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GroqGroq designs custom LPU (Language Processing Unit) chips and runs an AI inference cloud optimized for fast, low-cost large language model inference.
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SambaNovaSambaNova Systems designs custom AI chips and full-stack systems for enterprise generative AI training and inference.
2 Pulse stories
Total Raised
$2.4B
$2.49B
GroqSambaNova
Last Valuation
$6.9B
$11B
GroqSambaNova
Semiconductors
Sector
Semiconductors
2016
Founded
2017
Mountain View, California, US
HQ
San Jose/Palo Alto, CA
Private
Status
Private
Groq investors
DisruptiveInfinitumSamsung Catalyst FundTiger GlobalD1 Capital PartnersBlackRockCisco InvestmentsNeuberger Berman
SambaNova investors
General AtlanticSoftBank Vision FundIntel CapitalBlackRockVista Equity PartnersQatar Investment AuthorityBattery VenturesT. Rowe Price Associates
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