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Nvidia's investments grow to $99 billion as chip giant becomes major backer of AI companies
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Nvidia has become one of the world's largest corporate backers of tech companies as the value of its equity investments soared more than tenfold in the past year to $99 billion, with the chip giant increasingly looking to leverage its huge capital reserves to bolster the AI sector.
Key facts
- The company has ramped up dealmaking for financing rounds across the AI stack in the previous 12 months, with over $40 billion committed in 2026
- Nvidia has also seen its $5 billion investment in Intel soar to a value of $30 billion, while its SpaceX holding was worth $21 billion as of June
- Most recently, in February, Nvidia said it would invest $30 billion into OpenAI as part of the company's $110 billion funding round
- The chip giant has seen its stock increase by 33% over the past 12 months, and its revenue soared 106% to $96.2 billion in its fiscal second quarter
Summary
The company has ramped up dealmaking for financing rounds across the AI stack in the previous 12 months, with over $40 billion committed in 2026. The rise in value puts Nvidia among the strategic investors with the largest tech holdings around the world. In August, the company announced partnerships with major investment firms aimed at mobilizing more than $500 billion worth of financing for Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) and said it would provide up to $105 billion of conditional credit support for an OpenAI data center in Ohio.