GROQ·SemiconductorsPre-IPO · Private

Groq

ConvictionModerate

AI inference accelerators (LPU) + inference neocloud (GroqCloud); fabless chip + pay-per-token cloud + hardware/licensing

Revenue

Not publicly disclosed/audited. Press/investor estimatesSacra): ~$90M (2024), ~$500M (2025E investor guidance) — unverified, treat as directional.

Rev growth

~456% 2024→2025E per investor guidanceSacra); not audited, no 2026 figure disclosed.

Gross margin

Not disclosed. Inference-cloud unit economics depend on power cost and chip amortizationstructurally pressured by token-price competition. The non-recurring Nvidia license (~$17B cash over 3 installments through end-2026) dwarfs operating revenue.

Op margin

Not disclosed

Capex intensity

Not disclosed

Valuation

~$6.9B last disclosedSeries E, $750M, Sept 2025); June 2026 $650M round valuation not disclosed — secondary marks range ~$3.6B–$6.9B post-Nvidia deal. Total funding ~$2.4–3B across 7 rounds.

Valuation trail

~$20B (Nvidia license + acqui-hire deal value, ~2.9x last round)20.0× since Apr 2021

4 marks · Apr 2021–Dec 2025

private — no public price

Priced round Secondary / SPAC mark

Priced rounds C/D/E are firm; Series C is a disclosed '>$1B' unicorn threshold (exact post-money not given). The Dec-2025 Nvidia ~$20B figure is a licensing+acqui-hire deal value (patents/software/team), not a priced equity round — tagged secondary. Seed (2017) and the Jun-2026 $650M round had undisclosed valuations and are omitted.

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