CEO Jensen Huang went on an AI deal spree in August. Nvidia plans to invest $18 billion more this fiscal year.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is aggressively expanding the company's influence across the AI ecosystem through a series of strategic investments. The company has committed $18 billion to equity investments for the remainder of the fiscal year, targeting infrastructure and model developers.
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Nvidia is moving beyond hardware to secure its position as the central architect of the entire AI industry, mitigating risks from competitors building their own chips.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Nvidia spent August making deals across AI — and it's not done yet. The chip giant said it is committing $18 billion in equity investments for the rest of fiscal 2027. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is investing across nearly every corner of the AI ecosystem. Jensen Huang is feeling spendy. In the span of a few weeks, the Nvidia CEO has committed billions to deals and investments — with more potentially right around the corner. The spending spree shows how far Nvidia is expanding beyond chips and raises a bigger question: how much of the AI ecosystem does it want a hand in? Nvidia said in its earnings report on Wednesday that it has $18 billion committed to equity investments for the rest of the fiscal year, with a focus on AI model makers, infrastructure financiers, and other private companies.
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