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NVIDIA

In the AI Economy Index: Major, 3.00% (as of 2 October 2026)

Designs accelerated-computing chips, networking systems and software used to build and run AI.

DirectAI chips & networking
What it does

Designs accelerated-computing chips, networking systems and software used to build and run AI.

Why it matters

Its GPUs and networking are among the most widely used computing platforms for training and running large AI models, giving it an outsized role in the AI economy.

How it makes money

Sells accelerated-computing chips, systems and software, primarily to data-center customers building AI infrastructure.

Geography

United States

AI stack position

AI chips and networking. The companies designing the processors, accelerators and networking equipment that do the actual computing behind AI, including GPUs like NVIDIA's, and the high-speed connections that link thousands of them together.

What would change our view

Our view would change if custom chips from its largest customers (Google TPUs, Amazon Trainium, Meta MTIA) were disclosed as taking a growing share of new AI capacity. It would also change if its data-center revenue grew more slowly than its biggest customers' capital spending for two quarters in a row. Two more tests: whether NVIDIA makes any payment under its Ohio lease guarantees, which are capped at $105 billion, or raises that cap; and whether its agreed purchase of Hugging Face, for about $11.9 billion and expected to close in the first half of 2027, is blocked or abandoned.

Things anyone could observe that would change how this map describes the company. They are not forecasts, and they are not a view on the company's securities.

Connections (176)

Every connection below is tied to a readable source, date, classification and statement of its limits. A company source establishes what that company stated; it does not necessarily provide independent confirmation.

Current relationships (73)

ROBOTIS is listed as a user or partner of NVIDIA Isaac ROS NVIDIA
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Robotics & Automation News reported that NVIDIA highlighted Robotis among the users and partners of its Isaac ROS robotics software at the Isaac ROS 5.0 launch.

Source: 2026-09-29 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported user

Limits: A one-line mention in a launch list; does not establish which Robotis products use Isaac ROS, any commercial agreement, or hardware purchases from NVIDIA.

Nvidia launches Isaac ROS 5.0 with AI agents for robotics development ↗
RoboSense integrates its lidars with NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge from NVIDIA
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RoboSense said its E2 and EM4 lidars now support NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge, making it the first shipping lidar partner in that ecosystem.

Source: 2026-09-28 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Technical integration statement by RoboSense; does not establish that NVIDIA buys RoboSense products, any revenue, or exclusivity.

RoboSense Becomes the First LiDAR Company to Integrate with NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge ↗
Tesla is qualified under NVIDIA's DSX Ready program with NVIDIA
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NVIDIA said Tesla is one of three battery energy storage suppliers qualified at the launch of its DSX Ready program for products meeting NVIDIA DSX AI factory reference design requirements, alongside Hitachi Energy and LG Energy Solution.

Source: 2026-09-21 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Qualified under a reference-design program; no deployments disclosed

Limits: A technical qualification listing only. It does not establish that any NVIDIA AI factory has ordered or installed Tesla Megapacks, does not disclose volumes, pricing or exclusivity, and does not make NVIDIA a customer of Tesla.

NVIDIA Launches DSX Ready to Qualify Power and Cooling Products for AI Factories ↗
IonQ lists as a customer or partner NVIDIA
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IonQ's September 2026 press release boilerplate names NVIDIA among 'customers and partners' that its earlier systems have helped.

Source: 2026-09-08 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported (company boilerplate)

Limits: Company boilerplate only; it does not say whether NVIDIA is a paying customer or a partner, and does not establish contract value, volumes, timing or that the relationship continues.

IonQ Announces Increased Full-Year 2026 Financial Outlook Following SkyWater Acquisition ↗
Lambda buys GPUs from NVIDIA
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Lambda secured about $1 billion in short-term private debt in late August 2026, arranged by JPMorgan, to buy Nvidia GPUs that it leases to customers including Microsoft, according to press reports citing Bloomberg and unnamed sources; Lambda has not announced this deal. Separately, Lambda says it closed a $926 million investment-grade senior secured term loan arranged by Morgan Stanley on 27 August 2026 to fund GPUs for an unnamed investment-grade customer.

Source: 2026-09-01 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported operating

Limits: This confirms one debt-financed GPU purchase; it does not disclose the total volume of GPUs Lambda buys from Nvidia overall or any purchase pricing terms.

Lambda secures $1bn private debt to purchase Nvidia GPUs - report ↗
Xiaomi uses NVIDIA driving chips in its SU7 and YU7 cars, per reporting NVIDIA
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CarNewsChina reported that Xiaomi's current SU7 and YU7 models use NVIDIA chips for intelligent driving, while its own 3nm Xring D100 still has to pass automotive certification.

Source: 2026-08-26 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported operating

Limits: Trade-press reporting; does not name the NVIDIA chip generation, volumes, or how long Xiaomi will keep using NVIDIA once its own chip is certified.

Xiaomi unveils China's first 3nm self-developed intelligent driving chip ↗
NVIDIA invested in Starcloud
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NVIDIA was named as a new investor in Starcloud's $250 million Series A extension, announced at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation and led by Manhattan West.

Source: 2026-08-21 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Establishes participation in a funding round. It does not establish the size of NVIDIA's stake, any board seat, control, commercial commitment to buy capacity, or that the valuation reflects revenue.

Starcloud Raises $250 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation to Scale AI with Orbital Data Centers ↗
NVIDIA supplies GPUs to Starcloud
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Starcloud said its Starcloud-1 satellite, launched in November 2025, carried the first data-center-class NVIDIA H100 GPU to operate in orbit.

Source: 2026-08-21 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Establishes that one NVIDIA GPU flew on one satellite. It does not establish the commercial terms, whether the part was sold, donated or supplied through a program, any volume commitment, or that NVIDIA will supply GPUs for a larger constellation.

Starcloud Raises $250 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation to Scale AI with Orbital Data Centers ↗
Waymo runs part of its compute stack on chips from NVIDIA
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Waymo's next-generation robotaxi compute system uses a custom Waymo-designed ASIC for front-end sensor processing alongside chips from NVIDIA, AMD, Micron, Samsung, SanDisk, Socionext and TSMC, per Waymo's August 2026 disclosure.

Source: 2026-08-20 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Current, disclosed August 2026

Limits: The source does not disclose relative purchase volumes, contract value, or which specific NVIDIA chip generation is used in production vehicles.

Waymo Unveils First Custom Robotaxi Chip With More Than 1,000 TOPS of AI Processing Power ↗
Fabrinet manufactures optical and electronic products for NVIDIA
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Fabrinet's fiscal 2026 annual report says NVIDIA Corporation contributed 16.3% of its revenues.

Source: 2026-08-18 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating (fiscal 2026)

Limits: Does not establish which products Fabrinet builds for this customer, contract terms, exclusivity, or future volumes.

Fabrinet Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 26, 2026 ↗
Lumentum reportedly fabricates laser chips for NVIDIA
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StorageReview reported that Lumentum fabricates the laser chips in the supply chain for NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics co-packaged optics switches, which it said had entered full production.

Source: 2026-08-15 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported operating (per trade reporting, August 2026)

Limits: Trade reporting without a quoted company statement; does not establish volumes, pricing, sole-source status, or Lumentum's revenue from NVIDIA.

NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics Enters Full Production With 4x Fewer Lasers and a Five-Vendor CPO Supply Chain (StorageReview) ↗
Universal Robots uses AI models from NVIDIA
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Universal Robots said its AI Trainer platform integrates NVIDIA's GR00T open vision-language-action model and Isaac Sim, shown in production-ready applications at Automate 2026.

Source: 2026-06-18 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Universal Robots' own release, made at a trade show. It does not establish how many customers use AI Trainer, what Universal Robots pays NVIDIA, or that these applications are deployed outside demonstrations.

Teradyne Robotics unveils wide range of production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026 ↗
Equinix deploys NVIDIA-based AI infrastructure with NVIDIA
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Equinix, Cisco and NVIDIA announced an expanded collaboration to deploy Cisco Secure AI Factory reference architectures built on NVIDIA technology across Equinix's global data center footprint, including a joint test lab with Presidio.

Source: 2026-06-16 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating collaboration as of June 2026

Limits: Describes a technology and go-to-market collaboration, not a supply contract, revenue figures, or exclusivity between the two companies.

Equinix Collaborates with Cisco and NVIDIA to Deploy Secure AI Factories Across Global Data Center Footprint ↗
NVIDIA invested in NEURA Robotics
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NEURA Robotics named NVIDIA among the investors in its Series C of up to 1.4 billion dollars, announced on 10 June 2026.

Source: 2026-06-10 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NEURA's own release, which describes a round of up to 1.4 billion dollars rather than a confirmed closed amount. It does not state how much NVIDIA invested or the stake acquired.

NEURA Robotics Announces Record Series C of up to $1.4B ↗
NVIDIA co-developed a humanoid-robot reference platform with Unitree Robotics
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NVIDIA and Unitree jointly unveiled an open humanoid-robot reference design powered by NVIDIA's Isaac GR00T platform for academic and research use, announced around June 1, 2026.

Source: 2026-06-01 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership, June 2026

Limits: The announcement covers a joint reference-design platform for research use; it does not establish an equity investment, exclusivity, or the volume of Unitree hardware NVIDIA purchases or licenses.

NVIDIA Announces NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research ↗
Nutanix has storage certified by NVIDIA
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Nutanix said Nutanix Unified Storage achieved NVIDIA-Certified Storage status for use with NVIDIA AI infrastructure.

Source: 2026-06-01 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: A product certification; does not establish revenue between the companies, joint sales volumes, or that customers pair the products.

Nutanix Unified Storage Achieves NVIDIA Certification as Enterprises Race to Build AI Factories ↗
Ouster has lidars qualified for NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion by NVIDIA
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Ouster said its Rev8 OS digital lidars met DRIVE Hyperion's sensor qualification process and are qualified to run on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform, with plugins in the NVIDIA DriveWorks SDK.

Source: 2026-05-12 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Qualification for a development platform; does not establish that NVIDIA or any automaker buys Ouster sensors, volumes, or revenue.

Ouster Brings REV8 Native Color Lidar to the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion Platform ↗
NVIDIA supplies GPUs to SpaceXAI (formerly xAI)
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SpaceXAI said Colossus 1 features over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs, including H100, H200 and GB200 accelerators.

Source: 2026-05-06 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: A count published by the operator, not independently audited. Does not establish price, delivery dates, exclusivity, or the site's location -- the cited page does not name Memphis. Does not establish how many of the GPUs are in service at any given time.

New Compute Partnership with Anthropic ↗
NVIDIA invested in ElevenLabs
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NVIDIA participated in ElevenLabs' $500+ million Series D funding round alongside BlackRock, announced in May 2026.

Source: 2026-05-05 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Completed

Limits: Does not establish ownership percentage, board representation, or any operating relationship beyond the equity investment.

ElevenLabs adds BlackRock, Nvidia and Jamie Foxx to $550M+ Series D ↗
ServiceNow co-developed agentic AI governance tools with NVIDIA
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ServiceNow and NVIDIA announced an expanded partnership to extend agentic AI governance from desktop to data-center environments, according to a ServiceNow newsroom release.

Source: 2026-05-05 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Active technology partnership

Limits: Confirms an announced partnership; does not disclose contract value or the extent of ServiceNow's reliance on NVIDIA hardware.

ServiceNow extends agentic AI governance from desktops to data centers with NVIDIA ↗
Pony.ai buys autonomous driving chips from NVIDIA
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Pony.ai announced a next-generation autonomous driving domain controller built on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform and powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor, with an NVIDIA vice president describing Pony.ai as a long-standing NVIDIA DRIVE customer.

Source: 2026-04-25 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: A joint announcement by the two companies. It does not establish the number of chips purchased, the price paid, whether the new controller has entered mass production, or that Pony.ai sources exclusively from NVIDIA.

Pony.ai Announces New Generation Autonomous Driving Compute Platform Built on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion ↗
Anthropic uses GPUs from NVIDIA
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Anthropic says it trains and runs Claude using NVIDIA GPUs.

Source: 2026-04-06 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Also uses Trainium and TPUs. No exclusive NVIDIA dependency implied.

Anthropic Google and Broadcom compute agreement ↗
Intuitive reportedly built da Vinci 5 computing with NVIDIA
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Medical Design & Outsourcing reported that the da Vinci 5's computing architecture was built in partnership with NVIDIA, using technologies including Clara and Omniverse.

Source: 2026-04-01 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported operating

Limits: The NVIDIA statement is the reporter's, not a quoted Intuitive or NVIDIA statement; does not establish which NVIDIA components ship in each system, contract terms, volumes or exclusivity.

The Intuitive da Vinci 5's 10,000x computing leap: Here's what it means ↗
GE Vernova co-develops grid digital twins with NVIDIA
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GE Vernova is aligning its high-fidelity grid digital twins with the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint so utilities and developers can simulate grid behavior, substations and AI factory loads together before deployment, per NVIDIA's March 31, 2026 blog post.

Source: 2026-03-31 · reviewed 2026-09-22

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Describes a simulation/technology alignment only; does not establish a supply contract, financial terms, or exclusivity between the two companies.

Efficiency at Scale: NVIDIA, Energy Leaders Accelerating Power-Flexible AI Factories to Fortify the Grid ↗
Marvell Technology co-develops NVLink Fusion infrastructure with NVIDIA
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Marvell and NVIDIA announced Marvell will supply custom XPUs and NVLink Fusion-compatible scale-up networking silicon, while NVIDIA supplies Vera CPU, ConnectX NICs, BlueField DPUs, NVLink interconnect and Spectrum-X switches, to build heterogeneous AI racks compatible with NVIDIA systems.

Source: 2026-03-31 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Describes the announced technical scope of the collaboration; does not establish shipping volumes, specific customer deployments, or revenue generated by the partnership.

NVIDIA AI Ecosystem Expands as Marvell Joins Forces Through NVLink Fusion ↗
Skild AI trains its model using NVIDIA
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Skild AI said NVIDIA is providing Isaac Lab, Isaac Sim and Cosmos to enable large-scale pretraining of the Skild Brain on simulation and synthetic data.

Source: 2026-03-19 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Skild AI's own post. It does not establish how much NVIDIA compute Skild uses, what it pays, or whether the arrangement is exclusive or time-limited.

The Reindustrial Revolution: Partnering with ABB Robotics, Universal Robots, and NVIDIA ↗
Micron supplies HBM4 memory for Vera Rubin to NVIDIA
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Micron began high-volume shipment of HBM4 36GB 12-high memory designed for NVIDIA's Vera Rubin platform in Q1 calendar 2026, with bandwidth above 2.8 TB/s.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Micron says the HBM4 is designed for NVIDIA Vera Rubin and in volume shipment, but does not name NVIDIA as the buyer or disclose volumes, pricing or exclusivity.

Micron in High-Volume Production of HBM4 Designed for NVIDIA Vera Rubin, PCIe Gen6 SSD and SOCAMM2 ↗
NVIDIA partners with FANUC
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NVIDIA said FANUC is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse libraries and Isaac simulation frameworks into its virtual commissioning solutions and embedding Jetson modules in its controllers for edge AI inference.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NVIDIA's own release. It does not establish how many FANUC products ship with Jetson modules, any payment between the two companies, exclusivity, or that any customer has deployed the combination in production.

NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World ↗
NVIDIA partners with Yaskawa Electric
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NVIDIA said YASKAWA is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse libraries and Isaac simulation frameworks into its virtual commissioning solutions.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NVIDIA's own release. It does not establish the commercial terms, which Yaskawa products are affected, or that any customer is running the integrated tooling in production.

NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World ↗
NVIDIA partners with ABB Robotics
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NVIDIA said ABB Robotics is integrating Omniverse libraries and Isaac simulation frameworks into virtual commissioning solutions and integrating Jetson modules into its controllers for edge AI inference.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NVIDIA's own release. It does not establish payment, volumes, exclusivity, or how the pending sale of ABB Robotics to SoftBank Group affects the arrangement.

NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World ↗
NVIDIA partners with KUKA
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NVIDIA said KUKA is integrating Omniverse libraries and Isaac simulation frameworks and is codeveloping with Lightwheel on calibration of the Newton physics engine.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NVIDIA's own release. It does not establish any payment between the parties, which KUKA products are affected, or that customers have deployed the result.

NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World ↗
AgiBot uses AI models from NVIDIA
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NVIDIA said AGIBOT is adopting NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N models for industrial humanoid deployments and is building humanoids using Cosmos world models, Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NVIDIA's own release. It does not establish that shipped AgiBot robots run GR00T models, how many units are involved, what AgiBot pays, or that AgiBot does not primarily use its own foundation models.

NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World ↗
NEURA Robotics uses AI models from NVIDIA
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NVIDIA said NEURA Robotics is developing humanoids using Cosmos world models, Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab, and is adopting Isaac GR00T N models.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NVIDIA's own release. It does not establish that any NEURA robot delivered to a customer runs these models, nor any commercial terms between the two companies.

NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World ↗
Agility Robotics trains robots using NVIDIA
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NVIDIA said Agility Robotics is building humanoids using NVIDIA Cosmos world models, Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: NVIDIA's own release. It refers to development and simulation tooling; it does not establish what compute Agility buys, what it pays, or that NVIDIA silicon runs onboard the Digit robot.

NVIDIA and Global Robotics Leaders Take Physical AI to the Real World ↗
WeRide builds its Robotaxi GXR on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and Thor from NVIDIA
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WeRide said its Robotaxi GXR leverages the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform, powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor system-on-chip.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Covers the Robotaxi GXR model; does not establish chip volumes, pricing, or that all WeRide vehicles use NVIDIA hardware.

WeRide Showcases Robotaxi GXR Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion Platform at NVIDIA GTC 2026 ↗
NVIDIA invests $2 billion in Nebius as part of a full-stack AI cloud partnership Nebius
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NVIDIA agreed to invest $2 billion in Nebius Group N.V. as part of a strategic partnership under which Nebius will deploy more than 5 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems by the end of 2030, announced March 11, 2026.

Source: 2026-03-11 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced investment and multi-year deployment partnership

Limits: The release states the investment amount and capacity target; it does not disclose the resulting ownership percentage, investment structure, or confirm the investment has fully closed.

NVIDIA and Nebius Partner to Scale Full-Stack AI Cloud ↗
NVIDIA invested in Wayve
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Wayve named NVIDIA among the strategic participants in its 1.2 billion dollar Series D, announced on 25 February 2026 at a post-money valuation of 8.6 billion dollars.

Source: 2026-02-25 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Wayve's own release. It does not state how much NVIDIA invested, the stake acquired, or whether NVIDIA supplies Wayve with hardware or compute.

Wayve secures $1.5B to deploy its global autonomy platform ↗
NVIDIA invested in CoreWeave
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NVIDIA reported a completed $2 billion CoreWeave share investment.

Source: 2026-01-26 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Investment reported completed

Limits: January 2026 transaction at $87.20 per share. Not total lifetime investment or current ownership percentage.

NVIDIA and CoreWeave strengthen collaboration ↗
NVIDIA provides platform technology to CoreWeave
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CoreWeave identifies NVIDIA hardware and software in its cloud platform.

Source: 2026-01-26 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Technology use does not establish direct purchase volumes or sole-supplier status.

NVIDIA and CoreWeave strengthen collaboration ↗
NVIDIA invested in Skild AI
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NVIDIA's venture arm NVentures was named among the participants in Skild AI's reported 1.4 billion dollar funding round announced in January 2026.

Source: 2026-01-15 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported operating

Limits: Trade reporting of a funding announcement. It does not establish the amount NVIDIA invested, the stake acquired, or that the investment carries any supply or licensing commitment.

Skild AI raises $1.4B, building 'omni-bodied' robot Skild Brain ↗
NVIDIA invested in SpaceXAI (formerly xAI)
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xAI named NVIDIA as a strategic investor in its $20 billion Series E announced on January 6, 2026.

Source: 2026-01-06 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: The announcement does not state how much NVIDIA put in, what ownership percentage it received, or what security it bought. It also does not say whether the position survived the February 2026 SpaceX combination in the same form.

Series E ↗
CrowdStrike co-runs a cybersecurity startup accelerator with NVIDIA
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CrowdStrike, AWS and NVIDIA jointly selected 35 startups for a 2026 cybersecurity startup accelerator program, according to a CrowdStrike press release.

Source: 2026-01-05 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Active joint program

Limits: Confirms a joint accelerator program; does not establish that CrowdStrike's Charlotte AI runs on NVIDIA hardware exclusively or any broader technology dependency.

CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA Select 35 Startups for the 2026 Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator ↗
Together AI runs its cloud on NVIDIA
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Together AI's GPU cloud platform runs on Nvidia-powered GPUs, which reporting in mid-2026 tied to the company's push toward a valuation near $7.5 billion in a new funding round.

Source: 2026-01-02 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported operating

Limits: This confirms Together AI's cloud infrastructure is built on Nvidia GPUs; it does not disclose the volume of GPUs, purchase terms, or whether Together AI uses any non-Nvidia hardware as well.

Together AI Leverages NVIDIA-Powered GPUs as It Eyes $7.5B Valuation in New Round ↗
NVIDIA invested in Black Forest Labs
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NVIDIA participated in Black Forest Labs' $300 million Series B funding round announced December 1, 2025, alongside Andreessen Horowitz and Salesforce Ventures.

Source: 2025-12-01 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Completed

Limits: Does not establish ownership percentage, board representation, or any operating relationship beyond the equity investment.

Black Forest Labs Announces Series B Investment to Accelerate Frontier Visual Intelligence ↗
IREN runs its AI cloud on GPUs from NVIDIA
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IREN said it bought 4.2k NVIDIA Blackwell B200 GPUs for about $193 million, taking its AI cloud fleet to about 8.5k NVIDIA GPUs (H100, H200, B200 and B300).

Source: 2025-08-25 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: The release does not say whether the GPUs were bought directly from NVIDIA or through a reseller or server maker; fleet size is as of August 2025 and has since changed.

IREN Purchases 4.2k NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs & Secures Financing - AI Cloud Expanded to 8.5k GPUs ↗
NVIDIA invests in Cohere
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NVIDIA participated as an investor in Cohere's $500 million funding round, which closed at a $6.8 billion valuation, reported in August 2025.

Source: 2025-08-14 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Completed

Limits: Does not establish NVIDIA's specific investment amount within the round or its resulting ownership percentage in Cohere.

Nvidia backs $500M funding round for Cohere at $6.8B valuation ↗
Seagate uses NVIDIA DGX systems from NVIDIA
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An NVIDIA customer story quotes Seagate saying that with NVIDIA DGX and Ansys Fluent software it cut the runtimes of its internal drive flow models from hours to minutes, about a 50-times improvement.

Source: 2025-08-13 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Covers internal engineering use only; does not establish the number of systems bought, spending, or any supply relationship in the other direction.

Seagate Accelerates Data Storage Innovation With NVIDIA GPUs ↗
Eaton co-develops power infrastructure with NVIDIA
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Eaton and NVIDIA are collaborating on 800V HVDC power architecture, reference designs and grid-to-chip power management solutions for AI data centers, and exploring use of its solutions in NVIDIA's Omniverse Blueprint for AI factory design.

Source: 2025-07-15 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported ongoing collaboration as of July 2025

Limits: Describes a technical/reference-architecture collaboration, not a supply contract, revenue, or exclusivity between the two companies.

Eaton Accelerates the Transformation of Data Center Infrastructure in the AI Era with NVIDIA ↗
Quanta Computer builds rack-scale servers around NVIDIA's GB200 NVL72 platform NVIDIA
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QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology) announced the first shipment of its QuantaGrid rack-scale system built around the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform (72 Blackwell GPUs, 1.4 exaFLOPS), delivered to a GPU-cloud customer per its May 27, 2025 press release.

Source: 2025-05-27 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Current product line, shipping

Limits: The release names one specific initial customer (WhiteFiber, not on this map) and describes a single shipment; it does not establish the total scale of Quanta's NVIDIA-based production or its full customer list.

QCT Announces First Shipment of its NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 System ↗
Astera Labs expanding connectivity collaboration to advance NVIDIA's NVLink Fusion ecosystem NVIDIA
Co-develops withCurrent
Astera Labs expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA to advance the NVLink Fusion ecosystem and to optimize its connectivity chips for NVIDIA Blackwell-based MGX server platforms.

Source: 2025-05-19 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Ongoing, expanding technical collaboration

Limits: Describes a technical/product collaboration announced by Astera Labs; does not disclose commercial terms, revenue share, or exclusivity.

Astera Labs Expands Collaboration with NVIDIA to Advance NVLink Fusion Ecosystem ↗
TSMC manufactures chips for NVIDIA
Manufactures forCurrent
TSMC began Blackwell production in Arizona.

Source: 2025-04-14 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Does not establish volumes, pricing or exclusivity.

NVIDIA US manufacturing announcement ↗
Spire built AI weather models on technology from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Spire said on March 18, 2025 that its AI-WX and AI-S2S weather models are built on the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 and use NVIDIA GPUs.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Product announcement; does not establish how much NVIDIA hardware Spire buys, commercial terms, or customer adoption of the models.

Spire Global Launches Breakthrough AI Weather Models Built on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 ↗
Tesla trains its AI models on GPUs from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Elon Musk said on Tesla's Q2 2024 earnings call that the Cortex training cluster at Giga Texas would hold 50,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs plus 20,000 units of Tesla's own hardware, used to train Full Self-Driving and Optimus software.

Source: 2024-08-27 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Reported operating

Limits: A 2024 statement of a build plan by Tesla's CEO. It does not establish how many NVIDIA GPUs Tesla has installed today, what Tesla paid, how Cortex has since been expanded, or that Tesla buys directly from NVIDIA rather than through a system builder.

Elon Musk shows off Cortex AI supercluster — first look at Tesla's 50,000 Nvidia H100s ↗
Amphenol supplies components to NVIDIA
SuppliesCurrent
Amphenol's CEO said in a June 2024 NVIDIA release that NVIDIA's AI systems require advanced interconnect solutions and that Amphenol is proud to be supplying critical components.

Source: 2024-06-02 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating (as of June 2024)

Limits: A June 2024 supporting quote; does not name the specific components, volumes, revenue share or exclusivity, or confirm that supply continues today.

Computer Industry Joins NVIDIA to Build AI Factories and Data Centers for the Next Industrial Revolution ↗
NVIDIA invested in AI21 Labs
Invested inCurrent
NVIDIA participated, alongside Google, in AI21 Labs' $155 million Series C, announced on 31 August 2023 at a $1.4 billion valuation (AI21 Labs). A reported $300 million Series D in 2025 was never finalized, according to Calcalist.

Source: 2023-08-31 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Completed

Limits: Does not establish ownership percentage, board representation, or any operating/commercial relationship beyond the equity investment.

AI21 Labs Announces Series C Funding Round at $1.4 Billion Valuation ↗
TSMC uses computational lithography technology from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
TSMC integrated NVIDIA's cuLitho GPU-accelerated computational lithography software into its manufacturing software and process flow, as part of a joint NVIDIA/ASML/TSMC/Synopsys announcement, initially targeting Hopper-generation GPU production.

Source: 2023-03-21 · reviewed 2026-09-22

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Does not disclose how broadly cuLitho has been deployed across TSMC's fabs, financial terms, or whether coverage now extends beyond the initially announced Hopper-generation production.

NVIDIA, ASML, TSMC and Synopsys Set Foundation for Next-Generation Chip Manufacturing ↗
ASML integrates GPU-accelerated software from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
ASML is integrating NVIDIA's cuLitho GPU-accelerated computational lithography software into its computational lithography software products, working directly with NVIDIA on the underlying GPU technology.

Source: 2023-03-21 · reviewed 2026-09-22

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Describes integration plans announced jointly; does not specify which ASML products or customers currently use GPU-accelerated computational lithography in production, or financial terms.

NVIDIA, ASML, TSMC and Synopsys Set Foundation for Next-Generation Chip Manufacturing ↗
Supermicro offers AI servers using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Supermicro currently markets NVIDIA Blackwell-based server systems.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product documented

Limits: Product catalog evidence. It does not establish purchase volume, exclusivity or customer delivery.

Supermicro NVIDIA accelerators and systems ↗
Amazon Web Services offers cloud instances using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
AWS currently offers EC2 P6 instances based on NVIDIA Blackwell systems.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product documented

Limits: Availability varies by instance type and region. No purchase volume or exclusivity inferred.

Amazon EC2 P6 instances ↗
Microsoft offers cloud virtual machines using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Azure currently offers GPU-accelerated virtual machines equipped with NVIDIA GPUs.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product documented

Limits: General current product documentation; no contract value or exclusivity inferred.

Azure ND-family GPU virtual machines ↗
Google (Alphabet subsidiary) offers cloud virtual machines using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Google Compute Engine currently lists virtual machines using multiple NVIDIA GPU models.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product documented

Limits: Product catalog evidence; availability varies. Google also offers its own TPUs.

Google Compute Engine GPUs ↗
Oracle offers cloud compute using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Oracle Cloud currently offers GPU compute using NVIDIA accelerators.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product documented

Limits: Product catalog evidence; no purchase volume, exclusivity or utilization inferred.

Oracle Cloud GPU compute ↗
SpaceXAI (formerly xAI) uses GPUs from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Colossus identifies NVIDIA H100 hardware in its AI cluster.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Page contains inconsistent GPU counts. No count is carried into the map.

Colossus infrastructure page ↗
Arm Holdings provides CPU architecture used by NVIDIA
SuppliesCurrent
NVIDIA Grace uses Arm Neoverse V2 CPU cores.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product documented

Limits: Supports technology use, not undisclosed license terms or royalty rates.

NVIDIA CPU platforms product page ↗
NVIDIA publishes models on Hugging Face
Publishes throughCurrent
NVIDIA maintains an organization and model repositories on Hugging Face.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Catalog documented

Limits: Publishing relationship only. Does not establish paid services, investment or compute purchases.

NVIDIA organization on Hugging Face ↗
Nebius offers cloud compute using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Nebius describes customer workloads running on NVIDIA H100 and Blackwell infrastructure in its AI cloud.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product / customer use documented

Limits: Self-published operating examples. No fleet count, purchase value or exclusive dependence inferred.

Nebius AI cloud ↗
Cisco Systems builds AI networking systems with NVIDIA
Partners withCurrent
Cisco offers data-center switches and reference architectures built around NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Ethernet networking platform for AI clusters.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product documented

Limits: Product/solution documentation; does not establish purchase volume, exclusivity or which customers have deployed it.

Cisco AI networking for data center with NVIDIA Spectrum-X ↗
Alibaba Group runs NVIDIA AI Enterprise software on Alibaba Cloud NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
NVIDIA's own deployment documentation lists Alibaba Cloud as a supported cloud platform for NVIDIA AI Enterprise software and GPU-accelerated instances.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Does not establish the volume of NVIDIA hardware deployed on Alibaba Cloud, exclusivity, or contract value between the companies; US export restrictions also limit which NVIDIA chips can be used within China.

Alibaba Cloud Platform Overview ↗
Tencent builds Hunyuan inference on NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
An NVIDIA-hosted GTC conference session describes Tencent's Hunyuan team building a high-performance inference engine for its large models based on NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Describes a technical integration presented at an NVIDIA conference; does not establish contract value, exclusivity, or the scale of NVIDIA hardware used by Tencent.

Tencent HunYuan: Building a High-Performance Inference Engine for Large Models Based on NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM ↗
Stability AI optimizes models with NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
Stability AI's partner page states that NVIDIA technology is used to enable efficient deployment and scaling of its models.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Does not establish investment, ownership, or exclusivity between the companies.

Stability AI Partners ↗
Wipro builds AI services with technology from NVIDIA
Partners withCurrent
Wipro's NVIDIA partner page describes Wipro offerings built on NVIDIA NIM and NVIDIA Omniverse and lists NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers as validated infrastructure for its WeGA Studio.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Undated marketing page from Wipro; does not establish purchase volumes, revenue, or a formal partner tier.

NVIDIA Partnership with Wipro for Enterprise AI Solutions ↗
Lockheed Martin says it partners with NVIDIA
Partners withCurrent
Lockheed Martin's 2025 annual report says it partners with leading tech companies, including NVIDIA, to integrate commercial offerings into its defense platforms.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: One-line mention in Lockheed's own report; does not name specific programs, value, exclusivity or NVIDIA's confirmation.

Lockheed Martin 2025 Annual Report ↗
Serve Robotics runs its delivery robots on NVIDIA Jetson Orin from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromCurrent
NVIDIA's case study says Serve moved its robots from Jetson Xavier to Jetson Orin AGX and uses Isaac Sim and TensorRT in its stack.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Undated vendor case study; does not establish an NVIDIA equity stake, purchase volumes or pricing.

Serve Robotics Autonomous Sidewalk Delivery (NVIDIA case study) ↗

Dated or announced (91)

Trane Technologies publishes AI factory cooling reference designs with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Trane said it introduced two 250-megawatt AI factory cooling reference designs based on NVIDIA's DSX AI Factory platform, and that its LiquidStack coolant distribution unit qualified as NVIDIA DSX Ready.

Source: 2026-09-28 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Reference-design announcement; does not establish that NVIDIA pays Trane, that any AI factory has been built to these designs, or volumes and revenue.

Trane Technologies Expands System Architecture with Two New AI Factory Reference Designs Based on NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Platform ↗
NVIDIA agreed to acquire Hugging Face
AcquiredDated / announced
NVIDIA said in a Form 8-K filed on 3 September 2026 that on 2 September 2026 it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hugging Face, for a purchase price of about $11.9 billion payable to Hugging Face stockholders, subject to adjustments; it expects the deal to close in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.

Source: 2026-09-03 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Definitive agreement signed 2 September 2026; pending close (expected first half of 2027)

Limits: An agreement disclosed by NVIDIA. It does not establish that the acquisition has closed or received regulatory approval; the $11.9 billion is subject to adjustments and excludes the separate retention program of up to about $1.0 billion for Hugging Face employees.

NVIDIA Corporation Form 8-K filed 3 September 2026 (agreement to acquire Hugging Face) ↗
NVIDIA in talks to invest in Perplexity AI
Invested inDated / announced
As of late August 2026, NVIDIA was reported to be in talks to participate in a Perplexity AI funding round at a valuation of more than $30 billion; the deal was not confirmed as closed.

Source: 2026-08-24 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported; in talks, not confirmed

Limits: Reflects reporting of an in-progress, unconfirmed negotiation; does not establish that an investment was finalized, its amount, or NVIDIA's resulting ownership stake.

Nvidia Considers Backing Perplexity at $30 Billion Valuation ↗
SpaceX plans to use chips from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA said on August 24, 2026 that SpaceXAI will adopt NVIDIA Vera CPUs and plans to extend an optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 system into orbit aboard its first-generation Starmind AI satellite.

Source: 2026-08-24 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: An announcement of intent. It does not establish that any Vera CPU or Vera Rubin system has been delivered, that a Starmind satellite has been built or launched, the number of units, the price, or that the orbital hardware will survive the radiation and thermal environment.

SpaceXAI Adopts NVIDIA Vera CPU to Accelerate Agentic AI at Massive Scale ↗
Crusoe Energy expands technology collaboration with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Crusoe and Nvidia announced in August 2026 an expanded collaboration across their AI infrastructure stack, including Crusoe's early adoption of Nvidia Vera Rubin systems and Nemotron 3 models, and integration of Crusoe's tokenizer with Nvidia's Dynamo inference library.

Source: 2026-08-19 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced

Limits: This describes announced technical collaboration and planned 2026-2027 hardware deployments; it does not prove all elements are in production today or disclose the commercial terms between the two companies.

Crusoe and NVIDIA Expand Collaboration Across the Full AI Infrastructure Stack ↗
NVIDIA guarantees Ohio data-center leases (up to $105B) for OpenAI
Provides infrastructure toDated / announced
On 17 August 2026 NVIDIA entered into residual value guaranties backing SB Energy's leases for about 4.25 GW of IT load at the PORTS-Pike campus in Pike County, Ohio, where an OpenAI affiliate is the tenant; NVIDIA's payment obligation is capped at $105 billion for this initial commitment, well below the up-to-$250 billion backstop reported as under discussion in July 2026 (see R070).

Source: 2026-08-17 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Agreements signed August 17, 2026; each guaranty takes effect when its lease commences (capacity expected from 2028). Supersedes the July 2026 talks in R070.

Limits: Each guaranty takes effect only when its lease commences (ready-for-service expected from 2028) and ends early if OpenAI achieves a satisfactory credit rating; OpenAI must reimburse NVIDIA for any amount NVIDIA pays. Does not establish that capacity has been built or that NVIDIA has paid anything.

NVIDIA Form 8-K filed 17 August 2026 ↗
Coherent has a multi-year supply agreement with NVIDIA
SuppliesDated / announced
Coherent's fiscal 2026 annual report says it entered into a strategic multi-year supply agreement with NVIDIA for advanced lasers and optical networking products supporting AI infrastructure.

Source: 2026-08-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Agreement signed; delivery volumes not disclosed

Limits: Establishes a signed agreement only; does not disclose value, volumes, duration, exclusivity, or whether NVIDIA is one of Coherent's two unnamed 10%-plus customers.

Coherent Corp. Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 ↗
WhiteFiber contracted to deploy GPU clusters built on NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
WhiteFiber's Q2 2026 results described new multi-year GPU services agreements built on NVIDIA GPUs, including 576 NVIDIA VR200 GPUs in Canada (service expected from Q2 2027) and 576 NVIDIA B300 GPUs in Iceland.

Source: 2026-08-12 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Contracted; service not yet confirmed operating

Limits: Establishes that WhiteFiber's cloud uses NVIDIA GPUs; does not establish that it buys directly from NVIDIA, total GPU fleet size, or whether the newly signed deployments are live.

WhiteFiber, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results ↗
Vistra Corp partners with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Vistra became the preferred power provider for Helix Digital Infrastructure, a data-center development venture formed with KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority and NVIDIA backed by more than $10 billion in capital commitments, announced around June 2026.

Source: 2026-08-07 · reviewed 2026-09-22

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Announced / planned

Limits: No primary Vistra, NVIDIA or Helix press release was located; NVIDIA's specific equity stake, Vistra's contracted capacity, and Helix's development timeline are not established by this source.

The Hidden Winners of the AI Power Crunch: 3 Utilities ↗
NVIDIA reportedly discussed financing backstop for OpenAI
Partners withDated / announced
News reports said NVIDIA was in talks to guarantee financing of up to $250 billion for an OpenAI data-center campus in Ohio, as an alternative structure to the stalled direct-investment framework.

Source: 2026-07-27 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported in talks, unconfirmed

Limits: Based on press reporting (CNBC, citing the Wall Street Journal); neither NVIDIA nor OpenAI had issued a primary confirming statement as of the report date. Included to show the proposed $100 billion deal's status continuing to evolve, not as a confirmed commitment.

Nvidia and OpenAI in talks for up to $250 billion backstop to fund AI infrastructure plans ↗
NVIDIA invests in Safe Superintelligence
Invested inDated / announced
NVIDIA agreed to invest a reported multibillion-dollar amount (around $5 billion per Bloomberg) in Safe Superintelligence as part of a July 2026 partnership announcement.

Source: 2026-07-27 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Announced

Limits: Does not confirm the deal has closed, the exact investment amount, or NVIDIA's resulting ownership percentage in SSI.

Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research ↗
NVIDIA provides access to Vera Rubin GPU platform Safe Superintelligence
Provides computing capacity toDated / announced
As part of the July 2026 partnership, NVIDIA agreed to give Safe Superintelligence access to its Vera Rubin GPU platform, reported as increasing SSI's compute resources by roughly an order of magnitude.

Source: 2026-07-27 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Announced

Limits: Does not establish delivered hardware quantities, deployment timeline, or whether compute has actually been provisioned as of the review date.

Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research ↗
SK hynix supplies AI memory to NVIDIA
SuppliesDated / announced
SK hynix and NVIDIA signed letters of intent as part of a $500-billion-plus SK Group-NVIDIA partnership under which NVIDIA will secure a stable supply of next-generation AI memory from SK hynix, and the two will codevelop next-generation AI memory including HBM; SK Telecom's planned AI factory will use NVIDIA Vera Rubin systems powered by SK hynix HBM4.

Source: 2026-07-24 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced / planned

Limits: Signed as letters of intent, not a finalized supply contract; the $500B+ figure covers the entire SK Group-NVIDIA partnership including AI-factory construction, not an amount specific to the SK hynix memory-supply piece.

SK Group and NVIDIA Expand Strategic Partnership Across AI Factories and Next-Generation Memory ↗
DeepSeek trained early models on NVIDIA GPUs NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Reporting states DeepSeek's earlier models were trained using NVIDIA GPUs (including H800 chips) before the company began shifting significant training and inference work toward domestic Huawei Ascend hardware in 2026.

Source: 2026-07-07 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported shifting away

Limits: Does not establish DeepSeek's current primary hardware supplier, purchase volumes, or whether any NVIDIA relationship is ongoing as of the review date.

Exclusive-China's DeepSeek Developing Its Own AI Chip, Sources Say ↗
Ecolab collaborates on liquid cooling with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
In Ecolab's release on closing the CoolIT acquisition, two NVIDIA engineering leaders said NVIDIA has collaborated with Ecolab and CoolIT on liquid-cooling initiatives including coolant qualification, coolant health monitoring and cooling infrastructure development.

Source: 2026-07-02 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Statement by NVIDIA engineers quoted in an Ecolab release; does not establish a supply contract, volumes, revenue, exclusivity or the scope of any current joint product.

Ecolab Closes CoolIT Acquisition and Expands AI Cooling Platform ↗
Doosan Robotics is developing a robot OS on platforms from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Doosan Group said Doosan Robotics is developing an Agentic Robot OS that integrates NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab, Cosmos world models, Newton physics simulation and Jetson Thor-based edge devices.

Source: 2026-06-08 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; in development

Limits: Development announcement only; does not establish a shipping product, commercial terms, volumes of NVIDIA hardware purchased, or exclusivity.

Doosan Group Collaborates with NVIDIA to Advance Physical AI and AI Factory Infrastructure ↗
SK hynix co-develops memory with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
SK hynix and NVIDIA announced multiyear memory co-engineering.

Source: 2026-06-07 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: A multiyear technology partnership that 'supports supply' of advanced memory; it discloses no volumes, prices or contract terms and is not itself a purchase order.

SK hynix and NVIDIA AI factory partnership ↗
Fluence co-developed an AI factory battery reference design with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
pv magazine USA reported that a 136 MW DSX Vera Rubin AI factory reference design announced by Siemens was developed by Siemens, NVIDIA and Fluence, with Fluence providing its Smartstack battery storage.

Source: 2026-06-03 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Reference design completed; no deployment confirmed

Limits: A reference design announced by Siemens, not a customer deployment or supply contract with NVIDIA; does not establish orders, volumes, revenue or any deployment.

Siemens and Fluence complete NVIDIA battery framework for AI data centers ↗
ABB expanded collaboration on AI data center design with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
ABB said it will integrate its power systems as SimReady 3D digital assets into the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX blueprint so data center operators can model source-to-rack power distribution before construction.

Source: 2026-06-01 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Announcement of a planned integration; does not establish launch timing, customer adoption, or any purchase of NVIDIA products or ABB equipment.

ABB Expands Collaboration with NVIDIA through Integration of DSX Blueprint for AI Infrastructure ↗
Corning announced a long-term manufacturing partnership with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA and Corning announced a multiyear commercial and technology partnership under which Corning plans to increase US optical connectivity manufacturing capacity 10x and US fiber capacity by more than 50%.

Source: 2026-05-06 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Announcement of plans; no contract value, volumes, equity terms, or completion dates for the new facilities were disclosed.

NVIDIA and Corning Announce Long-Term Partnership To Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing for AI Infrastructure ↗
Semtech demonstrated its optical chips running in a transceiver from NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Semtech said it demonstrated NVIDIA's 1.6T DR8 OSFP transceiver on a live NVIDIA test platform using Semtech's GN1834D TIA and GN187N1 modulator driver.

Source: 2026-04-28 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Trade-show demonstration

Limits: Semtech's own blog describing an OFC 2026 demonstration; does not establish that NVIDIA buys Semtech chips in volume, any contract, or revenue.

OFC 2026: Semtech Advances the Future of AI Data Center Optical and Active Copper Interconnects ↗
Elastic integrates GPU vector search from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Elastic said Elasticsearch powered by NVIDIA cuVS can index vector data up to 12x faster than CPU-based approaches.

Source: 2026-04-16 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Product integration announcement with a vendor performance claim; does not establish a commercial agreement, revenue, or customer adoption.

Elastic Strengthens Production-Scale AI with GPU-Accelerated Vector Search Integrations ↗
Infleqtion adopted NVIDIA Ising AI models from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA named Infleqtion among adopters of both its Ising Calibration and Ising Decoding open AI models for quantum computers.

Source: 2026-04-14 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: NVIDIA's launch announcement listing adopters; does not establish scale of use, payments or that use continues. Infleqtion is also a named NVQLink supporter (NVIDIA, 2025-10-28), not separately rowed.

NVIDIA Launches Ising, the World's First Open AI Models to Accelerate the Path to Useful Quantum Computers ↗
NVIDIA invested in Marvell Technology
Invested inDated / announced
NVIDIA announced it has invested $2 billion in Marvell Technology alongside the companies' NVLink Fusion partnership announced March 31, 2026.

Source: 2026-03-31 · reviewed 2026-09-22

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced

Limits: Confirms the $2 billion investment figure as stated by NVIDIA; does not establish resulting ownership percentage or board/governance rights.

NVIDIA AI Ecosystem Expands as Marvell Joins Forces Through NVLink Fusion ↗
Techman Robot builds its humanoid robot on technology from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
The Taipei Times quoted Techman president Haw Chen as saying its wheeled humanoid robot TM Xplore I, equipped with NVIDIA Jetson Orin technology, would begin a pilot run in the second half of 2026.

Source: 2026-03-24 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Announced; pilot planned

Limits: Product plan; does not establish production volumes, NVIDIA chip purchases, or commercial deployment.

Techman Robot forecasts strong year for 'cobots' ↗
Schneider Electric co-develops data-center designs with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are developing validated reference designs and blueprints for building gigawatt-scale AI data centers.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Reference-design collaboration; does not establish a specific completed data-center project or purchase volume.

Schneider Electric teams with NVIDIA to develop validated blueprints to design, simulate, build, operate and maintain gigawatt-scale AI Factories ↗
NXP Semiconductors announced physical-AI robotics solutions developed with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
NXP said it developed robotics solutions for physical AI with NVIDIA, integrating NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge into its edge portfolio alongside its i.MX 95 processor, i.MX RT1180 MCUs and S32J network switch.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced March 2026; stated availability 1H 2026, shipping not confirmed

Limits: Product announcement by NXP; does not establish customer adoption, volumes, revenue, or any financial terms between NXP and NVIDIA.

NXP Delivers New Innovations for Advanced Physical AI with NVIDIA ↗
Texas Instruments showed an 800 VDC AI data-center power architecture with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
TI said it unveiled and demonstrated a complete 800 VDC power architecture for AI data centers, built with NVIDIA around NVIDIA's 800 VDC reference design, at NVIDIA GTC 2026.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Demonstrated March 2026; commercial availability not stated

Limits: A reference-design demonstration; does not establish purchase orders, volumes, revenue from NVIDIA, or that TI parts ship in NVIDIA systems.

TI unveils complete 800 VDC power architecture for future generation AI data centers with NVIDIA ↗
Lattice Semiconductor joined the Halos physical-AI safety ecosystem of NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Lattice said it joined the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab ecosystem and will work with NVIDIA and other members on Halos-certified designs based on Holoscan Sensor Bridge.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced March 2026; not confirmed operating

Limits: Ecosystem membership announcement; does not establish certified products, customer deployments, revenue, or financial terms with NVIDIA.

Lattice Joins NVIDIA Halos Ecosystem to Advance Safety for Physical AI with Holoscan Sensor Bridge ↗
Kodiak AI builds its truck computer on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and two DRIVE AGX Thor units from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Kodiak said it is scaling its autonomous driving system on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture using two NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor centralized computers.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; production rollout not confirmed

Limits: Platform announcement; does not establish how many trucks run on Thor today, chip volumes, or pricing.

Kodiak AI Scales Autonomous Driving with NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion ↗
NVIDIA partners on sovereign AI infrastructure with Palantir Technologies
Partners withDated / announced
Palantir and NVIDIA are building a reference architecture for a 'sovereign AI operating system' aimed at government and critical-infrastructure customers, and NVIDIA models are being deployed through Palantir's platform.

Source: 2026-03-12 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Reference-architecture and platform partnership; does not establish specific government contract values.

Palantir and NVIDIA team to deliver sovereign AI operating system reference architecture ↗
NVIDIA announced a $1 billion equity investment in Nokia
Invested inDated / announced
Nokia's 2025 Form 20-F says it announced that NVIDIA will invest $1 billion in Nokia as part of a strategic partnership that will add NVIDIA-powered AI-RAN products to Nokia's radio access network portfolio.

Source: 2026-03-05 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; completion not confirmed in this source

Limits: The filing describes an announced investment; it does not confirm completion, the resulting ownership percentage, or any commercial volumes under the partnership.

Nokia Corporation Form 20-F for fiscal year 2025 ↗
NVIDIA will supply GPUs, CPUs and networking to Meta Platforms
SuppliesDated / announced
NVIDIA announced a multiyear, multigenerational partnership under which Meta will deploy millions of Blackwell and Rubin GPUs, Grace CPUs and Spectrum-X Ethernet networking, with Vera CPUs targeted for 2027.

Source: 2026-02-17 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: An announcement by NVIDIA with quotes from both CEOs. No contract value, delivery schedule or unit commitment is disclosed, and it does not establish how many systems have shipped or that Meta buys exclusively from NVIDIA.

Meta Builds AI Infrastructure With NVIDIA ↗
Tower Semiconductor collaborates on 1.6T silicon photonics optical modules with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
Tower Semiconductor announced it is working with NVIDIA to advance 1.6T data center optical modules on its silicon photonics platform, and NVIDIA's networking SVP said NVIDIA is collaborating with Tower.

Source: 2026-02-05 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Announcement of a collaboration; does not establish that Tower manufactures chips for NVIDIA products in volume, or any contract value or exclusivity.

Tower Semiconductor Teams with NVIDIA to Advance AI Infrastructure with 1.6T Data Center Optical Modules ↗
Johnson Controls aligns AI data center cooling reference designs with NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Johnson Controls said its new thermal management reference design guides for gigawatt-scale AI data centers are aligned with the NVIDIA DSX reference architecture.

Source: 2026-02-02 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Johnson Controls' own statement of design alignment; does not establish a commercial agreement with NVIDIA, NVIDIA endorsement, or any deployment built to these guides.

Johnson Controls launches series of thermal management reference design guides for gigawatt-scale AI data centers ↗
ASE Technology is reported to package Vera CPUs for NVIDIA
Manufactures forDated / announced
TrendForce, citing Economic Daily News, reported that ASE's FoCoS 2.5D packaging serves NVIDIA's Vera server CPU.

Source: 2026-01-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Reported orders; not confirmed by ASE or NVIDIA

Limits: Secondhand press report; does not establish volumes, whether ASE packages NVIDIA GPUs, or contract terms.

ASE Buys NT$2.8B Zhunan Facility, Packaging Orders Reportedly Span NVIDIA, AMD, and More ↗
Caterpillar uses AI computing and software from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Caterpillar said it is working with NVIDIA to use Jetson Thor for AI on Cat construction, mining and power equipment, Riva speech models for its Cat AI Assistant, and Omniverse for factory digital twins.

Source: 2026-01-07 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced collaboration; deployment scope not confirmed

Limits: Describes a technology collaboration; does not establish how many machines use NVIDIA hardware, purchase volumes, or exclusivity.

Caterpillar Teams With NVIDIA to Revolutionize Heavy Industry with Physical AI and Robotics ↗
Hesai was selected as a lidar partner for NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion 10 by NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Hesai said NVIDIA selected it as a lidar partner for NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion 10, a reference compute and sensor architecture for level 4 vehicles.

Source: 2026-01-06 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Partner selection for a reference platform; does not establish purchase volumes, revenue, exclusivity or that any vehicle built on Hyperion 10 uses Hesai lidar.

Hesai Selected by NVIDIA as Lidar Partner for NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion 10 ↗
NVIDIA licenses inference technology from Groq
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Reporting on a deal disclosed December 24-26, 2025 states NVIDIA agreed to pay nearly $20 billion to license chip technology from Groq and to hire Groq CEO Jonathan Ross and other engineers, structured as an asset/IP licensing deal rather than a full acquisition of the company.

Source: 2025-12-26 · reviewed 2026-09-22

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Announced

Limits: Reported deal structure and price come from press coverage, not a joint NVIDIA/Groq statement fetched directly in this research; does not establish that Groq ceased operating as an independent company, and closing status as of the audit review date is unconfirmed.

Nvidia to License Groq Technology in $20 Billion AI Chip Deal ↗
Groq licenses inference technology to NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Groq and NVIDIA entered a non-exclusive technology licensing agreement covering Groq's inference technology.

Source: 2025-12-24 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Licensing agreement announced

Limits: Primary source frames this as a non-exclusive licensing agreement; widely covered in the press as a roughly $20 billion 'acquisition' or 'acquihire' of Groq, a framing this record does not adopt without primary confirmation.

Groq and NVIDIA enter non-exclusive inference technology licensing agreement ↗
Mistral AI partners on open models with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Mistral AI and NVIDIA partnered to accelerate a new family of open frontier models, and NVIDIA is among the investors and partners backing Mistral's planned AI campus buildout in Europe.

Source: 2025-12-03 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Model-acceleration and campus-investment partnership; does not establish that Mistral operates on NVIDIA compute exclusively.

Mistral AI and NVIDIA partner to accelerate open frontier models ↗
NVIDIA reported status update on proposed investment in OpenAI
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's chief financial officer said in December 2025 that the $100 billion investment framework announced with OpenAI in September 2025 (see R016) had not progressed beyond the letter-of-intent stage, with no definitive agreement completed, and that OpenAI was still buying NVIDIA compute indirectly through cloud providers such as Oracle and Microsoft rather than purchasing directly from NVIDIA.

Source: 2025-12-02 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Status update reported

Limits: The CFO's remarks were made on the record at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference; this record relies on DataCenterDynamics's report of them rather than a company press release, transcript or webcast we have located. Supersedes R016 as the most recent confirmed status as of December 2025.

NVIDIA CFO says $100bn OpenAI deal has yet to complete ↗
NVIDIA announced an investment in Anthropic
Invested inDated / announced
NVIDIA said it would invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic alongside Microsoft investing up to $5 billion, as Anthropic committed to purchase $30 billion of Azure compute capacity, with its compute commitment initially up to one gigawatt of NVIDIA Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems.

Source: 2025-11-18 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: An announced intention to invest up to a stated ceiling. It does not establish how much has actually been funded, what ownership stake NVIDIA holds, the valuation, or that any Grace Blackwell or Vera Rubin capacity has been delivered to Anthropic.

Microsoft, NVIDIA and Anthropic Announce Strategic Partnerships ↗
IonQ announced support for NVIDIA NVQLink from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA named IonQ among the quantum hardware builders contributing to NVQLink, its interconnect linking quantum processors to GPU computing.

Source: 2025-10-28 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: NVIDIA announcement listing supporters; does not establish deployed systems, volumes, payments or exclusivity.

NVIDIA Introduces NVQLink — Connecting Quantum and GPU Computing for 17 Quantum Builders and Nine Scientific Labs ↗
Rigetti Computing announced support for NVIDIA NVQLink from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA named Rigetti among the quantum hardware builders contributing to NVQLink, its interconnect linking quantum processors to GPU computing.

Source: 2025-10-28 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: NVIDIA announcement listing supporters; does not establish deployed systems, payments or exclusivity.

NVIDIA Introduces NVQLink — Connecting Quantum and GPU Computing for 17 Quantum Builders and Nine Scientific Labs ↗
Quantinuum announced support for NVIDIA NVQLink from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA named Quantinuum among the quantum hardware builders contributing to NVQLink, its interconnect linking quantum processors to GPU computing.

Source: 2025-10-28 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: NVIDIA announcement listing supporters; does not establish deployed systems, payments or exclusivity.

NVIDIA Introduces NVQLink — Connecting Quantum and GPU Computing for 17 Quantum Builders and Nine Scientific Labs ↗
Vertiv co-develops power systems with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
Vertiv and NVIDIA are collaborating on 800 volt direct-current (800 VDC) power architecture designs intended for next-generation AI data centers.

Source: 2025-10-13 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Design collaboration for future facilities, not a completed product shipment or a specific customer deployment.

Vertiv collaborates with NVIDIA to advance 800 VDC platform designs ↗
Analog Devices is a named silicon partner for the 800 VDC power architecture of NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's technical blog lists Analog Devices among the silicon providers in its 800 VDC power ecosystem for AI factories.

Source: 2025-10-13 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced ecosystem collaboration; not confirmed shipping

Limits: A partner list in an NVIDIA blog post; does not establish which ADI products are used, volumes, revenue, or that ADI parts ship in NVIDIA systems today.

Building the 800 VDC Ecosystem for Efficient, Scalable AI Factories (NVIDIA Technical Blog) ↗
MPS (Monolithic Power Systems) is a named silicon partner for the 800 VDC power architecture of NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's technical blog lists MPS among the silicon providers in its 800 VDC power ecosystem for AI factories.

Source: 2025-10-13 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced ecosystem collaboration; not confirmed shipping

Limits: A partner list in an NVIDIA blog post; does not establish which MPS products are used, volumes, revenue, or that MPS parts ship in NVIDIA systems. Reports of MPS supplying GPU power modules to NVIDIA are not covered by this source.

Building the 800 VDC Ecosystem for Efficient, Scalable AI Factories (NVIDIA Technical Blog) ↗
STMicroelectronics is a named silicon partner for the 800 VDC power architecture of NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's technical blog lists STMicroelectronics among the silicon providers in its 800 VDC power ecosystem for AI factories.

Source: 2025-10-13 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced ecosystem collaboration; not confirmed shipping

Limits: A partner list in an NVIDIA blog post; does not establish which ST products are used, volumes, revenue, or that ST parts ship in NVIDIA systems today.

Building the 800 VDC Ecosystem for Efficient, Scalable AI Factories (NVIDIA Technical Blog) ↗
OpenAI proposed compute partnership with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
OpenAI and NVIDIA announced a 10 GW deployment letter of intent.

Source: 2025-09-22 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Letter of intent

Limits: Historical proposal. Final terms and current deployment status need a newer source.

OpenAI and NVIDIA letter of intent ↗
NVIDIA proposed investment in OpenAI
Invested inDated / announced
NVIDIA intended staged investment of up to $100 billion in OpenAI.

Source: 2025-09-22 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Letter of intent

Limits: Not $100 billion paid or an unconditional completed investment. Current terms require rechecking.

OpenAI and NVIDIA letter of intent ↗
NVIDIA invested in and agreed to co-develop products with Intel Corporation
Invested inDated / announced
NVIDIA agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel common stock and the companies agreed to jointly develop multiple generations of AI-infrastructure and personal-computing products.

Source: 2025-09-18 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Investment and partnership announced

Limits: Announced as a stock purchase plus product roadmap; secondary reporting (CNBC, Dec 29 2025) said the stake purchase had closed, but neither company's own release in this record confirms a completion date.

NVIDIA and Intel to develop AI infrastructure and personal computing products ↗
Kioxia is developing a 100-million-IOPS AI SSD at the request of NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
Tom's Hardware, citing Nikkei, reported that Kioxia is developing an SSD targeting 100 million IOPS for AI servers by 2027, and quoted a Kioxia SSD CTO saying development will follow NVIDIA's proposals and requests.

Source: 2025-09-12 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Development target; not confirmed shipping

Limits: Development plan reported secondhand; does not establish a purchase agreement, volumes, or that NVIDIA will adopt the product.

Nvidia and Kioxia target 100 million IOPS SSD in 2027 ↗
NVIDIA invested in via Series D Lambda
Invested inDated / announced
Nvidia participated as an investor in Lambda's $480 million Series D funding round, which valued the company at over $4 billion, announced in August 2025.

Source: 2025-08-18 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Completed

Limits: This confirms Nvidia's participation as one of several investors in the round; it does not disclose Nvidia's exact investment amount or resulting ownership percentage in Lambda.

NVIDIA-backed Lambda lands $480M at $4B valuation to scale its AI cloud ↗
onsemi works on 800 VDC data-center power with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
onsemi said it is working with NVIDIA to support the transition to 800-volt DC power architectures for next-generation AI data centers.

Source: 2025-07-29 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced July 2025; not confirmed shipping

Limits: Announced collaboration; does not establish purchase orders, volumes, revenue from NVIDIA, or that onsemi parts ship in NVIDIA systems. NVIDIA also lists onsemi as a silicon provider in its 800 VDC ecosystem blog (Oct 2025).

onsemi Collaborates with NVIDIA to Accelerate Transition to 800 VDC Power Solutions for Next-Generation AI Data Centers ↗
Teradata is part of a validated design from NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Teradata said its Enterprise Vector Store is included in NVIDIA's Enterprise AI Factory validated design.

Source: 2025-06-09 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Inclusion in a reference design; does not establish joint deployments, revenue or a purchase relationship.

Enterprise Vector Store Joins NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory ↗
WD (Western Digital) plans an AI storage switch built on NVIDIA Spectrum-4 with NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Western Digital said the planned top-of-rack storage switch developed with Ingrasys will be powered by the NVIDIA Spectrum-4 switch ASIC, and the release carried a quote from an NVIDIA executive.

Source: 2025-05-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Plan for a future product; does not establish chip purchase volumes, shipment, or any broader commercial agreement with NVIDIA.

Western Digital and Ingrasys Establish Long-term Collaboration to Deliver High-Performance, Fabric-Attached Disaggregated Storage for AI Workflows ↗
Amkor Technology plans packaging for NVIDIA
Manufactures forDated / announced
Amkor was named in the Arizona packaging and testing plan.

Source: 2025-04-14 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: No completion or production-volume evidence in this announcement.

NVIDIA US manufacturing announcement ↗
Hon Hai (Foxconn) plans system manufacturing for NVIDIA
Manufactures forDated / announced
Foxconn was named for planned Texas AI-supercomputer manufacturing.

Source: 2025-04-14 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: The 12–15 month ramp target was a forecast, not a verified completion.

NVIDIA US manufacturing announcement ↗
BlackRock welcomed as a technology partner to the AI Infrastructure Partnership NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA joined the AI Infrastructure Partnership (led by BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft and MGX) as a member and technical advisor in March 2025, not as a capital investor.

Source: 2025-03-19 · reviewed 2026-09-21

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Joined as member/technical advisor, March 2025

Limits: The announcement explicitly frames NVIDIA's role as technology/advisory, not as a capital contributor to the partnership's investment fund.

BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft and MGX Welcome NVIDIA and xAI to AIP ↗
NVIDIA provides AI technology for humanoid robots to Boston Dynamics
Partners withDated / announced
Boston Dynamics expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA to use NVIDIA's simulation and foundation-model technology in developing humanoid robot capabilities, including the Atlas robot.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Technology-collaboration announcement; does not establish that shipped commercial robots currently run this technology.

Boston Dynamics expands collaboration with NVIDIA ↗
Eoptolink named by NVIDIA as a pluggable-transceiver partner of NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Photonics announcement named Eoptolink among industry leaders supporting pluggable optical transceiver technologies alongside NVIDIA photonics.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: A one-line mention in an NVIDIA announcement; does not establish that Eoptolink supplies NVIDIA directly, volumes, revenue, or exclusivity.

NVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUs ↗
Lumentum named in NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Photonics announcement listed Lumentum as part of NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: An ecosystem listing in an NVIDIA announcement; does not specify Lumentum's role, volumes, revenue, or exclusivity.

NVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUs ↗
Coherent named in NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Photonics announcement listed Coherent in its silicon photonics ecosystem and among industry leaders supporting pluggable optical transceiver technologies.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: An ecosystem listing in an NVIDIA announcement; does not specify products supplied, volumes, or revenue.

NVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUs ↗
Zhongji Innolight named by NVIDIA as a pluggable-transceiver partner of NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Photonics announcement named Innolight among industry leaders supporting pluggable optical transceiver technologies alongside NVIDIA photonics.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: A one-line mention in an NVIDIA announcement; does not establish that Innolight supplies NVIDIA directly, volumes, revenue, or exclusivity.

NVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUs ↗
NVIDIA names as an Earth-2 adopter Spire
SuppliesDated / announced
NVIDIA's March 18, 2025 Earth-2 announcement says Spire Global used AI components from the blueprint to develop forecast products that integrate its satellite data.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced adoption

Limits: Same underlying event as Spire's own release; does not establish purchase volumes, pricing or a continuing supply contract.

Climate Tech Companies Adopt NVIDIA Earth-2 for High-Resolution, Energy-Efficient, More Accurate Weather Predictions and Disaster Preparedness ↗
Rockwell Automation integrates Omniverse technology from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA said in March 2025 that Rockwell Automation was integrating Omniverse data interoperability and visualization technologies into its industrial software and automation solutions.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Statement by NVIDIA in a partner-roundup release; does not establish which Rockwell products ship with the integration, licensing terms, or customer uptake.

NVIDIA Omniverse Physical AI Operating System Expands to More Industries and Partners ↗
OMRON integrates Omniverse technology from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA said in March 2025 that Omron was integrating Omniverse data interoperability and visualization technologies into its industrial software.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Statement by NVIDIA in a partner-roundup release; does not establish which Omron products include the integration, commercial terms, or customer adoption.

NVIDIA Omniverse Physical AI Operating System Expands to More Industries and Partners ↗
Sumitomo Electric named in NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Photonics announcement named Sumitomo Electric Industries as part of NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Ecosystem listing only; does not state which components Sumitomo Electric supplies, volumes, revenue, or that products have shipped.

NVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUs ↗
Browave named in NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Photonics announcement named Browave as part of NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Ecosystem listing only; does not state which components Browave supplies, volumes, revenue, or that products have shipped.

NVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUs ↗
TFC Optical Communication named in NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Photonics announcement named TFC Communication as part of NVIDIA's silicon photonics ecosystem.

Source: 2025-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Ecosystem listing only; does not state which products TFC supplies, volumes, revenue, or that products have shipped.

NVIDIA Announces Spectrum-X Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics Networking Switches to Scale AI Factories to Millions of GPUs ↗
NVIDIA invested in via Series B Together AI
Invested inDated / announced
Nvidia was listed among the investors in Together AI's $305 million Series B round, which valued the company at $3.3 billion, announced in February 2025.

Source: 2025-02-24 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Completed

Limits: This confirms Nvidia's participation as one of several investors in the round; it does not disclose Nvidia's specific investment amount or resulting ownership stake.

AI cloud firm Together AI raises $305m in Series B funding round ↗
Toyota Motor announced vehicle platform use from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Toyota announced that its next-generation vehicles would use NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin and DriveOS.

Source: 2025-01-06 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Adoption announced

Limits: Forward-looking adoption announcement. It does not verify vehicles delivered or current program volume.

Toyota joins NVIDIA DRIVE ecosystem ↗
Aurora Innovation builds its truck computer on NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Aurora, Continental and NVIDIA announced on 6 January 2025 that the primary computer for the Aurora Driver would be built on dual NVIDIA DRIVE Thor systems-on-chip running NVIDIA DriveOS, with Continental to begin manufacturing the hardware at scale in 2027.

Source: 2025-01-06 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: An announcement of a planned hardware architecture. It does not establish that trucks operating today run DRIVE Thor, the number of chips ordered, the price paid, or that the 2027 manufacturing timeline has held.

Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA Partner to Deploy Driverless Trucks at Scale ↗
NVIDIA invested in via Series D Crusoe Energy
Invested inDated / announced
Nvidia participated in Crusoe Energy's $600 million Series D funding round, led by Founders Fund at a $2.8 billion valuation, announced in December 2024.

Source: 2024-12-16 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Completed

Limits: This confirms Nvidia's participation as one of several investors in the round; it does not disclose Nvidia's specific investment amount or resulting ownership stake.

Crusoe Energy's secures $600M in Series D. Investors include Nvidia. ↗
nVent collaborates on liquid cooling with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
nVent said it was collaborating with NVIDIA to deploy liquid cooling for NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 and next-generation platforms, using a reference architecture built on its coolant distribution units, heat exchangers and manifolds.

Source: 2024-11-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Collaboration announcement; does not establish that NVIDIA buys from nVent, volumes, revenue, exclusivity, or which customers have deployed the architecture.

nVent Collaborates with NVIDIA on AI-Ready Liquid Cooling Solutions ↗
Rockwell Automation develops mobile robots with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Rockwell Automation said in June 2024 it was expanding its NVIDIA collaboration by integrating the NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform with its OTTO Motors autonomous mobile robots and adding NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs to its Emulate3D software.

Source: 2024-06-03 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: 2024 announcement; does not establish shipped product volumes, revenue from the collaboration, or that it continues in the same form.

Rockwell Automation to Advance Intelligent Automation, Mobile Robotics in Manufacturing Logistics in Collaboration with NVIDIA ↗
Arista Networks builds AI networking systems with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Arista Networks and NVIDIA collaborate to deliver networking solutions for AI data centers, combining Arista switching with NVIDIA accelerated-computing platforms.

Source: 2024-05-29 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Partnership announcement; current product scope should be checked against Arista's newest materials before treating as exhaustive.

Arista delivers holistic AI solutions in collaboration with NVIDIA ↗
Synopsys plans software acceleration using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Plans to accelerate engineering software with Blackwell.

Source: 2024-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: Does not prove this vendor designed NVIDIA chips.

NVIDIA Blackwell platform announcement ↗
Cadence Design Systems plans software acceleration using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Plans to accelerate engineering software with Blackwell.

Source: 2024-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: Does not prove this vendor designed NVIDIA chips.

NVIDIA Blackwell platform announcement ↗
Dell Technologies plans systems using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Named as a planned Blackwell server vendor.

Source: 2024-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: Future availability in the source, not proof of shipment.

NVIDIA Blackwell platform announcement ↗
HPE plans systems using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Named as a planned Blackwell server vendor.

Source: 2024-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: Future availability in the source, not proof of shipment.

NVIDIA Blackwell platform announcement ↗
Lenovo plans systems using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Named as a planned Blackwell server vendor.

Source: 2024-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-27

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: Lenovo is named in NVIDIA's March 2024 Blackwell launch among server makers 'expected to deliver a wide range of servers based on Blackwell products'; this does not establish shipment volumes or current supply.

NVIDIA Blackwell platform announcement ↗
Meta Platforms planned model training using NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Meta planned Blackwell use for Llama and consumer AI.

Source: 2024-03-18 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced plan

Limits: Not a current hardware inventory.

NVIDIA Blackwell platform announcement ↗
XPeng announced it would use NVIDIA DRIVE Thor from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
NVIDIA said in March 2024 that XPENG announced it will use the NVIDIA DRIVE Thor platform as the AI brain of its next-generation EV fleets.

Source: 2024-03-18 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: 2024 announcement; XPeng has since put its own Turing AI chips into production vehicles, so this does not establish current use of NVIDIA chips, volumes or which models.

NVIDIA DRIVE Powers Next Generation of Transportation ↗
NVIDIA invested in Figure AI
Invested inDated / announced
NVIDIA participated in Figure AI's approximately $675 million Series B funding round at a $2.6 billion valuation, alongside other investors including Amazon and Jeff Bezos; Figure separately signed a collaboration agreement with OpenAI.

Source: 2024-02-29 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Investment reported completed

Limits: February 2024 funding round only; does not reflect Figure's later, larger funding rounds or current NVIDIA ownership stake.

Figure raises $675M at $2.6B valuation and signs collaboration agreement with OpenAI ↗
Micron announced memory supply for NVIDIA
SuppliesDated / announced
Micron HBM3E was selected for NVIDIA H200 GPUs.

Source: 2024-02-26 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Product supply announced

Limits: Source announced future H200 shipments. Not current market share or an exclusive supply agreement.

Micron HBM3E volume production ↗
Cloudflare announced deploying GPUs from NVIDIA
Uses technology fromDated / announced
Cloudflare said in September 2023 it would deploy NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA inference software (TensorRT-LLM, Triton) across its network for AI inference.

Source: 2023-09-27 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: 2023 announcement with rollout targets; does not establish how many GPUs were deployed, current share of NVIDIA versus other accelerators, or purchase volumes.

Cloudflare Powers Hyper-Local AI Inference with NVIDIA Accelerated Computing ↗
NVIDIA invested in via funding round Databricks
Invested inDated / announced
Nvidia and Capital One invested in Databricks' roughly $500 million funding round, which valued the company at $43 billion, announced in September 2023.

Source: 2023-09-14 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting (unconfirmed by primary parties) · Completed

Limits: This confirms Nvidia's participation in a 2023 funding round; it does not disclose Nvidia's exact investment amount, current ownership stake, or whether Nvidia participated in Databricks' later, larger 2026 rounds.

Nvidia and Capital One invest in Databricks at $43 billion valuation ↗
Siemens announced industrial partnership with NVIDIA
Partners withDated / announced
Siemens and NVIDIA planned to connect Xcelerator and Omniverse for digital twins.

Source: 2022-06-29 · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced partnership

Limits: Correct source date is June 29, 2022. Current scope and implementation require an update.

Siemens and NVIDIA industrial metaverse partnership ↗

Comparisons (12)

Horizon Robotics competes in in-car driving computers with NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
KrASIA reported that Horizon Robotics rose to second place in China's urban navigate-on-autopilot platform share, at 22.8%, behind NVIDIA.

Source: 2026-09-11 · reviewed 2026-10-02

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product/market overlap

Limits: Share figure is for one Chinese market segment as reported by the press; does not compare global revenue, chip performance, or customer losses between the two.

Horizon Robotics aims to lead advanced smart driving market by 2027 ↗
SambaNova Systems competes with in AI chips NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Coverage of SambaNova's February 2026 funding and new chip described the company as stepping up its challenge to Nvidia in AI hardware.

Source: 2026-02-24 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Reported operating

Limits: This reflects journalists' framing of SambaNova as a Nvidia challenger; it does not prove SambaNova has won specific Nvidia customers or matches Nvidia's scale.

SambaNova steps up its challenge to Nvidia with new chip, $350M funding and a powerful ally in Intel ↗
Baidu competes with (AI chips) NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Reporting describes Baidu's Kunlunxin AI accelerator chips as emerging domestic alternatives to NVIDIA GPUs for Chinese AI training and inference workloads.

Source: 2025-11-28 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Reported operating

Limits: Does not establish Kunlunxin's market share relative to NVIDIA or performance parity; reflects the two companies' overlapping product category (AI accelerator chips).

Baidu is emerging as a major AI chip player in China to fill the Nvidia gap ↗
Qualcomm competes with in AI inference chips NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Qualcomm launched AI200 and AI250 data-center inference accelerator chips in October 2025, entering the rack-scale AI inference chip market in which Nvidia is the leading GPU supplier.

Source: 2025-10-27 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Announced

Limits: This shows Qualcomm entering the same product category as Nvidia's inference GPUs; it does not prove Qualcomm has won Nvidia customers, matches Nvidia's performance, or has meaningfully changed Nvidia's market share.

Qualcomm launches AI200 and AI250 chip offering, targeting inferencing workloads at rack-scale ↗
Tesla designs inference silicon competing with NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Elon Musk claimed on a Tesla livestream that the AI5 chip would deliver about ten times the performance per dollar and up to three times the performance per watt of NVIDIA's AI chips for Tesla's inference workloads.

Source: 2025-10-23 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Product/market overlap

Limits: A vendor claim about an unreleased chip, not an independent benchmark. AI5 is designed for Tesla's own vehicles and robots rather than sold on the merchant market, so this does not establish that Tesla sells chips against NVIDIA or that the performance claims hold in production.

Tesla AI5 FSD computer to run inference 10x cheaper than Nvidia AI chips ↗
Tenstorrent competes with in AI accelerators NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Reporting on Tenstorrent's $693 million Series D round in December 2024 described the company as building RISC-V-based AI accelerator chips intended to compete with Nvidia in the AI chip market.

Source: 2024-12-02 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Reported operating

Limits: This reflects framing used by journalists covering Tenstorrent's funding; it does not prove Tenstorrent chips currently displace Nvidia GPUs at any customer or that Tenstorrent has comparable market share or performance.

Tenstorrent Raises $693 Million in Series D to Compete with NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) in AI Accelerator Market ↗
AMD competes in AI acceleration with NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
AMD Instinct and NVIDIA GPUs address overlapping AI-compute workloads.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product comparison

Limits: Analyst classification, not a bilateral agreement. NVIDIA platform evidence is also in R007.

AMD Instinct product page ↗
Google (Alphabet subsidiary) offers alternative AI processors to NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Google TPUs offer another processor platform for AI workloads.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product comparison

Limits: Workload-specific alternative, not a drop-in replacement for every GPU use.

Google Cloud TPU product page ↗
Amazon Web Services offers alternative AI processors to NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
AWS Trainium offers another processor platform for AI workloads.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product comparison

Limits: AWS can be an NVIDIA partner and offer alternative chips.

AWS Trainium product page ↗
Broadcom enables custom alternatives to NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Broadcom designs custom AI accelerator ('XPU') silicon for large customers, offering an in-house alternative to buying finished NVIDIA GPUs.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product comparison

Limits: Broadcom's custom-silicon business model is structurally different from NVIDIA's merchant-GPU model; this is a market-structure comparison, not a bilateral agreement.

Broadcom AI accelerator (XPU) custom compute ↗
Intel Corporation competes in AI acceleration with NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Intel's Gaudi AI accelerators address overlapping AI training and inference workloads to NVIDIA's GPUs.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product comparison

Limits: Analyst/product classification; Intel and NVIDIA are simultaneously investment and product-development partners (see R057).

Intel Gaudi AI accelerator products ↗
Cerebras Systems offers alternative AI computing architecture to NVIDIA
Competes withComparison only
Cerebras markets its wafer-scale engine systems as an alternative computing architecture to clusters of NVIDIA GPUs for AI training and inference.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-17

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product comparison

Limits: Vendor-stated architectural alternative; not an independent benchmark or a bilateral agreement.

Cerebras Systems company overview ↗
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