How to Invest in Groq Stock in 2026

Artificial intelligence needs specialized hardware to run at scale.

That's where Groq, a fast-growing AI chip startup valued at $6.9 billion, comes in.

Unlike most chips designed for training massive AI models, Groq's processors are built for inference — the step where an AI takes what it's learned and applies it to new situations.

Think of a self-driving car recognizing a stop sign it has never seen before or a chatbot generating a fresh response on the fly.

There are different hardware requirements for training and inference. Training is a computationally intensive process, whereas inference is faster and less resource-intensive. Using a logistics analogy: training GPUs are the 18-wheelers, inference LPUs are the last-mile delivery vans.

In April 2024, a video of Groq's AI chip showed its system serving Meta's LLaMA 3 model at more than 800 tokens (roughly 500 words) per second, about 5-15x faster than traditional GPU-based inference, including systems built on NVIDIA hardware.

This performance led many to view Groq as a leader in the AI inference chip submarket, a segment NVIDIA itself expects could grow into a $300 billion market over the next decade.

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That viewpoint led NVIDIA to make one of its biggest moves yet.

In December 2025, the chip giant announced a $20 billion deal to license Groq's software ecosystem and hire most of its staff. The move underscored both the strategic importance of inference and Groq's position in the market.

The Groq-NVIDIA partnership recently launched their first integrated product, NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX, which combines Groq's specialized LPU chips with NVIDIA's newest Vera Rubin generation of GPUs. The hybrid product was designed primarily to meet the low-latency and large-context demands of agentic systems.

Following the NVIDIA licensing deal, Groq's remaining independent company is an LPU cloud provider and is still growing.

Here's how you can invest in it.

How to invest in Groq stock

Groq is still a private company, which means that there is no stock symbol and you can't buy it in your regular brokerage account.

However, accredited investors can buy its stock through secondary marketplaces like Hiive and Forge. 

Accreditation requirements

To qualify as an accredited investor, you must meet one of the following criteria:

• Have an annual income of $200,000 individually or $300,000 jointly.
• Have a net worth that exceeds $1,000,000, excluding your main residence.
• Be a qualifying financial professional.

Both of these investment platforms connect existing shareholders (typically employees) with accredited investors who want exposure to private companies.

Once a buyer and seller agree on a price, the platform facilitates the transaction.

These marketplaces each have listings for thousands of private companies, including Groq.

Pricing and availability vary across platforms, so many investors have accounts on both Hiive and Forge to ensure they're getting the best price.

To see what's currently available for Groq, check on each platform below:

Hiive Check current availability for Groq investment opportunities. Register for Hiive

Forge Compare listings and see whether Groq shares are available. Register for Forge

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Can retail investors buy Groq stock?

Since Groq is a private company, there is no way for retail investors to buy its stock.

However, retail investors can gain some indirect exposure to Groq by investing in the ARK Venture Fund.

The ARK Venture Fund is a closed-end interval fund that invests in disruptive technology companies.

The fund invests in both public and private companies, though its top 10 holdings (which include SpaceX, OpenAI, Kalshi, and Replit) are all private companies.

While Groq used to be one of the fund's largest positions, it now makes up just 0.38% of the fund following the NVIDIA deal.

Obviously, if you're only interested in investing in Groq, this is a very indirect way of getting exposure.

But if you also want to invest in other top private technology companies, the ARK Venture Fund is one of the best options for retail investors.

Retail investors can gain exposure to the fund via SoFi. You can learn more about how to invest here.

When will Groq IPO?

Following its deal with NVIDIA, an IPO now looks unlikely.

NVIDIA's licensing agreement effectively carved out Groq's core technology and much of its talent, leaving the remaining company centered primarily on its LPU cloud business.

That business is growing, but it's a far narrower opportunity than what Groq originally represented as a full-stack AI hardware and software company.

As a result, a sale is the more likely outcome. In February 2026, employees indicated the company was expected to be acquired, although no deal has been announced yet.

Who founded Groq?

Groq was founded in 2016 by a group of former Google engineers led by Jonathan Ross (Groq's CEO).

Ross helped invent Google's tensor processing unit (TPU), a chip specifically designed for AI and machine learning applications.

Ross admits Groq was ahead of its time and that the company nearly died several times, but OpenAI's release of ChatGPT in late 2022 started an AI frenzy that accelerated the demand for AI chips.

Who has invested in Groq?

To date, Groq has raised a little over $1.75 billion from a number of private equity and venture capital firms.

A few of the most prominent firms to have invested are Disruptive, Blackrock, Neuberger Berman, D1 Capital Partners, Altimeter, Samsung, Tiger Global, Addition Capital, Firebolt Ventures, TDK, Infinitum Partners, and others.

Groq also received a $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia in February 2025 to expand the data center it built for the country in December 2024.

Groq stock price

While Groq is still a private company, its shares trade on secondary marketplaces like Forge.

On Forge, its shares are currently listed at $29.77*:

*As of May 7, 2026. Forge Price derived from private market data. Click here for latest pricing.

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How much is Groq worth?

As mentioned above, Groq most recently raised $750 million at a $6.9 billion valuation in September 2025, more than double the $2.8 billion valuation it received in August 2024.

Here's how its valuation has changed over time: