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Groq

HQ Mountain View, USFounded 2016late stageWebsite @GroqInc
Composite score
21.9
rank #49 · risers

#49 Riser. Headcount down 6% over the last 90 days.

Headcount
296
0.0%
90d change
-5.7%
Funding events (90d)
0
3 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$25M-$50M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$127k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
72.7%
high — churn risk
Average tenure
1.9 yrs
Time since last raise
9 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Groq

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
85
-62%
Operations
22
-39%
Finance
20
+100%
Human Resources
11
+22%
Fulfillment
10
-9%
Advisory
9
-10%
Sales
8
-11%
Legal
6
+20%
Other
23

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. Decrypt3d ago
    China's Xiaomi MiMo Is Now 15X Faster Than ChatGPT and Claude

    Groq mentioned as a competitor in AI inference speed, compared directly to Xiaomi's MiMo breakthrough.

Events

Layoff · 32.77% (175 roles)
Departures in 2026-01: 182 vs 6-mo baseline of 7 (26× spike). Derived from PDL.
5mo ago
Layoff · 8.19% (48 roles)
Departures in 2025-12: 55 vs 6-mo baseline of 6.5 (8.46× spike). Derived from PDL.
6mo ago
Funding · series e · $750M
9mo ago
Funding · series d · $640M
2y ago
Funding · series d · $300M
2y ago

Score history

2026-06-08
21.9
rank #49
2026-06-01
21.9
rank #49
2026-05-25
21.9
rank #49
2026-05-18
0.6
rank #49
2026-05-11
0.6
rank #49
2026-05-04
0.6
rank #49
2026-04-27
15.7
rank #49
2026-04-20
7.5
rank #49
2026-04-13
7.5
rank #49
2026-04-06
7.5
rank #49
2026-03-30
0.0
rank #50
2026-03-23
0.0
rank #50