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Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
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↗What Happened
Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 100 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor's largest investments.
Our Take
Nvidia's swinging cash around like a VC now. 100+ startups in two years means they're hedging—throw enough darts, some stick. But here's the thing: they're not funding innovation, they're funding dependence on their chips.
Every startup probably runs on CUDA. That's not altruism, that's vertical integration. Some fail, but the GPU lock-in is the real bet.
Still smart. Boring, but smart.
What To Do
If you're pitch-shopping, lead with how your stack uses Nvidia hardware—that's why they invested.
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