Groq raised $350M led by Disruptive at a $3.5B valuation, down from $6.9B in September 2025 before Nvidia struck a licensing deal and hired much of its talent (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)

<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/groq-valued-at-3-5-billion-in-funding-round-after-nvidia-deal"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260817/i14.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260817/p14#a260817p14" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Natasha Mascarenhas / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/groq-valued-at-3-5-billion-in-funding-round-after-nvidia-deal">Groq raised $350M led by Disruptive at a $3.5B valuation, down from $6.9B in September 2025 before Nvidia struck a licensing deal and hired much of its talent</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Groq has raised $350 million in funding at a $3.5 billion valuation, roughly half what it was worth nearly a year ago &hellip; </p>