Nvidia's Purchase Of Groq Made Chamath Palihapitiya's Investment A Strong Return — But He 'Felt Incredibly Down'

Best known in recent years for his investments in pre-public companies that went public via SPAC merger, Chamath Palihapitiya has been making investments in private companies for years. One of those investments became a huge win in 2025 with NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) acquiring Groq. Chamath Palihapitiya Depressed After Deal Palihapitiya was an early investor in Groq, investing a reported $10 million in the company in 2017 and $52.3 million additionally in 2018. Those investments helped Palihapitiya have ...