Nvidia continues to be a significant investor within the AI ecosystem, committing greater than $40 billion to fairness investments in AI firms — and that’s simply in these early months of 2026, according to CNBC.
A lot of that complete comes from a single wager, a $30 billion investment in OpenAI. However CNBC studies that the chipmaker has additionally introduced seven multi-billion greenback investments in publicly traded firms, most just lately offers to speculate as much as $3.2 billion in glassmaker Corning and as much as $2.1 billion in knowledge middle operator IREN.
We’ve beforehand rounded up Nvidia’s investments in AI startupstogether with 67 enterprise offers in 2025. And in accordance with FactSet knowledge, it’s already participated in round two dozen funding rounds in non-public startups in 2026.
The truth that Nvidia has been investing in a few of its personal prospects has led to the recurring criticism that these are circular deals transferring cash back-and-forth between the identical firms.
Wedbush Securities analyst Matthew Bryson mentioned Nvidia’s investments fall “squarely into the round funding theme,” however prompt that if profitable, they may assist the corporate construct a “aggressive moat.”
