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After Nvidia's $20B Not-a-Acquisition, AI Chip Startup Groq Reportedly Raising $650M
Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.
TL;DR
- Groq is seeking $650 million in new funding from existing investors.
- The company is focusing on its inference neocloud business, using its homegrown AI chip and systems.
- A previous $20 billion agreement with Nvidia involved licensing Groq's hardware technology.
- Inference is a key need in the AI world, processing AI responses after prompts.
- Disruptive and Infinitium have committed to filling the funding round if needed.