Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year
Key takeaways
- Nvidia Corp., the company at the center of an explosive build-out of AI computing, expects to generate at least $1 trillion from its Blackwell and Rubin chips through the end of 2027.
- Much of that total comes from a single bet, a $30 billion investment in OpenAI.
- We’ve previously rounded up Nvidia’s investments in AI startups, including 67 venture deals in 2025.
Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year Anthony Ha Sat, May 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM GMT+7 1 min read NVDA GLW IREN Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., and Olaf, a robotic character from the Disney movie Frozen, during a keynote address at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, California, US, on Monday, March 16, 2026. Nvidia Corp., the company at the center of an explosive build-out of AI computing, expects to generate at least $1 trillion from its Blackwell and Rubin chips through the end of 2027. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Image Credits:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images Nvidia continues to be a major investor in the AI ecosystem, committing more than $40 billion to equity investments in AI companies — and that’s just in these early months of 2026, according to CNBC.
Much of that total comes from a single bet, a $30 billion investment in OpenAI. But CNBC reports that the chipmaker has also announced seven multi-billion dollar investments in publicly traded companies, most recently deals to invest up to $3.2 billion in glassmaker Corning and up to $2.1 billion in data center operator IREN.
We’ve previously rounded up Nvidia’s investments in AI startups, including 67 venture deals in 2025. And according to FactSet data, it’s already participated in around two dozen investment rounds in private startups in 2026.