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Thesis

Expand the AI ecosystem by backing technology visionaries solving complex problems to reshape our world. Focus on game changers and market makers in AI, robotics, biotech, autonomous vehicles, and applied AI. Leverage NVIDIA's unique position as GPU infrastructure leader to identify and support companies that will drive adoption of NVIDIA technology.

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Non-technical founders, companies not leveraging AI/GPU infrastructure, incremental improvements on existing categories, companies not aligned with NVIDIA's strategic direction

How they invest

Lead or follow
Leads or follows
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~2 weeks
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Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

3 contacts on file

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Mark Stevens

PartnerPartner · Primary contact

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m•••@nv•••.com

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Ashutosh Sharma

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s•••@nv•••.com

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Chase Overlie

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Portfolio

OpenAIEnterprise Software

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

AnthropicEnterprise Software

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. As a public benefit corporation, they focus on the opportunities and risks associated with AI, aiming to ensure its benefits while mitigating potential harms.

Mistral AIDeveloper Tools Infra

Mistral AI is a pioneering French artificial intelligence startup founded in April 2023 by three visionary researchers. The company aims to democratize artificial intelligence by creating open-source, efficient, and innovative AI models, products, and solutions that make frontier AI accessible to everyone.

x.aiEnterprise Software

x.ai is a company focused on advanced AI, known for its Grok product and recently raised $20B in Series E funding. It offers an API and has a careers section.

Figure AIRobotics Automation

Figure is the first-of-its-kind AI robotics company bringing a general purpose humanoid to life, focusing on creating robots that can assist in home environments.

CursorEnterprise Software

Cursor is an AI-powered coding assistant designed to enhance developer productivity. It provides features such as an editor with AI-assisted coding and a command-line interface, enabling users to streamline their coding processes.

PerplexityEnterprise Software

Perplexity is AI for people who expect more. Our products serve those whose questions spark change and whose decisions bend the world toward progress. We obsess over the details so our users can obsess over what comes next.

CoreWeaveEnterprise Software

CoreWeave is a cloud purpose-built for scaling, supporting, and accelerating GenAI. We’re a comprehensive platform and strategic partner designed to tackle today—and tomorrow’s—challenges of deploying AI at scale. We manage the complexities of AI growth to make supercomputing accessible and push the limits of what’s possible.

WayveRobotics Automation

Wayve is pioneering a new era for automated driving with its advanced AI technology, focusing on embodied AI for autonomy and next-gen autonomous driving solutions.

SynthesiaEnterprise Software

Synthesia is the leading AI video platform that enables businesses to create and manage AI-generated videos for various applications including training, marketing, and sales enablement.

NscaleEnterprise Software

Nscale is a global AI infrastructure company providing a full-stack AI platform designed for scale, resilience, and speed, with a focus on high-performance computing and advanced data center operations.

QuantinuumEnterprise Software

Quantinuum is the world's largest integrated quantum computing company, leading the development of powerful quantum computers and advanced quantum software solutions. They focus on accelerating quantum computing to solve complex challenges in various fields such as drug discovery, healthcare, materials science, and cybersecurity.

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Research briefRead more
NVIDIA Venture Capital (NVentures) Research Investment Thesis NVIDIA's venture capital arm, NVentures, invests in "technology visionaries solving complex problems to reshape our world." The fund leverages NVIDIA's unique position as the world's leading GPU and AI infrastructure provider to identify and back startups that can benefit from—and contribute to—the accelerating AI ecosystem. NVentures o…

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