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Groq is seeking $650 million from its investors. This comes after a significant $17 billion licensing deal with Nvidia. Groq is now concentrating on AI inferencing. Investors are set to receive payouts from the Nvidia deal. They will then have the chance to invest in Groq's new phase. This move signals a strategic shift for the AI chip startup.Listen to this article in summarized format
Groq has been shifting focus away from hardware toward AI inferencing, where it specialises in enabling trained AI models to respond to user requests.
The startup's investors have already received payouts, with a final cash distribution expected soon through the Nvidia deal, Axios reported.
Investors are now being asked to participate in Groq 2.0, with existing backers Disruptive and Infinitum backstopping the $650 million raise if it is not fully subscribed, the report said.
Existing shareholders will receive the remaining cash distributions and then have the opportunity to invest in a new company, Axios reported.
Groq did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
Nvidia is preparing a version of its Groq AI chips that can be sold to the Chinese market, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters in March.
