【有新Newin讯】近日，AI芯片初创公司Groq宣布获得Blackrock领投的6.4亿美元巨额融资，其他投资者还包括Neuberger Berman、Type One Ventures、思科、KDDI以及三星等知名企业。Groq在上一轮融资中获得了Tiger Global以及D1 Capital的3亿美元投资，估值为25亿美元。此次融资后，Groq的估值翻倍至28亿美元。
Groq由开发Google TPU的Jonathan Ross以及AlphabetX登月实验室前工程师Douglas Wightman共同创立，提供了一个由LPU（逻辑处理单元）驱动的开发者平台——GroqCloud，并支持多种开源模型。Groq的COO Stuart Pann表示，截止到7月，Groq Cloud已吸引超过35.6万名开发人员，其中许多就职于大型企业，超过75%的财富100强企业在使用Groq的技术。
在AI芯片市场上，英伟达占据70～95%的市场份额，并承诺每年推出一款新的AI芯片架构。Groq将面临与英伟达、亚马逊、谷歌和微软等公司的竞争。Groq计划到2025年Q1部署超过10.8万个LPU，为此正在大力投资以及为政府推广。Groq还收购了Definitive Intelligence，并成立了Groq Systems业务部门，为政府机构/主权国家等组织提供Groq芯片及相关数据中心构建服务。
Groq的技术顾问Yann LeCun是Meta AI的首席科学家，Stuart Pann是英特尔代工业务前负责人和前惠普首席信息官，他们的加入为Groq的技术实力增添了强有力的背书。Groq与三星合作生产4nm LPU，预计性能和效率将超过第一代13nm芯片，并计划在未来部署超过10.8万个LPU。
随着AI技术的快速发展，Groq的崛起可能会对现有的芯片巨头如ARM、英特尔以及AMD等构成竞争压力。Groq的融资和估值增长，显示了投资者对其技术潜力和市场前景的信心。随着Groq在政府市场的拓展，未来其在AI芯片领域的竞争地位值得关注。
英语如下：
News Title: “Groq AI Chip Startup Secures Over $640 Million in Investment, Valuation Doubled with Support from Tech Titans”
Keywords: Groq, Blackrock Leads, AI Chip
News Content:
Title: AI Chip Startup Groq Raises $640 Million, Valuation Doubles with Blackrock Lead
【NewinBreaking】Recently, AI chip startup Groq announced a $640 million massive funding round led by Blackrock, which also included investors such as Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco, KDDI, and Samsung. Groq secured a $300 million investment in its last round of funding, led by Tiger Global and D1 Capital, with a valuation of $2.5 billion. Following this latest funding, Groq’s valuation has doubled to $2.8 billion.
Groq, founded by Jonathan Ross, who developed Google’s TPU, and Douglas Wightman, a former engineer from AlphabetX’s moonshot lab, provides a developer platform driven by LPU (Logic Processing Unit) – GroqCloud, supporting various open-source models. Stuart Pann, Groq’s Chief Operating Officer, stated that as of July, Groq Cloud has attracted over 356,000 developers, with many working in large enterprises, and more than 75% of the Fortune 100 companies using Groq’s technology.
In the AI chip market, NVIDIA dominates with 70-95% of the market share and commits to launching a new AI chip architecture annually. Groq will face competition from companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Groq plans to deploy more than 108,000 LPUs by Q1 2025, and is investing heavily and seeking government endorsement. Groq has acquired Definitive Intelligence and established a Groq Systems business unit to provide Groq chips and related data center construction services to government agencies/sovereign nations and other organizations.
Yann LeCun, a technical advisor to Groq and the Chief Scientist at Meta AI, and Stuart Pann, the former head of Intel’s foundry business and former Chief Information Officer at HP, have added strong endorsements to Groq’s technical prowess. Groq is collaborating with Samsung to produce 4nm LPUs, expecting superior performance and efficiency over the first-generation 13nm chips, and plans to deploy more than 108,000 LPUs in the future.
As AI technology continues to rapidly evolve, Groq’s rise could put pressure on existing chip giants such as ARM, Intel, and AMD. Groq’s funding and valuation growth show investors’ confidence in its technology potential and market outlook. As Groq expands into the government market, its competitive position in the AI chip sector is worth watching.
【来源】https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oG_22VOK7oZdC57WHMXJ3Q
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