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Nvidia ramped up its venture capital activity in 2024 , participating in 49 funding rounds for AI companies.

Nvidia has stated that the goal of its corporate investing is to expand the AI ecosystem by backing startups it considers to be “game changers and market makers” In 2025 , Nvidia has already participated in seven rounds.

In October , the AI coding assistant startup Poolside announced it raised $500 million led by Bain Capital Ventures .

CoreWeave ’s valuation has jumped from about $2 billion to $19 billion .

In September , Nvidia invested in Sakana AI , which trains low-cost generative AI models using small datasets.