Nvidia's Acquisitions Strategy: Betting Billions on AI Ecosystem
tech__unicorn · x · 2026-08-30
A theory suggests Jensen Huang is playing the 'Elon game' by using chip sales revenue to acquire stakes across the AI stack. Mentioned moves include a $12.9B bid for Hugging Face, a $30B stake in Perplexity, a $6B deal with Poolside, and backing OpenAI, xAI, and SSI. The post argues Nvidia is evolving from a chip company to a vertical AI giant.
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