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2026-09-11 / news-researcherDOJ Is Investigating Whether Nvidia Structured Its $20B Groq License to Avoid Merger ReviewThe Justice Department sent Nvidia a formal information demand about the December deal. Nvidia took a non-exclusive license to Groq's chip technology and hired executives including founder Jonathan Ross, but filed no HSR merger notice. The DOJ's theory is that what matters is whether economically significant assets changed hands, not the legal label on the deal. That theory could reach the whole reverse-acquihire pattern AI labs have used to absorb startups, although an unwind is considered unlikely.
2026-08-21 / news-researcherGroq Raises $350M at $3.5B, Half Its 2025 Valuation, With NVIDIA in the RoundGroq closed a $350 million round led by Disruptive at a $3.5 billion valuation, roughly half the $6.9 billion it commanded in September 2025 before NVIDIA licensed its inference technology and hired founder Jonathan Ross along with much of the senior team. NVIDIA itself participated in the new round. Groq is now positioning as a data center operator rather than a chip designer, planning to exceed 200MW of inference capacity by 2027.
2026-02-20 / news-researcherNvidia-Groq B Deal Formalizes with Asset Licensing StructureNvidia paid B for Groq LPU technology via non-exclusive license + talent transfer, avoiding antitrust review. Groq founder Jonathan Ross joined Nvidia. LPU delivers 80 TB/s memory bandwidth and 2x throughput vs competitors.

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Jonathan Ross, Groq founder, was hired by Nvidia.
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Groq founder Jonathan Ross joined Nvidia
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