of GTM, Operations & Supply Chain at Groq, while Ian Andrews has been appointed as the new Chief Revenue Officer.
- Groq is increasing production for the holidays, as announced by CEO Jonathan Ross.
- Rahul Singh has joined Groq as Vice President of Global Operations, previously serving as Chief Technology Officer - Commercial at Ford Motor Company.
- Groq is currently hiring for the position of Director of Resilience in the United States.
- Michelle Park has joined Groq as a Senior Director in the United States, previously holding a position at another company.
- Deepak Asnani has joined Groq as Director Post Silicon Validation in the United States, previously working as a Hardware Engineer at Google.
- Sharlik Shah is hiring at Groq.
🤖 Groq Developer, Integration and Automation News
- Groq has partnered with ScoobiesAI to launch Kiki, an AI playmate for children that uses Groq LPU AI inference technology and Meta's LlamaGuard LLM to provide safe, real-time interactive learning experiences.
- Moodle Workplace will support Groq as part of its new AI subsystem.
- Groq has formed a strategic relationship with Celestica to manufacture AI/machine learning servers and full rack solutions, with initial programs starting in early 2025.
- Groq has partnered with Rapport to enhance AI by integrating ultra-fast large language models like Llama 3.2, aiming to create more natural and human-like digital experiences.
- Groq's LPU AI inference technology will power RADPAIR's upcoming AI co-pilot for radiologists called WINGMAN.
- Groq has partnered with Toolhouse to enhance semantic search with their fast AI inference technology.
- Groq's technology is being used by Mammouth to enhance their LLMs with a fast routing system.
- Groq powers Calcito, an AI-based personalized math tutor that updates questions dynamically based on feedback.
📈 Groq Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- Groq was recognized as one of the top 25 remote tech companies to watch in 2025 after raising $640 million in a Series D round in August 2024.
- Groq has acquired MaxelerTech, a company that provides dataflow computing platforms.
- Groq is experiencing continued growth and monetization by onboarding paid customers daily, according to Sunny Madra, Cloud, Sales and Ops at Groq.
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