Nvidia’s AI Empire: Top Startup Investments So Far in 2025
Nvidia is rapidly transforming from a chipmaker into a venture powerhouse—backing dozens of AI startups that are shaping the industry’s future.
DAte
Jun 19, 2025
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AI & Venture
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10 Min
In 2024 and early 2025, Nvidia significantly ramped up its venture activity, participating in 49 funding rounds last year—up from 34 in 2023—alongside its NVentures arm. Already in 2025, the company has joined seven mega-rounds, all with valuations north of $100 million. Highlights include:
OpenAI ($100M into a $6.6B round)
xAI ($6B round)
Inflection ($1.3B round)
Wayve ($1.05B round for self-driving AI)
Scale AI, Mistral, Lambda, Cohere, and Perplexity rounds, all backed by Nvidia.
Nvidia says its goal is to expand the AI ecosystem by investing in game‑changing startups—a strategy that positions it beyond hardware and deep into AI infrastructure and platform innovation.
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