OmniOps partners with Groq for fast AI inference
Groq, OmniOps strategic alliance targets government and enterprise sectors
#SaudiArabia #AIInfrastructure - Saudi Arabia AI infrastructure technology provider OmniOps has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with US artificial intelligence infrastructure specialist Groq to explore joint opportunities to advance AI infrastructure deployment. The Riyadh-based company will combine its sovereign AI infrastructure platform Bunyan with Groq's inference technology to deliver locally hosted, high-performance AI solutions targeting government, energy, and aviation sectors whilst ensuring full compliance with national data regulations.
SO WHAT? - The new partnership matches OmniOps Bunyan sovereign Inference-as-a Service platform with Groq’s massive AI inferencing center in Dammam. The collaboration will enable Saudi enterprises to access world-class AI acceleration technology, whilst maintaining data sovereignty by storing and managing information across both virtual and on-premise facilities. For Groq, the partnership provides another go-to-market opportunity for GroqCloud. For OmniOps, this allows tighter integration and support for its Bunyan platform, when leveraging GroqCloud.
Here are some key points about this announcement:
OmniOps, developer of sovereign Inference-as-a Service platform Bunyan, has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with US AI inference infrastructure specialist Groq to explore joint opportunities to advance AI infrastructure deployment.
Bunyan provides GPU-agnostic AI capabilities across text, vision, and speech applications whilst maintaining 100% Saudi Arabia hosting for data sovereignty.
OmniOps launched Bunyan, Saudi Arabia's first sovereign Inference-as-a-Service platform in July 2025, which the company claims achieves over 50% energy reduction and 40% latency improvements compared to traditional solutions.
The partnership aims to deliver enterprise-grade inference capabilities across key sectors including government, energy, and aviation through locally hosted infrastructure powered by Groq's AI acceleration technology.
The collaboration ensures full compliance with Saudi data protection and cybersecurity regulations for Saudi enterprise customers, via both on-premise and sovereign cloud deployment options.
OmniOps secured SAR 30 million ($8m) strategic investment from Riyadh-based venture capital firm GMS Capital Ventures in December 2024 to scale operations.
OmniOps serves major clients including Saudi Airlines and CNTXT, positioning the 2024-founded company to capture significant market share in the Kingdom's expanding AI sector.
ZOOM OUT - Since its May 2024 founding, OmniOps secured SAR 30 million ($8m) strategic investment from GMS Capital Ventures, signed strategic agreements with AMD, CNTXT, Dell, Google Cloud, IBM, Lenovo, NVIDIA and SuperMicro, onboarded Saudi Airlines as an enterprise customer, and launched the Kingdom's first sovereign AI inference platform by July 2025. They’ve been busy!
OmniOps now aims to position itself as the leading Saudi AI infrastructure provider through its Bunyan platform, delivering over 50% energy savings and 40% latency reductions whilst maintaining full data sovereignty compliance across government, energy, aviation, and healthcare sectors.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
Read more about OmniOps:
First Saudi sovereign AI inference service platform (Middle East AI News)
OmniOps secures $8 million to scale AI infrastructure (Middle East AI News)