Inside Nvidia’s AI Empire

Explore Nvidia’s AI empire and its top startup investments shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
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Inside Nvidia’s AI Empire
Nvidia’s AI Empire: A Look At Its Top Startup Investments No company has ridden the AI wave quite like Nvidia . Since the debut of ChatGPT and the explosion of generative AI tools, Nvidia’s AI empire has rapidly expanded—fueling record profits, soaring stock prices, and a market cap surpassing $4.5 trillion. Image Credits:Akio Kon/Bloomberg / Getty Images But beyond its dominance in GPU sales, Nvidia is quietly building an even bigger empire—by investing heavily in startups that are shaping the next generation of artificial intelligence. Nvidia’s Growing AI Investment Strategy In 2025 alone, Nvidia has participated in 50 venture capital deals , already topping the 48 completed in 2024, according to PitchBook. These figures don’t even include investments made by its corporate VC arm, NVentures , which dramatically ramped up activity—jumping from just one deal in 2022 to 21 this year. The company says its investment mission is simple: expand the AI ecosystem by backing “game changers and market …