No company has merged the Ai revolution as successfully as Nvidia. Since the launch of ChatGPT over two years ago, the company’s revenue, profitability, and stock price have significantly increased. With Ai-driven advancements fueling unprecedented growth, Nvidia has greatly increased its investments in artificial intelligence startups. With these startup investments, NVIDIA is building its own Ai Empire that will change the world.
Nvidia’s Investment Boom in AI Startups
The GPU company has increased its venture capital activity, participating in 49 AI startup funding rounds in 2024. According to PitchBook data, it increased from 34 in 2023. This sharp rise left behind its previous four years combined, during which Nvidia funded only 38 AI-related deals. Additionally, its corporate venture arm, NVentures, increased its investment activity, engaging in 24 deals in 2024 compared to just two in 2022.
In 2025, Nvidia has already participated in seven funding rounds, reinforcing its commitment to increasing the Ai ecosystem by supporting “game-changing” and “market-making” startups.
Nvidia’s Largest AI Startup Investments
Below is a breakdown of the top AI startups Nvidia has backed, categorized by funding size.
Billion-Dollar AI Investments
OpenAI
- Investment: $100 million (October 2024)
- Total Round: $6.6 billion
- Valuation: $157 billion
- Other Key Investors: Thrive Capital ($1.3 billion)
xAi
- Investment: Participated in $6 billion round
- Founded by Elon Musk, xAI is a direct competitor to OpenAI.
Inflection Ai
- Investment: $1.3 billion (June 2023)
- Founded by Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind
- Outcome: Microsoft acquired key team members, leaving the startup’s future uncertain.
Wayve
- Investment: Participated in $1.05 billion round (May 2024)
- Focus: Self-learning autonomous driving technology
- Testing Locations: U.K. and San Francisco Bay Area
Scale Ai
- Investment: Participated in $1 billion round (May 2024)
- Focus: Ai data-labeling services
- Valuation: Nearly $14 billion
- Other Key Investors: Accel, Amazon, Meta
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Hundreds of Millions in AI Investments
Crusoe
- Investment: Participated in $686 million round (November 2024)
- Focus: AI-powered data centers leased to Oracle, Microsoft, OpenAI
Figure Ai
- Investment: Participated in $675 million Series B (February 2024)
- Focus: AI robotics
- Valuation: $2.6 billion
Mistral AI
- Investment: $640 million Series B (June 2024)
- Focus: Large language model (LLM) development
- Valuation: $6 billion
Lambda
- Investment: Participated in $480 million Series D (February 2024)
- Focus: AI cloud computing and model training
- Valuation: $2.5 billion
Cohere
- Investment: Participated in $500 million round (June 2024)
- Focus: Enterprise AI solutions
- Other Key Investors: Toronto-based AI leaders
Perplexity
- Investment: Participated in multiple rounds, including $500 million (December 2024)
- Focus: AI-powered search engine
- Valuation: $9 billion
Poolside
- Investment: Participated in $500 million round (October 2024)
- Focus: AI-powered coding assistant
- Valuation: $3 billion
CoreWeave
- Investment: $221 million (April 2023)
- Valuation Growth: From $2 billion to $19 billion
- Provides on-demand Nvidia GPU rentals
Together AI
- Investment: Participated in $305 million Series B (February 2024)
- Focus: Cloud-based AI model development
- Valuation: $3.3 billion
Sakana AI
- Investment: Participated in $214 million Series A (September 2024)
- Focus: Cost-efficient generative AI models
- Valuation: $1.5 billion
Imbue
- Investment: $200 million (September 2023)
- Focus: AI systems for reasoning and coding
Waabi
- Investment: $200 million Series B (June 2024)
- Focus: AI-powered autonomous trucking
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Ayar Labs
- Investment: $155 million (December 2024)
- Focus: Optical interconnects for AI efficiency
Kore.ai
- Investment: $150 million (December 2023)
- Focus: Enterprise AI chatbots
Hippocratic AI
- Investment: $141 million Series B (January 2024)
- Focus: AI-driven healthcare solutions
- Valuation: $1.64 billion
Weka
- Investment: $140 million (May 2024)
- Focus: AI-native data management
- Valuation: $1.6 billion
Runway
- Investment: $141 million Series C extension (June 2023)
- Focus: AI tools for multimedia content creation
Bright Machines
- Investment: $126 million Series C (June 2024)
- Focus: AI-driven robotics
Enfabrica
- Investment: $125 million Series B (September 2023)
- Focus: AI networking chips
Nvidia’s Vision for AI Expansion
Nvidia’s aggressive investments across Ai startups associates with its vision of shaping the future of artificial intelligence. By backing companies that specialize in Ai automation, cloud computing, and generative AI, Nvidia strengthens its grip on the Ai ecosystem, ensuring a constant demand for its high-performance GPUs.
As the Ai revolution increases, Nvidia remains as the leader and building its own Ai Empire. It brings creativity and promotes technological advancements through strategic investments. With its growing portfolio of Ai startups, the company is assured to define the next era of artificial intelligence.
