Groq raises $350 million to scale up fast AI inference

Specialized chip startup Groq lands new funding to grow its high-speed AI hosting capacity.

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Aug 17: Groq raises $350 million to scale up fast AI inference

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What happened

AI hardware startup Groq raised $350 million in new funding. The company designs custom Language Processing Units built specifically to run trained AI models at high speeds. It will use the capital to expand its chip infrastructure and meet growing customer demand.

The context

Inference is the step where a trained AI model generates answers for users. Running models quickly and cheaply is a major bottleneck for companies building AI products.

Sources

PYMNTS.com ↗ via Google News Reported

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