Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments

No company capitalizes the AI ​​Revolution dramatically than Nvidia. Its earnings, profitability and cash reserves have been opening the sky since the introduction of ChatGP two years ago – and many competitive generators AI services launched since then. Its share prices have increased, it has created $ 4.5 trillion dollars market cap company.

The world’s top high-performer GPU maker uses its ballooning fate, especially to increase investment in startups in AI.

Nvidia has taken part in 50 Ventures Capital Deals According to the pitchbook data, in 2025 still, the company already completed by 2024 has surpassed 48 deals. Note that these investments exclude its formal corporate VC funds, navenchers, which increase its investment speed significantly during that period. (Pitchbook says that the Neatchers appointed to 21 Agreements this year compared to 2022.)

Nvidia Said The goal of his corporate investment is to expand the AI ​​ecosystem to “Game Changer and Market Manufacturers” to expand the startups that are considered as “market manufacturers”.

Below is a list of startups that raised more than $ 1 million from 2023 to a renowned participant, which organized the highest to the maximum to the highest in the round.

This list shows that Nvidia has spread its tents in the technology industry, beyond its product supply.

Billion dollar round club

OpenAI: Nvidia supported the Chatzipt manufacturer for the first time in October 2024, that one was reported to write Check $ 100 million As part of a huge $ 6.6 billion rounds that is worth $ 157 billion in the company. Other supporters of the Chipmeaker’s investment Openai have dwarf, have achieved significantly success, which invested $ 1.5 billion in the New York Times. Although pitchbook data indicates that Nvidia did not participate in the $ 5 billion funds in OPENY, which was closed in March, Chipmekar announced in September that it would invest in September $ 100 Billion Over time in the company, strategic partnership is strategic to deploy huge AI infrastructure.

Jai: In 2024, Openai tried to persuade his investors not Invest in any of the rivals of itThe However, Nvidia Elon Mask’s Jai was the last to take part in the 6 billion rounds However DecemberThe Nvidia will also invest $ 2 billion Bloomberg, a planned billion of 20 billion funds, says Bloomberg is a structural agreement to help Jike buy more Nvidia gear.

Mystery I: Nvidia has invested in Myster for the third time when the French-based large language model developer is evaluated by the € 1.7 billion (about $ 2 billion) series C € 1.7 billion ($ 1.8 billion) after evaluation of money. SeptemberThe

Reflection AII: In October, the Nvidia led a Round $ 2 billion in funding For the reflection AI, one year old startup, the company is priced at $ 8 billion. Reflecting AI is itself as a US-based competitor in the Chinese DIPC, whose open-source is a large language model OpenAI and anthropologists provide a small expensive alternative to close-source models from companies.

Thinking machine lab: Nvidia Investors were in the long list of those who supported former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Meera Murarati’s thinking machine lab $ 2 billion seeds The fund, which officially announced the goal in July, is worth $ 12 billion in the new AI startup.

Reflect: One of the first notable AI investments in Nvidia was one of the more unusual (but growing general) results. In June 2023, Nvidia was one of the top several top investors in reflection $ 1.3 billion Round, Dipmind’s renowned founder Mostafa Sulayman is a co-founded company. After less than a year, Microsoft appointed the founder of the image, Provide $ 620 million For a non-Xclusive technology license, leaving the company with a significantly reduced workforce and less defined future.

Enscale: After startup Round of $ 1.1 billion In September, Nvidia participated in the NSCL $ 433 million secure Funds in October. It is an agreement that secures future equity for investors. The Australian cryptocurrency mining company is building a data center in the United Kingdom and Norway formed in the UK and Norway after the exit from Akorn Energy. OpenaiThe

Wave: Nvidia participated in one of May 2024 Round of $ 1.05 billion For UK-based startups, which is developing a self-education system for autonomous driving. Nvidia is expected to invest a bipolar $ 500 million In the Wave, the startup informed TechCrunch in September. Wave is examining its vehicles in the UK and San Francisco Bay area.

Figure AI: In September, the Nvidia Figure AI’s Series Sea participated in the C Funding Round More than $ 1 billionWhich Humanoid Robotics Startup is worth $ 39 billion. Chipmecker first invested in the figure when the company was raised in February 2024 A 75 675 million A $ 2.6 billion assessment in Series B Round.

AI scale: In May 2024, Axel and other Tech Giants joined Amazon and Meta for investment in Nvidia $ 1 billion On the scale AI, which provides the data-lacebeling services to the companies for the training of AI models. The round is worth about $ 14 billion in San Francisco -based company. In June, Meta invests $ 14.3 billion For 49% of the scale, and the company co-founder and CEO Alexandra Wang, as well as several other original scale employees.

Multi-Million Dollar Club

Commonwealth Fusion: Chipmeaker Nuclear Fusion-Energy participated in the Startup Round of $ 863 million funds In August 2025. In this agreement, investors such as Google and Breakthrough Energy Ventures were also included in this company, the company is worth $ 3 billion.

Cruso: A Startup Building Data Center Report Leased to Oracle, Microsoft and OpenAAA Raising $ 686 million In November 2024, according to an SEC filing. The investment was operated by the Founding Fund and other investors were included in the long list of Nvidia.

United: Chipmeaker Enterprise has invested multiple funds throughout multiple funding rounds to provide large language models, $ 500 million series dWhich is closed in August, the quader value is $ 6.8 billion. Nvidia first supported the Toronto-based startup in 2023.

Confusion: Nvidia first invested in confusion in November 2023, and most of the next funds of the AI ​​search engine startup participated in the funds, $ 500 million The round was closed in December 2021. The Chipmeaker company participated in the July Fund Round, which is worth $ 1 billion. However, Nvidia did not join the next time of startup $ 200 million funds In September, which has raised the company’s evaluation to $ 20 billion by pitchbook data.

Pulside: In October 2024, the AII Coding Assistant Startup Pullide has announced it raised $ 500 million Bain is led by Capital Venture. Nvidia participated in the round, which gave AI startup worth $ 3 billion.

Lambda: AI Cloud Suppliers Lambda, which provides service for model training, has raised an 80 480 million series d At a report Evaluation of $ 2.5 billion In February. The round was co-operated by SGW and Andra Capital Lambda and joined Nvidia, Ork Invest and others. A significant part of the lamber business involves renting a server powered by NVidia GPU.

Corewive: Although Corwive is no longer a startup, a public company, NVDIA GPU-Megh suppliers still invested when it was, that was back in April 2023 22 221 million In the funds. Nvidia remains as an important shareholder.

AI together: In February, Nvidia participated in $ 305 million series b This organization, which provides cloud-based infrastructure to create AI models. The round was priced at $ 3.3 billion and the co-operative of Saudi Arabia’s zealous organization and General Catalist, prosperity 7. NVEDIA has supported the company For the first time In 2023.

Solid Technologies: In September, the Singapore -based data center agency Pharmas Technologies adopted A 330 million dollars (Approximately $ 215 million) for funding at A $ 1.85 billion ($ 1.2 billion US $) to evaluate from investors with NVDIA. The Pharmas Australia Islands is developing a power-south ‘AI factory’ in Tasmania. The startup originally provides cooling technology for Bitcoin mining.

Sakka N’A: In September 2024, Nvidia invest in The Japan-based startup, which trains small-price generator AI models using small datasets. Startup is a huge raising A round of about $ 214 million in the series In the evaluation of $ 1.5 billion.

Only: In August, Nvidia participated in 3 203 million Focus on funding round delivery for self-driving startup. This agreement has considered Nuro worth billion billions of dollars, it has evaluated a significant 30% decrease in the top 2021 in 2021.

Imbue: AI research lab that Claims to develop AI systems that may be raised to raise codes Round of $ 200 million In September 2021, Nvidia, Assetra Institute and former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogue, including investors.

Guarantee: In June 2024, a raising of autonomous trucking startup $ 200 million series b Existing investors are co-operatives by Uber and Khosla Ventures. Other investors include Nvidia, Volvo Group Venture Capital and Porsche Automobil Holding SE.

Deal over a 100 million dollar

Labs setting: In December, Nvidia has invested Round of $ 155 million I -Labs, a Optical interconnection agencies to improve AI calculations and energy efficiency. This is the third time Nvidia supported the startup.

Core.E: Startup developer enters-centered AI chatbot raised $ 150 million In December 2021. In addition to NVDIA, the investors participating in the funds included FTV Capital, Vistara Growth and Sweetwater Private Equity.

Sandbox AQ: In April, Nvidia, Google, BNP has invested as well as others $ 150 million In the sandbox acud, a startup develops a large quantitative model (LQMS) to manage complex numerical analysis and statistics count. The investment has raised the Sandbox AQU series E Round to $ 450 million and company evaluation to $ 5.75 billion.

Hippocratic AI: This startup, which is developing large -language models for healthcare, announced in January that it raised a $ 141 million series b Clainer Parkins led by $ 1.64 billion dollars. Nvidia returned investor Andresen Harovits, General Catalists and others participated in this round. The company has claimed that its AI solutions can conduct non-diagnostic patients such as pre-operating methods, remote patient monitoring and appointment preparation.

Wika: In May 2024, Nvidia has made an investment $ 140 million Round for AI-Native Data Management Platform Waker. The round is worth $ 1.6 billion in the Silicon Valley company.

Runway: Nvidia participated in the runway in April Round 8 308 millionWhich was led by General Atlantic and generator AI models for media production were valuable for starting $ 3.55 billion, according to pitchbook data. Chipmaker has been an investor Since 2023The

Bright machine: In June 2024, Nvidia took part in one 6 126 million series c Bright machines, a smart robotics and AI-powered software startup.

Enfactory: In September 2023, Nvidia Networking Chips Designer Invested in Enfabicara $ 125 million series bThe Although the startup raised $ 115 million in November, the NVDia did not participate in the round.

Delicious: In July, an AI research lab rake, raised $ 110 million In a round where snoflek and nvidia were included. The contract has increased threefold to evaluate the startup More than $ 1 billionAccording to Bloomberg.

This post was first published in January 2025.