Nvidia → Groq: $20B acquisition
Nvidia: Groq license and acqui-hire for ~$20 billion. Non-exclusive license to the LPU inference technology, asset purchase and move to Nvidia of founder Jonathan Ross and president Sunny Madra. Groq remains independent. It is the largest deal in Nvidia's history.
This deal is 16% of everything Nvidia pays and 1333% of everything Groq receives in this database.
- Date
- Dec 24, 2025
- Paid by
Nvidia- Received by
Groq- Type
- Acquisition
- Amount
- $20B
- Status
- announced
- Note
- ~$20 billion in cash (CNBC); price not official
Sources
All deals between Nvidia and Groq
- Dec 24, 2025 Nvidia → Groq · Nvidia: Groq license and acqui-hire for ~$20 billion $20B
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