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Nvidia Pours Billions Into the Companies Supporting AI Growth - The National CIO Review
- Nvidia has committed more than $40 billion in 2026 to funding AI infrastructure across multiple layers, from cloud providers to model developers.
- The investments often pair equity with deployment or infrastructure agreements tied to Nvidia hardware.
- Nvidia’s funding spans Corning, IREN, CoreWeave, Nebius, and other partners involved in AI infrastructure.
- Nvidia has also participated in funding rounds for OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, linking chip financing to AI labs.
- Analysts describe Nvidia’s approach as a circular investment model that may boost dependence between hardware suppliers and AI developers.
- The strategy aligns Nvidia’s capital with broader AI infrastructure growth amid competition for power, networking hardware, and data center space.
- Nvidia reports about $97 billion in free cash flow last fiscal year, supporting large investments.
- The company recorded nearly $9 billion in gains from equity investments, aided by holdings like Intel.
- Nvidia’s OpenAI investment stands as the company’s largest disclosed AI investment at $30 billion.
- Nvidia emphasizes financing to address AI infrastructure constraints tied to power, optics, and data center construction.
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