Nvidia's dealmaking spree: invests in OpenAI, Perplexity, Poolside and more in past month
steph_palazzolo · x · 2026-08-24
According to The Information, Nvidia has made a series of investments in the past month: Perplexity at $30B+ valuation (license-and-hire), Poolside $6B license-and-hire, Cloverleaf Infrastructure hundreds of millions, participation in Mercor's $20B round, SB Energy $1.5B (+$1.5B IPO), backstopping OpenAI's $100B, and Lancium $2B (+$1B milestone).
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