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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said the company’s recent investments in artificial intelligence startups OpenAI and Anthropic may be its last major stakes in the firms as both prepare for potential public listings.
Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Huang said Nvidia is unlikely to have another opportunity to make large investments in the companies once they move toward the public markets.
Nvidia had previously discussed the possibility of investing up to $100 billion in OpenAI, but Huang said such an opportunity is now unlikely as the ChatGPT developer prepares for an initial public offering expected later this year. Instead, Nvidia has finalized an investment of about $30 billion in the company.
OpenAI has reportedly begun preparing for an IPO that could value the company at as much as $1 trillion, according to earlier reports.
Huang also said Nvidia’s roughly $10 billion investment in Anthropic may be the chipmaker’s final major stake in that company as well, as the AI startup is also reportedly exploring a public listing. Anthropic has said it has not yet made a final decision on an IPO.
The investments reflect Nvidia’s strategy of backing companies that are also among the biggest buyers of its AI chips, which power many large-scale artificial intelligence models.
However, some analysts have questioned the financial structure of such arrangements, noting that Nvidia’s investment in AI startups could effectively circle back as spending on its own processors.
Earlier this year, the Financial Times reported that Nvidia and OpenAI had abandoned plans for the previously discussed $100 billion investment amid concerns about the health of the broader AI market.
Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Huang said Nvidia is unlikely to have another opportunity to make large investments in the companies once they move toward the public markets.
Nvidia had previously discussed the possibility of investing up to $100 billion in OpenAI, but Huang said such an opportunity is now unlikely as the ChatGPT developer prepares for an initial public offering expected later this year. Instead, Nvidia has finalized an investment of about $30 billion in the company.
OpenAI has reportedly begun preparing for an IPO that could value the company at as much as $1 trillion, according to earlier reports.
Huang also said Nvidia’s roughly $10 billion investment in Anthropic may be the chipmaker’s final major stake in that company as well, as the AI startup is also reportedly exploring a public listing. Anthropic has said it has not yet made a final decision on an IPO.
The investments reflect Nvidia’s strategy of backing companies that are also among the biggest buyers of its AI chips, which power many large-scale artificial intelligence models.
However, some analysts have questioned the financial structure of such arrangements, noting that Nvidia’s investment in AI startups could effectively circle back as spending on its own processors.
Earlier this year, the Financial Times reported that Nvidia and OpenAI had abandoned plans for the previously discussed $100 billion investment amid concerns about the health of the broader AI market.
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