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Groq

Low-latency inference chips and a cloud, partly licensed to Nvidia.

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Ratings

Groq licensed its inference technology to Nvidia in a deal reported at about $20bn, which faces a reported Justice Department review and a Delaware stockholder suit.

  • Dominance55draft

    A practice-squad inference chip maker with no stated share, whose technology Nvidia licensed in a deal reported at about $20bn.

    sourced groq.com
  • Momentumunrated

    The Atlas gives no growth figure and no stated direction for this company.

  • Leverage62draft

    Nvidia licenses its low-latency inference technology, which Nvidia paid for because it did not have it.

    sourced groq.com

    Network base 58, judgment +4.

  • Durability64draft

    It faces a reported Justice Department review and a Delaware stockholder suit, and its founder and team joined Nvidia.

    sourced groq.com
  • Firepowerunrated

    The Atlas reports the value of the Nvidia licence and states no cash, raise or profit held by Groq.

  • Deal Heatunrated

    The Atlas reports the Nvidia licence as done in Dec 2025 and no further deal activity.

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Key figures

$20bnNon-exclusive licence of its inference technology to Nvidia (Dec 2025), reported at about

From the Atlas key figure: Non-exclusive licence of its inference technology to Nvidia (Dec 2025), reported at about $20bn. Its founder and team joined Nvidia. Groq continues as a separate company. Source: groq.com.

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Founded2016
CEOAdam Winter

Profile

Low-latency inference chips and a cloud, partly licensed to Nvidia.

Silicon · AI accelerators · Practice squad

Key figure Non-exclusive licence of its inference technology to Nvidia (Dec 2025), reported at about $20bn. Its founder and team joined Nvidia. Groq continues as a separate company.

Why it matters Nvidia paid for low-latency inference technology it did not have.

What could change it A reported Justice Department review and a Delaware stockholder suit over how the deal was structured.

sourced groq.com

Connections

Allies and partners

  • Nvidia

    Non-exclusive licence of Groq's inference technology, with its founder and team joining Nvidia. groq.com

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Sector standing

No. 25 of 32 rated in Silicon

  1. 23Naura63
  2. 23SMIC63
  3. 25Groq60
  4. 26CXMT59
  5. 27UMC and GlobalFoundries58

Ratings by Claude (draft), 2026-11-02, read from the Atlas data under the ratings rubric.