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Alex Davis

Executive Chairman, Groq; CEO, Disruptive

Executive Chairman, Groq · CEO, Disruptive

Background

Alex Davis is the Executive Chairman of Groq.

He is also CEO of Disruptive, a tech investment firm.

About Groq

Groq: Groq is an AI inference company that runs AI models on its LPU-based infrastructure. Former Google engineers founded it in 2016.

Key facts

Current title: Executive Chairman, Groqsource
Other title: CEO of Disruptivesource
Series A: Disruptive led Groq's $350 million Series A, announced August 17, 2026source
Groq valuation: $3.5 billion, stated for the Series A on August 17, 2026source

WYDE coverage of Alex Davis

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Alex Davis, on Aug 18, 2026. Alex Davis is a named leader in 1 story. The most recent is Groq Raises $350 Million at a $3.5 Billion Valuation, Half Its Worth Before Nvidia Licensed Its Technology and Hired Its Founder.

Groq Raises $350 Million at a $3.5 Billion Valuation, Half Its Worth Before Nvidia Licensed Its Technology and Hired Its Founder

The Dallas firm Disruptive led the round with planned participation from Nvidia itself. The chip challenger that set out to beat Nvidia on inference is now an Nvidia customer running 13 data centers on Nvidia hardware.

Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

Reported alongside Alex Davis

Groq · in 1 story with Alex Davis
Nvidia · in 1 story with Alex Davis

Sources

Groq Closes $350 million Series A, Building the World's Leading AI Inference Cloud | Groq newsroom

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