id,date,date_precision,status,transaction_type,round,amount_usd_low,amount_usd_high,lead_or_buyer,co_leads,valuation_usd_low,valuation_usd_high,valuation_basis,valuation_to_run_rate_multiple,multiple_bound,multiple_basis,step_up_vs_prior_closed,price_per_share_usd_low,price_per_share_usd_high,shares,source,source_url,other_source_urls,notes,last_updated
talks-2026-11-06,2026-11-06,day,Reported talks,primary_equity,Series B (seeking),,,Not disclosed (approached by executive chairman Alex Davis),,8000000000,8000000000,Bloomberg (documents seen): Groq is seeking an $8B valuation; Tech Funding News says it excludes new capital (pre-money). Not closed,,,,,,,,"Bloomberg, 6 Nov 2026",https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-06/neocloud-groq-aims-to-double-value-to-8-billion-amid-ai-selloff,https://techfundingnews.com/nvidia-backed-groq-seeks-8b-valuation-2-5x-its-august-mark-as-neocloud-investors-retreat/,"Reported talks, not a closed round; Groq and Disruptive declined to comment. Tech Funding News puts the August 2026 Series A at a $3.15B pre-money valuation, consistent with Groq’s $3.5B figure after the $350M raise.",2026-11-13
series-a-2026-08-17,2026-08-17,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series A (post-Nvidia-licensing Groq),350000000,350000000,Disruptive,Also: Nvidia (participation “planned”),3500000000,3500000000,Stated by Groq (“values the company at $3.5 billion”); basis not stated,,,,,,,,"Groq, 17 Aug 2026",https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-closes-usd350-million-series-a-building-the-world-s-leading-ai-inference-cloud,https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/groq-raises-350m-to-fuel-its-pivot-from-ai-chips-to-neocloud/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/groq-raises-350m-with-nvidia-participation-planned/,"Groq LLC restarted its series lettering after the Nvidia deal. Its release says the raise is “subject to customary closing conditions”. TechCrunch: “down from the $6.9 billion” of Sep 2025; Groq told TechCrunch it is not a down round but a new valuation for the post-licensing company, so no step-up is shown.",2026-11-13
growth-2026-06-22,2026-06-22,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Growth round,650000000,650000000,"Disruptive, Infinitum",Also: Investors who elected to reinvest,,,,,,,,,,,"Groq, 22 Jun 2026",https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-raises-usd650m-to-scale-its-ai-inference-cloud-business,https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/groq-raises-350m-to-fuel-its-pivot-from-ai-chips-to-neocloud/,"Groq: “$650 million in new growth capital”; with the August Series A, recent funding totals $1B.",2026-11-13
round-2025-09-17,2025-09-17,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Funding round,750000000,750000000,Disruptive,"Also: BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners; Samsung, Cisco, D1, Altimeter",6900000000,6900000000,Post-money (TechCrunch: Groq “confirmed … a post-money valuation of $6.9 billion”),,,,2.46,,,,"TechCrunch, 17 Sep 2025",https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/17/nvidia-ai-chip-challenger-groq-raises-even-more-than-expected-hits-6-9b-valuation/,https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-buying-ai-chip-startup-groq-for-about-20-billion-biggest-deal.html,Last round before the December 2025 Nvidia licensing deal.,2026-11-13
series-d-2024-08-05,2024-08-05,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series D,640000000,640000000,BlackRock Private Equity Partners,"Also: Neuberger Berman, Type One, Cisco Investments, KDDI Open Innovation Fund III, Samsung Catalyst Fund",2800000000,2800000000,Stated by Groq; basis not stated,,,,,,,,"Groq (PR Newswire), 5 Aug 2024",https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/groq-raises-640m-to-meet-soaring-demand-for-fast-ai-inference-302214097.html,https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/05/ai-chip-startup-groq-lands-640m-to-challenge-nvidia/,"TechCrunch puts the April 2021 valuation at about $1B; approximate, so no step-up.",2026-11-13
series-c-2021-04-14,2021-04-14,day,Closed round,primary_equity,Series C,300000000,300000000,"Tiger Global Management, D1 Capital","Also: The Spruce House Partnership, Addition",,,Groq did not state a valuation; TechCrunch (Aug 2024) puts it at “~$1 billion”,,,,,,,,"Groq (PR Newswire), 14 Apr 2021",https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/groq-closes-300-million-fundraise-301268417.html,https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/05/ai-chip-startup-groq-lands-640m-to-challenge-nvidia/,Co-led. Total funding $367M (Groq).,2026-11-13