Nvidia Partners with Six Finance Giants to Raise $500B for AI Compute
firstadopter · x · 2026-08-11
Nvidia has announced strategic partnerships with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to form new AI compute infrastructure financing platforms. The joint venture aims to raise over $500 billion in third-party capital to financially support Nvidia's customers.
CEO Jensen Huang noted that each gigawatt of AI compute costs between $50 billion and $60 billion. He emphasized that Nvidia GPUs have effectively become an investable asset class due to their compatibility with all AI models, extended lifespan, and continuous revenue generation. Citing market data, he pointed out that one-year H100 rental pricing rose from roughly $1.70 per GPU-hour in October 2025 to about $2.35 in March 2026, while six-year-old A100s remain actively in service and profitable today.
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