Nvidia Corp. has gradually become one of the most important players in the venture capital world, without being a VC firm. The world’s largest company by market cap said it planned to invest $100 billion in OpenAI in September — a deal that would mark the largest startup investment of all time. It’s part of a growing string of bets on private artificial intelligence companies Nvidia has made across the world. This year the chipmaker has backed 59 AI startups as of mid-October, and at least 10 in just the last two months, according to PitchBook data. That’s already more than the 55 investments that Nvidia made in all of 2024, and a significant leap from the 12 it made in 2022. The strategy, according to Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, is to support the broader AI ecosystem. So far, Nvidia has been the largest recipient of the massive surge in spending on AI

Full report : According to PitchBook data Nvidia invested in 59 AI startups in 2025 so far, including 10 in the past two months, surpassing 55 investments in 2024 and 12 investments in 2022.