# Groq

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/groq-com

Groq runs an AI inference cloud, a neocloud serving open models on its own data-center capacity, after licensing its chip technology to Nvidia. Website: https://groq.com

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $350 million, Series A, led by Disruptive, announced August 17, 2026.

## Whether AI names Groq

- On the AI infrastructure map: named or cited in 3 of 48 answers to Presspool's AI infrastructure questions on October 6, 2026 (ChatGPT 1 of 8, Claude 2 of 8, Gemini 0 of 8, Copilot 0 of 8, Google AI Mode 0 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 8). [See the map](https://presspool.ai/niches/ai-infrastructure). Most often named in the same answers: [Together AI](https://presspool.ai/companies/together-ai) (3), [Baseten](https://presspool.ai/companies/baseten-co) (2), [Crusoe](https://presspool.ai/companies/crusoe-ai) (2), [Lambda](https://presspool.ai/companies/lambda-ai) (2), [DeepInfra](https://presspool.ai/companies/deepinfra-com) (1).
- Machine Relations Index: Cited in 1 of 22,381 Index answers, May 10, 2026 to October 9, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Sources

- [Own site](https://groq.com/)
- [Independent source](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/groq-raises-350m-to-fuel-its-pivot-from-ai-chips-to-neocloud/)
- [groq.com](https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-closes-usd350-million-series-a-building-the-world-s-leading-ai-inference-cloud)

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