# Groq funding rounds and investors

As of 7 Nov 2026, Groq has raised $2.69B across 5 verified rounds on record; latest: $350 million Series A led by Disruptive, announced 17 Aug 2026.

Groq runs an AI inference cloud on its LPU and NVIDIA-based data centers for developers and enterprises running AI models.

Website: https://groq.com  
Headquarters: San Francisco  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/groq

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-17 | Series A | $350 million | Disruptive | Nvidia | [groq.com](https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-closes-usd350-million-series-a-building-the-world-s-leading-ai-inference-cloud), [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/groq-raises-350m-to-fuel-its-pivot-from-ai-chips-to-neocloud), [tomorrowaccess.com](https://tomorrowaccess.com/en/news/21131) |
| 2026-06-22 | Growth | $650 million | Disruptive, Infinitum Partners | none named | [siliconangle.com](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/22/inference-chip-startup-groq-raises-650m-grow-cloud-platform), [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/ai-chipmaker-groq-confirms-650m-raise-re-staffs-after-nvidias-20b-not-acqui-hire-deal), [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-22/groq-raises-650-million-to-help-startup-pivot-after-nvidia-deal) |
| 2025-09-17 | Funding round | $750 million | Disruptive | Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, Samsung Ventures, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital, Altimeter Capital, 1789 Capital, Infinitum Partners | [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/groq-raises-750-million-as-inference-demand-surges-302558961.html) |
| 2024-08-05 | Series D | $640 million | Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, BlackRock | Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, KDDI | [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/05/ai-chip-startup-groq-lands-640m-to-challenge-nvidia), [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-chip-startup-groq-valued-28-bln-after-latest-funding-round-2024-08-05) |
| 2021-04-14 | Series C | $300 million | Tiger Global Management, D1 Capital | The Spruce House Partnership, Addition, GCM Grosvenor, XN, Firebolt Ventures, General Global Capital, Tru Arrow Partners, TDK Ventures, XTX Ventures, Boardman Bay Capital Management, Infinitum Partners | [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/groq-closes-300-million-fundraise-301268417.html), [datacenterknowledge.com](https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-chips/tiger-global-d1-lead-300-million-round-in-ai-chip-startup-groq), [electronicsweekly.com](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/groq-raises-300m-2021-04) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.