Groq | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

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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.

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👔 Groq CEO, Management and Leadership Team →

⚔️ Groq Alternatives and Competitors →

💼 Groq Hiring and Layoffs →

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🛍️ Groq Product and Pricing News

• Groq now supports vision models in the latest Witsy 1.23 release.
• Groq hosted open source models and integrated Bluesky Social platform data through their API search, enabling instant topic searches and post links.
• Groq introduced Kiki, an AI-playmate using Groq LPU AI inference technology and Meta's LlamaGuard LLM, to create engaging experiences for children.
• Groq now offers a self-serve developer access through GroqCloud Developer Console, allowing developers to obtain a free API key and move seamlessly from other providers like OpenAI by changing just three lines of code.
• Groq has added a 'Dev Console', 'Free API Key', and 'Insights' to their product offerings.

• Groq now charges a minimum of 10 seconds per request for their Automatic Speech Recognition models.
• Groq's LLM models are used in a Chrome extension for AI-powered bookmark organization, requiring a Groq API key for functionality.
• Groq is integrated as a provider in the MagicAPI AI Gateway, which offers low-latency, provider-agnostic access for AI applications.

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👔 Groq CEO, Management and Leadership Team

• Bryan Banisaba

  
  Chief of Staff
  [email protected]

• Dinesh Maheshwari

  
  Chief Technology Advisor, Groq
  [email protected]

• Michelle Donnelly

  
  Chief Revenue Officer
  [email protected]

• Adam Tachner

  
  Vice President Corporate Development, Finance & CLO
  [email protected]

• Shelby Hritz

  
  Vice President, Aerospace and Defense, Groq Public Sector
  [email protected]

• Jonathan Ross

  
  CEO & Founder, Groq®
  [email protected]

• Omar Kilani

  
  Director
  [email protected]

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⚔️ Groq Alternatives and Competitors

• DeGirum
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• Graphcore
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• Tenstorrent
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• Blaize
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• Lambda
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• NeuReality
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• Ampere
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• Arm
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• Zero ASIC
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• Cerebras Systems
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• GrAI Matter Labs
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• Habana Labs
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• Rambus
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• Ambarella
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• SambaNova Systems
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• MediaTek
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• Tachyum
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• Navikenz
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• NEUCHIPS
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• d-Matrix
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• Kore.ai
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• Cambricon Technologies

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💼 Groq Hiring and Layoffs

• Christopher Stephens joined Groq as Field CTO to lead AI Solutions and Customer Success.
• Julien GROS has joined Groq as a Private Investor in France, previously working at OpenAI in the same position.
• 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.

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🤖 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 has partnered with JigsawStack to enhance the speed and power of JigsawStack's Prompt Engine.
• Groq announced a collaboration with E2B to combine fast LLMs with E2B's code interpreting layer.

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📈 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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