By Danny Vena
Publication Date: 2026-02-02 17:00:00
Key Points
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Nvidia plans to participate in OpenAI’s latest funding round, which could value the company at $750 billion.
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The chipmaker already has a partnership with the start-up, supplying next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs for its AI-centric data centers.
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This is one of many investments Nvidia has made in the AI space, so this isn’t anything new.
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At an event in Taipei this weekend, CEO Jensen Huang made a splash when he said Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will participate in OpenAI’s latest funding round, potentially making “the largest investment we’ve ever made.”
“We will invest a great deal of money,” Huang told reporters at the event. “I believe in OpenAI. The work that they do is incredible. They’re one of the most consequential companies of our time.” While Huang didn’t specify exactly how much the investment would be, he did say it would be “huge.”
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Image source: Nvidia.
The start of something big?
OpenAI is in talks to raise as much as $100 billion from a number of well-heeled investors, including Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and SoftBank. This funding round could value OpenAI at $750 billion, making it one of the world’s most valuable private companies.
Last September, Nvidia announced a “landmark strategic partnership,” in which OpenAI would deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI data…
